New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 281 priced lines covering 2,653 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,591 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 306 head. replacement cattle receipts at 357 head. Counted as USDA files them — 48 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,591Last week 3,326Year ago 2,039

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 269Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 357Last week 137Year ago 152

Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly steady. Heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. trade very active, demand very good. Offering including several loads of yearlings coming off of wheat. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	446	210.00	210.00
23	450–500	492	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	349	372.00	372.00
19	350–400	362	362.00	362.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	132.00	132.00
4	450–500	468	125.00–136.00	130.29
2	550–600	590	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
3	200–250	207	650.00	650.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	50–100	80	400.00–575.00	503.91
1	100–150	135	700.00	700.00
1	150–200	190	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	360	400.00–401.00	400.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
5	500–550	537	334.00	334.00
3	600–650	612	298.00	298.00
7	650–700	664	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	475.00–480.00	475.68
11	350–400	386	480.00	480.00
20	400–450	413	455.00–472.00	456.77
6	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
23	500–550	520	350.00–396.00	376.74
13	600–650	606	322.50–337.00	331.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	445.00	445.00
1	150–200	175	1,050.00	1,050.00
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
3	200–250	225	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,181.85
14	250–300	278	435.00–460.00	449.43
25	300–350	314	375.00–507.00	462.34
49	350–400	382	402.50–470.00	445.18
24	400–450	431	360.00–420.00	393.57
55	450–500	468	335.00–400.00	369.43
47	500–550	527	325.00–385.00	350.64
29	550–600	569	325.00–352.00	343.60
36	600–650	622	310.00–336.00	321.07
16	650–700	671	294.00–313.00	304.08
116	700–750	737	284.00–295.00	291.31
63	750–800	781	279.25–283.00	279.42
38	800–850	810	268.00–275.00	273.97
57	850–900	876	262.50–263.75	263.73
11	900–950	936	245.00–266.00	248.71
2	950–1000	950	232.00	232.00
8	1050–1100	1,068	220.00–235.00	224.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	402	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	350.00	350.00
2	200–250	213	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,073.53
1	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
16	300–350	324	325.00–468.00	434.86
10	350–400	368	325.00–451.00	407.84
13	400–450	431	320.00–396.00	352.03
18	450–500	468	300.00–348.00	334.61
7	500–550	511	290.00–380.00	335.63
16	550–600	569	290.00–320.00	306.97
19	600–650	635	290.00–315.00	297.66
14	650–700	679	278.00–297.00	287.44
7	700–750	732	255.00–278.00	267.88
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	825	245.00–268.00	256.57
3	850–900	852	236.00–244.00	238.68
1	900–950	910	229.00	229.00
1	950–1000	955	220.00	220.00
8	1000–1050	1,042	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	432.00	432.00
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
22	300–350	345	325.00–360.00	358.59
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
9	400–450	410	349.00–352.00	351.00
9	450–500	492	364.00	364.00
17	500–550	536	225.00–330.00	319.39
5	550–600	577	225.00–330.00	285.18
7	600–650	629	267.00–285.00	276.86
2	650–700	658	259.00	259.00
2	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	850	248.00	248.00
6	1050–1100	1,051	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	180.00	180.00
5	500–550	527	134.00	134.00
2	550–600	568	170.00	170.00
3	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
10	400–450	405	395.00–425.00	420.90
3	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	435.00–440.00	437.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	800.00	800.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	433	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	519	240.00–262.00	251.34
2	550–600	573	265.00–275.00	269.80
2	600–650	635	260.00–282.50	271.16
2	650–700	683	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	705	237.00	237.00
3	750–800	780	192.00–242.00	208.55
2	800–850	813	217.00	217.00
1	950–1000	980	206.00	206.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	150–200	172	1,175.00	1,175.00
1	200–250	205	412.00	412.00
1	200–250	205	1,000.00	1,000.00
3	250–300	297	425.00–435.00	428.31
3	350–400	380	380.00–422.00	408.37
3	400–450	432	390.00–410.00	396.17
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	525	300.00–335.00	317.17
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	745	251.00	251.00
2	800–850	833	265.00	265.00
2	950–1000	995	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	147.00	147.00
1	850–900	860	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	386	290.00–338.00	334.77
2	400–450	425	280.00–310.00	294.82
3	450–500	480	268.00–280.00	274.31
18	500–550	520	250.00–325.00	285.63
3	550–600	580	247.50–265.00	253.48
5	600–650	621	225.00–247.50	234.57
4	650–700	674	220.00–227.00	222.97
1	700–750	740	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	785	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	176	825.00–1,050.00	921.28
1	200–250	230	950.00	950.00
7	250–300	268	385.00–400.00	392.21
10	300–350	322	355.00–425.00	392.65
10	350–400	386	295.00–400.00	360.53
15	400–450	433	290.00–367.00	342.67
25	450–500	481	275.00–342.00	330.67
27	500–550	532	276.00–317.00	289.52
14	550–600	581	262.00–302.00	283.74
20	600–650	630	258.00–279.00	271.56
16	650–700	665	245.00–270.00	263.38
5	700–750	708	236.00–252.00	247.95
1	750–800	775	222.00	222.00
12	850–900	893	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	940	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	517	90.00–152.00	112.06
1	550–600	580	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	738	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	1,100.00	1,100.00
1	150–200	150	500.00	500.00
7	200–250	211	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,135.32
4	200–250	213	410.00–440.00	417.24
24	250–300	278	405.00–450.00	417.71
26	300–350	330	355.00–415.00	404.72
34	350–400	371	370.00–452.00	426.28
71	400–450	432	330.00–390.00	382.62
31	450–500	477	310.00–372.00	356.99
39	500–550	525	320.00–337.00	329.17
40	550–600	569	290.00–315.00	303.59
14	600–650	629	267.00–293.00	286.94
32	650–700	686	260.00–278.00	262.52
30	700–750	711	265.00–270.00	268.99
24	750–800	783	251.00	251.00
24	800–850	834	234.00–243.50	238.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	493	334.00	334.00
10	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
15	650–700	654	257.00	257.00
8	700–750	734	250.00	250.00
6	800–850	838	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	893	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	301.00	301.00
4	550–600	590	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	743	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	332.00	332.00
2	1200–1250	1,228	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	756	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	400.00–402.00	400.95
6	400–450	416	380.00–385.00	380.80
4	450–500	462	345.00–355.00	348.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	260	445.00–460.00	450.71
4	300–350	327	405.00–435.00	427.19
37	350–400	380	397.00–421.00	408.78
8	400–450	422	385.00–405.00	397.80
36	450–500	480	360.00–387.00	372.98
53	500–550	505	346.00–360.00	356.00
3	550–600	558	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	392.00	392.00
9	350–400	376	357.00	357.00
9	450–500	495	330.00–337.00	336.24
13	500–550	530	300.00–314.00	309.63
14	600–650	647	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	220	1,100.00	1,100.00
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	60	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	210	900.00	900.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	440	362.00	362.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	790	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	657	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	615	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	768	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,237.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	946	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,845.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	942	132.00–133.50	132.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,089	126.00–139.00	129.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	820	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,836.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	137.00	137.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,025	130.00–151.00	139.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,168	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,803.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	993	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,197	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,016.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	817	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,972.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,139	1,410.00–1,750.00	1,599.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,168	1,825.00–2,150.00	2,054.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	124.00	124.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,244	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,187	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,490.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,009	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,346.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,235	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,016	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,726.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,286	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,372.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,070	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	195.00	195.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,866.67
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	972	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,641.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,043	130.50	130.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,181	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,588.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,226	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,214.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,164	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,467.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	687	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	655	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	57	—	770	190.00–232.00	218.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	923	190.00–197.00	195.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	789	173.00–190.00	178.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	818	150.00–190.00	168.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	128.00	128.00
11	—	963	115.00–133.50	123.60
3	—	895	106.00–123.00	115.82
11	—	867	89.00–120.00	107.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,196	131.00–146.00	137.93
48	—	1,202	122.00–133.50	128.98
1	—	1,295	144.25	144.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	101.00	101.00
2	—	720	100.00–113.00	107.54
10	—	829	112.00–133.00	121.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,035	127.00–145.00	137.97
12	—	860	121.00–129.00	125.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	138.50–141.50	139.99
2	—	1,420	130.00–133.00	131.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,888	164.00–179.00	170.97
9	—	1,331	120.00–154.00	139.49
28	—	1,658	148.00–165.50	157.97
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,323	100.00–141.00	121.76

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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