New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 177 priced lines covering 1,704 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,362 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 221 head. replacement cattle receipts at 889 head. Counted as USDA files them — 177 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,362Last week 3,185Year ago 2,237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 487Year ago 414

Replacement CattleReceipts 889Last week 584Year ago 515

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
7	400–450	423	400.00–410.00	404.07
18	450–500	487	400.00–404.00	401.08
16	500–550	523	345.00–364.00	353.46
12	550–600	565	336.00–346.00	340.21
21	600–650	624	310.00–330.00	322.12
11	650–700	672	277.00–290.00	281.74
7	700–750	732	274.00–288.00	283.93
26	750–800	769	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	349.00	349.00
2	500–550	513	350.00	350.00
12	550–600	595	309.00	309.00
2	700–750	738	268.00	268.00
2	750–800	755	258.00	258.00
2	850–900	893	192.00	192.00
2	950–1000	970	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	225.00	225.00
5	700–750	704	172.00	172.00
4	750–800	779	200.00	200.00
3	950–1000	962	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	375	480.00–501.00	494.74
15	400–450	440	428.00–452.00	438.71
7	450–500	456	436.00	436.00
7	500–550	504	352.00–376.00	358.94
39	550–600	562	351.00–370.00	366.98
27	600–650	629	330.00–341.00	336.12
14	700–750	717	292.00–303.25	300.48
72	750–800	786	276.00–295.00	278.45
27	800–850	843	262.00–270.00	268.52
9	850–900	880	266.00	266.00
6	900–950	918	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	693	299.00	299.00
8	700–750	737	261.00	261.00
6	900–950	943	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	475.00	475.00
13	500–550	502	393.00	393.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	100–150	122	700.00–800.00	778.53
5	350–400	350	431.00	431.00
14	600–650	631	326.00–331.00	330.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	100–150	143	835.00–900.00	850.54
13	250–300	287	405.00–417.00	415.20
4	350–400	396	350.00	350.00
9	550–600	573	298.00	298.00
11	600–650	613	268.00–276.00	273.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
9	300–350	340	434.00–452.00	438.90
13	350–400	372	400.00–422.00	410.70
18	400–450	414	396.00–416.00	407.88
36	450–500	491	347.00–362.00	351.89
42	500–550	516	337.00–350.00	343.50
23	550–600	582	309.00–322.00	311.56
23	600–650	624	297.50–301.00	298.65
2	650–700	665	288.00	288.00
7	700–750	728	266.00–272.00	267.66
72	750–800	781	258.00–266.00	262.33
12	850–900	887	232.75	232.75
6	900–950	940	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	432	378.00–390.00	385.22
12	450–500	489	344.00–350.00	345.97
6	500–550	544	300.00–302.00	301.00
15	550–600	564	294.00	294.00
36	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
20	700–750	736	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	361	365.00–382.00	371.60
3	400–450	427	354.00	354.00
4	450–500	464	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	525	266.00–267.00	266.61
4	550–600	570	245.00–250.00	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	678	262.00	262.00
2	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	342.00	342.00
3	400–450	411	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
4	800–850	809	277.00	277.00
2	850–900	865	240.00	240.00
5	1000–1050	1,025	186.00	186.00
4	1100–1150	1,100	180.00	180.00
5	1150–1200	1,159	184.00–185.00	184.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
4	100–150	125	775.00–900.00	865.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	505.00	505.00
3	250–300	267	500.00	500.00
15	300–350	339	480.00–490.00	481.27
5	400–450	447	402.00	402.00
2	450–500	460	336.00	336.00
14	500–550	541	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	644	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	650	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	212.00	212.00
2	400–450	428	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	342.00	342.00
6	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	510	289.00	289.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	193	105.00	105.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	280.00	280.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	100–150	147	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,217	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,608.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,172	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,053.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,167	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,771.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,014	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,485.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,231.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	901	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,568.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,516.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,266.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,228	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,801.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,286	1,660.00–1,860.00	1,776.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	—	1,158	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,638.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,220	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,406.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,090	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,032.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,271	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,203.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,660.00	1,660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	984	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,184.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,084	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,772.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	—	1,051	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,513.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,047	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,614.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	48	—	1,006	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,786.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,360	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,229	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,158.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,161	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,908.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	813	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,028	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,093	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,634.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	979	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,540.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	813	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,065	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	874	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	2,525.00	2,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,541	148.00–162.50	154.42
3	—	1,553	163.50–170.25	166.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	122.75	122.75
24	—	1,472	128.50–136.00	131.44
11	—	1,279	137.00–142.50	138.33
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	146.50–150.00	148.01
11	—	1,109	125.50–135.00	132.15
17	—	1,099	137.50–146.50	140.68
1	—	870	121.00	121.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	808	110.00–120.00	115.83
15	—	1,062	123.50–131.50	126.49
10	—	976	130.50–137.00	133.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	110.00	110.00

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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