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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

5,783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.72/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 476 lb · 234 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.28/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 584 lb · 164 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.85/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 517 lb · 157 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,783 6,935 4,704
Feeder cattle 4,550 5,891 3,595
Slaughter cattle 552 618 547
Replacement cattle 681 426 562

Market comments — USDA reporter

For the week, feeder steers and calves were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher with feeder heifers and calves mostly 3.00- 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls ranged from mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 2 200.00 $200.00 $396 —
203–243 219 5 185.00–190.00 $187.22 $410 —
305–345 333 44 163.00–216.00 $191.96 $639 +1.36
359–392 374 50 175.00–211.00 $184.00 $688 -6.62
389 389 8 191.00 $191.00 $743 +12.83
420–442 unweaned 431 4 150.00–170.50 $160.51 $692 —
410–449 439 112 158.00–194.00 $175.47 $770 +10.47
460–497 474 61 152.00–180.50 $170.15 $807 +1.74
480–493 488 8 153.00–160.00 $157.42 $768 -1.91
503 503 3 140.00 $140.00 $704 -4.00
500–540 525 95 149.00–174.00 $162.90 $855 +7.00
550–599 580 62 138.75–160.00 $147.59 $856 +9.61
600–630 616 39 130.50–147.00 $139.10 $857 +4.69
645 645 3 124.00 $124.00 $800 -8.16
651–688 672 93 127.00–139.00 $133.58 $898 +7.56
678–691 689 11 115.00–128.50 $117.42 $809 -8.60
702 unweaned 702 2 112.00 $112.00 $786 —
728–745 743 16 126.50–127.00 $126.56 $940 +6.56
755–780 772 18 115.00–127.00 $123.33 $952 -2.50
787 787 2 117.50 $117.50 $925 —
801–805 801 62 120.00–128.00 $127.74 $1,023 —
812 unweaned 812 2 110.00 $110.00 $893 —
813 813 4 114.00 $114.00 $927 -10.50
815 815 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,019 +0.50
866–895 871 14 115.00–120.75 $119.38 $1,040 —
905 905 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,077 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 202.00 $202.00 $562 +34.00
308–343 322 16 160.00–192.50 $177.75 $572 +11.75
352–395 375 22 151.00–191.00 $177.61 $666 +0.39
405–443 428 48 142.00–170.00 $157.58 $674 -16.96
450–495 467 65 137.00–182.00 $160.94 $752 -2.69
509–523 515 19 142.00–147.00 $144.16 $742 -11.57
502–546 523 93 135.00–172.00 $158.56 $829 +2.83
550–598 574 125 130.00–166.50 $146.29 $840 +7.07
602–645 619 66 125.00–144.75 $139.08 $861 +3.07
665–691 681 62 123.00–133.00 $127.48 $868 -2.94
700–735 711 31 113.00–125.00 $117.80 $838 -4.11
770–783 774 6 119.00–123.00 $120.66 $934 —
810–840 825 4 115.00–122.50 $118.64 $979 -7.25
882 882 25 130.50 $130.50 $1,151 +21.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 2 175.00 $175.00 $364 +17.00
265 265 2 150.00 $150.00 $398 -9.00
320–349 338 17 149.00–169.00 $158.83 $537 -11.93
373–391 387 10 145.00–163.00 $148.77 $576 +3.81
405–438 411 16 130.00–176.00 $154.24 $634 -15.28
455 thin fleshed 455 4 158.00 $158.00 $719 —
457–470 468 37 134.00–145.00 $143.25 $670 —
519–539 525 17 130.00–144.50 $139.28 $731 +8.14
550–586 577 46 135.75–146.00 $137.07 $791 +3.14
604–635 616 8 116.00–127.50 $124.21 $765 -7.55
668–690 675 3 115.00–121.00 $118.96 $803 —
Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
425 425 2 300.00 $300.00 —
528 528 2 300.00 $300.00 —
599 599 4 275.00 $275.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 129.00 $129.00 $529 —
655 655 4 120.00 $120.00 $786 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–293 274 7 172.00–177.00 $175.77 $482 +8.87
305–342 331 39 141.50–179.00 $170.31 $564 +6.49
382 382 2 135.50 $135.50 $518 -22.47
350–398 385 54 144.00–167.50 $150.47 $579 -7.50
402–432 414 79 141.00–164.00 $150.53 $623 -0.47
468 468 3 130.00 $130.00 $608 -14.79
452–490 470 85 137.00–156.00 $143.04 $672 -1.75
505–543 523 65 123.00–136.00 $132.32 $692 -1.02
530–547 538 7 120.00–124.00 $121.69 $655 -11.65
570 570 2 119.50 $119.50 $681 -8.42
556–597 584 162 125.00–143.00 $126.36 $738 -1.56
602–648 618 129 120.00–128.50 $124.24 $768 +0.77
664 664 5 119.00 $119.00 $790 -0.17
666 666 3 115.00 $115.00 $766 -4.17
653–698 676 107 115.00–129.50 $124.27 $840 +5.10
707–743 724 38 114.00–121.50 $119.10 $862 +0.10
748 748 2 120.00 $120.00 $898 +1.00
765–785 776 25 110.50–117.00 $115.41 $896 -1.09
803 803 4 111.00 $111.00 $891 -1.14
860 860 4 113.00 $113.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–247 231 6 158.00–166.00 $161.15 $372 -3.85
290–296 293 9 140.00–151.00 $145.84 $427 —
324 thin fleshed 324 12 177.50 $177.50 $575 +13.00
303–347 328 45 140.00–174.50 $160.02 $525 +2.89
360–383 371 10 135.00–155.00 $146.96 $545 -3.72
400–448 429 95 126.00–147.00 $142.97 $613 -3.38
450–498 476 234 126.00–148.25 $137.72 $656 +1.58
504 504 2 124.00 $124.00 $625 -6.88
500–544 517 155 121.00–149.00 $131.95 $682 +1.07
552 thin fleshed 552 10 146.00 $146.00 $806 —
550–587 569 35 122.00–129.00 $124.79 $710 +0.38
605–649 624 90 115.00–129.50 $126.77 $791 +1.86
650–695 672 16 115.00–122.50 $118.19 $794 -3.46
712–738 724 22 119.00–123.50 $121.22 $878 +3.22
780 780 2 112.00 $112.00 $874 +2.00
847 847 4 118.00 $118.00 $999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–270 269 4 144.00–162.00 $152.97 $411 —
321–348 326 13 135.00–136.00 $135.16 $441 -0.88
353–390 363 26 130.00–139.00 $133.28 $484 -1.95
399 thin fleshed 399 4 148.00 $148.00 $591 —
402–446 424 23 123.50–130.00 $125.51 $532 +2.06
453–488 467 5 115.00–122.00 $118.69 $554 -8.93
520–527 524 11 119.00–127.00 $122.25 $641 +1.92
550–568 565 12 110.00–121.50 $119.63 $676 -3.50
626–645 630 10 121.00–123.25 $122.79 $774 -0.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 9 123.00 $123.00 $427 —
574 574 4 106.00 $106.00 $608 —
752 752 2 110.00 $110.00 $827 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 5 106.00 $106.00 $730 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 10 149.00 $149.00 $697 —
640–646 645 19 107.00–120.00 $110.83 $715 —
663–665 664 19 115.00–119.00 $117.53 $780 -4.47
738 738 7 107.00 $107.00 $790 —
850 850 2 108.50 $108.50 $922 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673–695 684 4 107.00–125.00 $115.86 $792 —
808 808 4 98.00 $98.00 $792 —
852 852 2 80.00 $80.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 120.00 $120.00 $470 —
450 450 2 143.00 $143.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 121.00 $121.00 $597 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–795 739 85-90% 12 30.00–40.00 $36.20 $268 +11.20
700–995 852 85-90% 9 19.00–30.00 $23.30 $199 -7.52
700–1145 907 85-90% 27 37.50–49.00 $41.62 $377 -1.07
816–1165 929 85-90% 24 44.00–53.50 $45.35 $421 +2.66
720–1365 984 85-90% 20 31.50–49.00 $42.24 $416 —
735–1410 1039 85-90% 53 44.00–57.50 $50.33 $523 +2.99
905–1395 1117 85-90% 6 54.00–62.50 $57.87 $646 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $324 —
890–1875 1197 80-85% 5 37.50–49.00 $45.18 $541 —
890–1815 1235 80-85% 68 48.00–65.00 $54.04 $667 -1.73
1140–1445 1245 80-85% 20 57.50–63.50 $60.68 $755 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 45.50 $45.50 $598 —
1015–1620 1318 75-80% 2 54.00–57.00 $55.84 $736 —
1170–1860 1406 75-80% 9 48.50–63.50 $55.60 $782 —
1590–1650 1620 75-80% 2 54.50–55.50 $55.01 $891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1355 1216 5 58.00–72.00 $67.32 $819 —
1235–2105 1675 31 54.00–85.00 $76.32 $1,278 -2.72
1740 1740 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,444 —
1320–2295 1756 33 74.00–91.00 $85.11 $1,495 —
1705–2120 1931 8 89.00–94.50 $92.58 $1,788 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1045 954 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 800.00–975.00 $896.00
850–1200 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00–675.00 $608.33
900–1450 1088 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 550.00–725.00 $611.25
800–1200 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 310.00–700.00 $569.17
950–1250 1097 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 36 450.00–725.00 $653.75
1000–1195 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 685.00–850.00 $750.00
750–1450 1136 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 87 500.00–900.00 $761.03
1000–1300 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 500.00–810.00 $650.71
1100–1200 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 850.00–1,200.00 $1,111.90
950–1350 1167 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 600.00–800.00 $705.00
750–1450 1171 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 56 460.00–1,025.00 $873.75
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 43 800.00 $800.00
1200–1250 1207 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 48 710.00–900.00 $872.29
1100–1350 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00–660.00 $635.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 51.00 $51.00 $533
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $690
1050–1500 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 46.00–52.50 $49.50 $576
1050–1250 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 45.00–50.50 $48.25 $561
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 48.50 $48.50 $582
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 56.00 $56.00 $728
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–950 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 625.00–700.00 $662.50
785–1125 982 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 600.00–670.00 $639.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–950 848 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 610.00–700.00 $670.00
800–1000 875 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 710.00–800.00 $763.13

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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
950–1050 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 975.00–1,100.00 $1,075.00 +200.00
800–1150 988 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 650.00–725.00 $690.00 —
800–1150 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 500.00–700.00 $627.50 —
900–1200 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 800.00–825.00 $812.50 —
950–1150 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 700.00–960.00 $855.00 —
1000–1150 1065 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 635.00–900.00 $762.00 —
700–1400 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 650.00–900.00 $800.00 —
1030–1165 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,000.00 $953.33 —
950–1200 1146 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 875.00–1,060.00 $998.08 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 685.00 $685.00 —

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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.