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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

2,831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $123.88/cwt -12.77 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 529 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $123.75/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 591 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.65/cwt -9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 518 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,831 5,642 8,869
Feeder cattle 1,889 4,247 6,631
Slaughter cattle 588 805 1,448
Replacement cattle 354 590 790

Market comments — USDA reporter

No accurate comparison available due to a winter weather system limiting receipts and demand for all calves and feeders . Slaughter cows mixed 1.00-2.00 lower to 2.00 higher later in the week with limited offerings. Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
214 214 4 150.00 $150.00 $321 -18.00
260–275 265 5 139.00–144.00 $142.16 $377 -3.54
300 300 1 142.50 $142.50 $428 -11.50
402–415 408 6 126.00–136.00 $129.05 $527 -18.70
408–442 428 5 120.00 $120.00 $514 -27.75
450–492 466 21 120.00–143.00 $135.39 $631 -8.92
502–545 527 53 120.00–137.75 $129.81 $684 -6.57
509–544 535 16 97.00–110.00 $104.22 $558 -32.16
575–595 591 52 114.00–130.00 $123.75 $731 +2.55
603–648 622 38 114.50–127.00 $118.95 $740 —
630–637 unweaned 636 5 111.00–112.00 $111.20 $707 -11.33
667–682 unweaned 679 29 96.00–115.50 $111.95 $760 -7.94
680 680 1 116.00 $116.00 $789 +3.00
715–716 unweaned 716 13 106.00–107.00 $106.85 $765 -0.40
724 724 13 120.50 $120.50 $872 -1.32
755 755 2 115.00 $115.00 $868 -7.00
766 766 5 110.50 $110.50 $846 -11.50
865 865 1 112.50 $112.50 $973 —
927 927 3 94.00 $94.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–312 310 10 140.00 $140.00 $434 -14.46
325 325 2 121.00 $121.00 $393 -33.46
360–399 387 25 125.00–147.00 $140.46 $544 +0.46
419–448 424 11 110.00–112.00 $111.62 $473 -29.51
468–498 485 32 117.00–129.00 $121.80 $591 -18.45
500–549 521 27 111.50–132.50 $122.43 $638 -9.74
567–597 577 13 118.00–125.50 $121.54 $701 -5.06
590 590 2 110.00 $110.00 $649 -16.60
614 value added 614 14 116.00 $116.00 $712 —
613–644 632 9 110.50–117.50 $114.72 $725 +7.72
653 unweaned 653 3 103.00 $103.00 $673 -10.75
674–696 686 17 121.50–122.00 $121.77 $835 +3.73
726–737 732 6 118.00–121.00 $119.49 $875 -6.51
732 unweaned 732 4 106.00 $106.00 $776 -5.16
768 768 5 118.00 $118.00 $906 +1.27
810 810 2 100.00 $100.00 $810 -21.00
906 906 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–378 370 6 121.00–125.00 $123.72 $458 —
435 435 2 120.00 $120.00 $522 -11.89
458–472 466 5 118.00–120.00 $119.21 $556 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 100.00 $100.00 $413 —
507 507 3 100.00 $100.00 $507 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242–245 244 4 135.00–138.00 $136.51 $333 —
309–318 314 9 125.00–132.00 $128.26 $403 -10.43
365–390 375 5 106.00–109.00 $107.25 $402 -25.03
412–444 433 24 114.00–127.00 $121.07 $524 -10.05
433 433 2 100.00 $100.00 $433 -31.12
451–490 476 28 106.00–121.25 $115.41 $549 -9.77
484 484 12 95.50 $95.50 $462 -29.68
513 513 2 93.00 $93.00 $477 -26.57
503–547 518 44 104.50–118.00 $110.41 $572 -9.16
550–595 571 34 101.00–115.50 $108.18 $618 -12.87
607–620 unweaned 616 15 97.00–104.00 $101.73 $627 -10.47
668–685 669 12 108.00 $108.00 $723 -9.32
793 793 3 90.00 $90.00 $714 —
809 809 7 92.00 $92.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 6 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $304 -1.50
257–288 277 9 120.00–139.00 $128.20 $355 -8.92
319 319 4 105.00 $105.00 $335 -24.73
332–338 335 7 115.00–122.00 $118.42 $397 -11.31
355–383 369 18 115.00–122.00 $118.86 $439 -5.31
384 384 12 108.00 $108.00 $415 -16.17
400–405 404 8 108.00–120.00 $109.48 $442 -16.29
405–425 423 22 113.50–126.00 $124.91 $528 -0.86
500–518 505 9 90.00–100.00 $93.52 $472 -27.24
513–549 536 18 100.00–108.00 $102.39 $549 -18.37
577–589 581 30 100.00–118.50 $112.73 $655 -3.22
618 618 2 104.00 $104.00 $643 -10.75
635–648 unweaned 640 10 90.00–110.00 $99.94 $640 -9.61
681 681 4 104.00 $104.00 $708 -6.38
715–731 730 25 89.00–114.50 $111.68 $815 -5.32
770 770 6 99.50 $99.50 $766 —
807 807 2 99.00 $99.00 $799 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 71.00 $71.00 $284 —
610 610 6 70.00 $70.00 $427 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518–547 533 6 74.00–75.00 $74.49 $397 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 110.00 $110.00 $460 —
508–540 527 5 79.00–80.00 $79.61 $420 -48.39
608 608 2 88.00 $88.00 $535 —
693 693 2 80.00 $80.00 $554 -23.00
725 725 2 66.50 $66.50 $482 -16.50
912 912 3 66.00 $66.00 $602 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 4 70.00 $70.00 $384 -45.00
693 693 3 97.00 $97.00 $672 -11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–909 849 85-90% 11 16.00–25.00 $17.38 $148 —
700–1090 889 85-90% 13 17.00–29.00 $22.75 $202 —
766–1190 903 85-90% 50 29.00–40.00 $34.01 $307 —
895–1209 1004 85-90% 121 37.50–51.00 $41.74 $419 +5.55
819–1405 1085 85-90% 118 37.00–47.00 $41.80 $454 -0.80
1280 1280 85-90% 5 40.00 $40.00 $512 —
1305 1305 85-90% 7 48.75 $48.75 $636 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 1 34.50 $34.50 $350 —
930–1185 1065 80-85% 9 39.50–43.50 $42.25 $450 —
990–1740 1257 80-85% 67 44.50–53.00 $48.13 $605 +1.22
1452–1595 1486 80-85% 6 54.00–55.00 $54.43 $809 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1520 1451 75-80% 4 46.50–54.00 $51.50 $747 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–2250 1539 18 50.00–68.50 $62.22 $958 —
1280–2455 1770 21 68.00–79.00 $73.34 $1,298 -6.66
1715–1940 1798 3 80.00–81.00 $80.36 $1,445 +0.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–900 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–675.00 $658.33
850–1050 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 400.00–585.00 $501.25
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
950–1100 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 650.00–975.00 $833.33
750–1200 1036 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 400.00–900.00 $706.36
950–1200 1065 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 600.00–750.00 $687.50
800–1235 1066 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 34 600.00–900.00 $763.68
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00 $600.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00 $550.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 730.00 $730.00
1700 1700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 66.00 $66.00 $574
1000–1100 1033 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 47.00–52.00 $50.17 $518
700–1295 1049 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 49.00–56.50 $51.88 $544
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 51.50 $51.50 $541
850–1250 1069 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 40.00–48.00 $44.06 $471
800–1232 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 42.00–53.75 $51.61 $587
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 51.50 $51.50 $695

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–800 745 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 400.00–550.00 $471.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 48.00 $48.00 $360

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 800.00–1,025.00 $930.00 +200.71
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 +70.71
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00 —

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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.