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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

3,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $187.10/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 419 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.36/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 520 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.66/cwt -6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 569 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,798 4,087 2,752
Feeder cattle 2,338 2,678 2,239
Slaughter cattle 759 694 267
Replacement cattle 701 715 246

Market comments — USDA reporter

Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. mostly 3.00-5.00 lower on comparable quotes, feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 211.00 $211.00 $422 +11.02
252–295 276 10 165.00–210.50 $188.68 $521 -19.96
300–347 331 9 160.00–190.00 $174.75 $578 -20.56
350–390 367 27 164.00–206.00 $189.67 $696 +4.08
407–447 419 74 160.00–198.00 $187.10 $784 +1.45
450–490 463 17 159.00–190.00 $178.10 $825 +5.78
503–540 517 53 156.00–177.00 $166.36 $860 -5.04
551–592 569 58 152.00–170.00 $161.66 $920 -6.24
605–646 629 36 140.00–155.50 $146.05 $919 -2.95
643 643 2 136.00 $136.00 $874 -13.00
671 671 4 134.00 $134.00 $899 —
668–697 690 27 132.50–148.00 $136.15 $939 —
703–732 716 26 129.00–132.50 $130.85 $937 -3.15
830 830 1 125.50 $125.50 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 2 180.00 $180.00 $351 -5.00
241–245 242 4 140.00–153.00 $149.71 $362 —
260–280 271 9 135.00–190.00 $170.91 $463 -28.97
305–346 338 12 145.00–182.00 $159.76 $540 -13.24
365–376 371 11 156.00–197.00 $185.85 $690 -0.61
400–446 422 40 148.00–197.00 $177.76 $750 +2.06
452–493 476 38 146.00–183.00 $163.09 $776 -8.47
500–545 526 44 141.00–170.00 $156.10 $821 -4.74
560–595 577 8 141.00–162.00 $150.80 $870 -5.37
600–640 625 41 124.00–149.00 $139.15 $870 -6.85
657–696 685 28 129.00–142.00 $135.93 $931 -0.14
700–749 728 25 128.00–135.00 $131.85 $960 +5.45
785–797 793 28 116.00–129.50 $128.34 $1,018 +0.27
819–845 824 5 119.00 $119.00 $981 -9.00
867 867 6 121.00 $121.00 $1,049 —
999 999 6 110.00 $110.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 231 3 176.50 $176.50 $408 +19.50
262–291 279 13 183.00–200.00 $191.05 $533 -7.32
310–344 322 9 133.00–190.00 $178.57 $575 +18.97
359–391 372 12 129.00–181.00 $169.10 $629 -3.49
406 406 4 139.00 $139.00 $564 -14.71
403–440 422 8 135.00–171.00 $145.24 $613 -8.47
455–497 482 8 130.00–165.00 $154.31 $744 +6.35
512–545 523 12 126.00–135.00 $133.41 $698 -7.25
575–595 585 16 130.00–140.00 $132.75 $777 -10.01
600–620 612 4 115.00–120.00 $117.00 $716 -9.61
660–695 672 4 118.00–130.00 $125.91 $846 —
700–715 706 4 115.00–119.00 $117.50 $830 -12.00
825–845 835 2 113.00–114.00 $113.49 $948 -1.18
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
318–325 320 4 150.00–250.00 $175.41 —
410 410 1 310.00 $310.00 —
475 475 1 330.00 $330.00 —
525–540 533 2 250.00–320.00 $285.49 —
555 555 1 275.00 $275.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 6 177.00 $177.00 $411 -11.10
250–290 279 8 160.00–176.00 $171.93 $480 -10.98
300–338 319 17 160.00–170.00 $167.24 $533 -2.39
365 365 2 153.00 $153.00 $558 -16.76
355–397 393 19 161.00–169.00 $161.76 $636 -8.00
406–429 417 26 158.00–166.00 $162.60 $678 +0.66
455–493 480 54 141.00–156.00 $147.69 $709 +11.69
493 493 3 140.00 $140.00 $690 +4.00
502–541 520 58 135.00–150.00 $147.36 $766 +2.46
552–598 566 41 130.00–139.50 $134.68 $762 -0.68
620–625 621 13 125.00–131.00 $128.30 $797 -9.62
659–686 671 52 121.00–129.00 $124.90 $838 +2.41
726–727 727 8 121.00 $121.00 $880 -2.88
758–765 761 5 118.00–119.00 $118.40 $901 -2.60
822 822 4 110.00 $110.00 $904 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 157.50 $157.50 $315 -29.50
278 278 3 177.00 $177.00 $492 -4.10
303–338 328 17 136.00–175.00 $161.20 $529 -5.92
350–397 383 39 139.00–169.00 $160.39 $614 -4.50
403–448 421 35 135.00–170.00 $152.47 $642 +2.57
450–497 479 49 134.00–157.00 $144.50 $692 -5.95
502–547 532 53 131.00–145.00 $136.69 $727 -2.51
550–590 577 31 126.00–140.00 $130.13 $751 +8.13
602–648 633 20 126.00–134.00 $128.34 $812 +0.87
699 699 5 121.00 $121.00 $846 -4.99
714–720 716 8 109.00–129.00 $113.51 $813 -5.67
796 796 8 115.00 $115.00 $915 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–223 222 4 125.00–164.00 $144.63 $321 —
276–288 285 12 155.00–170.00 $166.37 $474 -2.63
302 302 3 165.00 $165.00 $498 —
350–375 359 7 120.00–161.00 $140.88 $506 -5.40
415–445 429 6 125.00–147.00 $135.03 $579 -6.76
450–498 486 27 140.00–147.50 $142.36 $692 -7.71
515–530 524 5 120.00–130.00 $122.95 $644 -2.10
555–598 571 15 120.00–131.00 $125.00 $714 -1.41
600–645 627 20 106.00–120.50 $112.61 $706 -10.39
655–698 691 6 118.00–119.00 $118.16 $816 -7.99
700–722 717 5 104.00–110.00 $107.41 $770 —
760–785 777 3 108.00–112.00 $109.30 $849 —
830 830 2 103.00 $103.00 $855 -15.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
183 183 2 160.00 $160.00 —
350 350 2 200.00 $200.00 —
418–430 422 3 250.00–310.00 $289.62 —
553 553 1 330.00 $330.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 285 22 142.50–217.00 $207.78 $592 —
330 330 1 136.00 $136.00 $449 -15.00
394–395 394 56 120.00–201.50 $200.04 $788 +22.04
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -48.00
480 480 51 170.00 $170.00 $816 +11.00
510–540 525 2 123.00–130.00 $126.40 $664 —
785 785 4 95.00 $95.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 12 218.00 $218.00 $508 —
315 315 6 205.00 $205.00 $646 —
460 460 2 170.00 $170.00 $782 -6.00
718 718 4 123.00 $123.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915–1325 1025 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 950.00–1,550.00 $1,090.00 —
1335–1380 1358 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,700.00–1,775.00 $1,737.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–990 819 85-90% 7 20.00–32.00 $26.82 $220 -10.55
813–1055 847 85-90% 8 25.00–30.00 $29.38 $249 -7.99
710–1160 864 85-90% 10 34.00–41.00 $37.82 $327 +12.40
730–1075 867 85-90% 38 31.00–47.00 $40.18 $348 +14.76
750–1435 944 85-90% 44 39.00–53.00 $48.17 $455 +4.42
861–1210 982 85-90% 57 50.00–60.00 $54.05 $531 —
820–1625 1040 85-90% 152 50.00–65.50 $57.86 $602 +0.74
968–1233 1145 85-90% 12 64.00–67.00 $66.15 $757 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $524 —
890–1470 1048 80-85% 7 50.00–61.50 $57.81 $606 +0.14
785–1705 1224 80-85% 101 55.00–68.00 $63.59 $778 -4.78
1095–1555 1276 80-85% 54 67.75–72.00 $69.07 $881 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1401–1615 1455 75-80% 4 66.50–68.00 $66.92 $974 —
1330–1660 1493 75-80% 8 55.00–66.00 $61.65 $920 —
2045 2045 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643–1250 1002 14 45.00–80.00 $64.78 $649 —
895–1245 1052 5 83.00–98.00 $89.61 $943 +13.18
1050–1125 1088 4 54.00–60.00 $57.71 $628 -18.72
1000–1865 1291 43 69.00–82.00 $75.97 $981 —
1080–2580 1714 53 83.00–94.50 $88.03 $1,509 +15.03
1635–2305 1944 10 94.00–104.00 $97.22 $1,890 -0.65

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1125 953 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 37 55.50–80.00 $68.16 $650

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–910 846 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 700.00–870.00 $790.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00 $650.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
850–1100 969 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 550.00–700.00 $652.24
925–1160 1004 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 700.00–890.00 $827.33
950–1050 1005 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 560.00–650.00 $607.40
750–1400 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 42 425.00–935.00 $795.60
1000–1150 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 650.00–850.00 $781.11
750–1350 1092 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 535.00–1,110.00 $952.29
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
1050–1265 1132 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 625.00–835.00 $738.33
860–1350 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 450.00–760.00 $621.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1025 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 61.00–62.75 $61.88 $627
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 61.00 $61.00 $671
1050–1250 1108 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 58.50–62.00 $60.11 $666
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $690
1050–1300 1269 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 60.00–61.50 $61.31 $778
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 200.00 $200.00
600–800 733 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 275.00–325.00 $308.33
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 385.00 $385.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590–700 655 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 600.00–660.00 $627.50
740 740 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635 635 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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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
700 thin fleshed 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 635.00 $635.00 —
700–1000 867 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 860.00–1,050.00 $928.33 —
700–950 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 400.00–700.00 $610.00 -115.00
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 +325.00
900–1050 918 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 11 825.00–900.00 $838.64 -115.00
700–1250 944 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 37 500.00–1,050.00 $811.35 +38.66
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 +255.38
850–1200 1007 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 800.00–1,200.00 $1,105.69 +286.07
730–1200 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 810.00–1,285.00 $1,023.08 +3.08
800–1100 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 23 735.00–1,150.00 $1,022.83 +2.83
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -4.64
900–1250 1142 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 13 850.00–1,200.00 $1,017.31 -37.33
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 430.00 $430.00 -245.00
700 700 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 16 370.00 $370.00 -305.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
605–855 704 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 535.00–800.00 $723.75 +57.08
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030–1180 1098 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,290.00 $1,260.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 thin fleshed 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 785.00 $785.00 —
700–900 767 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 700.00–1,125.00 $958.33 —
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.