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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

5,952 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.52/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 625 lb · 152 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.75/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 568 lb · 146 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $173.00/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 479 lb · 143 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,952 5,696 4,941
Feeder cattle 4,604 4,661 3,817
Slaughter cattle 632 538 516
Replacement cattle 716 497 608

Market comments — USDA reporter

For the week, steer calves under 600 lbs. mostly 4.00-5.00 higher, except 500-550 lbs. instances 10.00 higher, and 550-600 lbs. instances 5.00 lower. Feeders over 600 lbs. were mixed at 1.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs., 3.00-6.00 lower, 400-450 lbs. instances 10.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower, bulls 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
210–245 232 3 193.00–208.00 $198.22 $460 -12.29
260–295 280 22 180.00–205.00 $195.84 $548 +5.33
305–345 331 51 175.00–202.00 $193.00 $639 +3.97
350–391 380 47 175.00–203.00 $194.31 $738 +5.28
400–444 428 108 162.00–196.00 $186.24 $797 -1.08
450–497 479 143 162.00–184.00 $173.00 $829 -1.71
500–548 523 65 155.00–180.00 $171.51 $897 +3.19
541 unweaned 541 3 159.00 $159.00 $860 —
552–589 565 85 148.00–169.00 $157.12 $888 -0.38
570–577 unweaned 572 6 147.00–150.50 $149.32 $854 —
600–626 612 74 135.00–149.00 $146.15 $894 -1.02
633 633 3 123.00 $123.00 $779 -24.17
654–696 667 113 126.00–143.50 $140.37 $936 +2.70
700–746 727 86 121.00–137.00 $131.70 $957 +0.21
750–755 751 44 120.00–129.50 $122.93 $923 -2.87
804–845 814 81 121.25–125.25 $124.61 $1,014 -0.12
853–888 860 15 120.00–123.00 $120.62 $1,037 +3.12
908 908 5 120.50 $120.50 $1,094 —
965 965 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 227 19 175.00–200.00 $185.13 $420 +10.13
265–298 285 14 173.00–196.00 $185.69 $529 —
310 310 2 164.00 $164.00 $508 -13.06
300–348 330 34 155.00–189.50 $180.39 $595 +3.33
363–398 388 15 165.00–185.00 $177.38 $688 +2.39
400–448 427 42 145.00–195.50 $175.46 $749 -0.58
450–498 469 73 147.00–186.00 $166.23 $780 +10.79
500–547 523 96 140.00–171.50 $157.42 $823 +5.18
550–593 568 43 132.00–158.00 $148.55 $844 -3.96
570 thin fleshed 570 2 172.00 $172.00 $980 —
600–640 621 80 126.00–145.50 $138.34 $859 +0.27
655–696 686 40 119.00–136.00 $127.91 $877 -4.82
710–745 737 76 120.00–135.85 $131.80 $971 +2.78
755 755 2 116.50 $116.50 $880 —
825 825 4 115.00 $115.00 $949 -9.14
895 895 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–333 324 6 150.00–165.00 $158.84 $515 -1.16
360–388 378 10 143.00–181.00 $165.18 $624 +11.63
410–430 421 5 130.00–189.00 $156.04 $657 -0.75
458–497 480 12 126.00–163.00 $150.29 $721 +6.66
505–548 516 5 131.00–150.00 $140.89 $727 -2.07
575–586 581 10 130.00–148.00 $140.19 $815 +9.79
600–630 620 6 115.00–124.00 $121.51 $753 -6.09
680–695 688 4 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $839 -2.14
725 725 2 110.00 $110.00 $798 -11.35
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 8 136.00 $136.00 $904 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
383 383 2 325.00 $325.00 —
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 —
580 580 1 250.00 $250.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
175–180 178 2 340.00–400.00 $370.42 +0.42
205 205 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228–235 232 6 162.00–184.00 $172.83 $401 —
265–298 274 21 159.00–188.00 $176.63 $484 +12.80
306–348 330 26 153.00–168.00 $161.75 $534 -6.36
350–395 371 69 150.00–177.00 $163.59 $607 -2.52
401–445 415 106 150.00–168.50 $162.26 $673 +8.47
450 450 4 136.00 $136.00 $612 -13.16
455–496 475 89 135.50–163.00 $146.86 $698 -2.30
500–547 527 121 131.00–148.50 $138.66 $731 -4.39
550–596 568 146 130.00–151.00 $136.75 $777 -1.62
600–645 619 103 125.50–135.00 $130.61 $808 -0.34
637–645 637 49 116.00–118.00 $117.92 $751 -13.03
653–699 670 128 122.50–129.00 $124.31 $833 -1.83
700–735 718 91 115.50–132.00 $121.89 $875 -4.18
766 766 19 114.50 $114.50 $877 -5.47
764–797 777 41 113.00–118.50 $115.50 $897 -4.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 161.00 $161.00 $440 -1.62
306–343 334 61 140.00–170.00 $161.80 $540 +4.41
355–398 377 93 142.50–167.00 $157.53 $594 +6.05
390 unweaned 390 3 145.00 $145.00 $566 —
400–448 432 112 141.00–163.50 $149.74 $647 -2.79
440 440 3 135.00 $135.00 $594 -17.53
455–499 481 85 130.00–145.00 $141.28 $680 +3.27
500–505 503 4 125.50–130.00 $127.74 $643 -12.28
503–547 527 84 125.00–142.00 $134.26 $708 -5.76
551–597 572 112 115.00–147.00 $134.80 $771 +4.08
608–647 634 23 123.00–129.00 $126.62 $803 +10.62
650–690 654 28 117.00–130.00 $125.45 $820 -5.71
741 741 5 119.00 $119.00 $882 -5.80
785 785 8 119.00 $119.00 $934 -2.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 152.00 $152.00 $342 —
306 306 3 151.00 $151.00 $462 +11.55
365–393 380 6 129.00–155.00 $140.07 $532 +3.04
405–435 424 4 124.00–135.00 $130.23 $552 -9.77
455–490 474 17 116.00–139.00 $124.90 $592 +2.31
530 530 3 110.00–120.00 $116.67 $618 +2.07
555–590 563 31 104.00–137.00 $120.10 $676 —
618–647 633 8 111.00–121.00 $116.13 $735 -3.35
630–635 633 2 103.00–118.00 $110.53 $700 -8.95
665–690 678 8 101.00–125.50 $116.96 $793 —
702–715 703 27 104.00–110.00 $108.85 $765 -7.30
785 785 2 117.00 $117.00 $918 +5.00
887 887 2 103.00 $103.00 $914 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 79.00 $79.00 $295 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 80.00 $80.00 $284 —
518 518 2 91.50 $91.50 $474 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
434 434 4 325.00 $325.00 —
570 570 1 325.00 $325.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 179.00 $179.00 $662 —
406–446 441 25 158.00–197.00 $162.31 $716 +8.31
465–490 475 8 152.00–167.00 $160.39 $762 —
515 515 2 135.00 $135.00 $695 —
595 595 4 123.00 $123.00 $732 —
647 647 3 120.00 $120.00 $776 —
670 670 2 117.00 $117.00 $784 —
738 738 2 85.00 $85.00 $627 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920–1290 1084 (<2 yrs)N/A 33 1,400.00–3,300.00 $2,019.70 —
1590 1590 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 176.00 $176.00 $517 —
358 358 6 174.00 $174.00 $623 —
498 498 3 152.00 $152.00 $757 -3.00
657 657 2 121.00 $121.00 $795 ±0.00
770–795 785 5 105.00–108.00 $106.82 $839 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–1010 830 85-90% 16 30.00–45.00 $39.08 $324 +0.41
700–1180 854 85-90% 8 24.00–32.50 $29.22 $250 —
700–1265 927 85-90% 16 34.00–49.00 $42.38 $393 -5.39
728–1440 942 85-90% 31 49.00–60.00 $55.65 $524 +7.88
715–1545 970 85-90% 82 34.00–50.00 $44.87 $435 -4.66
835–1445 1052 85-90% 145 47.50–59.25 $52.23 $549 —
1043–1275 1068 85-90% 11 61.50–63.00 $62.26 $665 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–930 853 80-85% 3 37.00–41.00 $39.32 $335 -14.18
790–1520 1047 80-85% 35 45.00–58.00 $51.55 $540 —
955–1215 1110 80-85% 25 52.50–74.00 $69.33 $770 +5.22
881–1645 1200 80-85% 87 50.00–65.00 $59.70 $716 -3.25
1053–1415 1236 80-85% 22 63.00–67.50 $64.84 $801 +1.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1350 1323 75-80% 2 60.00–65.00 $62.55 $828 —
1150–1605 1383 75-80% 8 52.00–63.00 $58.96 $815 -0.73
1440–1620 1530 75-80% 2 54.00–61.00 $57.29 $877 -9.01
1830 1830 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $915 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1225 1109 7 60.00–69.50 $66.00 $732 —
860–2190 1240 11 58.00–77.00 $65.14 $808 —
1080–1945 1414 15 69.00–85.00 $77.44 $1,095 -0.92
1315–1540 1428 4 79.50–85.00 $82.27 $1,175 +21.20
1200–2145 1609 41 80.00–93.50 $86.36 $1,390 -1.70
1735–2420 2037 10 94.50–103.50 $98.51 $2,007 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 525.00 $525.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
900–1100 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
850–1550 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 650.00–1,000.00 $813.46
850–1200 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 660.00–700.00 $680.00
785–1180 1064 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 700.00–1,010.00 $932.50
870–1190 1084 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 775.00–900.00 $831.25
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1000–1350 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 650.00–1,000.00 $872.78
900–1250 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–650.00 $617.50
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
900–1300 1168 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 600.00–735.00 $665.28
795–1405 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 725.00–800.00 $775.00
910–1475 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 775.00–975.00 $871.88
1000–1450 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 640.00–810.00 $732.50
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1250–1450 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–750.00 $728.00
1000–1600 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 25 585.00–920.00 $798.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 64.00 $64.00 $512
950–1300 1204 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 46.00–60.50 $55.21 $665
1250–1300 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 53.00–65.50 $59.25 $755
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 60.50 $60.50 $786
1295–1480 1359 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 53.50–56.00 $54.83 $745
1300–1530 1453 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 50.00–55.00 $51.67 $751
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
710–875 778 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 525.00–675.00 $617.00
800–810 805 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 650.00–675.00 $662.50
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–900 870 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 635.00–850.00 $807.00
700–950 893 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 650.00–1,000.00 $856.00

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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
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 575.00 $575.00 -125.00
800–1100 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 650.00–1,100.00 $908.33 —
900–1080 973 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 735.00–875.00 $784.00 —
950–1100 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 960.00–1,025.00 $981.67 -153.33
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 780.00 $780.00 -355.00
1000–1200 1022 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 950.00–1,025.00 $1,016.67 +167.67
950–1100 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–1,050.00 $925.00 +76.00
800–1250 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 750.00–1,100.00 $948.33 +99.33
950–1150 1047 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 29 850.00–950.00 $889.48 +40.48
870–1405 1051 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 58 800.00–1,010.00 $933.62 -116.38
1100–1200 1120 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 860.00–890.00 $884.00 -191.00
1150–1200 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00–1,110.00 $1,017.50 +117.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.