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New Mexico Direct Cattle Report

New Mexico · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.00/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 775 lb · 195 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $249.61/cwt ≈ $2,371/hd at 950 lb · 182 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.10/cwt +21.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 720 lb · 120 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 703

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 58 267.68 $267.68 $2,141 +4.68
950 950 182 249.61 $249.61 $2,371
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 10 297.10 $297.10 $1,771 +8.56
725 725 110 268.10 $268.10 $1,944
1000 1000 21 219.21 $219.21 $2,192

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 195 251.00–254.00 $253.00 $1,961 +1.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 7 282.10 $282.10 $1,577
720 720 120 248.10 $248.10 $1,786 +21.76

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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.