New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 381 priced lines covering 3,035 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,732 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 513 head. replacement cattle receipts at 539 head. Counted as USDA files them — 147 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,732Last week 2,164Year ago 2,831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 513Last week 470Year ago 560

Replacement CattleReceipts 539Last week 406Year ago 310

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifers traded unevenly steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,079.27
2	400–450	403	1,600.00	1,600.00
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	527	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	550–600	590	1,250.00	1,250.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	655	175.00–240.00	207.75
2	700–750	713	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	433	495.00	495.00
15	450–500	493	465.00	465.00
12	600–650	631	382.00–397.00	388.16
9	650–700	679	337.00–392.00	355.54
2	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
2	900–950	937	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	445.00	445.00
11	650–700	672	360.00–364.00	362.56
2	700–750	715	355.00	355.00
3	850–900	858	310.50	310.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	536	402.00–415.00	408.57
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	525.00	525.00
2	150–200	160	950.00	950.00
1	200–250	230	555.00	555.00
2	200–250	205	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.80
2	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	606	395.00	395.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	825	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	730.00	730.00
8	250–300	260	640.00–705.00	648.45
13	300–350	311	545.00–640.00	620.49
15	350–400	383	535.00–605.00	578.07
21	400–450	424	492.00–555.00	515.09
28	450–500	467	462.00–530.00	502.43
88	500–550	519	440.00–495.00	464.27
49	550–600	567	404.00–465.00	433.56
61	600–650	626	375.00–422.00	404.11
53	650–700	668	379.00–420.00	387.52
36	700–750	732	357.00–378.00	367.04
31	750–800	759	336.00–375.00	353.09
16	800–850	818	320.00–350.00	333.94
14	850–900	866	331.00–340.00	338.03
11	900–950	909	302.00–340.00	313.93
2	1150–1200	1,150	240.00	240.00
1	1300–1350	1,345	260.00	260.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
1	400–450	400	1,400.00	1,400.00
2	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	571	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	384	410.00–445.00	423.81
2	400–450	430	295.00–415.00	355.70
7	450–500	484	345.00–375.00	360.66
4	550–600	565	310.00–320.00	314.91
6	600–650	632	320.00–347.50	326.95
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	890	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	430.00	430.00
2	700–750	743	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	530.00	530.00
28	600–650	608	422.00–505.00	433.82
3	700–750	705	400.00	400.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	610.00	610.00
5	300–350	323	505.00–535.00	520.15
3	350–400	388	495.00	495.00
8	400–450	424	485.00–505.00	490.27
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	555	415.00–430.00	423.92
7	600–650	619	422.00	422.00
6	700–750	712	365.00	365.00
8	750–800	799	340.50	340.50
12	850–900	882	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
8	350–400	373	460.00–480.00	472.46
4	400–450	438	455.00	455.00
9	450–500	465	410.00–440.00	428.31
5	500–550	508	380.00–455.00	432.36
10	550–600	578	400.00–420.00	411.96
24	600–650	629	340.00–412.00	383.26
6	650–700	661	348.00–370.00	359.10
13	700–750	731	320.00–335.00	330.18
2	750–800	763	329.00	329.00
2	800–850	823	295.00–315.00	304.79
4	850–900	869	300.00–302.00	301.00
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	227.00	227.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	225.00	225.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	210.00	210.00
2	1150–1200	1,180	191.00	191.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	522	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	595	242.00	242.00
5	600–650	623	350.00–382.00	362.39
2	750–800	757	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	380.00–385.00	382.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	1,400.00	1,400.00
2	300–350	345	542.00	542.00
2	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	443	355.00–440.00	419.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	75	600.00	600.00
3	100–150	117	650.00–700.00	668.57
3	150–200	178	850.00–1,025.00	964.49
1	250–300	285	475.00	475.00
5	300–350	322	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	379	320.00–445.00	350.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	405	530.00	530.00
6	500–550	517	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	465.00–470.00	468.41
6	400–450	419	450.00–480.00	459.84
2	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	524	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	632	344.00–357.00	351.69
6	650–700	664	357.50	357.50
2	700–750	702	327.00	327.00
4	1100–1150	1,125	265.00	265.00
2	1300–1350	1,310	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	287	630.00–645.00	632.70
1	300–350	310	1,775.00	1,775.00
15	300–350	325	560.00–630.00	616.85
16	350–400	379	465.00–535.00	506.72
25	400–450	421	440.00–480.00	466.49
61	450–500	471	415.00–445.00	429.35
100	500–550	522	385.00–420.00	410.09
51	550–600	574	350.00–385.00	366.80
29	600–650	613	357.00–377.00	365.17
49	650–700	674	342.00–362.50	350.76
15	700–750	721	312.00–349.00	331.95
26	750–800	787	312.00–330.00	324.34
15	800–850	818	270.00–324.50	308.69
17	850–900	863	300.00–307.00	303.24
13	950–1000	976	262.00–282.00	278.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	343	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
13	400–450	421	385.00–420.00	404.01
24	450–500	478	350.00–430.00	382.34
24	500–550	522	345.00–375.00	366.60
24	550–600	570	337.00–379.00	373.60
7	600–650	622	328.00–355.00	334.45
6	650–700	664	300.00–332.00	314.56
2	700–750	700	317.00	317.00
3	800–850	827	230.00–260.00	239.92
2	850–900	872	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	534	370.00–380.00	377.32
2	550–600	592	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	635	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	689	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	885	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
18	450–500	475	257.00–385.00	355.56
2	500–550	513	325.00–340.00	332.39
8	550–600	578	297.00–329.00	319.55
3	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	724	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1050–1100	1,054	282.00	282.00
7	1100–1150	1,112	280.00	280.00
6	1200–1250	1,249	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	469	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	556	395.00	395.00
3	850–900	871	365.00	365.00
10	900–950	917	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
16	450–500	464	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	508	377.00	377.00
2	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
26	650–700	678	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	588	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
1	300–350	345	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	400–450	425	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	487	375.00	375.00
2	950–1000	960	285.00	285.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	303	277.00	277.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
62	250–300	286	601.00	601.00
17	300–350	308	550.00	550.00
17	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	473	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	312	227.00	227.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	255.00	255.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
4	550–600	567	196.00	196.00
5	600–650	646	252.00	252.00
2	850–900	885	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	375.00–380.00	377.50
2	400–450	415	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	253	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
120	300–350	315	680.00–700.00	693.13
7	900–950	905	291.00	291.00
7	950–1000	993	287.00	287.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	652.00	652.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	1,450.00	1,450.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	715	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	266	700.00–720.00	713.12
2	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	424	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	473	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	583	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	626	345.00–355.00	353.31
5	650–700	663	295.00–345.00	319.36
2	700–750	725	325.00–330.00	327.48
3	750–800	783	235.00–275.00	256.54
5	800–850	810	250.00–285.00	262.98
1	1000–1050	1,005	207.00	207.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	210.00	210.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	475	200.00–432.00	372.17
2	550–600	595	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	685	175.00–232.00	203.50
2	700–750	715	175.00–230.00	202.12
1	900–950	940	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	1,250.00	1,250.00
10	300–350	315	515.00–705.00	622.48
5	350–400	365	595.00–600.00	597.04
21	400–450	434	447.00–560.00	522.24
6	450–500	465	455.00–475.00	468.08
28	550–600	585	383.00–440.00	393.91
3	600–650	620	440.00	440.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
21	800–850	802	325.00	325.00
2	900–950	905	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,100	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	397.00	397.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	170	775.00	775.00
2	200–250	215	1,485.00	1,485.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	2,525.00–3,400.00	2,962.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,458	2,500.00–4,200.00	3,755.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,649	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,206.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,281	3,700.00–4,100.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,193	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,224	2,500.00–4,300.00	3,438.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,310	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	870	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,294	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,526	3,950.00–4,200.00	4,112.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	3,550.00–4,200.00	3,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,352	2,700.00–4,250.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,376	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,535	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,462	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,730	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	939	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	146.00–162.00	154.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	956	247.00	247.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	170.00	170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,169	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,862.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,007	159.00–175.50	170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,028	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,712.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,206	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,934.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,916.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,125	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,458.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,081	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,680.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,169	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,083	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,351	2,475.00–2,550.00	2,487.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,192	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,485.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,307	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,390.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,120	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,437.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,168	975.00–2,900.00	2,355.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	790	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,266.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,146	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,213	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,141.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,526	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,165	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,281.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,410	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,187.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,620	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,512	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,357	2,800.00–3,300.00	2,966.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,079	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,925.00	1,925.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	2,900.00	2,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,950.00	3,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	965	215.00–320.00	266.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	—	985	190.00–300.00	239.68
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	729	334.00–340.00	337.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	759	250.00–280.00	267.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	167.00	167.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	931	178.00–255.00	232.68
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	882	232.00	232.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,850.00	2,850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	905	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	911	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,096	160.00–179.00	169.54
13	—	1,089	150.00–163.00	159.76
1	—	1,010	177.50	177.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	847	112.00–133.00	122.43
7	—	1,059	127.00–145.00	138.96
31	—	941	132.00–163.00	153.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	983	160.00–191.00	184.36
19	—	1,282	164.50–176.00	169.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	809	120.00	120.00
3	—	732	147.00–156.00	151.60
4	—	759	102.00–112.00	107.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	155.00	155.00
80	—	1,219	174.50–184.50	177.58
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,553	151.00–158.00	156.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,570	167.00–193.00	183.39
20	—	1,732	210.00–230.00	216.10
16	—	1,668	181.00–209.00	196.72
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	191.00–196.00	193.42
2	—	878	160.00–186.00	174.37

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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