New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 210 priced lines covering 3,705 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,134 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 447 head. replacement cattle receipts at 266 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,134Last week 467Year ago 5,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 447Last week 126Year ago 555

Replacement CattleReceipts 266Last week 77Year ago 525

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-14.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifer also sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher, Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	67.00	67.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	234.00	234.00
2	—	517	234.00	234.00
2	—	407	276.00	276.00
5	—	387	190.00	190.00
10	—	470	250.00–258.00	254.11
4	—	734	155.00	155.00
2	—	602	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	684	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	567	277.00	277.00
2	—	472	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	150.00	150.00
4	—	375	150.00–192.00	171.90
2	—	552	216.00	216.00
6	—	688	160.00–170.00	163.24
4	—	326	160.00–210.00	185.63
3	—	470	182.00–190.00	186.57
2	—	423	172.00–187.00	179.10
8	—	512	208.00	208.00
3	—	283	162.00–185.00	171.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	333	220.00–240.00	236.77
13	—	283	225.00–227.00	225.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	125	220.00	220.00
6	—	203	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	549	225.00	225.00
2	—	405	247.00	247.00
4	—	295	285.00	285.00
13	—	386	265.00–267.00	265.90
2	—	650	157.00	157.00
15	—	636	191.00–215.00	208.70
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	190.00–226.00	211.44
18	—	526	187.00–233.00	217.42
4	—	270	215.00	215.00
18	—	328	191.00–253.00	239.64
3	—	629	177.00–181.00	179.69
23	—	383	190.00–260.00	225.66
15	—	470	192.00–240.00	204.82
6	—	429	190.00–212.00	202.77
13	—	813	149.00	149.00
8	—	673	167.00–194.00	189.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	718	200.00–227.50	212.77
8	—	290	250.00–270.00	262.50
2	—	888	177.00	177.00
27	—	816	175.00–187.00	182.92
194	—	485	213.00–262.00	254.32
39	—	766	180.00–207.00	200.91
34	—	335	222.00–287.00	273.25
262	—	636	205.00–228.50	220.52
97	—	421	240.00–274.00	255.17
8	—	1,085	140.00	140.00
75	—	578	216.00–236.00	230.50
4	—	216	277.00	277.00
35	—	380	221.00–283.00	268.13
8	—	914	179.00	179.00
94	—	674	207.50–224.00	214.35
74	—	511	210.00–253.00	242.39
7	—	984	130.00–169.00	157.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	253.00	253.00
4	—	788	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	409	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	60.00	60.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	78.00	78.00
4	—	585	69.00	69.00
4	—	521	65.00–74.00	69.58
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	55.00	55.00
3	—	612	78.00	78.00
3	—	427	60.00–67.00	62.30
3	—	558	78.50	78.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	586	228.00–259.00	244.57
163	—	677	210.00–240.00	226.98
20	—	288	317.00–342.00	323.36
130	—	624	225.00–245.00	237.84
75	—	486	254.00–288.00	270.42
54	—	776	165.00–218.50	209.10
16	—	328	270.00–334.00	308.78
8	—	859	191.00	191.00
253	—	525	242.00–275.00	258.70
111	—	378	260.00–328.00	312.39
19	—	828	208.50–209.00	208.84
5	—	1,002	173.00	173.00
9	—	931	177.00–194.00	180.69
95	—	723	183.00–227.00	214.21
82	—	425	254.00–310.00	292.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	170.00–215.00	191.83
3	—	620	190.00–220.00	199.68
31	—	485	230.00–251.00	248.34
42	—	436	222.00–286.00	269.52
2	—	815	165.00–187.00	175.87
9	—	786	185.00–201.00	194.82
1	—	1,150	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,090	110.00	110.00
1	—	915	182.00	182.00
18	—	333	222.00–280.00	256.82
46	—	374	240.00–285.00	266.82
51	—	534	222.00–247.00	232.89
9	—	573	200.00–223.00	217.39
4	—	280	260.00–280.00	265.17
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	391	295.50	295.50
5	—	558	225.00	225.00
13	—	610	215.00–229.00	218.32
6	—	415	220.00–230.00	223.52
9	—	486	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	198.00	198.00
6	—	456	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	277	175.00–240.00	215.82
2	—	463	187.00–190.00	188.54
2	—	580	162.00–205.00	182.94
1	—	500	162.00	162.00
4	—	375	165.00–217.00	195.93
6	—	428	190.00–215.00	206.75
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
3	—	225	190.00–240.00	215.16
2	—	665	172.00–202.00	186.66
6	—	321	172.00–220.00	194.20
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	277.00	277.00
5	—	252	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	467	290.00–298.00	296.06
9	—	560	262.50	262.50
4	—	346	312.00	312.00
18	—	524	275.00–282.00	278.51
2	—	407	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	130	260.00	260.00
1	—	225	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	50	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per head · estimate wt
1	—	120	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	349	112.00	112.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	233.00	233.00
8	—	493	238.00–242.00	240.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	310.00	310.00
3	—	513	218.00	218.00
3	—	445	207.00–258.00	241.00
10	—	328	302.00–312.00	308.90
4	—	888	135.00	135.00
11	—	676	195.00–215.00	213.25
10	—	553	228.00	228.00
4	—	731	191.00	191.00
14	—	631	182.00–208.00	202.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	142.00	142.00
1	—	540	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	185.00	185.00
6	—	413	160.00	160.00
85	—	380	224.00–272.00	263.91
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	684	140.00	140.00
2	—	742	149.00	149.00
2	—	417	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	1,125.00–1,925.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,129	900.00–1,650.00	1,390.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,094	675.00–1,460.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	755	975.00–1,300.00	1,115.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	904	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,137.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	725.00–1,475.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	51	—	789	105.00–182.00	141.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	117.50	117.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,156.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	803	800.00–900.00	827.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	570	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	979	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,570.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,395.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	610.00–1,085.00	847.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,038	700.00–1,250.00	1,029.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	893	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,103	800.00–1,250.00	1,058.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,235	925.00–1,375.00	1,233.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,023	900.00–1,600.00	1,090.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	772	435.00	435.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	855	785.00	785.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,450	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,579	107.00–117.00	110.51
12	—	1,470	64.00–94.00	81.22
37	—	1,428	90.50–110.00	102.84
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	57.00–63.00	59.68
2	—	753	75.00	75.00
8	—	912	80.00–90.00	87.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	823	55.00–68.50	63.98
70	—	1,049	76.00–90.50	82.44
23	—	1,060	83.00–87.00	84.40
33	—	955	68.00–79.50	75.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,109	86.00–97.00	89.92
42	—	1,171	89.00–108.00	94.65
15	—	1,108	94.00–111.00	96.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	100.00–105.00	102.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	100.00–110.00	106.35
4	—	884	91.00–95.00	92.44

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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