New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 222 priced lines covering 1,958 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,051 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 324 head. replacement cattle receipts at 156 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 22, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,051Last week 2,440Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 476Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 213Year ago 96

Compared to last week, steer calves were 5.00 to 12.00 higher with heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	180.00	180.00
4	—	378	150.00–190.00	173.07
6	—	578	138.00–187.00	174.74
22	—	624	150.00–170.00	164.96
11	—	671	160.00–167.00	163.07
1	—	730	162.00	162.00
2	—	860	120.00–138.00	128.95
8	—	318	172.00	172.00
2	—	768	150.00	150.00
5	—	523	150.00–190.00	169.93
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	40.00	40.00
1	—	300	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	698	175.00	175.00
3	—	636	174.00	174.00
2	—	712	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	812	167.00–177.00	172.66
7	—	739	195.00	195.00
10	—	280	254.00–264.00	260.17
48	—	474	210.00–240.00	235.72
55	—	520	213.00–233.00	228.79
1	—	965	135.00	135.00
19	—	332	204.00–242.00	223.85
1	—	905	179.00	179.00
37	—	564	202.00–235.00	220.88
21	—	367	235.00–264.00	248.26
6	—	755	182.00–185.00	182.50
28	—	425	214.00–245.00	231.08
74	—	633	197.00–212.75	212.28
22	—	676	167.00–210.00	200.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	210.00	210.00
16	—	586	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	165.00	165.00
27	—	481	188.00–207.00	194.95
12	—	524	197.00–205.00	202.30
7	—	657	175.00	175.00
11	—	367	182.00–200.00	184.72
13	—	740	162.00–180.00	175.80
20	—	418	185.00–205.00	187.25
2	—	330	178.00	178.00
1	—	245	235.00	235.00
2	—	845	165.00	165.00
9	—	619	180.00–195.00	190.06
13	—	919	161.00–165.50	164.08
7	—	579	155.00–195.00	178.41
1	—	860	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	876	167.00	167.00
1	—	940	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	150.00	150.00
3	—	626	145.00	145.00
3	—	903	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	275.00	275.00
18	—	461	240.00–241.00	240.33
2	—	525	255.00	255.00
5	—	619	241.00	241.00
2	—	560	269.00	269.00
7	—	358	270.00–284.00	278.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	225	430.00	430.00
10	—	375	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	217.00	217.00
1	—	50	175.00	175.00
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	177.00	177.00
3	—	510	177.00	177.00
10	—	660	156.50–165.50	164.56
6	—	877	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	925	174.00–189.50	185.56
2	—	1,068	142.00–167.00	154.47
51	—	533	224.00–270.00	257.20
7	—	260	255.00–320.00	309.64
33	—	412	242.00–297.00	284.91
14	—	725	199.00–209.50	204.57
1	—	230	257.00	257.00
1	—	995	163.00	163.00
1	—	190	450.00	450.00
29	—	681	200.00–225.00	208.71
54	—	481	233.00–282.00	269.35
148	—	783	196.25–207.00	205.33
18	—	385	245.00–300.00	268.67
25	—	621	209.00–239.00	222.73
14	—	322	240.00–312.00	282.16
23	—	573	218.00–264.00	244.06
81	—	809	191.00–198.50	197.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	240.00	240.00
12	—	672	220.50	220.50
8	—	566	249.00	249.00
6	—	399	286.50	286.50
9	—	327	274.00–280.00	279.34
3	—	402	281.00	281.00
26	—	476	254.00–267.00	259.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	260.00	260.00
21	—	602	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	247.00	247.00
7	—	388	249.50	249.50
4	—	319	215.00–247.00	230.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	456	210.00	210.00
5	—	592	243.50	243.50
4	—	427	240.00–275.00	257.23
5	—	542	243.00	243.00
9	—	372	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	190.00	190.00
11	—	934	160.00	160.00
14	—	733	178.00	178.00
3	—	521	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	231.00	231.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
Steers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
1	—	475	350.00	350.00
1	—	600	79.00	79.00
1	—	570	75.00	75.00
1	—	385	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	562	160.00–185.00	169.88
1	—	795	158.00	158.00
1	—	720	178.00	178.00
4	—	523	165.00–180.00	172.62
3	—	667	165.00–172.00	169.73
4	—	612	170.00–178.00	171.99
11	—	481	163.00–190.00	169.98
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	157.00	157.00
2	—	660	169.50	169.50
7	—	603	185.00–186.00	185.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	160.00	160.00
7	—	532	200.00–232.00	209.95
13	—	586	187.00–218.00	204.16
6	—	724	180.50–199.00	187.02
8	—	671	190.00–203.00	195.91
9	—	620	190.00–202.00	193.00
3	—	483	212.00–230.00	221.28
2	—	800	178.00	178.00
10	—	364	202.00–238.00	223.49
5	—	874	165.00–182.00	171.99
16	—	774	175.00–189.50	185.03
4	—	423	205.00–227.00	215.30
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	382	166.00	166.00
1	—	915	165.00	165.00
1	—	785	164.50	164.50
2	—	580	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	242.00–247.00	244.43
7	—	511	236.00–244.00	239.46
5	—	356	268.00–277.00	271.56
4	—	341	292.00	292.00
2	—	498	228.00	228.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	130.00	130.00
2	—	825	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
2	—	533	100.00–125.00	112.56
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	663	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	130	350.00	350.00
1	—	275	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	220	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	187.00	187.00
1	—	408	192.00	192.00
1	—	980	133.00	133.00
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
1	—	915	133.50	133.50
7	—	563	156.00–186.00	172.82
2	—	680	155.00–160.00	157.50
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
3	—	722	140.00–163.00	153.44
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	223.00–244.00	235.85
1	—	465	225.00	225.00
1	—	570	224.00	224.00
2	—	330	270.00	270.00
1	—	690	197.00	197.00
2	—	430	222.00–225.00	223.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,000	81.50–90.00	84.87
9	—	1,028	88.50–96.00	92.78
12	—	869	51.00–82.00	68.52
14	—	909	65.00–87.00	75.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,240	92.00–107.00	98.89
17	—	1,263	95.75–113.00	104.87
24	—	1,087	90.00–95.00	93.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	26.50–57.00	42.19
3	—	978	81.00–85.00	83.10
3	—	840	72.00–81.00	77.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	104.00–110.00	106.23
4	—	1,373	100.50–102.25	101.42
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	97.00–109.50	100.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,218	85.00–112.00	98.91
29	—	1,552	104.00–127.00	115.90
4	—	1,135	87.00–91.00	88.92
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	113.00–127.00	119.88
1	—	985	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,380.00	1,380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	960.00–1,275.00	1,120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,036	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,214.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	961	850.00–900.00	883.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,037	950.00–1,250.00	1,095.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,133.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	963	800.00–1,175.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	740	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	718	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	932	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	867	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,145.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,351	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,198	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,472.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	1,350.00–1,460.00	1,403.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	112.00	112.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	126.00	126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	122.00–166.00	144.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	926	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,231.25
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	635	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	2,800.00	2,800.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the New Mexico barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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