New Mexico Direct Cattle Report

New Mexico · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.52/cwt ≈ $1,126/hd at 680 lb · 161 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.54/cwt ≈ $951/hd at 600 lb · 150 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.04/cwt +2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 500 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	449	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	80	165.04	$165.04	$825	+2.04
600	600	150	158.54	$158.54	$951	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	161	165.52	$165.52	$1,126	—
860	860	58	151.76	$151.76	$1,305	+2.92

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.