New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 227 priced lines covering 3,015 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,124 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 342 head. replacement cattle receipts at 271 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,124Last week 3,222Year ago 3,151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 342Last week 465Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 271Last week 404Year ago 213

Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly 5.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves traded 9.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	257.00	257.00
3	—	486	270.00	270.00
9	—	425	297.00	297.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	318.00	318.00
17	—	704	244.00	244.00
12	—	829	227.00	227.00
3	—	643	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	322.00–325.00	323.22
3	—	362	352.00–357.00	355.27
7	—	540	280.00–284.00	281.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	285.00	285.00
7	—	434	327.00–330.00	327.82
12	—	379	360.00	360.00
3	—	495	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	298.00	298.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	75.00	75.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	353	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	135	625.00	625.00
10	—	808	220.00–230.00	224.70
17	—	715	205.00–236.00	222.65
158	—	763	225.00–240.50	236.46
7	—	871	200.00–202.00	201.13
7	—	181	385.00–422.00	416.59
114	—	473	302.00–350.00	326.09
43	—	575	242.00–304.00	289.10
67	—	420	310.00–400.00	358.32
181	—	527	290.00–327.00	310.85
63	—	678	236.00–270.00	252.69
2	—	225	400.00–427.00	412.30
45	—	329	350.00–412.00	386.86
144	—	624	246.00–288.00	267.88
17	—	286	355.00–417.00	389.88
44	—	369	367.00–408.00	392.40
2	—	1,028	180.00	180.00
2	—	925	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	312.00	312.00
4	—	485	285.00	285.00
2	—	285	350.00	350.00
1	—	105	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	370.00	370.00
7	—	409	353.00–382.00	365.39
15	—	357	382.00–412.00	399.00
7	—	578	300.00–315.00	308.58
6	—	459	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	215.00	215.00
1	—	780	193.00	193.00
2	—	268	200.00–245.00	222.29
4	—	370	195.00–250.00	216.18
2	—	493	225.00–247.00	235.94
3	—	418	230.00–240.00	233.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	192.00	192.00
7	—	681	200.00–237.00	224.01
5	—	262	277.50–292.00	288.91
10	—	361	287.00–340.00	325.84
15	—	527	240.00–285.00	262.20
7	—	469	265.00–302.00	291.75
13	—	558	227.00–279.00	234.58
11	—	627	230.00–262.00	249.85
9	—	428	285.00–350.00	316.11
5	—	312	277.50–315.00	307.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	250.00–280.00	264.63
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	160.00	160.00
2	—	440	225.00	225.00
2	—	507	217.00	217.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	744	230.00	230.00
2	—	370	195.00	195.00
4	—	414	288.00–320.00	304.35
2	—	490	314.00	314.00
7	—	629	230.00–252.00	242.69
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	345	212.00	212.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	150.00	150.00
18	—	380	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	407	214.50	214.50
23	—	345	213.00	213.00
30	—	356	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	287.00	287.00
2	—	687	210.00	210.00
4	—	523	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	463	298.00–312.00	307.63
5	—	753	251.00	251.00
4	—	504	293.00–300.00	294.79
14	—	414	310.00–340.00	326.84
1	—	710	235.00	235.00
25	—	380	310.00–360.00	322.25
2	—	325	310.00–314.00	311.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	290.00	290.00
1	—	495	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	210.00	210.00
6	—	322	190.00–230.00	204.71
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
1	—	580	185.00	185.00
1	—	275	230.00	230.00
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	275.00	275.00
9	—	393	237.00	237.00
4	—	413	252.00	252.00
1	—	215	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	210.00	210.00
2	—	325	222.00	222.00
8	—	640	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	235.00–265.00	246.44
5	—	389	260.00–298.00	290.48
1	—	835	195.00	195.00
8	—	454	222.00–252.00	241.29
8	—	422	240.00–275.00	262.05
3	—	696	187.00–217.00	196.98
1	—	790	195.00	195.00
2	—	623	190.00–200.00	194.82
7	—	327	227.00–265.00	248.92
3	—	542	227.00–245.00	232.93
20	—	578	210.00–216.00	214.71
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	569	225.00–275.00	251.33
84	—	471	236.50–297.00	264.72
36	—	676	205.00–234.00	221.20
101	—	525	235.00–277.00	264.47
14	—	212	352.00–390.00	372.70
34	—	273	300.00–375.00	339.22
122	—	643	220.00–262.00	234.73
2	—	903	177.00	177.00
57	—	326	267.50–375.00	332.46
82	—	374	260.00–340.00	312.65
2	—	1,177	156.00	156.00
42	—	721	210.00–226.00	217.53
54	—	770	196.00–218.00	209.75
16	—	822	187.00–196.00	191.13
114	—	423	255.00–322.00	288.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	447	277.00–280.00	278.90
4	—	375	313.00	313.00
2	—	315	301.00	301.00
6	—	595	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per head · estimate wt
2	—	163	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	597	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	222.00–350.00	291.73
13	—	427	270.00–329.00	287.07
1	—	965	146.00	146.00
11	—	618	229.00–243.00	239.12
3	—	543	308.00	308.00
4	—	680	177.00–200.00	188.67
4	—	301	362.00	362.00
13	—	760	184.00–192.00	188.92
16	—	586	245.00–270.00	261.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	594	240.00–282.50	254.20
4	—	418	290.00–334.00	311.08
5	—	619	230.00–267.00	252.11
1	—	700	217.00	217.00
1	—	335	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	140.00	140.00
3	—	522	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	117.50	117.50
1	—	685	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	114.00	114.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	833	112.00–150.00	138.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	780	122.00–162.00	146.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,063	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	975	875.00–1,425.00	1,133.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,175.00–1,750.00	1,441.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,067	935.00–1,200.00	1,111.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	974	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,199	1,185.00–1,235.00	1,212.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,009	625.00–1,400.00	1,091.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	831	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	982	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,218	105.00–114.00	108.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	705	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	698	925.00–1,025.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	705	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	712	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	751	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	767	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,183.33
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	877	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,191.67
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	598	900.00–1,175.00	1,037.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	782	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,194.44
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	925.00–1,225.00	1,075.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,737.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,092	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	990	1,600.00–2,250.00	2,141.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,285	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,220	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,263	115.00–132.00	122.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,393	99.00–119.00	110.66
7	—	1,304	66.00–108.00	89.65
14	—	1,645	119.00–141.00	126.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	83.00–86.00	84.23
1	—	595	55.00	55.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	115.00	115.00
5	—	940	117.00	117.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,140	102.75–109.00	105.08
12	—	1,019	99.00–101.00	100.30
12	—	1,185	107.25–112.50	109.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	970	89.00–98.00	90.63
75	—	1,248	92.00–112.00	104.91
14	—	1,049	97.00–99.50	98.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	71.00–79.00	76.13
29	—	960	85.50–90.00	87.79
4	—	801	68.00–80.00	72.27
38	—	942	82.50–90.00	83.64
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	107.00–113.00	110.55

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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