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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

8,225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.15/cwt +7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 626 lb · 239 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.52/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 522 lb · 193 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.58/cwt +10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 569 lb · 184 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,225 5,359 8,619
Feeder cattle 5,996 3,792 6,702
Slaughter cattle 1,045 914 957
Replacement cattle 1,184 653 960

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–265 257 3 175.00–184.00 $180.91 $465 +16.73
258–281 value added 267 13 167.00–174.00 $169.84 $453 —
307 thin fleshed 307 3 188.00 $188.00 $577 —
308 value added 308 41 181.00 $181.00 $557 —
323–348 330 20 160.00–183.50 $179.22 $591 +20.71
354–375 value added 365 46 174.50–188.00 $179.53 $655 —
355–390 367 40 154.00–185.00 $180.32 $662 +18.21
408 thin fleshed 408 3 185.00 $185.00 $755 +15.54
400–446 432 42 149.00–178.50 $167.36 $723 +13.13
430–443 value added 440 69 172.00–182.75 $182.15 $801 +12.15
442 442 2 157.00 $157.00 $694 +8.50
450–498 480 79 131.00–170.00 $160.09 $768 +13.48
480–488 value added 487 6 148.00–177.50 $172.65 $841 +9.06
513–527 value added 518 27 148.50–162.50 $157.75 $817 +1.25
500–543 523 166 131.00–160.00 $152.83 $799 +6.35
551 551 5 130.00 $130.00 $716 -5.37
550–570 560 4 126.00–128.00 $127.02 $711 -8.35
550–587 570 175 133.00–154.00 $145.40 $829 +10.03
600–645 612 52 132.00–145.00 $140.41 $859 +9.71
608–634 value added 624 99 137.50–141.00 $138.66 $865 —
604–649 unweaned 636 88 119.50–134.50 $130.82 $832 +2.88
663 663 2 117.00 $117.00 $776 -6.85
656–693 unweaned 674 103 116.50–130.50 $124.64 $840 -2.95
660–678 675 37 118.50–127.50 $125.62 $848 +1.77
690 value added 690 4 123.00 $123.00 $849 —
709 709 4 111.00 $111.00 $787 -12.35
706–738 value added 712 50 117.50–120.25 $119.50 $851 —
700–721 715 22 119.00–127.00 $123.88 $886 +0.53
708–743 unweaned 727 18 113.00–119.00 $115.46 $839 +4.95
752–771 value added 768 16 119.00–120.00 $119.31 $916 —
760–782 unweaned 769 12 105.50–116.00 $109.95 $846 —
762–790 776 4 110.00–114.00 $111.96 $869 -4.24
781 781 7 113.00 $113.00 $883 -3.20
800 800 2 100.00 $100.00 $800 -15.00
800–825 809 18 115.00–120.00 $117.22 $948 +2.22
888–890 889 6 114.00–115.00 $114.67 $1,019 —
945 945 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 —
978–985 980 4 106.00–111.00 $107.26 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 4 154.00 $154.00 $457 —
304–338 thin fleshed 314 7 173.00–178.00 $176.46 $554 —
325–338 334 17 162.50–172.00 $167.91 $561 +10.79
346 value added 346 4 185.00 $185.00 $640 —
372 thin fleshed 372 11 182.00 $182.00 $677 —
384 384 7 160.00 $160.00 $614 -6.45
373–395 388 6 145.00–149.50 $146.44 $568 -20.01
385–396 value added 392 6 179.00–183.00 $181.69 $712 —
400–445 value added 418 39 165.00–181.00 $176.33 $737 —
405–447 427 27 151.00–162.00 $157.45 $672 +5.32
443 443 2 135.00 $135.00 $598 ±0.00
452–495 value added 482 47 163.00–173.00 $166.53 $803 —
453–498 483 76 134.00–159.50 $152.83 $738 +19.98
505–547 515 115 131.00–156.00 $146.89 $756 +5.62
516 value added 516 11 162.00 $162.00 $836 —
552–593 577 47 122.00–147.00 $139.53 $805 +4.25
600–630 608 25 134.00–145.00 $141.81 $862 +3.20
609–641 unweaned 630 55 130.00–135.00 $132.70 $836 +12.25
659–688 unweaned 676 13 125.75–126.00 $125.94 $851 +7.88
690–693 691 5 118.50–120.00 $119.40 $825 -0.60
716 unweaned 716 4 119.00 $119.00 $852 +13.00
707–731 719 8 115.00–120.00 $117.01 $841 -2.84
750–790 771 36 109.00–123.75 $122.40 $944 +6.17
773 value added 773 8 120.50 $120.50 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 3 140.00 $140.00 $319 +1.62
262–299 282 15 145.00–165.00 $147.50 $416 —
320 320 2 135.00 $135.00 $432 -3.16
355–375 368 17 143.00–161.00 $151.18 $556 —
436–447 443 18 136.00–153.00 $146.49 $649 +20.38
450–493 472 14 130.00–149.00 $138.73 $655 +3.71
500–505 502 11 125.00–126.00 $125.37 $629 +1.69
555–582 569 4 114.00–130.25 $122.32 $696 -4.96
610–635 618 3 121.00–128.00 $125.60 $776 -0.02
673 673 2 116.00 $116.00 $781 —
709 709 12 115.00 $115.00 $815 +0.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 5 112.00 $112.00 $542 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–248 228 16 145.00–157.00 $154.08 $351 +35.08
315 thin fleshed 315 7 164.50 $164.50 $518 —
325 value added 325 14 155.00 $155.00 $504 +14.00
302–349 329 36 140.00–161.50 $151.12 $497 +8.21
368–375 value added 369 29 145.00–158.50 $154.11 $569 —
353–399 389 39 131.00–154.00 $144.81 $563 +10.32
401–405 value added 404 62 151.50–161.00 $157.65 $637 —
410–442 439 33 134.00–149.00 $144.75 $635 +13.83
452–494 473 106 119.00–146.00 $136.00 $643 +5.62
463–495 value added 482 19 145.00–148.50 $147.55 $711 —
485 485 3 126.00 $126.00 $611 +6.50
500–545 522 104 118.50–143.50 $131.20 $685 +4.97
515–549 538 11 110.00–127.00 $122.41 $659 +2.41
542–545 543 8 114.00 $114.00 $619 -6.00
551–598 565 73 115.00–137.00 $130.47 $737 +15.09
556–595 581 32 112.00–127.75 $121.67 $707 +6.29
596 596 4 111.00 $111.00 $662 -4.38
600 600 4 115.00 $115.00 $690 -9.75
600–638 unweaned 612 59 106.00–118.00 $113.99 $698 +1.59
607–647 value added 616 18 119.50–120.50 $119.77 $738 —
620–640 630 57 118.00–123.00 $121.44 $765 -3.31
652–670 unweaned 661 27 100.00–116.00 $107.50 $711 -1.15
653–691 672 17 108.00–127.00 $117.41 $789 -6.97
700–727 710 11 104.00–117.50 $108.00 $767 +0.96
726 value added 726 15 115.00 $115.00 $835 —
775 775 3 108.00 $108.00 $837 +0.47
765–793 782 4 103.00–112.00 $106.69 $834 -0.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 5 140.00 $140.00 $349 +14.00
280 280 5 155.00 $155.00 $434 +25.71
288 thin fleshed 288 6 144.00 $144.00 $415 —
321 thin fleshed 321 7 142.00 $142.00 $456 +9.00
317–344 327 19 140.50–159.00 $152.02 $497 +27.93
332 value added 332 14 155.00 $155.00 $515 —
365 value added 365 2 153.00 $153.00 $558 —
350–397 384 54 130.00–149.00 $138.80 $533 +4.89
401 value added 401 10 149.75 $149.75 $600 —
400–447 430 149 120.00–147.00 $137.43 $591 +17.43
455–483 value added 466 8 142.00–143.00 $142.39 $664 —
451–499 485 156 128.00–142.50 $135.30 $656 +13.34
491 491 13 116.00 $116.00 $570 -5.96
503–530 value added 515 42 137.50–140.00 $138.49 $713 —
515–522 520 7 118.00–121.00 $120.15 $625 +8.12
503–548 535 44 113.00–135.00 $128.42 $687 +16.39
550–583 568 63 100.00–124.25 $113.53 $645 -10.43
600–632 606 50 111.00–127.25 $124.86 $757 +14.78
602–638 unweaned 617 9 111.00–118.00 $113.90 $703 +5.40
601–633 value added 625 16 119.00–120.75 $119.42 $746 —
660 value added 660 4 123.50 $123.50 $815 —
666 unweaned 666 6 114.00 $114.00 $759 —
682–688 684 6 95.00–113.00 $106.96 $732 +1.21
697 697 2 121.50 $121.50 $847 +15.75
719–730 720 37 102.00–121.75 $120.67 $869 —
763 763 2 106.00 $106.00 $809 —
803–808 807 20 112.00 $112.00 $904 —
902 902 2 106.00 $106.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 2 163.00 $163.00 $435 +24.00
310 310 4 146.00–150.00 $148.00 $459 +23.49
394 394 4 133.00 $133.00 $524 —
440 440 2 110.00 $110.00 $484 -0.90
510–530 520 4 112.00–115.50 $113.78 $592 +5.35
520 thin fleshed 520 2 138.00 $138.00 $718 —
552–553 553 4 109.00–123.00 $115.99 $641 +4.49
637 637 2 110.00 $110.00 $701 +7.33
835 835 1 102.00 $102.00 $852 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 8 138.00 $138.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–435 426 10 128.00–147.50 $134.96 $575 —
478–488 485 6 110.00–130.00 $123.43 $599 +9.93
543 543 2 119.00 $119.00 $646 -8.00
714 714 6 105.00 $105.00 $750 —
903 903 2 91.00 $91.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 161.00 $161.00 $641 +28.00
408 408 2 141.00 $141.00 $575 —
487 487 6 134.00 $134.00 $653 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1020 875 85-90% 5 25.00–30.00 $28.53 $250 +1.95
700–1020 882 85-90% 8 20.00–28.00 $24.85 $219 -1.73
735–1235 959 85-90% 144 30.00–43.00 $40.29 $386 +2.75
830–1328 991 85-90% 55 43.00–50.00 $45.12 $447 +5.80
705–1310 1026 85-90% 64 30.00–43.50 $39.83 $409 —
925–1225 1060 85-90% 7 52.50–54.50 $53.24 $564 +7.37
845–1665 1106 85-90% 159 44.00–51.50 $47.33 $523 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1560 1185 80-85% 21 42.00–47.50 $44.71 $530 —
1180–1305 1245 80-85% 5 54.50–59.50 $56.28 $701 +12.10
965–1745 1282 80-85% 132 46.00–57.50 $51.37 $659 +1.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1300 1148 75-80% 3 42.00–44.00 $43.09 $495 —
1255–1750 1518 75-80% 8 47.50–54.50 $51.26 $778 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1430 1213 8 52.00–70.00 $62.93 $763 -6.53
1050–1735 1429 5 71.00–80.00 $74.05 $1,058 +10.52
1030–1860 1484 34 55.00–71.00 $64.86 $963 —
1300–2395 1675 76 70.00–83.00 $76.88 $1,288 —
1680–2100 1823 6 82.50–86.00 $84.66 $1,543 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
872–1030 952 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 50.00–60.00 $57.89 $551

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1300 970 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 575.00–750.00 $661.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 500.00 $500.00
850–1250 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 124 425.00–625.00 $592.66
750–1300 1098 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 610.00–735.00 $642.50
900–1400 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 86 500.00–1,000.00 $736.57
800–1600 1127 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 27 500.00–760.00 $640.19
950–1300 1131 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 625.00–900.00 $729.67
1050–1200 1147 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 600.00 $600.00
900–1300 1164 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 35 500.00–725.00 $617.43
850–1500 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 510.00–725.00 $610.31
1000–1200 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 700.00–1,035.00 $989.44
1050–1550 1194 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 560.00–760.00 $679.38
850–1400 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 610.00–700.00 $646.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 47.00 $47.00 $494
1050–1100 1074 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 41.00–59.00 $48.13 $517
1050–1100 1094 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 43.00–49.00 $43.89 $480
1000–1200 1117 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 47.00–54.50 $51.06 $570
900–1400 1137 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 63 45.00–54.00 $49.12 $558
1000–1250 1165 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 39 44.00–52.50 $49.50 $577
900–1650 1193 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 44.00–55.50 $50.33 $600
1050–1300 1217 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 46.00–56.00 $50.50 $615
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
425 425 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 150.00 $150.00
500 500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 225.00 $225.00
500 500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 210.00 $210.00
550–600 573 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 140.00–160.00 $150.67
500–750 633 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 185.00–220.00 $202.39
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 275.00 $275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–850 838 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–800.00 $775.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 875.00 $875.00

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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
800–950 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 910.00–920.00 $916.67 -158.33
800–1200 989 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 510.00–810.00 $671.67 -85.21
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 875.00–1,000.00 $984.38 +92.71
1000–1100 1064 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 800.00–925.00 $882.14 -9.53
800–1250 1091 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 17 540.00–925.00 $794.12 -97.55
900–1150 1114 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 925.00–1,235.00 $1,190.71 +340.71
950–1300 1126 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 35 850.00–1,225.00 $1,068.14 +218.14
1050–1200 1129 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 775.00–1,000.00 $892.86 -130.82
950–1250 1140 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 26 800.00–1,000.00 $960.00 -63.68
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 885.00–900.00 $892.50 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 480.00 $480.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,235.00 $1,235.00 —

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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.