New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 3
● As filed290 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1784

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
New Mexico reported 290 priced lines covering 3,119 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,115 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 306 head. replacement cattle receipts at 465 head. Counted as USDA files them — 72 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

Mon Mar 3, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)
Feeder CattleReceipts 3,115Last week 3,420Year ago 3,280
Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 448Year ago 420
Replacement CattleReceipts 465Last week 384Year ago 434

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade very active, demand very good. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1200–250230405.00405.00
3250–300275400.00–420.00407.03
22350–400390375.00–397.00385.18
26400–450436370.00–375.00374.44
2450–500483360.00360.00
8500–550514352.00352.00
3550–600556326.00326.00
1600–650605315.00315.00
33650–700679279.00279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4350–400365420.00420.00
32550–600560313.00–318.00315.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3100–150115675.00–775.00717.03
1150–200185750.00750.00
1200–250230800.00800.00
1250–300250415.00415.00
19300–350326332.00332.00
8350–400371340.00–385.00351.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1100–150125700.00700.00
1150–200160700.00700.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5250–300253165.00165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3350–400385320.00320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1350–400395275.00275.00
3450–500475267.50–275.00270.02
7500–550515250.00–265.00252.08
2550–600598270.00270.00
2600–650638210.00210.00
1750–800775220.00220.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5300–350334335.00–380.00361.94
9450–500465340.00340.00
3900–950917180.00180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1200–250240345.00345.00
6300–350325350.00–357.00352.42
9350–400382300.00–335.00324.75
6400–450430260.00–305.00286.14
6450–500479285.00–305.00299.13
20500–550536245.00–295.00274.38
16550–600576247.00–295.00276.84
20600–650635258.00–277.50269.74
5650–700660232.00–252.50236.22
3700–750714230.00–240.00236.57
3750–800760245.00245.00
2800–850828206.00206.00
1850–900850230.00230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15200–250247422.00–455.00426.37
9250–300277400.00–455.00421.34
49300–350333365.00–440.00407.10
22350–400378330.00–392.00374.34
86400–450417320.00–367.00357.15
65450–500472320.00–362.00351.27
92500–550525310.00–335.00319.96
32550–600575272.00–315.00289.86
123600–650622270.00–304.00291.40
19650–700662253.00–280.00264.63
22700–750719245.00–270.00254.97
2750–800782230.00230.00
156800–850825237.00–247.00244.75
9950–1000986226.00226.00
31050–11001,057199.00199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3650–700652272.00272.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2600–650627242.00242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18600–650635265.00265.00
31750–800754242.00242.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24600–650645274.00274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5300–350330389.00–397.00391.96
6400–450436316.00–332.00323.83
13450–500479325.00–337.00329.35
8500–550520311.00–312.00311.25
4650–700686262.00262.00
4900–950908170.00170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3500–550548285.00285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2350–400350360.00360.00
61450–500497325.00325.00
28500–550540295.00–296.00295.80
3600–650636271.00271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2250–300278375.00–380.00377.48
18300–350344452.00452.00
20400–450416334.00–345.00335.15
4450–500456344.00344.00
2500–550503320.00–340.00329.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1150–200195515.00515.00
2200–250238500.00500.00
1250–300265430.00430.00
6350–400382400.00–420.00410.11
8400–450426385.00–400.00392.39
6450–500471380.00–395.00390.10
9500–550511350.00–370.00352.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4300–350311440.00440.00
2350–400395412.00412.00
22450–500481337.00–352.00350.16
20500–550519300.00–322.00317.65
4600–650642280.00–300.00290.05
8650–700680260.00–280.00274.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1200–250215300.00300.00
2350–400390285.00285.00
1450–500475260.00260.00
1500–550540280.00280.00
1550–600595240.00240.00
1650–700660240.00240.00
2700–750728220.00–235.00227.47
3750–800790242.00–245.00243.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2400–450440385.00385.00
5650–700680286.00286.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2650–700652243.00243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3200–250227375.00–500.00461.40
19250–300269400.00–495.00468.41
16300–350335395.00–482.00444.89
26350–400377375.00–440.00429.64
12400–450416350.00–412.00388.80
93450–500478347.00–382.50370.19
17500–550525310.00–354.00342.60
152550–600567317.00–352.00330.90
93600–650628285.00–325.00303.75
45650–700673270.00–310.00289.70
14700–750726273.00–296.00280.26
83750–800792256.00–268.00262.33
73800–850807251.00–262.50260.86
3850–900888248.00248.00
6900–950930230.00–236.00233.02
51000–10501,024181.00–186.00184.03
21200–12501,227172.00172.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23350–400393430.00–431.00430.60
11450–500487330.00–350.00335.16
24500–550544335.00–354.00339.32
7550–600599314.00314.00
2600–650635284.00284.00
6650–700660272.00272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2150–200188435.00–450.00442.20
1150–200165900.00900.00
1250–300260400.00400.00
9300–350310400.00–415.00406.69
6350–400387360.00–380.00373.28
7400–450417390.00390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1250–300255530.00530.00
3300–350317455.00455.00
8350–400362425.00–455.00449.85
23400–450433410.00–432.00426.92
12450–500456420.00–425.00420.43
6500–550533375.00–410.00404.37
4550–600562349.00–357.00351.10
14600–650604310.00–312.00311.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2400–450400422.00422.00
3650–700650292.00292.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1650–700670134.50134.50
3700–750708135.00135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2300–350335340.00–350.00344.93
8400–450434315.00–340.00331.77
6450–500474320.00–335.00329.01
18500–550521302.00–317.00311.28
10550–600568294.00–310.00298.87
7600–650624270.00–303.00288.31
11650–700667265.00–274.00270.59
4700–750738252.50–262.50260.03
7750–800773245.00–262.00255.90
5800–850835212.00–250.00219.46
5850–900861237.50–255.00247.95
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6400–450449355.00355.00
21450–500477330.00–350.00344.28
2500–550540342.00342.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2500–550542322.00322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1100–150135675.00675.00
2150–200183875.00–1,150.001,010.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2400–450410380.00380.00
2450–500455387.00387.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8350–400382285.00–370.00343.55
7400–450441345.00–372.00348.54
5450–500452360.00360.00
1500–550530270.00270.00
3550–600560290.00290.00
4600–650640250.00–265.00261.31
1950–1000950227.00227.00
11000–10501,015192.00192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1250–300290400.00400.00
4450–500463322.00322.00
1500–550540300.00300.00
1550–600550300.00300.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1450–500490155.00155.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9300–350322182.00182.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2450–500462370.00370.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
51350–400357372.00372.00
8450–500481297.00–300.00298.92
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12350–400394340.00340.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6350–400393170.00170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4350–400377160.00160.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16350–400370328.00328.00
7450–500482342.00342.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,1202,850.002,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)79691,500.00–2,175.001,860.71
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)18851,635.001,635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19351,625.001,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)129861,900.00–2,550.002,379.17
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)38601,100.00–1,400.001,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)41,0031,500.00–1,950.001,762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,175141.00141.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,260140.00140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1840160.00160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)11,185133.00133.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)11,0901,500.001,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,105141.50141.50
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)111,016126.00–136.00131.82
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)101,0991,625.00–1,875.001,810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)48231,500.00–1,800.001,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)17401,450.001,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)19351,135.001,135.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)39281,500.00–1,650.001,558.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)101,0671,600.00–2,000.001,830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)81,0811,650.00–1,875.001,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,1402,250.002,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)28751,400.001,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)21,0601,500.001,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)79951,625.00–2,200.001,846.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)221,0211,700.00–2,550.002,172.73
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19502,000.002,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)69511,525.00–2,225.001,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,1502,100.002,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)51,3162,200.00–2,400.002,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)21,263135.00–137.00136.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)161,1192,050.00–2,500.002,371.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)11,2502,000.002,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)101,1301,850.00–2,000.001,935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,3351,775.001,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)261,1192,300.00–3,025.002,958.65
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)29781,600.001,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21,0422,250.002,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19501,475.001,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)38932,100.002,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)17351,200.001,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2605875.00–1,200.001,037.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)51,0471,975.00–2,150.002,045.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,0081,100.001,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)28982,050.00–2,100.002,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,0501,800.00–3,050.002,633.33
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)18701,525.001,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,1202,600.002,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)18751,450.001,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)21,0752,100.002,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)18901,400.001,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,3501,950.001,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,0001,500.001,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,4002,300.002,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open71,0161,450.00–2,700.002,342.86
Young (2-4 yrs)Open18952,200.002,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open11,3402,850.002,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open41,0052,100.002,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open31,2252,250.002,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open21,1722,025.002,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open41,2852,800.002,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open51,3201,850.00–2,500.002,370.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open81,2112,200.00–2,400.002,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,0302,350.002,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open29282,300.002,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open71,1942,550.00–2,800.002,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open71,3912,300.00–2,650.002,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open41,3132,200.00–2,800.002,412.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open31,2202,100.00–2,625.002,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,1302,250.002,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open31,1001,550.00–2,700.001,983.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open29951,600.00–1,700.001,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open16801,000.001,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open31,0181,000.00–1,400.001,266.67
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open18852,075.002,075.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open16401,475.001,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)N/A1920150.00150.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A11,045150.00150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)N/A91,080140.00–180.00156.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open12810150.00–177.50165.38
(<2 yrs)Open9766175.00–189.00182.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open7796180.00–221.00199.14
(<2 yrs)Open23790160.00–227.00196.39
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)29572,175.002,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)15951,100.001,100.00
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)39721,700.00–2,000.001,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)18601,750.001,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11,405139.00139.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
141,326125.00–143.00134.71
171,473141.00–156.00148.15
231,640153.50–171.50162.70
365772.00–86.0081.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5849107.00–118.00110.11
1067075.00–93.0084.90
283598.00–99.0098.48
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21,225129.00129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4855119.00–127.00121.96
26909100.00–130.00113.59
279893.00–94.0093.52
679290.00–105.0099.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
731,130134.00–155.00140.08
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1935165.00165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
111,092116.00–127.00123.04
521,139122.00–141.75131.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21,485128.00–131.00129.64
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.