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New Mexico Direct Cattle Report

New Mexico · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

1,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.11/cwt +10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 800 lb · 306 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 620 lb · 250 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.00/cwt ≈ $896/hd at 550 lb · 95 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,411

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 25 156.81 $156.81 $1,176
800 800 306 153.81–159.82 $155.11 $1,241 +10.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 250 155.00 $155.00 $961 -1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 95 163.00 $163.00 $896
730 730 33 145.81 $145.81 $1,064 +4.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 85 144.00 $144.00 $835

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 240 152.00 $152.00 $988
800 800 65 140.00 $140.00 $1,120

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 240 160.00 $160.00 $1,040
730 730 72 150.00 $150.00 $1,095

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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.