New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 255 priced lines covering 2,039 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,941 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 365 head. replacement cattle receipts at 415 head. Counted as USDA files them — 121 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,941Last week 2,165Year ago 2,186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 503Year ago 447

Replacement CattleReceipts 415Last week 363Year ago 324

Compared to last week, steer calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Heifer calves traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Trade very active, demand very good. Slaughter cows mostly 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	660	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	685	162.00	162.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	693	158.00	158.00
4	700–750	701	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
7	400–450	411	445.00–465.00	449.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	446	407.00	407.00
34	550–600	578	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	65	800.00	800.00
1	150–200	185	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	200–250	200	950.00	950.00
2	250–300	293	417.00	417.00
2	350–400	388	417.00	417.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
9	400–450	440	340.00–396.00	375.36
13	450–500	476	326.00–375.00	343.61
4	500–550	535	330.00–382.00	355.51
20	550–600	578	320.00–366.00	337.95
4	600–650	626	305.00–320.00	310.02
2	650–700	658	280.00–305.00	292.55
1	750–800	790	267.50	267.50
3	800–850	817	230.00–245.00	236.69
1	850–900	870	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	508	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	270.00–300.00	284.90
3	450–500	464	250.00–335.00	307.20
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	668	250.00–270.00	259.81
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	788	242.00–256.00	248.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	85	800.00	800.00
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	344.00	344.00
4	450–500	497	342.00	342.00
4	600–650	639	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	245	445.00–505.00	468.82
4	250–300	288	495.00	495.00
15	300–350	339	410.00–485.00	464.35
13	350–400	375	420.00–455.00	446.23
23	400–450	425	400.00–450.00	430.91
35	450–500	475	367.00–422.00	408.23
76	500–550	522	344.00–400.00	371.36
52	550–600	559	351.00–385.00	367.31
27	600–650	630	300.00–360.00	327.43
17	650–700	675	306.00–326.00	312.33
13	700–750	705	300.00–310.50	308.87
64	750–800	784	270.00–286.00	285.00
2	800–850	830	273.00	273.00
5	900–950	917	246.00–292.00	273.79
4	950–1000	975	260.00–422.00	341.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	237.00	237.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	170.00–180.00	176.29
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	200–250	244	350.00	350.00
31	350–400	350	377.00	377.00
2	500–550	513	337.00	337.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	436	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
22	500–550	510	200.00–310.00	296.75
3	550–600	583	278.00	278.00
11	650–700	672	259.00–270.00	266.08
2	950–1000	965	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	350–400	373	376.00–377.00	376.42
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	75	450.00	450.00
2	150–200	183	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,236.64
1	200–250	215	1,285.00	1,285.00
3	250–300	287	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
6	250–300	267	420.00–430.00	425.51
19	300–350	313	390.00–430.00	418.42
25	350–400	374	375.00–425.00	409.97
6	400–450	414	370.00–410.00	390.55
12	450–500	487	352.00–402.00	363.14
44	500–550	519	330.00–365.00	347.39
31	550–600	572	321.00–378.00	335.46
21	600–650	625	295.00–326.00	300.99
15	650–700	664	260.00–285.00	279.58
10	700–750	733	260.00–289.00	272.54
71	750–800	752	263.00–277.00	276.02
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
6	850–900	854	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
99	650–700	660	286.00–300.00	296.80
5	850–900	864	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	320.00–350.00	334.88
2	350–400	363	350.00–360.00	355.10
2	400–450	430	330.00–335.00	332.59
10	450–500	477	324.00–335.00	329.24
13	500–550	530	300.00–345.00	329.86
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	697	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	709	237.00–252.00	242.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	582	235.00–265.00	254.86
14	650–700	680	212.00–245.00	227.31
2	700–750	733	206.00	206.00
1	750–800	750	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	357.00	357.00
4	450–500	457	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	683	272.50	272.50
4	700–750	713	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3	200–250	219	850.00–1,125.00	1,032.77
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	593	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	258	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
6	600–650	601	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	75	775.00	775.00
2	100–150	120	700.00–725.00	713.02
1	150–200	180	775.00	775.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	455	385.00–410.00	403.79
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	167.00	167.00
1	900–950	920	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	70	700.00	700.00
2	150–200	168	900.00–1,200.00	1,034.33
1	200–250	200	1,200.00	1,200.00
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	130.00	130.00
1	700–750	730	265.00	265.00
2	950–1000	960	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	441	407.00	407.00
5	450–500	474	305.00–387.00	360.59
8	500–550	529	340.00–365.00	361.87
4	550–600	578	320.00–337.00	328.21
1	600–650	640	312.00	312.00
7	650–700	675	240.00–318.00	273.09
2	800–850	823	210.00–215.00	212.43
2	950–1000	960	285.00	285.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	227.00	227.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	162.00	162.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	275.00	275.00
5	400–450	428	275.00	275.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	400–450	402	407.00	407.00
30	500–550	543	367.00	367.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	564	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,100	135.00–150.00	142.58
11	—	1,044	129.00–146.50	137.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	901	120.00–135.00	125.19
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
9	—	916	110.00–132.50	118.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	838	113.00–130.00	123.51
11	—	826	124.00–144.00	132.83
2	—	890	97.00–101.00	99.39
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,081	136.00–157.00	144.88
17	—	826	133.00–144.00	137.52
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	155.00–162.00	157.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,237	140.00–177.00	152.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,265	150.00–174.00	165.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,548	152.00–180.00	167.24
16	—	1,490	125.00–159.00	149.33
34	—	1,806	160.00–188.00	174.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,340	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,389	2,450.00–3,400.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,087	2,150.00–3,100.00	2,733.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,063	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,256	2,600.00–3,550.00	3,307.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,148	1,925.00–2,950.00	2,551.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	1,975.00–2,650.00	2,312.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,294	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,668.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,231	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,283.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,111	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,262.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,210	2,500.00–3,025.00	2,980.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	152.00	152.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,043	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	170.00	170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,143	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,166.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,275	2,650.00–3,350.00	3,140.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	149.00	149.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	160.00	160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,233	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,184	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,076	190.00–207.00	195.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,272	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,683.33
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,810.00	1,810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	125.00	125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	753	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	700	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,029	135.00–180.00	160.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,124	140.00–170.00	155.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	141.00	141.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	958	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,933.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	148.00	148.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,218	147.00–167.00	157.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,202	1,625.00–2,300.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	146.00	146.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,203	1,925.00–2,750.00	2,362.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	909	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,737.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	162.00	162.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,189	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	757	1,800.00–2,325.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,229	3,100.00	3,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	837	172.00–240.00	207.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,002	150.00–251.00	195.23
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	673	150.00–165.00	156.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	854	180.00–187.00	183.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	723	175.00	175.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,083	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,277	3,300.00	3,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	926	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,085.71
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	855	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,278	160.00–180.00	170.00

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.

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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