New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 194 priced lines covering 963 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 879 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 66 head. replacement cattle receipts at 91 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 879Last week 3,338Year ago 4,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 399Year ago 346

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 460Year ago 408

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 lower, while feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Trade moderate, demand good. Receipts were very limited due to heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	555.00–565.00	559.96
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	295	500.00–525.00	517.99
2	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	447	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
10	300–350	345	502.00–550.00	521.11
19	350–400	387	430.00–470.00	447.55
7	400–450	434	420.00–450.00	441.27
36	450–500	479	399.00–425.00	403.63
16	500–550	514	365.00–405.00	383.39
6	550–600	561	332.00–376.00	367.56
9	600–650	628	300.00–367.00	341.83
6	650–700	677	341.00–345.00	341.66
2	700–750	723	325.00–345.00	334.90
3	750–800	793	272.00–342.50	319.10
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	863	232.00–252.00	245.44
2	1250–1300	1,277	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	350.00–405.00	378.53
2	350–400	387	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	467.00–490.00	477.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	328	430.00–465.00	449.39
4	350–400	363	400.00–425.00	406.47
3	400–450	420	370.00–395.00	385.42
6	450–500	469	200.00–385.00	342.34
12	500–550	520	340.00–370.00	354.86
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	422.00	422.00
1	600–650	610	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	345.00–350.00	347.59
3	450–500	475	325.00–350.00	341.67
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	620	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	312.00–332.00	321.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	341.00–350.00	343.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	545.00	545.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	375	430.00–457.00	448.48
5	400–450	424	300.00–459.00	421.95
38	450–500	490	405.00–423.00	421.94
2	500–550	515	340.00–360.00	349.90
17	550–600	567	350.00–402.00	382.88
3	600–650	618	350.00–360.00	356.71
1	750–800	760	284.00	284.00
1	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	520.00–525.00	520.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	467	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	440	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	580	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	593	400.00–402.00	400.22
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	478	445.00–482.00	463.60
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	600.00	600.00
4	200–250	231	627.50–652.00	640.94
3	250–300	288	607.00–625.00	612.72
5	300–350	335	550.00–600.00	566.55
22	350–400	377	472.00–565.00	520.34
9	400–450	420	465.00–500.00	484.70
12	450–500	459	455.00–465.00	464.13
4	500–550	534	385.00–402.50	391.81
27	550–600	564	385.00–457.00	415.85
46	600–650	620	375.00–392.00	381.65
7	650–700	684	377.00	377.00
4	700–750	718	280.00–336.00	321.96
2	850–900	868	237.00–325.00	280.11
4	1050–1100	1,081	296.00	296.00
2	1100–1150	1,120	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	302.00	302.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	330.00–345.00	337.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	587	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	388	390.00–400.00	395.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	480	505.00–540.00	512.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	585.00	585.00
2	400–450	420	507.00	507.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	575.00–585.00	580.19
2	350–400	373	475.00–515.00	495.13
6	400–450	444	455.00	455.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	512	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	665	322.00–355.00	338.87
2	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	895	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	840	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	925	160.00	160.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	152.00	152.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	200.00	200.00
75	350–400	359	545.00	545.00
80	400–450	423	437.00–456.00	446.14
7	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
49	350–400	384	467.00	467.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	341	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	505.00	505.00
37	350–400	358	596.00	596.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	755	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,095	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,033.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,199	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,673.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,012	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,120	152.00–179.00	166.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	245.00	245.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	145.00–175.00	160.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,012.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	760	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,182	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,091	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,086.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	720	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,181.25
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	847	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	210.00	210.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	743	220.00–260.00	240.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	802	230.00–280.00	256.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	142.50	142.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,857	184.50–193.00	187.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	141.00–157.00	148.02
3	—	1,928	190.00–191.00	190.36
3	—	1,710	176.00–180.50	178.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	90.00–100.00	94.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	143.00–144.00	143.48
9	—	1,165	147.50–155.50	150.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,051	145.00–161.00	153.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	788	128.00–129.00	128.46
1	—	1,060	121.00	121.00

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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