New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 11
● As filed279 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1784

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
New Mexico reported 279 priced lines covering 1,740 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,352 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 339 head. replacement cattle receipts at 626 head. Counted as USDA files them — 186 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

Mon Aug 11, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)
Feeder CattleReceipts 1,352Last week 2,007Year ago 2,828
Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 529Year ago 432
Replacement CattleReceipts 626Last week 622Year ago 223

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher on comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers traded 7.00-15.00 higher. trade very active, demand very good. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4300–350349530.00530.00
2350–400363460.00460.00
5400–450440440.00–452.00447.13
5450–500483410.00–432.00423.56
8500–550529420.00–425.00423.18
4550–600571393.00393.00
1600–650625350.00350.00
7650–700682342.00–356.00350.15
1700–750730330.00330.00
21050–11001,085240.00240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11400–450425425.00–440.00430.39
2550–600562370.00370.00
1650–700680300.00300.00
2750–800790310.00310.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
1350–4003601,025.001,025.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2100–150130900.00900.00
5150–200189660.00660.00
4200–250245545.00545.00
3250–300262505.00–545.00518.50
4350–400392440.00–465.00452.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
8150–200174712.00–725.00717.72
2200–2502051,325.00–1,350.001,337.80
9200–250227615.00–625.00619.28
9250–300276601.00–630.00612.95
21300–350316560.00–605.00596.36
21350–400370485.00–545.00515.72
30400–450418460.00–500.00479.78
36450–500477430.00–470.00446.24
34500–550516400.00–460.00435.36
85550–600577380.00–425.00399.53
32600–650629366.00–392.00388.88
13650–700670362.00–385.00373.73
9700–750726335.00–352.00347.28
15750–800773326.00–347.00340.86
5800–850810343.00–347.00345.37
6850–900863310.00–322.00318.77
5900–950925252.00–302.00291.84
2950–1000993235.00235.00
51000–10501,015260.00–262.00261.21
21050–11001,075260.00260.00
21200–12501,210240.00240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8400–450430500.00–505.00502.39
7450–500455492.00492.00
1500–550515458.00458.00
6650–700653390.00390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1350–400370525.00525.00
2400–450405537.00537.00
3600–650625395.00–400.00398.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1500–550515310.00310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1650–700695325.00325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4400–450443385.00385.00
1450–500455390.00390.00
8500–550544350.00–400.00393.97
7550–600562380.00–385.00380.71
1600–650625322.00322.00
2650–700680358.00358.00
5700–750730200.00–308.00263.73
4800–850840238.00238.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3350–400360550.00550.00
10400–450423455.00–457.00455.97
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2300–350342425.00425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3500–550543305.00305.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10450–500461425.00425.00
11500–550538420.00420.00
1850–900870300.00300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2250–300270600.00600.00
4300–350316362.00362.00
2450–500492446.00446.00
1500–550500380.00380.00
23550–600587302.00–390.00386.25
26650–700650327.00–390.00387.54
6750–800767287.00–359.00347.18
1900–950930220.00220.00
2950–1000985215.00215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
350–10075650.00–950.00736.67
1200–2502201,275.001,275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1700–750730250.00250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2500–550530338.00338.00
1750–800750255.00255.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3200–250205180.00180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3900–950925180.00180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2800–850830327.00327.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1300–350330975.00975.00
1600–650600187.00187.00
1650–700670190.00190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3300–350329475.00–485.00478.14
2450–500480402.00402.00
3600–650641352.00352.00
3900–950935230.00230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1100–150115700.00700.00
5150–200166685.00685.00
6150–200172645.00–1,285.00763.54
3200–250232525.00525.00
4250–300283515.00515.00
2300–350318420.00–445.00432.20
4400–450415415.00415.00
1500–550500352.00352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6400–450412457.00457.00
16450–500456450.00450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1400–450440357.00357.00
2650–700653312.00312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1300–350315380.00380.00
2350–400355425.00425.00
5400–450433326.00–382.00348.15
3500–550526340.00–360.00353.22
2550–600585305.00–332.00318.27
3600–650617270.00–322.00304.29
1650–700690342.00342.00
1700–750730320.00320.00
2750–800752298.00298.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8350–400358485.00485.00
4550–600569365.00–378.00371.40
1650–700675327.00327.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2350–400387437.00437.00
8400–450449420.00420.00
10500–550517385.00–392.00386.40
2800–850812282.00282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8250–300290460.00–480.00473.66
1300–350340465.00465.00
2350–400395440.00440.00
1400–450400410.00410.00
3550–600555340.00–345.00343.33
2600–650647360.00360.00
7650–700681301.00–342.00318.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2150–2001901,225.001,225.00
8200–250217605.00605.00
33250–300276535.00–625.00604.40
17300–350322500.00–515.00510.46
20350–400379465.00–525.00498.87
44400–450423425.00–452.00444.70
11450–500471397.00–447.00410.45
53500–550522370.00–407.00400.39
40550–600564372.00–395.00380.64
40600–650617365.00–388.00382.78
12650–700665325.00–365.00348.64
6700–750728312.00–367.00339.29
3750–800758317.00–342.00325.41
1800–850840267.00267.00
2900–950908250.00250.00
1950–1000985340.00340.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4350–400360225.00225.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3300–350300200.00200.00
3900–950906220.00220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2200–250237330.00330.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5500–550523315.00315.00
4600–650615300.00300.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2400–450447215.00215.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3300–350335210.00210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open31,0353,800.003,800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open21,3503,650.00–4,200.003,925.00
(<2 yrs)Open17603,000.003,000.00
(<2 yrs)Open41,0003,800.00–4,100.003,875.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open38773,000.00–3,150.003,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open11,0903,400.003,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)28752,000.00–2,100.002,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)28551,725.00–1,900.001,812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)18751,950.001,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)18602,450.002,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)19352,000.002,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)19902,300.002,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)31,0201,600.00–1,900.001,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)18501,750.001,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)19751,800.001,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,4103,025.003,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)19702,200.002,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)19402,500.002,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)29382,050.00–2,250.002,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,3352,700.002,700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,2552,500.002,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,2902,650.002,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,0102,200.002,200.00
Bred Cows — Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,2651,800.001,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)31,1153,050.003,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,2272,500.00–3,150.002,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)41,4802,550.00–2,950.002,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)31,1052,000.00–2,250.002,116.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)291,3583,000.00–3,450.003,188.79
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)31,0402,800.002,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)41,3432,500.00–2,550.002,512.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)41,2682,200.00–2,600.002,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)251,2122,625.00–3,000.002,879.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,0803,000.003,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)21,3252,050.00–2,200.002,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)71,3082,800.00–3,100.003,021.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)41,4532,250.00–2,700.002,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)61,1792,200.00–2,500.002,283.33
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)21,2782,050.00–2,300.002,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,1402,200.002,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)171,1262,100.00–2,450.002,185.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,0801,925.001,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,1202,500.00–2,800.002,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21,0382,350.00–2,550.002,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21,3032,350.00–2,450.002,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,4202,550.002,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)18201,600.001,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)21,0652,000.00–2,200.002,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,4832,600.00–2,750.002,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)81,1932,500.00–2,750.002,603.13
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)31,1772,000.00–2,450.002,266.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)11,4202,700.002,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)91,1012,450.00–2,600.002,533.33
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)18452,500.002,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,1902,700.002,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)31,1402,750.00–2,850.002,816.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)31,0781,600.00–2,000.001,733.33
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)71,1881,650.00–2,050.001,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,0502,000.002,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,0052,000.002,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)17701,950.001,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)17251,600.001,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)26681,250.001,250.00
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)18502,400.002,400.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)27201,700.001,700.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)16902,000.002,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)17001,150.001,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)17452,050.002,050.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,0202,450.002,450.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)19201,975.001,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,3352,750.002,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)71,3393,200.00–3,300.003,228.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)49312,700.00–2,800.002,750.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)118632,800.00–2,850.002,831.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)27602,200.002,200.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)18451,825.001,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open19152,600.002,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,1352,950.002,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open11,4543,700.003,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open21,1502,450.00–2,750.002,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,2453,650.003,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open131,5503,750.003,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11,3302,300.002,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open21,0453,200.003,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open19702,400.002,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11,3602,800.002,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open19503,000.003,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open81,2664,525.004,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open31,1193,650.00–3,900.003,816.67
Young (2-4 yrs)Open51,1643,300.00–4,100.003,540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open11,2303,300.003,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open91,3533,025.00–3,650.003,194.44
Aged (>8 yrs)Open61,2183,000.00–3,250.003,208.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open29983,000.00–3,100.003,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,4453,900.003,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)251,0884,100.00–4,200.004,168.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)151,3883,575.00–3,850.003,661.67
Aged (>8 yrs)Open81,3683,200.00–3,400.003,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)131,3194,425.004,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)121,3483,900.00–4,175.004,083.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)41,3404,275.004,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open71,2153,550.00–3,800.003,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open51,3803,350.00–3,900.003,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open12,1103,350.003,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open31,4103,050.00–4,325.003,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)101,2764,650.004,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open29803,100.003,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open17101,725.001,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11,4953,100.003,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,1603,800.003,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,3553,000.003,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open28081,850.00–2,350.002,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open16351,700.001,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open41,016240.00–276.00259.50
(<2 yrs)Open12813227.00–285.00254.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4701300.00–340.00330.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)Open7731160.00–200.00182.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3743133.00–142.00137.15
81,066154.00–167.00161.44
12966131.00–159.00145.29
4855171.00–175.00173.53
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12949163.00–182.00168.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
241,283140.00–163.00149.23
21,828146.00–154.00150.40
111,110167.00–180.00174.05
821,256152.00–174.00163.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
101,166174.00–190.00183.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
121,493165.50–186.00179.27
151,591185.00–199.25193.82
111,851196.00–215.00201.24
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
131,297172.00–262.00193.36
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.