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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

3,754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.25/cwt +5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 626 lb · 87 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.78/cwt +5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 521 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.78/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 566 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,754 4,339 3,534
Feeder cattle 2,205 2,729 2,395
Slaughter cattle 757 699 477
Replacement cattle 792 911 662

Market comments — USDA reporter

Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs., mostly steady to 3.00 higher, with some steers up to 10.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226–230 228 5 173.00–181.00 $177.77 $405 +29.00
273–295 279 8 150.00–180.00 $165.59 $462 -14.18
315–347 329 8 142.00–195.00 $173.28 $570 -2.72
364–375 369 11 158.00–190.00 $180.59 $666 +17.37
385 unweaned 385 3 160.00 $160.00 $616 ±0.00
406–432 thin fleshed 416 8 161.00–190.00 $178.70 $743 —
405–446 427 15 140.00–181.00 $175.46 $749 +0.69
465–470 thin fleshed 468 4 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $817 +10.50
460–495 485 21 150.00–164.50 $161.32 $782 -9.84
506 thin fleshed 506 27 176.50 $176.50 $893 —
500–547 530 42 144.00–165.00 $155.60 $825 -2.96
550–597 579 30 131.00–158.00 $148.91 $862 +10.91
600–646 626 87 135.00–159.00 $147.25 $922 +5.70
650–695 669 15 128.50–144.00 $137.61 $921 +5.15
685 685 2 130.00 $130.00 $890 +10.00
702–738 720 4 127.00–133.00 $129.93 $935 -5.48
751–785 780 52 120.00–136.25 $128.73 $1,004 -5.00
805–840 823 2 111.00–120.00 $115.40 $950 -12.38
965 965 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–236 228 14 172.50–188.00 $182.72 $417 +4.72
240 value added 240 2 193.00 $193.00 $463 —
275 value added 275 2 200.00 $200.00 $550 —
287 unweaned 287 2 167.00 $167.00 $479 —
285–295 293 4 166.00–188.00 $177.85 $521 +10.95
315–348 336 14 161.00–192.00 $179.02 $602 -4.19
350–383 377 9 160.00–199.00 $185.71 $700 +6.14
370–395 thin fleshed 378 3 177.00–178.00 $177.35 $670 —
400–445 428 30 161.00–190.00 $178.37 $763 +1.88
432–443 fancy 436 10 181.00 $181.00 $789 —
447 unweaned 447 2 161.50 $161.50 $722 —
450 fancy 450 2 177.00 $177.00 $796 —
467 unweaned 467 3 160.00 $160.00 $747 —
450–493 473 30 157.00–195.00 $174.32 $825 -0.35
513–525 thin fleshed 518 5 168.00–176.00 $172.00 $891 —
510–537 unweaned 524 4 140.00–155.00 $147.31 $772 —
500–546 529 43 152.00–176.00 $166.69 $882 +4.71
550–595 572 16 162.00–174.00 $168.44 $963 +15.16
603–633 612 11 149.00–168.00 $156.64 $959 +9.98
660–665 663 2 152.00–159.00 $155.51 $1,031 +16.87
735–745 737 12 137.00–145.00 $138.85 $1,023 +5.07
751 751 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,029 —
813 813 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 177.00 $177.00 $457 —
325 thin fleshed 325 2 181.00 $181.00 $588 —
385 385 2 160.00 $160.00 $616 +14.36
408–420 411 9 132.00–141.00 $138.95 $571 -14.94
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 -43.89
468–495 479 6 116.00–159.00 $144.36 $691 -7.96
523–536 528 26 135.00–162.00 $143.90 $760 +19.48
574–592 585 19 118.00–140.00 $130.32 $762 -16.74
608–640 623 9 115.00–136.00 $129.25 $805 +10.26
660–690 688 23 103.00–142.50 $139.44 $959 +22.67
828 828 8 123.50 $123.50 $1,023 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 205 1 270.00 $270.00 —
428 428 6 250.00 $250.00 -32.86
490 490 1 270.00 $270.00 -39.28
516 516 18 185.00 $185.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 49.00 $49.00 $250 +13.88
590 590 2 43.00 $43.00 $254 —
606 606 18 42.50 $42.50 $258 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 4 170.00 $170.00 $405 +10.72
257 thin fleshed 257 6 145.00 $145.00 $373 —
265 265 2 145.00 $145.00 $384 -12.55
316–335 319 12 157.00–161.00 $160.30 $511 -8.05
350–395 380 20 138.00–159.00 $152.70 $580 -4.44
415 415 2 125.00 $125.00 $519 -30.58
410–425 416 13 130.00–157.00 $146.30 $609 -9.28
450–488 461 42 128.00–149.50 $145.05 $669 +3.18
505–548 521 27 131.00–143.00 $138.71 $723 +13.71
555–590 566 61 128.00–140.00 $133.04 $753 +1.72
570 unweaned 570 2 125.00 $125.00 $712 —
601–645 609 26 127.50–140.00 $129.56 $789 +2.29
655–685 667 13 119.00–134.00 $126.52 $844 +3.94
701 701 3 121.00 $121.00 $848 -2.91
760 760 4 121.00 $121.00 $920 -3.44
820 820 2 108.00 $108.00 $886 —
884 884 9 108.00 $108.00 $955 +3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–248 235 21 161.00–185.00 $174.98 $411 —
267–290 273 9 151.00–162.00 $158.93 $434 -8.22
310 unweaned 310 6 135.00 $135.00 $418 —
305–318 fancy 312 4 167.00 $167.00 $521 —
300–337 327 24 149.00–160.00 $153.74 $503 -4.01
360–395 380 10 140.00–154.00 $148.69 $565 -10.18
400–445 420 28 141.00–163.00 $152.29 $640 -0.56
436 unweaned 436 8 149.00 $149.00 $650 —
455–497 476 36 140.00–163.00 $152.38 $725 +3.09
495 unweaned 495 2 145.00 $145.00 $718 —
505–541 531 19 136.00–148.00 $143.89 $764 +0.76
550–596 580 19 140.00–147.00 $145.19 $842 +12.20
622–630 623 12 120.00–130.00 $123.76 $771 -5.43
673–685 674 9 130.00–131.50 $131.33 $885 +5.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 147.00 $147.00 $350 +5.58
297 297 2 153.00 $153.00 $454 +31.00
308–340 317 7 116.00–150.00 $137.54 $436 +4.24
358–385 371 7 137.00–150.00 $143.57 $533 +14.18
440–448 445 6 120.00–145.50 $136.44 $607 +6.89
465–492 472 11 120.00–141.00 $133.39 $630 -2.23
518–535 527 2 125.00–134.00 $129.57 $683 +3.49
550–580 566 11 119.00–125.00 $121.91 $690 -5.58
620–639 630 14 109.00–137.00 $126.82 $799 +13.11
655–693 680 3 113.00–114.00 $113.68 $773 —
700 700 1 111.00 $111.00 $777 +11.00
805 805 1 105.00 $105.00 $845 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
185 185 1 200.00 $200.00 —
330 330 2 210.00 $210.00 —
380–387 385 4 200.00–270.00 $217.26 -43.34
410 410 1 240.00 $240.00 +2.73
505–515 510 2 210.00–250.00 $230.20 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 180.00 $180.00 $709 +32.00
400–445 427 6 149.00–178.00 $165.63 $707 —
475 475 6 154.00–155.00 $154.17 $732 +11.22
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 —
615 615 3 127.50 $127.50 $784 +13.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–385 377 6 164.00–182.00 $175.87 $663 —
430–445 438 4 155.00–166.00 $160.41 $703 -19.59
476 476 4 169.00 $169.00 $804 —
780 780 2 112.00 $112.00 $874 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
277 277 3 320.00 $320.00 —
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 —
460–495 478 2 220.00–230.00 $225.18 —
550 550 1 230.00 $230.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 3 138.00 $138.00 $922 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–940 804 85-90% 19 32.00–43.50 $38.19 $307 +9.74
676–1180 820 85-90% 78 32.00–52.00 $40.81 $335 +12.36
680–933 828 85-90% 20 24.00–31.00 $28.04 $232 -0.41
700–950 833 85-90% 24 22.00–36.00 $27.05 $225 -1.40
625–1140 927 85-90% 75 35.00–52.50 $47.13 $437 -12.50
625–1450 1020 85-90% 171 50.00–64.25 $55.71 $568 -2.41
1110–1255 1183 85-90% 5 64.00–68.00 $65.50 $775 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1410 1081 80-85% 9 47.00–62.50 $57.81 $625 —
615–1420 1145 80-85% 21 62.00–72.50 $69.27 $793 +7.35
850–1520 1189 80-85% 107 55.00–68.50 $63.07 $750 —
1030–1595 1225 80-85% 21 65.50–72.00 $69.38 $850 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1550 1337 75-80% 21 57.50–67.00 $60.83 $813 —
1440 1440 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,022 —
1335–1875 1605 75-80% 2 48.00–58.00 $53.84 $864 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1285 1128 4 54.00–76.00 $65.58 $740 —
1050–1805 1306 22 58.00–79.00 $71.63 $935 —
1265–2315 1669 29 81.50–94.00 $87.25 $1,456 —
1725 1725 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,639 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–1020 907 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 680.00–810.00 $742.22
800–1150 1008 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 600.00–785.00 $710.00
750–1400 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 71 600.00–960.00 $766.27
975–1250 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 675.00–850.00 $740.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645–750 715 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 500.00–635.00 $555.00
730–905 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 425.00–550.00 $490.00
750–1050 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 500.00–600.00 $560.00
900–1100 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 525.00–560.00 $545.00

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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
850–1000 925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 -360.00
720–1037 928 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 760.00–1,030.00 $812.73 -297.27
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 -108.18
940–1220 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 50 700.00–1,360.00 $1,101.80 +327.94
750–1300 1049 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 91 750.00–1,475.00 $1,198.74 +424.88
900–1300 1069 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 74 600.00–1,250.00 $931.82 -184.92
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +150.00
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–950 844 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 18 700.00–1,075.00 $854.72 —
800–1100 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 835.00–1,000.00 $934.00 +334.00
750–1050 988 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–985.00 $920.63 +320.63
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 635.00 $635.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 485.00 $485.00 —

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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.