New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 4
● As filed259 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1784

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
New Mexico reported 259 priced lines covering 3,212 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,280 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 420 head. replacement cattle receipts at 434 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

Mon Mar 4, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)
Feeder CattleReceipts 3,280Last week 3,340Year ago 3,635
Slaughter CattleReceipts 420Last week 386Year ago 405
Replacement CattleReceipts 434Last week 454Year ago 360

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers were unevenly steady from 13.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady from 6.00 lower to 16.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly 10.00-12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10250–300299355.00355.00
6350–400397295.00295.00
16400–450428241.00241.00
2450–500495255.00255.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5400–450409352.00352.00
2550–600555250.00250.00
14600–650641228.00228.00
8650–700690226.00226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11250–300291300.00300.00
32300–350336292.50–342.00316.98
35350–400376295.00–336.00311.19
39400–450429265.00–305.00278.35
55450–500472265.00–300.00281.87
96500–550524240.00–300.00269.28
83550–600561240.00–280.00267.23
136600–650637230.00–258.00247.82
28650–700678204.00–258.00233.52
86700–750733215.00–240.00225.63
17750–800769190.00–235.00217.11
7800–850817194.00–215.00208.89
21850–900860191.00–220.00196.74
2900–950910180.00180.00
4950–1000988182.00182.00
51000–10501,037110.50–172.00134.82
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2250–300275295.00295.00
3300–350330245.00245.00
13500–550519260.00–264.00262.71
17550–600572257.00–259.00258.51
2600–650640230.00230.00
4750–800786203.00203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7300–350301280.00280.00
5400–450414310.00–312.00311.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1200–250210400.00400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3200–250217275.00–302.50285.12
7250–300270280.00–293.00286.99
5300–350339270.00–285.00279.24
18350–400376235.00–270.00261.48
13400–450423222.00–275.00255.71
25450–500473217.00–275.00241.88
36500–550522227.00–250.00240.49
14550–600565195.00–242.00226.82
5600–650633188.00–217.50204.95
11650–700687189.00189.00
1700–750740207.50207.50
1850–900880205.00205.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
15300–350337350.00350.00
2450–500480250.00250.00
2500–550547261.00261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1150–200150250.00250.00
3200–250223225.00–250.00234.81
3250–300282205.00–235.00224.53
1300–350300210.00210.00
1350–400395205.00205.00
1400–450435240.00240.00
1450–500498175.00175.00
1550–600560164.00164.00
2600–650618175.00175.00
6650–700678174.00174.00
4700–750725170.00170.00
2750–800763170.00–171.00170.50
4800–850804160.00–185.00167.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14350–400384345.00–347.00345.41
15400–450415315.00–320.00316.99
2450–500462318.00318.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4400–450440265.00265.00
6450–500474275.00275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2200–250210315.00315.00
17250–300269360.00360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2400–450430300.00300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1450–500485186.00186.00
2600–650640183.00183.00
2750–800785150.00150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4300–350339315.00–365.00353.38
10350–400389300.00–360.00354.22
16450–500475211.00–365.00305.38
4500–550537190.00–268.00249.13
4550–600562192.50–254.00238.67
6600–650626210.00–262.00244.14
2650–700680240.00240.00
2700–750723215.00–232.50223.96
3750–800750201.00201.00
3800–850828175.00–232.00193.69
4850–900858152.00–208.00179.82
1900–950905159.00159.00
1950–1000965103.00103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2400–450400345.00345.00
5450–500460298.00–310.00300.45
2750–800788190.00190.00
11150–12001,190120.25120.25
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2850–900863207.00207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
150–10090600.00600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1200–250210450.00450.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2300–350342312.00312.00
11350–400373400.00400.00
5500–550518278.00278.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6400–450415372.00–380.00377.26
13500–550505322.00322.00
7550–600585294.00294.00
3650–700693200.00200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12250–300286300.00–357.50336.73
5300–350324320.00–350.00336.11
21350–400376262.00–350.00318.15
44400–450432283.00–325.00308.51
39450–500488250.00–305.00277.26
29500–550525250.00–295.00265.80
21550–600574240.00–282.00261.61
12600–650631230.00–267.00251.34
2650–700665232.00–233.00232.50
10700–750718193.00–246.00219.41
2750–800790210.00210.00
5800–850818200.00–202.00200.83
3850–900858191.00–203.00199.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5300–350319255.00–300.00277.90
5350–400377212.50–295.00258.74
5400–450416225.00–272.00253.75
12450–500476212.00–270.00242.56
2500–550513230.00–245.00237.54
9550–600565202.00–240.00230.37
1700–750725181.00181.00
2750–800760184.00–188.00185.97
1800–850820151.00151.00
1850–900880187.00187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2250–300295215.00215.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
28350–400363338.00338.00
18400–450402326.00326.00
4450–500478257.00257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3300–350310360.00360.00
3350–400355335.00335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7300–350310425.00425.00
24400–450413370.00–395.00388.37
4550–600555312.00312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2400–450430385.00385.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6450–500488272.00272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1400–450435475.00475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11750–800797239.00239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11250–300298360.00360.00
8300–350345367.00367.00
26350–400382345.00–355.00348.02
27400–450410310.00–332.00314.95
7450–500471318.00–332.00325.98
4500–550514280.00280.00
3600–650630252.00252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3400–450418312.00312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7200–250239420.00–422.00420.57
11250–300292400.00–420.00410.88
45300–350321375.00–415.00393.46
86350–400386315.00–400.00389.39
68400–450422325.00–378.00351.99
60450–500486295.00–380.00323.33
122500–550522293.00–330.00316.94
51550–600571267.00–312.00286.22
52600–650621247.00–300.00265.06
54650–700670241.00–285.00258.73
53700–750722222.00–277.00244.94
82750–800788230.00–265.00237.41
11850–900878201.00–255.00210.92
9900–950918206.00–220.00209.20
11450–15001,490146.00146.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6800–850818175.00175.00
13900–950933171.00171.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3850–900850171.00171.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3250–300293150.00150.00
5300–350313200.00200.00
7350–400381110.00110.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6350–400354240.00240.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14300–350328180.00–195.00189.11
66350–400360306.00–311.00308.91
2400–450425227.00227.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
71300–350324325.00325.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3350–400385160.00160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7300–350339142.00–165.00155.38
3350–400367200.00200.00
2400–450405185.00185.00
3650–700670170.00170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14250–300290162.00162.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2400–450417170.00170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)N/A1—925140.00140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—960119.00119.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,0851,350.001,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open6—1,1651,500.00–2,350.001,941.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,0431,300.00–1,950.001,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open10—1,1601,100.00–2,650.002,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,2201,850.001,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—9151,525.00–2,300.001,912.50
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,1852,050.00–2,085.002,067.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open1—9701,325.001,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—9351,450.001,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,1581,550.00–1,600.001,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—7451,400.001,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—9951,500.001,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—9451,700.001,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,3601,275.001,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,2651,500.001,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,0251,350.001,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—9251,200.00–1,500.001,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,200114.00114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—810112.00–117.00114.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—8181,125.00–1,375.001,208.33
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,108124.00124.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—7581,175.00–1,350.001,262.50
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)8—7901,375.00–1,600.001,493.75
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)3—1,038119.00–127.00121.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—790187.00187.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)5—1,0061,550.00–1,775.001,655.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,1001,175.00–1,525.001,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)59—1,097985.00–2,500.001,818.39
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)9—1,0351,550.00–1,750.001,655.56
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)16—8961,800.00–1,950.001,818.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,2101,275.00–1,575.001,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,1071,125.00–1,750.001,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)7—1,0291,650.00–1,910.001,755.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)9—1,0451,125.00–1,750.001,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)31—1,1321,000.00–2,025.001,808.06
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7—1,115950.00–1,400.001,289.29
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)9—1,0191,600.001,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—1,1551,450.001,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—1,0941,400.00–1,500.001,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—710148.00148.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—693900.00–925.00912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—8251,300.001,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—6901,025.001,025.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—8651,125.001,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—9551,250.001,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11—9031,075.00–1,150.001,127.27
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—8951,150.001,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—930975.00975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7—1,1341,350.00–1,800.001,628.57
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—9001,750.00–2,500.002,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)10—8791,200.00–2,000.001,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—9881,500.00–1,525.001,508.33
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—7651,050.00–1,400.001,225.00
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—9201,625.001,625.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—8851,400.001,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—9671,250.00–1,950.001,716.67
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—530750.00750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open10—809110.00–180.00128.90
(<2 yrs)Open7—854130.00–171.00158.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open6—892100.00100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,025133.00133.00
(<2 yrs)Open13—932114.00–146.00129.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
84—1,255102.00–120.00110.93
44—1,10397.00–113.00103.76
16—1,201115.00–123.00120.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—76260.00–67.0064.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—62877.0077.00
1—46082.0082.00
2—71899.00–101.00100.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—870102.50–114.00107.59
7—943112.00–117.00114.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
54—1,03284.00–105.5096.84
15—89880.00–103.5084.92
7—88470.00–83.0077.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—980138.00138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—1,20690.00–121.00115.22
41—1,399114.00–126.50119.82
10—1,375128.00–136.00131.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—1,797141.00–145.00143.60
17—1,308103.00–129.00115.79
24—1,602119.00–139.00130.37
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.