New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 264 priced lines covering 1,703 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,515 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 376 head. replacement cattle receipts at 300 head. Counted as USDA files them — 71 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,515Last week 1,362Year ago 2,388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 376Last week 221Year ago 257

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 889Year ago 114

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate. Heavy rain reported in parts of the eastern side of the state. Slaughter cows traded 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	183	500.00–517.50	509.11
2	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	415	362.00	362.00
2	450–500	467	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	450.00–490.00	466.38
3	250–300	270	450.00–455.00	453.27
14	300–350	336	425.00–450.00	442.98
26	350–400	372	400.00–450.00	415.16
26	400–450	429	370.00–420.00	393.61
34	450–500	472	355.00–410.00	385.36
38	500–550	529	332.00–365.00	348.18
36	550–600	559	322.00–375.00	345.18
30	600–650	619	295.00–337.00	321.55
13	650–700	673	275.00–297.00	286.61
8	700–750	720	272.00–282.00	280.54
2	750–800	752	268.00	268.00
2	800–850	827	262.00	262.00
3	850–900	880	246.00–251.00	249.36
2	900–950	930	263.00	263.00
3	950–1000	950	189.00	189.00
4	1000–1050	1,006	203.00	203.00
4	1100–1150	1,106	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
7	400–450	431	430.00–450.00	440.07
4	450–500	466	430.00–450.00	439.95
14	500–550	515	365.00–380.00	373.48
2	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	185.00	185.00
4	550–600	574	148.00–170.00	153.27
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	655	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	642	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	612	286.00	286.00
9	650–700	682	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	352.00	352.00
4	450–500	483	245.00–260.00	256.23
2	500–550	518	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	583	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	265.00–280.00	272.65
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	703	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	430.00–470.00	442.45
4	250–300	275	430.00–450.00	440.18
4	300–350	329	390.00–430.00	407.11
6	350–400	383	380.00–420.00	393.13
4	400–450	434	360.00–370.00	364.99
5	450–500	489	350.00–360.00	352.00
10	500–550	520	320.00–340.00	332.29
5	550–600	566	317.00–335.00	323.36
13	600–650	623	290.00–332.00	316.73
16	650–700	678	265.00–295.00	272.68
2	700–750	723	242.00–255.00	248.43
2	750–800	765	240.00–250.00	245.10
1	800–850	835	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	855	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	938	225.00–227.00	226.01
2	1000–1050	1,025	145.00	145.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · estimate wt
1	100–150	140	900.00	900.00
1	150–200	165	900.00	900.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	463	310.00	310.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	191.00	191.00
3	600–650	618	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	615	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	400.00–460.00	424.78
1	200–250	230	950.00	950.00
3	250–300	262	410.00–415.00	411.72
17	300–350	325	400.00–425.00	419.31
33	350–400	385	348.00–430.00	366.82
44	400–450	424	347.00–425.00	377.26
55	450–500	473	322.00–425.00	340.16
55	500–550	527	316.00–395.00	322.51
33	550–600	577	258.00–320.00	288.51
18	600–650	627	252.00–289.00	268.59
12	650–700	672	252.00–265.00	258.78
6	700–750	707	259.00	259.00
8	750–800	766	249.00	249.00
12	800–850	817	235.00–258.00	250.23
2	850–900	850	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	50–100	75	525.00–600.00	570.00
1	100–150	125	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	332.00–355.00	343.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	455.00	455.00
4	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	75	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	651	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	472	322.00–323.00	322.62
5	500–550	540	251.00–254.00	252.81
2	550–600	597	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	326	350.00–375.00	361.67
6	350–400	381	347.00–385.00	361.65
9	400–450	430	296.00–350.00	319.25
9	450–500	485	298.00–330.00	315.10
9	500–550	524	265.00–315.00	296.99
9	550–600	570	252.00–290.00	269.89
4	600–650	626	202.00–275.00	239.32
5	650–700	677	241.00–270.00	253.49
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
4	800–850	813	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	255.00–340.00	302.19
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
7	450–500	465	250.00–284.00	268.31
3	500–550	512	260.00–282.00	272.24
2	550–600	558	260.00–272.00	266.08
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	681	200.00–265.00	225.88
1	800–850	830	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	591	280.00	280.00
18	600–650	648	280.00	280.00
6	700–750	708	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
60	750–800	767	273.60	273.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	733	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	847	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	90	800.00	800.00
1	150–200	155	850.00	850.00
8	300–350	339	408.00–410.00	408.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	120	875.00	875.00
1	150–200	160	515.00	515.00
2	200–250	213	425.00–500.00	464.71
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	377.00–435.00	396.63
2	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	217	500.00	500.00
5	250–300	283	450.00	450.00
15	300–350	326	444.00	444.00
16	400–450	423	325.00–376.00	372.76
4	450–500	478	315.00–371.00	357.24
20	500–550	526	318.00–325.00	324.67
2	550–600	583	275.00–282.00	278.58
17	600–650	642	277.00–315.00	279.76
1	650–700	655	278.00	278.00
1	700–750	725	227.00	227.00
14	750–800	773	170.00–186.00	183.69
11	800–850	822	198.00–210.00	199.06
2	850–900	863	175.00–187.00	181.02
1	900–950	935	193.00	193.00
2	1050–1100	1,073	140.50–176.00	158.21
2	1100–1150	1,118	167.00–175.00	170.94
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	608	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	527	288.00–295.00	290.59
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	300.00	300.00
44	350–400	380	300.00–310.00	303.47
3	400–450	401	195.00	195.00
9	450–500	457	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	404	357.00	357.00
15	450–500	472	345.00–347.00	345.39
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	310.00	310.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	457	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	567	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,166	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	898	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,412.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	693	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	805	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	2,450.00–2,525.00	2,487.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,034	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,602.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	793	1,025.00–2,050.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,333.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	1,150.00–1,385.00	1,306.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	104.00–144.00	124.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,359	147.00–154.00	148.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	812	800.00–875.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	955	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,166	1,600.00–2,300.00	2,044.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	153.00–160.00	154.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,118	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,035	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,014.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,011	1,875.00–2,525.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,602	128.00	128.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	145.00	145.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,891.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	151.00	151.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	1,036	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	988	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,563	128.00	128.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	760	800.00–925.00	893.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	695	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 4$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	665	900.00–975.00	937.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	585	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	797	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,607.14
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,180.00	1,180.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,250.00	1,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,700.00–3,250.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,186	2,200.00–3,350.00	2,855.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	998	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,943.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,304	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,571.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,228	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,903.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	972	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	640	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	791	136.00–190.00	165.18
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	185.00–190.00	188.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,048	152.00–205.00	193.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,173	120.00–160.00	138.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,583	154.50–170.50	162.77
10	—	1,257	128.00–152.50	141.37
20	—	1,414	134.00–161.00	152.62
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	125.00–147.50	135.04
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,014	142.00–155.00	146.75
2	—	885	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	142.00–157.00	148.73
2	—	1,095	125.00	125.00
7	—	993	130.00–139.00	133.56
42	—	1,140	127.50–152.50	139.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,344	132.00–142.00	136.12
1	—	1,445	129.50	129.50
1	—	1,755	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	843	107.00–127.50	115.15
15	—	1,048	117.00–135.00	130.61
1	—	1,075	137.50	137.50
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	149.50–157.00	152.24
1	—	1,570	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	817	105.00–162.00	131.91
3	—	1,038	85.00–125.00	108.93
6	—	831	70.00–116.00	96.85

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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