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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

5,359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.11/cwt +16.46 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 526 lb · 207 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $148.94/cwt +13.55 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 473 lb · 167 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.49/cwt +22.61 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 521 lb · 152 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,359 2,831 7,308
Feeder cattle 3,792 1,889 5,111
Slaughter cattle 914 588 979
Replacement cattle 653 354 1,218

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. No comparison on feeders due to limited offerings last week, however a higher undertone noted. Quality more attractive this week after harsh weather conditions last week. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–291 287 14 144.00–175.00 $164.18 $471 +22.02
303–341 328 28 138.00–166.00 $158.51 $520 +16.01
366–382 thin fleshed 372 5 176.00–177.00 $176.41 $656 —
373–399 382 41 158.00–166.00 $162.11 $619 —
415 value added 415 3 170.00 $170.00 $706 —
416–423 thin fleshed 419 11 169.00–170.00 $169.46 $710 —
408–445 426 54 136.00–167.50 $154.23 $657 +34.23
446 446 3 148.50 $148.50 $662 +28.50
455 455 1 129.00 $129.00 $587 -6.39
450–475 value added 459 24 161.50–170.50 $163.59 $751 —
450–497 475 142 135.00–159.00 $146.61 $696 +11.22
516 value added 516 11 156.50 $156.50 $808 —
506–547 521 138 125.00–152.50 $146.48 $763 +16.67
538 538 3 110.00 $110.00 $592 +5.78
552–593 575 114 123.50–141.50 $135.37 $778 +11.62
573–589 585 9 110.00–115.00 $113.91 $666 -9.84
600–646 617 62 116.00–138.00 $130.70 $806 +11.75
604–649 unweaned 636 87 110.00–134.50 $127.94 $814 +16.74
655–675 unweaned 660 32 105.00–132.50 $127.59 $842 +15.64
662–679 675 19 123.55–125.00 $123.85 $836 +7.85
663–698 677 5 110.00–116.00 $113.53 $769 -2.47
700–740 714 61 108.00–126.00 $123.35 $881 +2.85
715–740 unweaned 722 9 104.00–113.00 $110.51 $798 +3.66
795–796 796 5 115.00–121.00 $116.20 $925 +5.70
810 unweaned 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
823 823 2 115.00 $115.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 5 171.00 $171.00 $388 —
319 319 5 148.00 $148.00 $472 +27.00
315–343 327 13 139.00–163.00 $157.12 $514 +36.12
361–396 373 27 158.00–171.00 $166.45 $621 +25.99
400–443 419 76 137.00–166.50 $152.13 $637 +40.51
410–427 thin fleshed 423 12 159.00–173.00 $169.61 $717 —
445 445 3 135.00 $135.00 $601 +23.38
458–495 476 36 130.00–138.00 $132.85 $632 +11.05
495 thin fleshed 495 7 149.50 $149.50 $740 —
500–548 516 77 128.50–149.00 $141.27 $729 +18.84
542 542 18 125.50 $125.50 $680 +3.07
550–596 568 56 120.00–143.50 $135.28 $768 +13.74
602–621 604 37 131.50–140.00 $138.61 $837 +23.89
631–641 unweaned 636 36 112.00–128.00 $120.45 $766 —
643 thin fleshed 643 2 116.00 $116.00 $746 —
655–696 unweaned 676 16 108.00–127.50 $118.06 $798 +15.06
665–695 685 13 113.00–118.00 $115.58 $792 -6.19
687 687 23 120.00 $120.00 $824 -1.77
703–733 714 14 116.00–125.00 $119.85 $856 +0.36
745 unweaned 745 5 106.00 $106.00 $790 ±0.00
751 unweaned 751 4 109.50 $109.50 $822 —
757–767 761 5 113.00–121.00 $116.23 $885 -1.77
805–811 808 7 102.00–107.50 $104.35 $843 +4.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208–244 232 8 135.00–141.00 $138.38 $321 —
310–320 317 7 136.00–139.00 $138.16 $438 —
415–443 427 7 120.00–131.00 $126.11 $538 +6.11
471–485 475 25 125.00–140.50 $135.02 $641 +15.81
502–546 527 28 120.00–138.00 $123.68 $652 —
563–579 576 11 117.00–129.50 $127.28 $733 —
600–621 611 8 117.00–132.50 $125.62 $768 —
648 unweaned 648 9 122.50 $122.50 $794 —
703 703 2 114.25 $114.25 $803 —
948 948 3 101.50 $101.50 $962 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606–611 607 14 130.00–132.00 $131.43 $798 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
873 873 9 110.00 $110.00 $960 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 4 119.00 $119.00 $281 -17.51
323 value added 323 3 141.00 $141.00 $455 —
308–343 337 18 130.00–145.00 $142.91 $482 +14.65
351–381 368 37 121.00–143.00 $134.49 $495 +27.24
413 413 6 120.00 $120.00 $496 -1.07
400–447 423 55 116.00–141.00 $130.92 $554 +9.85
450–497 473 81 119.50–137.00 $130.38 $617 +14.97
494 494 15 119.50 $119.50 $590 +24.00
500–549 526 203 106.00–134.00 $126.23 $664 +15.82
540 value added 540 2 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
547 547 2 120.00 $120.00 $656 +9.59
553 value added 553 11 132.50 $132.50 $733 —
550–599 580 62 105.00–123.50 $115.38 $669 +7.20
602–615 604 38 110.00–127.50 $124.75 $753 —
600–645 unweaned 620 46 106.00–115.00 $112.40 $697 +10.67
650–686 unweaned 666 16 100.00–115.00 $108.65 $724 —
661–695 667 93 106.00–125.00 $124.38 $830 +16.38
700–743 728 8 100.00–114.50 $107.04 $779 —
735–740 736 4 109.00 $109.00 $802 —
750–782 772 10 104.50–109.00 $107.53 $830 +17.53
862 862 7 108.00 $108.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 2 126.00 $126.00 $275 -3.50
278–295 284 11 128.00–130.00 $129.29 $367 +1.09
303–343 315 13 118.00–129.00 $124.09 $391 +19.09
324 thin fleshed 324 4 133.00 $133.00 $431 —
352–399 386 27 120.00–142.00 $133.91 $517 +25.91
406–422 412 12 119.00–139.00 $129.28 $533 +19.80
416 416 3 120.00 $120.00 $499 -4.91
451–498 479 57 108.00–135.00 $121.96 $584 —
500–536 516 31 105.00–121.00 $112.03 $578 +18.51
562 562 5 108.50 $108.50 $610 -4.23
560–591 572 33 118.00–130.00 $123.96 $709 +11.23
610–625 615 9 103.00–113.00 $110.08 $677 +6.08
643 unweaned 643 5 108.50 $108.50 $698 +8.56
660–680 664 10 97.00–108.00 $105.75 $702 +1.75
872 872 4 101.50 $101.50 $885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 139.00 $139.00 $389 —
325–346 339 25 120.00–126.50 $124.51 $422 —
358 358 3 137.00 $137.00 $490 —
432–447 444 28 108.50–120.00 $110.90 $492 —
450–477 470 39 98.00–120.50 $107.41 $505 —
502–515 509 4 103.00–114.00 $108.43 $552 —
587 587 10 111.50 $111.50 $655 —
603–621 611 7 97.00–110.00 $102.67 $627 —
730 730 3 99.00 $99.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 2 100.00 $100.00 $750 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 4 104.00–123.00 $113.50 $543 —
522 522 2 127.00 $127.00 $663 +57.00
588 588 3 110.00 $110.00 $647 —
758 758 2 90.00 $90.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 133.00 $133.00 $519 —
691 691 5 114.00 $114.00 $788 +34.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–920 804 85-90% 6 20.00–28.00 $24.27 $195 —
740–1090 874 85-90% 36 16.00–29.00 $26.58 $232 +3.83
785–1405 980 85-90% 149 30.00–43.50 $37.54 $368 —
940–1268 986 85-90% 28 44.00–49.50 $44.86 $442 —
808–1106 994 85-90% 49 32.00–43.00 $39.32 $391 —
798–1445 1081 85-90% 123 43.00–52.50 $45.87 $496 +4.07
1167–1360 1213 85-90% 14 50.00–55.00 $52.15 $633 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1670 1249 80-85% 8 42.00–46.50 $44.18 $552 —
975–1613 1250 80-85% 215 45.00–55.00 $49.65 $621 +1.52
1185–1695 1407 80-85% 23 53.00–57.50 $55.49 $781 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1590 1414 75-80% 9 47.00–53.50 $50.31 $711 —
1040–1755 1438 75-80% 3 40.00–42.50 $41.90 $603 —
1578–1660 1599 75-80% 4 55.00–56.50 $55.39 $886 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1365 1233 3 67.50–72.00 $69.46 $856 —
1180–1955 1414 14 58.00–66.50 $63.53 $898 —
1470–1835 1603 4 71.00–74.25 $72.24 $1,158 —
1235–2590 1700 35 69.00–80.50 $75.56 $1,285 —
1645–1995 1799 7 80.50–85.50 $83.44 $1,501 +3.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
750–1100 967 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 575.00–810.00 $728.33
800–1300 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 48 510.00–910.00 $678.33
850–1150 1064 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 400.00–710.00 $590.59
900–1400 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 500.00–735.00 $608.67
900–1250 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 23 510.00–700.00 $599.78
850–1600 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 450.00–875.00 $631.00
900–1550 1183 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 450.00–675.00 $610.00
1000–1450 1215 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 500.00–750.00 $650.50
900–1600 1224 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 560.00–950.00 $739.47
1000–1400 1238 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 525.00–700.00 $631.88
1200–1300 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 610.00 $610.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1050 988 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 50.00–60.00 $56.88 $562
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 48.00 $48.00 $480
890–1250 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 54.00–56.00 $55.17 $559
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 50.00 $50.00 $575
900–1355 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 45 42.50–55.00 $49.02 $565
1100–1300 1167 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 42.50–61.00 $48.67 $568
900–1750 1181 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 45.50–60.00 $50.50 $596
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 46.00 $46.00 $575
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 46.50 $46.50 $581
1350 1350 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 53.00 $53.00 $716
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 53.50 $53.50 $749
1550 1550 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 47.00 $47.00 $728
1600 1600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 45.00 $45.00 $720
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 500.00 $500.00
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 485.00 $485.00

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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
750–900 817 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 870.00–1,025.00 $940.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
900–950 925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —
950 950 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 —
850–1100 988 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 600.00–875.00 $756.88 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 560.00–750.00 $670.00 —
1000–1050 1006 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 750.00–1,125.00 $1,078.13 —
1000–1100 1067 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 835.00–940.00 $891.67 -38.33
1050–1200 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–900.00 $850.00 —
950–1200 1129 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 800.00–1,050.00 $1,023.68 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1250–1300 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,041.67 +231.67

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–572 560 12 80.00 $80.00 $448 —
883 883 22 68.50 $68.50 $605 —

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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.