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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

4,663 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.28/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 429 lb · 160 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.54/cwt +12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 430 lb · 112 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.28/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 625 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,663 4,179 1,280
Feeder cattle 3,088 3,266 1,013
Slaughter cattle 891 511 178
Replacement cattle 684 402 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Steer and heifer calves mixed, with sales at the beginning of the week 6.00-1200 higher, then 3.00-6.00 lower later in the week. Feeders over 600 lbs. mostly 4.00-6.00 lower on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 187.00 $187.00 $415 -17.00
270–296 285 27 175.00–217.00 $203.38 $580 +13.71
300–348 330 43 165.00–202.00 $186.90 $617 -4.05
385 thin fleshed 385 2 169.00 $169.00 $651 -20.00
350–398 386 42 153.00–199.00 $188.62 $728 +2.32
400 thin fleshed 400 5 214.00 $214.00 $856 —
400–442 430 85 156.00–197.00 $186.22 $801 +10.54
436–449 unweaned 439 22 179.00–190.00 $181.56 $797 —
457–495 477 40 151.00–190.00 $172.92 $825 +1.99
500–548 527 75 146.00–176.00 $162.78 $858 -2.15
541 541 8 125.00 $125.00 $676 -39.93
550–595 570 48 146.00–176.00 $160.53 $915 +3.40
625 thin fleshed 625 79 156.50 $156.50 $978 —
605–648 626 13 137.00–148.00 $140.82 $882 -9.68
650–690 674 21 135.00–146.00 $138.43 $933 -6.20
730 730 2 129.00 $129.00 $942 -4.12
803–821 813 7 114.00–127.50 $121.84 $991 —
878 878 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,045 -0.59
902–915 906 3 110.00–111.00 $110.66 $1,003 -5.39
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 188.00–198.00 $193.16 $460 -10.54
253–285 262 7 181.00–223.00 $205.64 $539 -15.56
283 283 2 172.00 $172.00 $487 -49.20
301 thin fleshed 301 4 208.00 $208.00 $626 +0.94
305–335 318 13 179.00–224.00 $189.93 $604 -8.29
340 unweaned 340 2 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
355–393 378 32 170.00–213.00 $194.61 $736 -6.27
400–445 421 40 165.00–208.00 $191.92 $808 -3.83
441–448 unweaned 443 6 178.00–181.00 $179.01 $793 —
450–495 468 22 164.00–212.00 $178.97 $838 -3.24
500–545 517 51 166.00–193.50 $180.31 $932 +11.08
533 thin fleshed 533 2 181.00 $181.00 $965 -2.00
550–597 573 53 156.00–172.00 $167.77 $961 -1.99
598 598 3 140.00 $140.00 $837 -29.76
610 610 2 150.00 $150.00 $915 -13.33
605–630 621 31 146.00–165.00 $155.42 $965 -7.91
653–686 672 10 135.00–144.00 $140.92 $947 -9.94
700–744 712 25 134.50–142.50 $140.67 $1,002 -0.56
769–789 788 69 129.00–133.50 $133.18 $1,049 -0.07
796 796 3 117.00 $117.00 $931 -16.25
801–825 814 10 125.00–127.00 $126.20 $1,027 -2.17
878 878 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,027 -3.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 149.00–156.00 $152.69 $428 +9.09
313 313 3 170.00 $170.00 $532 +14.07
353 thin fleshed 353 9 207.00 $207.00 $731 —
375–387 379 9 135.00–196.00 $180.90 $686 +38.58
401–440 422 25 144.00–203.00 $181.21 $765 +15.03
450–495 484 23 139.00–182.00 $169.00 $818 +11.06
500–545 520 19 145.00–163.00 $160.27 $833 +15.30
564–597 572 26 131.50–158.00 $146.52 $838 -2.41
603–645 619 7 122.00–130.00 $125.46 $777 -8.89
658–695 680 9 125.00–146.00 $134.03 $911 +2.02
700–743 726 15 114.00–127.00 $118.71 $862 -7.14
770–780 776 6 104.00–127.00 $113.12 $878 —
810 810 1 104.00 $104.00 $842 -3.05
885 885 1 101.00 $101.00 $894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231–248 237 7 175.00–184.00 $178.11 $422 —
275–295 291 34 147.50–189.00 $176.97 $515 +5.48
313–340 332 32 151.00–181.50 $161.55 $536 -1.65
355–399 387 66 140.00–171.00 $162.91 $630 +5.12
405–418 412 4 135.00–153.00 $143.86 $593 -8.51
400–448 429 156 140.00–175.00 $161.73 $694 +9.36
455–496 473 60 130.00–160.00 $147.98 $700 -0.69
500–536 517 62 130.00–149.00 $142.36 $736 +3.55
552–590 570 41 121.50–140.00 $130.94 $746 -7.72
608–642 618 70 119.00–137.00 $132.73 $820 +2.55
650–682 674 4 120.00–121.00 $120.76 $814 +2.43
716–720 717 6 119.00–129.00 $125.65 $901 +8.05
745 745 7 113.00 $113.00 $842 -5.50
863–875 863 58 108.00–117.50 $117.17 $1,011 +6.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 216 5 165.00–180.00 $173.44 $375 -22.46
262–298 281 12 160.00–178.00 $168.66 $474 +0.57
320–345 fancy 333 3 170.00–178.00 $172.76 $575 —
310–348 339 21 158.00–180.00 $174.44 $591 +4.41
350–390 368 32 154.00–179.00 $167.90 $618 -0.39
380 fancy 380 2 180.00 $180.00 $684 +1.00
400–442 421 64 153.00–175.50 $165.92 $699 +5.46
435 fancy 435 3 168.00 $168.00 $731 —
450–492 468 55 144.00–164.00 $154.30 $722 -0.97
515 515 3 120.00 $120.00 $618 -20.00
512–545 531 65 134.50–157.00 $147.76 $785 -2.35
565–598 582 22 130.00–145.00 $134.95 $785 -11.66
605–645 621 10 131.00–142.50 $132.49 $823 -6.46
650–697 675 40 117.00–134.00 $124.97 $844 -8.64
691 691 20 119.00 $119.00 $822 +4.00
700–716 710 5 121.00–130.00 $126.45 $898 -0.51
745 745 3 100.00 $100.00 $745 -25.00
803–815 808 7 115.00–119.50 $117.56 $950 +8.56
870 870 3 113.00 $113.00 $983 —
874 874 23 114.00 $114.00 $996 —
1001 1001 3 93.00 $93.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–288 281 7 176.00–186.00 $183.33 $515 +24.28
305–333 320 8 121.00–155.00 $148.97 $477 +2.02
350–381 362 11 140.00–172.00 $153.86 $557 +14.39
410–445 427 26 117.00–157.00 $146.97 $628 +11.24
450–485 468 35 120.00–144.00 $134.99 $632 +1.02
500–545 514 35 116.00–152.00 $133.97 $689 +9.67
550–590 564 28 116.00–129.00 $121.92 $688 +1.80
605–635 621 8 108.00–129.00 $117.73 $731 +1.72
650–693 684 11 116.00–119.00 $116.44 $796 -2.06
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 +5.07
835 835 1 105.00 $105.00 $877 -1.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 196.00 $196.00 $682 —
365–392 388 6 155.00–192.00 $186.19 $722 +9.19
410 410 4 152.00 $152.00 $623 —
485–490 486 5 155.00–167.00 $162.19 $788 +10.58
515–521 519 8 146.00–156.00 $150.87 $783 -9.61
680 680 1 136.00 $136.00 $925 —
706 706 4 104.00 $104.00 $734 -22.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 171.00 $171.00 $804 +3.00
590 590 2 137.00 $137.00 $808 -13.00
653–678 666 4 117.50–128.00 $122.65 $817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 145.00 $145.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–845 725 85-90% 6 25.00–34.00 $30.06 $218 —
600–855 770 85-90% 3 31.00–40.00 $34.59 $266 -10.22
645–1050 816 85-90% 21 30.00–42.50 $37.69 $308 +4.15
760–1205 914 85-90% 54 33.00–56.00 $44.75 $409 -3.37
725–1725 916 85-90% 119 33.25–54.50 $46.46 $426 -1.66
1075–1122 1094 85-90% 5 50.00–53.25 $51.92 $568 —
805–1735 1112 85-90% 127 50.00–60.50 $56.40 $627 —
1075–1365 1364 85-90% 253 64.25–66.50 $64.26 $877 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1585 1189 80-85% 100 55.50–66.00 $62.20 $740 +0.42
870–1585 1232 80-85% 15 51.00–59.00 $56.74 $699 —
935–1620 1274 80-85% 29 65.50–70.00 $67.29 $857 —
1135–1515 1274 80-85% 9 60.00–70.50 $67.05 $854 —
1220–1445 1339 80-85% 4 70.75–78.00 $73.06 $978 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1470 1468 75-80% 3 65.00–67.50 $65.83 $966 +3.47
1380–1810 1600 75-80% 6 53.00–67.00 $63.15 $1,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 81.00 $81.00 $668 —
875–1625 1064 15 57.00–74.50 $66.59 $709 -16.00
1030–1965 1388 42 49.50–81.00 $71.56 $993 -2.98
1335–2160 1678 49 80.00–92.50 $86.10 $1,445 —
1895–1970 1928 3 93.00–94.00 $93.41 $1,801 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–800 770 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–825.00 $808.33
745–925 835 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 800.00–890.00 $845.00
770–960 873 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 725.00–925.00 $805.00
850–900 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 550.00–610.00 $580.00
850–900 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 685.00–700.00 $692.50
655–1200 973 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 700.00–935.00 $820.00
1000–1100 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 575.00–610.00 $598.33
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
900–1450 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 510.00–935.00 $746.05
975–1150 1081 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 450.00–675.00 $543.75
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
870–1350 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 550.00–1,050.00 $866.00
1000–1300 1143 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 600.00–785.00 $677.86
1100–1250 1167 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 575.00–925.00 $728.33
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00
660–805 725 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 400.00–575.00 $491.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 60.00 $60.00 $630
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 62.00 $62.00 $806
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–1150 983 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 625.00–650.00 $637.50

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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
800–1000 968 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 600.00–775.00 $708.57 —
800–1320 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 800.00–1,150.00 $969.44 +19.69
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,160.00 $1,160.00 —
800–1500 1068 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 47 800.00–1,150.00 $935.74 —
900–1218 1083 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 26 700.00–860.00 $834.42 —
1050–1100 1083 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 700.00–800.00 $766.67 —
800–1250 1097 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 49 810.00–1,250.00 $1,077.86 —
855–1345 1142 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 43 850.00–1,150.00 $997.56 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 835.00 $835.00 -148.70
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–880 776 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 625.00–820.00 $726.25 —
765–970 872 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–800.00 $703.33 —
885–1320 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 -90.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 350.00 $350.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 675.00 $675.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 610.00 $610.00 —
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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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 3 910.00 $910.00 —
700–900 891 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 875.00–1,400.00 $1,376.14 —

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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.