New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 288 priced lines covering 3,279 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,338 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 296 head. replacement cattle receipts at 206 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,338Last week 4,600Year ago 2,526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 476Year ago 282

Replacement CattleReceipts 206Last week 430Year ago 322

Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded mostly 3.00-6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	276	424.00–445.00	437.73
22	300–350	326	330.00–426.00	407.74
38	350–400	374	350.00–420.00	390.71
41	400–450	428	315.00–384.00	360.76
41	450–500	466	325.00–377.00	358.88
110	500–550	521	300.00–352.00	331.42
67	550–600	572	292.00–318.00	301.07
71	600–650	616	262.00–305.00	290.07
106	650–700	670	245.00–270.50	257.48
105	700–750	715	244.00–260.00	254.07
37	750–800	770	220.00–243.00	228.67
10	800–850	818	224.50–232.00	228.10
5	850–900	884	220.00–221.00	220.40
7	900–950	911	231.00–232.00	231.29
2	950–1000	965	215.00	215.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	501	306.00	306.00
66	550–600	579	262.00–279.00	273.83
2	650–700	650	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	391	372.00–387.00	380.46
9	400–450	430	345.00–360.00	348.21
34	450–500	482	340.00–347.00	343.75
12	500–550	527	290.00–331.00	307.26
10	550–600	587	277.00–317.00	280.75
15	600–650	609	282.00–287.00	283.03
10	650–700	674	240.00–252.00	243.67
3	700–750	712	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	785	224.00	224.00
Steers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
1	300–350	325	625.00	625.00
5	600–650	614	105.00–109.00	108.22
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	670	244.00	244.00
6	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	302.00	302.00
4	500–550	530	292.00	292.00
5	550–600	577	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
11	300–350	319	400.00–415.00	408.65
4	350–400	353	385.00–390.00	388.72
19	400–450	419	340.00–352.00	348.39
6	450–500	490	332.00–350.00	335.03
13	500–550	511	325.00–345.00	332.47
2	550–600	555	322.00–332.00	327.05
2	600–650	613	282.00	282.00
22	650–700	662	270.00–295.00	280.09
5	750–800	750	251.00	251.00
2	850–900	850	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	480	338.00–356.00	350.48
3	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
31	600–650	627	260.00–279.00	268.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	340.00	340.00
6	250–300	262	355.00–405.00	388.95
2	300–350	325	367.00	367.00
2	350–400	368	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	420	358.00	358.00
14	450–500	469	332.00–341.00	334.35
3	550–600	593	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	410.00	410.00
5	250–300	279	380.00–390.00	384.88
13	300–350	333	360.00–380.00	371.46
5	350–400	367	395.00–415.00	402.69
26	400–450	413	375.00–442.00	408.67
14	450–500	478	345.00–365.00	353.77
2	500–550	500	335.00–355.00	345.00
5	550–600	552	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	624	285.00–300.00	288.79
4	650–700	654	265.00–277.00	269.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	332.00	332.00
2	400–450	420	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	315	230.00	230.00
7	400–450	442	245.00–250.00	248.61
2	450–500	465	240.00–250.00	245.11
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
10	550–600	564	215.00–230.00	217.98
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	228.00	228.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	222.00	222.00
6	500–550	513	190.00	190.00
9	850–900	859	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	300.00–325.00	316.86
9	300–350	318	310.00–387.00	367.30
6	350–400	389	315.00–357.00	337.21
15	400–450	433	285.00–342.00	307.43
33	450–500	479	285.00–330.00	315.09
17	500–550	531	260.00–320.00	287.33
20	550–600	585	260.00–285.00	273.82
3	600–650	639	241.00–258.00	252.43
8	650–700	669	234.00–250.00	246.04
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	757	234.00	234.00
4	800–850	813	205.00–233.00	211.93
1	900–950	900	164.50	164.50
1	1000–1050	1,035	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	381	335.00	335.00
7	400–450	439	305.00–310.00	308.59
14	450–500	469	280.00–292.00	286.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
6	300–350	327	328.00–340.00	333.21
14	350–400	366	360.00–365.00	362.77
33	400–450	409	323.00–362.00	335.36
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
22	500–550	522	277.00–287.50	283.25
5	550–600	574	292.50	292.50
7	650–700	659	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	195	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	651	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	245.00–255.00	250.16
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	586	200.00–246.00	230.44
3	600–650	618	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	447	294.00–295.00	294.13
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	525.00	525.00
1	500–550	500	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	600	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	375	255.00–275.00	263.87
17	400–450	432	250.00–296.00	271.99
16	450–500	480	255.00–287.00	274.34
12	500–550	532	224.00–272.50	250.04
35	550–600	584	225.00–252.00	247.94
50	600–650	636	221.00–236.00	234.45
4	650–700	684	200.00–225.00	217.53
3	700–750	738	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	658	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	250–300	273	310.00–397.00	346.86
2	300–350	345	685.00	685.00
20	300–350	313	300.00–400.00	353.44
45	350–400	375	305.00–360.00	335.40
48	400–450	426	297.00–347.00	325.55
70	450–500	480	270.00–315.00	294.69
73	500–550	519	269.00–305.00	285.62
78	550–600	571	245.00–278.00	264.00
57	600–650	624	246.00–265.00	252.19
104	650–700	666	220.00–249.00	234.24
20	700–750	718	220.00–237.00	228.79
23	750–800	758	217.00–230.00	226.69
2	800–850	800	216.00	216.00
2	850–900	850	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	516	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	365.00–385.00	374.72
2	300–350	330	317.00	317.00
2	450–500	452	272.00	272.00
2	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	396	317.00	317.00
2	450–500	473	290.00	290.00
13	500–550	535	266.00–280.00	274.54
4	700–750	744	219.00–220.00	219.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	265	350.00–372.50	362.26
8	300–350	321	340.00–365.00	357.40
5	350–400	367	330.00–364.00	350.00
5	400–450	422	310.00–330.00	323.02
4	450–500	463	295.00	295.00
5	550–600	591	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	258.00	258.00
2	600–650	643	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	603	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	270.00–290.00	280.06
3	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	581	230.00–292.00	269.82
6	650–700	676	200.00–245.00	222.87
9	700–750	729	215.00–230.00	221.81
4	750–800	776	190.00–223.00	214.08
10	800–850	800	214.00	214.00
2	900–950	918	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
1	150–200	185	875.00	875.00
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	677	101.00–107.00	105.48
1	800–850	840	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	140.00	140.00
1	750–800	770	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
51	300–350	333	300.00	300.00
46	350–400	354	296.00	296.00
52	400–450	423	275.00–276.00	275.80
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	150.00	150.00
3	400–450	436	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	314	242.00	242.00
6	500–550	531	231.00	231.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	262.00	262.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	336	312.00	312.00
10	350–400	394	298.00	298.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	885	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,375.00	1,375.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,055	1,050.00–1,310.00	1,155.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,159	108.00–115.00	112.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	104.00–118.00	111.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,069	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,591.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,272	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	980	925.00–1,400.00	1,026.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	889	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,695.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,070	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,078	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,745.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,087	1,225.00–1,725.00	1,542.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,191	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,905.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,074	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,651.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,096	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,531.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	959	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,156	111.00–119.00	114.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	107.00–112.00	109.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	117.00	117.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	880	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	117.00	117.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	760	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,180	1,750.00–2,100.00	2,012.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,074	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	963	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,945.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,130	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,656.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,172	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,088.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,322	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,812.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,211	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,758.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,284	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,881.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	110.50	110.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,625	105.00	105.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	530	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,041.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,675	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	992	143.00–150.00	144.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	834	165.00–190.00	171.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	813	140.00–156.00	147.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	707	161.00–182.00	172.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,120	127.00–150.00	142.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,110	139.00–145.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	111.00–143.00	128.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,553	122.00–148.00	135.84
9	—	1,812	141.00–156.00	148.52
9	—	1,349	111.00–129.00	121.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	78.00–80.00	79.01
4	—	899	95.00–101.00	97.92
6	—	813	81.00–101.00	85.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,140	106.00–121.50	115.10
51	—	1,082	100.00–115.00	110.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,101	121.00–128.00	123.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	917	80.00–97.50	90.80
10	—	821	71.00–90.00	80.16
52	—	941	93.00–110.00	102.25
11	—	943	110.00–112.00	110.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	102.00–111.00	105.71
3	—	1,115	110.00–119.00	112.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	896	131.00–139.00	135.88

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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