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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

5,533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.49/cwt -10.04 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 424 lb · 221 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $131.27/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 790 lb · 163 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.66/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 618 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,533 4,624 4,752
Feeder cattle 4,642 3,870 4,015
Slaughter cattle 458 437 408
Replacement cattle 433 317 329

Market comments — USDA reporter

For the week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 1.00-3.00 lower, some weighing 300-450 lbs. were as much as 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs. were mixed. Buyers uncertain about buying light weight calves with a threat of a major winter storm in the forecast for several days, beginning Thursday and continuing through Sunday, with low temperatures in the single digits and some below 0 degrees and snow predicted for several days late week. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 200.00 $200.00 $420 -10.47
255–298 277 25 181.00–208.00 $196.13 $543 -2.66
310–344 322 25 186.00–208.00 $198.19 $638 -3.57
350–392 376 48 170.00–195.00 $187.56 $705 -5.31
405–447 424 126 155.50–190.00 $182.90 $775 +0.74
435 unweaned 435 3 160.00 $160.00 $696 —
451–475 unweaned 458 10 153.00–155.00 $154.38 $707 —
463–497 477 73 164.00–181.00 $174.55 $833 +1.65
502–546 514 124 148.00–176.00 $167.48 $861 +6.10
545 545 2 144.00 $144.00 $785 -17.38
555–591 574 72 148.50–163.00 $151.21 $868 -0.41
585 unweaned 585 2 130.00 $130.00 $760 —
601–643 618 133 133.00–148.00 $144.66 $894 +1.63
653 unweaned 653 2 127.00 $127.00 $829 —
654–680 664 43 133.00–142.00 $138.06 $917 +0.18
703–735 725 29 125.50–133.00 $130.27 $944 -1.35
750 750 2 126.00 $126.00 $945 -1.43
785–798 790 161 126.00–131.50 $131.34 $1,038 +3.91
807–809 808 86 126.75–130.50 $127.88 $1,033 +1.12
868–869 869 18 126.75–129.00 $127.50 $1,108 —
924 924 53 124.25 $124.25 $1,148 +14.25
978 978 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,105 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 5 172.00 $172.00 $416 -23.94
260 260 14 169.00 $169.00 $439 -16.28
275–295 281 13 179.00–200.00 $191.52 $538 +6.24
301–314 unweaned 309 12 173.00–174.00 $173.59 $536 —
310–348 323 72 161.00–195.00 $184.90 $597 -6.12
365 365 2 177.00 $177.00 $646 -15.34
355–399 386 94 149.00–195.00 $181.19 $699 -5.40
408 unweaned 408 4 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $632 —
410–449 435 79 140.00–184.00 $174.07 $757 -8.86
460 460 6 152.00 $152.00 $699 -12.75
456–490 479 59 140.00–176.00 $159.63 $765 -5.12
500–536 513 87 135.00–172.00 $157.62 $809 -1.94
548 548 3 154.00 $154.00 $844 -5.56
550–598 574 80 133.00–159.00 $144.48 $829 -8.22
600–635 618 49 129.00–145.00 $138.96 $859 -0.46
633 unweaned 633 2 122.00 $122.00 $772 —
670 unweaned 670 2 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
680–693 688 15 126.00–135.00 $131.80 $907 -3.62
704–735 712 21 120.00–134.00 $127.50 $908 -1.49
750–780 764 14 128.50–131.00 $130.01 $993 +7.51
840 840 2 118.00 $118.00 $991 +8.00
874–892 878 10 112.50–117.00 $116.09 $1,019 +6.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 172.00 $172.00 $495 +17.00
332 332 5 163.00 $163.00 $541 -5.00
382–398 392 8 145.00–155.00 $150.94 $592 -19.86
405–441 429 8 130.00–160.00 $144.40 $619 -12.91
460–485 472 23 135.00–148.00 $142.18 $671 -2.69
515–528 522 8 116.00–147.50 $138.43 $723 -2.94
573 573 2 123.00 $123.00 $705 —
600–645 625 17 119.00–129.00 $124.87 $780 -8.74
662–698 689 25 112.00–127.50 $119.22 $821 —
737 737 2 115.00 $115.00 $848 +9.00
817 817 2 111.00 $111.00 $907 —
857 857 22 112.50 $112.50 $964 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
248 248 2 235.00 $235.00 —
348 348 2 200.00 $200.00 —
380 380 2 220.00 $220.00 —
423 423 2 310.00 $310.00 -10.00
488 488 3 235.00 $235.00 -40.00
515 515 2 250.00 $250.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 129.00 $129.00 $703 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–297 282 32 146.50–170.00 $152.41 $430 -7.59
300–347 333 84 140.00–164.00 $145.88 $486 -25.74
350–398 381 53 133.00–156.00 $148.06 $564 -12.05
400–447 424 221 133.00–151.00 $140.49 $596 -11.05
453 453 2 127.00 $127.00 $575 -18.60
452–498 473 109 130.00–146.00 $139.81 $661 +7.81
512 thin fleshed 512 3 144.00 $144.00 $737 —
503–542 520 109 123.00–141.00 $129.44 $673 +0.07
520 520 2 124.00 $124.00 $645 -5.37
553–598 570 59 119.00–135.00 $129.40 $738 +4.57
607–648 624 23 120.00–128.00 $123.89 $773 +0.81
652–695 668 37 120.00–129.00 $125.18 $836 +7.03
719–746 721 85 117.00–120.50 $120.31 $867 +3.97
755–780 776 13 117.50–120.00 $117.87 $915 +4.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–238 222 4 169.00–185.00 $176.40 $392 -6.67
265–295 281 29 164.00–181.00 $168.33 $473 -10.76
303–344 327 38 154.00–185.00 $171.82 $562 +5.20
352–392 370 35 155.00–171.00 $160.13 $592 -8.17
413–420 unweaned 415 6 131.00 $131.00 $544 —
402–449 428 60 145.00–158.00 $152.23 $652 -7.96
457–496 472 49 136.00–146.50 $141.06 $666 -7.30
495 495 4 135.00 $135.00 $668 -13.36
500–527 510 58 123.00–145.00 $134.22 $685 -4.96
522–548 539 6 124.00–124.50 $124.16 $669 -1.84
576–597 591 41 125.00–142.50 $130.83 $773 -5.39
610 610 2 135.00 $135.00 $824 +8.17
605–647 635 30 124.00–131.00 $125.81 $799 -1.02
657–671 665 10 124.00–130.50 $126.28 $840 +2.53
707–742 732 74 119.00–124.00 $123.63 $905 +1.29
740 740 4 116.00 $116.00 $858 -6.34
762–791 779 23 115.00–118.50 $116.26 $906 -5.48
812 812 6 115.00 $115.00 $934 +2.50
832 832 12 114.50 $114.50 $953 +2.00
855 855 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 266 7 142.00–152.50 $149.94 $399 +9.94
310–345 329 8 139.00–147.00 $143.73 $473 —
355–395 380 20 126.00–159.00 $142.30 $541 +1.44
403–448 418 26 116.00–135.00 $121.25 $507 -14.20
453–491 475 36 116.00–129.00 $125.08 $594 -5.92
500–545 520 33 111.00–129.50 $123.57 $643 +2.74
555–595 578 23 110.00–128.00 $122.12 $706 —
610 unweaned 610 2 111.00 $111.00 $677 —
600–637 622 15 115.50–125.00 $119.48 $743 +0.98
660–662 661 6 118.00–120.00 $118.67 $784 -1.33
722 722 2 116.00 $116.00 $838 +1.00
773–780 775 3 115.00–116.00 $115.66 $896 +4.66
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 190 2 190.00 $190.00 —
230 230 2 225.00 $225.00 —
285 285 6 200.00–240.00 $233.33 —
310–320 316 8 260.00–310.00 $278.38 —
373–375 374 4 285.00 $285.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 115.00 $115.00 $348 —
353 353 3 100.00 $100.00 $353 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 24 157.50 $157.50 $386 —
418–435 424 6 136.00–138.00 $137.32 $582 —
472–493 480 8 135.00–146.00 $139.24 $668 -10.27
518 518 2 125.00 $125.00 $648 +3.00
550 550 4 126.00 $126.00 $693 —
775 775 2 109.00 $109.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 319 5 150.00–170.00 $157.97 $504 —
427 427 3 136.00 $136.00 $581 —
625 625 4 127.00 $127.00 $794 -3.00
663 663 6 122.00 $122.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 2 105.00 $105.00 $693 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–875 769 85-90% 4 20.00–27.00 $23.63 $182 -11.21
660–1035 841 85-90% 32 35.00–50.00 $45.05 $379 +3.18
650–1115 870 85-90% 7 30.00–44.00 $37.27 $324 —
725–1195 924 85-90% 53 35.00–57.00 $46.37 $428 -0.48
725–1165 973 85-90% 42 48.50–62.00 $50.44 $491 —
810–1600 1016 85-90% 72 48.50–63.00 $54.91 $558 +0.53
1020–1295 1152 85-90% 17 62.25–65.50 $62.81 $724 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 80-85% 1 54.50 $54.50 $403 —
800–1390 985 80-85% 8 37.00–59.00 $52.66 $519 —
975–1125 1027 80-85% 8 61.00–68.00 $64.91 $667 —
885–1955 1177 80-85% 82 52.50–68.50 $60.84 $716 +0.61
1045–1435 1233 80-85% 16 63.00–72.00 $66.10 $815 +6.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 75-80% 1 48.00 $48.00 $547 —
1385–1595 1490 75-80% 2 60.00–65.00 $62.68 $934 +0.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1190 1145 2 72.50–76.50 $74.58 $854 —
1125–1270 1185 3 61.50–73.00 $67.91 $805 -12.53
1025–1540 1296 5 77.50–83.00 $79.31 $1,028 —
1200–2280 1557 13 60.00–86.50 $76.74 $1,195 -9.23
1005–2595 1649 49 80.00–94.00 $88.15 $1,454 —
1780–2350 2081 5 93.50–96.50 $95.34 $1,984 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 510.00 $510.00
915 915 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
785–1110 947 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 760.00–890.00 $812.50
800–1100 968 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 440.00–585.00 $522.33
850–1250 1023 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 485.00–850.00 $621.92
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
850–1200 1084 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 76 425.00–825.00 $656.05
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
880–1340 1124 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 710.00–860.00 $780.00
850–1400 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 31 600.00–800.00 $724.35
900–1450 1246 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 53 610.00–1,035.00 $889.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 55.50 $55.50 $555
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $630
1000–1150 1089 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 53.00–55.50 $53.83 $586
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 63.00 $63.00 $693
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 66.00 $66.00 $726
1075–1150 1113 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 53.00–56.50 $54.75 $609
1150–1200 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 54.00–55.00 $54.30 $641
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 59.00 $59.00 $885
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–835 786 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 400.00–580.00 $501.25
740–980 886 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 600.00–675.00 $639.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590 590 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 295.00 $295.00
605–695 650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 250.00–320.00 $285.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1055 998 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 935.00–950.00 $942.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–850 817 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 650.00–660.00 $653.33

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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
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 +210.00
900–950 925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 550.00–675.00 $612.50 -387.50
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
900–1200 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 825.00–1,150.00 $1,052.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 +155.00
950–1445 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 875.00–1,050.00 $971.25 —
1160–1335 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 920.00–970.00 $945.00 —

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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.