New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 28
● As filed334 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1784

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Counts as USDA filed them
New Mexico reported 334 priced lines covering 2,345 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,165 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 503 head. replacement cattle receipts at 363 head. Counted as USDA files them — 95 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

Mon Apr 28, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,165Last week 1,532Year ago 2,293
Slaughter CattleReceipts 503Last week 335Year ago 501
Replacement CattleReceipts 363Last week 230Year ago 511

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Trade very active, demand very good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3600–650645270.00270.00
3800–850846235.50235.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
350–10080775.00–875.00808.33
14100–150117825.00–1,000.00875.95
16150–200177455.00–975.00648.89
3200–2502051,100.00–1,150.001,117.48
9200–250237380.00–475.00450.74
7250–300289340.00–437.00410.59
1300–350335375.00375.00
3350–400390310.00310.00
2450–500468330.00330.00
2600–650605240.00240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1400–450440410.00410.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5300–350346347.00347.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1400–45042080.0080.00
1500–55051570.0070.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2250–300295357.00357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1150–200190975.00975.00
9250–300285370.00–444.00398.47
18300–350320385.00–426.00403.62
34350–400378375.00–420.00406.92
24400–450421375.00–406.00386.52
44450–500481344.00–384.00359.73
39500–550522310.00–365.00334.83
26550–600564308.00–335.00314.38
24600–650612285.00–300.00291.49
47650–700676260.00–300.00270.97
9700–750722212.00–265.50240.99
20750–800767250.00–261.50254.08
3800–850816255.00255.00
15850–900873205.00–233.00226.17
24950–1000966190.00–229.50226.12
41000–10501,029185.00185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3350–400388385.00385.00
5400–450416372.00372.00
3500–550510295.00295.00
3650–700690262.00262.00
2750–800777240.00240.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2450–500453342.00342.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2350–400350345.00345.00
2400–450423255.00255.00
4450–500456310.00310.00
2550–600560276.00276.00
2750–800780151.00151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1350–400395325.00325.00
1400–450400230.00230.00
2450–500475245.00–260.00252.58
5500–550524230.00–265.00245.91
1550–600575230.00230.00
1600–650615220.00220.00
1700–750740240.00240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1200–250210650.00650.00
1250–300280380.00380.00
4400–450419357.00–360.00357.75
23450–500480305.00–342.00324.43
14500–550531285.00–330.00309.81
12550–600579170.00–320.00255.22
6600–650616225.00–280.00259.10
2650–700660235.00235.00
5700–750709195.00–230.00215.98
2750–800775138.00138.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2550–600557304.00304.00
6600–650632248.00–258.00251.23
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2350–400388387.00387.00
5400–450429390.00390.00
10450–500481340.00–345.00344.04
6550–600556327.00327.00
3600–650617270.00270.00
4650–700665317.00317.00
3750–800790251.00251.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3450–500460378.00378.00
6700–750739263.50263.50
3900–950910224.00224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1300–350325440.00440.00
4350–400359420.00–440.00434.63
3400–450417430.00–450.00436.80
3700–750723270.00270.00
59750–800788282.25282.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8500–550506346.00346.00
2600–650647388.00388.00
13850–900858264.00264.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14550–600596184.00184.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
29300–350345401.00401.00
34350–400367366.00–392.00378.06
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2300–350345230.00230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1450–500475415.00415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
350–10083575.00–950.00826.00
8100–150136750.00–900.00875.16
2150–200175800.00–875.00840.71
1150–200175470.00470.00
5200–2502141,125.00–1,250.001,152.43
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2550–600568105.00105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2150–200150875.00875.00
1250–300290450.00450.00
1300–350330430.00430.00
1350–400395430.00430.00
2400–450403415.00415.00
1450–500460375.00375.00
6500–550523335.00–350.00344.06
15550–600564330.00–332.00331.47
4600–650626310.00–315.00312.45
3850–900883190.00–200.00196.75
21000–10501,027170.00170.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3200–250240425.00425.00
2550–600565310.00310.00
1600–650626195.00195.00
4700–750729202.00–220.00211.17
2900–950925170.00170.00
Bulls — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2250–300282415.00415.00
2300–350315395.00395.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2450–500457360.00360.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2500–550500320.00320.00
4650–700685290.00290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2250–300262427.00427.00
6350–400379397.00–412.00404.37
1400–450420345.00345.00
7450–500463330.00–355.00342.75
4500–550522295.00–342.00318.34
2550–600573325.00–330.00327.58
2600–650618285.00–300.00292.53
2650–700670315.00–335.00325.22
3700–750718232.00–262.00252.19
3750–800753213.00–230.00218.72
3850–900870170.00–202.00188.23
4900–950925172.00–234.00196.67
1950–1000970190.00190.00
11000–10501,045190.00190.00
11050–11001,070165.00165.00
21100–11501,125166.00166.00
11150–12001,165172.50172.50
11250–13001,265148.00148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1900–950920193.00193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2100–1501331,000.001,000.00
1250–300250465.00465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
150–10090900.00900.00
14200–250247420.00–427.00424.50
8250–300295410.00–427.00418.21
3300–350337395.00–400.00396.56
1350–400385385.00385.00
5450–500480402.00–410.00406.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3350–400375440.00–450.00444.98
1400–450400445.00445.00
2450–500468445.00445.00
1650–700650320.00320.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1450–500465185.00185.00
1500–550535185.00185.00
1550–600585140.00140.00
1650–700695155.00155.00
1700–750725170.00170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3200–250245375.00375.00
4250–300276315.00315.00
13350–400378408.00408.00
4400–450443340.00340.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2400–450410385.00385.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7500–550522147.00–148.00147.55
11550–600585148.00–158.00154.45
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2700–750737152.00152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9200–250216442.00–460.00449.59
9250–300284435.00–440.00437.27
18300–350314450.00–460.00452.36
22350–400373395.00–480.00437.54
37400–450425370.00–450.00426.97
51450–500473370.00–444.00403.50
84500–550524334.00–408.00366.74
24550–600574322.00–360.00341.34
25600–650621322.00–355.00335.97
14650–700684303.00–335.00309.74
14700–750733224.00–292.00273.56
18750–800792257.00–280.00267.38
5800–850810278.00278.00
51850–900873260.00–268.00266.79
4900–950918220.00–227.00223.47
4950–1000977234.00234.00
21000–10501,030226.00226.00
21050–11001,065220.00220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8300–350335420.00–422.00421.49
4350–400383440.00440.00
9450–500488360.00–364.00363.13
5600–650631320.00320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12350–400382370.00–390.00377.32
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10400–450432365.00–368.00366.81
2450–500455325.00325.00
4500–550520315.00315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1250–300295335.00335.00
1350–400370285.00285.00
1400–450435315.00315.00
1450–500475285.00285.00
2500–550525255.00–275.00264.90
1850–900875215.00215.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2350–400375400.00400.00
6500–550506348.00348.00
11550–600567332.00332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1100–150135750.00750.00
1200–250225750.00750.00
2250–300270350.00350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1150–200180735.00735.00
2250–300288355.00–370.00362.57
1250–300270800.00800.00
2300–350325360.00–380.00370.15
5350–400371322.00–375.00343.56
7400–450423342.00–365.00357.95
18450–500476340.00–385.00356.63
18500–550528312.00–355.00338.61
8550–600567330.00–345.00336.31
3600–650619300.00–325.00316.38
4650–700665254.00–265.00256.73
1750–800775270.00270.00
2900–950928225.00225.00
6950–1000982191.00–222.50212.30
21000–10501,000235.00235.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24300–350317414.00414.00
10350–400361380.00380.00
3450–500470276.00276.00
3600–650631310.00310.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13400–450414395.00–425.00417.51
19500–550522302.00–347.00339.84
10550–600552353.00353.00
9600–650600271.00271.00
11700–750724262.00–286.00268.56
13850–900868254.00–264.00259.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6450–500455425.00–445.00434.93
9500–550538365.00–385.00367.06
1700–750725335.00335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9400–450422405.00–415.00409.00
5450–500453450.00450.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)49741,500.00–1,800.001,687.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)69991,800.00–2,250.002,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)21,538155.00155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)18501,575.001,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)18551,800.001,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,352139.50–148.00143.60
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)18601,200.001,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)11,1051,775.001,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,0261,600.00–1,800.001,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)49011,700.00–1,800.001,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,5552,400.002,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,1551,850.001,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,180151.00151.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)51,0511,800.00–2,100.001,940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)18052,000.002,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,465131.50131.50
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)79461,900.00–2,275.002,078.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)11,090172.00172.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)51,164136.00–150.50142.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3933149.00–162.50156.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21,1182,200.00–2,400.002,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)51,4032,500.00–2,650.002,560.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,150147.00147.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21,228135.00–138.50136.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)31,2621,775.00–2,000.001,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)181,1092,000.00–2,550.002,305.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,3101,875.001,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,325135.00135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2732202.00202.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)41,289144.00–149.50146.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,5853,500.003,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)29452,300.00–2,325.002,312.50
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,1001,975.00–2,400.002,187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,1491,900.00–2,150.002,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)41,1541,725.001,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)41,1542,000.002,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)10977197.00–200.00198.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,2581,950.00–2,100.002,033.33
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)27881,200.00–1,300.001,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)17101,125.001,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,1332,200.002,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,0951,650.001,650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,1051,900.001,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1595132.00132.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,3002,000.002,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,3382,425.00–2,500.002,450.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)19351,250.001,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,3952,900.002,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open21,1252,550.002,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open27231,175.00–1,350.001,262.50
Young (2-4 yrs)Open18851,850.001,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open21,2352,550.002,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)11,0502,100.002,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open51,5543,250.003,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open29932,400.002,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open41,1401,900.00–2,600.002,243.75
Aged (>8 yrs)Open51,3581,950.00–3,000.002,570.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open21,1482,600.00–2,850.002,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open49142,150.00–2,400.002,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open61,3351,850.00–2,775.002,620.83
Young (2-4 yrs)Open41,2193,300.003,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open141,4241,900.00–3,200.002,985.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open41,0052,500.00–2,850.002,731.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open31,2002,150.00–3,050.002,691.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,2202,900.002,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11,2152,750.002,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11,3052,300.002,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open51,2862,675.00–3,100.002,765.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open21,0932,250.00–2,500.002,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open41,1952,650.00–2,700.002,687.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open41,3202,500.00–2,800.002,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open21,1652,750.002,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open18051,350.001,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open16901,375.001,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,0902,350.002,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open31,0952,550.002,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11,0802,550.002,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open31,1402,350.00–2,450.002,383.33
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)15401,050.001,050.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)16751,175.001,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)56621,500.00–1,650.001,580.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)29131,700.00–2,200.001,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open5884180.00–190.00184.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open17911160.00–180.00174.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open27914192.00–265.00212.81
Young (2-4 yrs)Open27915135.50–220.00165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)N/A61,0172,500.00–3,000.002,750.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open16651,300.001,300.00
(<2 yrs)Open17652,200.002,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open17952,600.002,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open11,0203,000.003,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
941,121129.00–152.00138.94
21,205158.00–160.00158.99
9978127.00–139.00133.97
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21,580158.00–159.00158.50
191,055143.00–155.00147.36
7979132.00–173.00148.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
71,108158.00–160.00158.56
401,165139.75–155.00147.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6828120.00–135.00125.10
12854108.00–149.00128.07
362567.00–100.0088.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2079195.00–110.00105.35
3868110.00–118.00114.76
30995110.00–129.00121.39
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2963140.00140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
451,880167.75–190.00179.07
271,573154.50–179.00162.49
101,345145.00–154.00148.49
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.