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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

3,683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.59/cwt +5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 466 lb · 80 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $185.86/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 423 lb · 73 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.30/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 785 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,683 3,007 2,921
Feeder cattle 2,502 1,729 2,388
Slaughter cattle 573 650 295
Replacement cattle 608 628 238

Market comments — USDA reporter

For the week, feeder steers and calves were mixed, with quality being the major factor, and sold from 3.00-6.00 lower to 2.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves were mixed at 2.00-3.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Feeder Heifers were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher. Bulls steady except high yielding bulls 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 232 9 176.00–190.00 $181.53 $421 -3.52
255–273 262 5 175.00–189.00 $183.17 $480 -19.06
265–270 value added 267 3 194.00–210.00 $204.60 $546 —
308 value added 308 3 210.00 $210.00 $647 —
320 thin fleshed 320 2 195.00 $195.00 $624 —
305–345 324 20 170.00–208.00 $187.65 $608 +3.23
341 unweaned 341 10 186.00 $186.00 $634 —
355–395 379 21 170.00–206.00 $190.04 $720 +4.80
400–445 420 61 168.00–204.00 $186.45 $783 +10.52
430–445 fancy 438 2 185.00–187.00 $185.98 $815 —
435–445 unweaned 438 10 180.50–183.00 $182.24 $798 —
450–490 466 54 168.00–185.00 $182.61 $851 +32.61
498 unweaned 498 7 163.00 $163.00 $812 —
510 thin fleshed 510 2 175.00 $175.00 $892 —
500–547 526 39 160.00–180.00 $168.98 $889 +43.98
551–595 573 23 155.00–182.00 $167.60 $960 +8.40
605–630 610 28 151.00–166.00 $154.17 $940 +1.46
680 680 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,013 +3.89
701 701 13 138.00 $138.00 $967 -0.40
713 713 5 130.00 $130.00 $927 -8.40
752–793 785 72 133.00–140.00 $138.30 $1,086 +4.92
805–841 836 20 130.00–135.25 $134.17 $1,122 —
860–862 862 10 120.00–124.50 $124.05 $1,069 —
929 929 16 115.00 $115.00 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 221 7 185.00–207.00 $197.80 $437 —
245 thin fleshed 245 3 190.00 $190.00 $466 —
283–290 289 16 160.00–165.00 $160.61 $464 -7.95
320–340 329 17 159.00–206.00 $187.75 $618 +35.20
369 thin fleshed 369 19 212.00 $212.00 $782 —
365–398 392 19 160.00–189.00 $184.14 $722 +5.01
401–435 408 14 160.00–190.00 $181.38 $740 -1.28
450–490 472 31 150.00–184.00 $173.81 $820 +10.33
495 thin fleshed 495 2 169.00 $169.00 $837 —
504–542 523 24 145.00–170.50 $162.06 $848 -5.36
550–593 572 62 139.00–161.00 $154.34 $883 +3.99
575 thin fleshed 575 2 163.00 $163.00 $937 —
610–645 620 33 136.00–156.25 $149.94 $930 +6.07
650–698 683 24 133.00–150.00 $142.47 $973 -6.19
705–740 724 9 135.00–141.50 $136.80 $990 +3.37
773–795 780 3 120.00–122.00 $120.68 $941 -3.15
800–808 805 3 125.00–135.00 $128.31 $1,033 +11.82
863–882 869 8 120.00–132.50 $127.59 $1,109 +13.59
970–985 978 2 100.00–105.00 $102.52 $1,003 +2.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 152.00 $152.00 $350 —
250 250 2 140.00 $140.00 $350 —
263–295 thin fleshed 279 16 156.00–172.00 $164.46 $459 —
305–335 319 4 131.00–171.00 $151.71 $484 -3.29
322 thin fleshed 322 2 205.00 $205.00 $660 —
365–396 384 5 141.00–169.00 $158.34 $608 +26.34
405 405 2 130.00 $130.00 $526 -5.05
420–443 433 7 144.00–167.00 $158.42 $686 +23.37
457–495 479 8 135.00–157.00 $149.56 $716 +6.68
503–520 508 4 143.00–155.00 $148.94 $757 +21.66
565–590 578 20 130.00–147.00 $138.61 $801 +5.17
606–630 612 14 116.50–140.00 $128.38 $786 +3.68
625 thin fleshed 625 3 150.00 $150.00 $938 —
660–691 680 9 118.00–140.00 $126.87 $863 -23.63
735–740 737 9 110.00–139.00 $129.98 $958 +13.01
755–795 775 2 105.00–107.00 $105.97 $821 —
847 847 8 125.50 $125.50 $1,063 +17.01
857 857 2 120.50 $120.50 $1,033 —
902–940 925 13 100.00–119.50 $108.37 $1,002 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 51.00 $51.00 $270 +6.00
550–570 568 13 44.00–53.50 $48.11 $273 +9.11
607 607 3 45.00 $45.00 $273 -2.00
665–683 678 4 49.00–52.00 $50.74 $344 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140–145 143 3 200.00–225.00 $216.86 —
150–175 165 3 210.00–260.00 $234.75 —
203 203 2 200.00 $200.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
293 293 2 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
355 355 2 150.00 $150.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 —
465 465 1 335.00 $335.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 160.00–161.00 $160.46 $361 -16.54
261–283 273 12 155.00–182.00 $169.39 $462 -2.65
318–346 334 17 160.00–171.50 $166.21 $555 -3.92
352–395 378 53 150.00–168.00 $162.93 $616 +7.25
402–442 422 55 145.00–172.50 $163.93 $692 +8.18
455–492 476 34 141.00–153.00 $148.31 $706 +0.82
500–535 515 39 135.00–152.00 $144.53 $744 +0.52
553 553 3 135.00 $135.00 $747 -5.34
550–578 574 34 137.50–152.00 $143.14 $822 +2.80
607–628 611 30 136.00–140.00 $138.57 $847 +1.29
673–679 fancy 676 29 136.25–136.50 $136.37 $922 —
683 683 3 130.50 $130.50 $891 -1.29
753 753 36 130.75 $130.75 $985 —
800–819 814 8 111.00–126.50 $114.81 $935 —
873 873 5 108.00 $108.00 $943 —
1015 1015 14 98.00 $98.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 213 4 135.00–150.00 $143.54 $306 -14.46
288 288 4 170.00 $170.00 $490 +24.00
306–341 312 11 166.00–171.00 $166.99 $521 +40.99
350–395 374 41 135.00–167.50 $159.13 $595 -0.63
401–443 426 54 135.00–158.50 $153.29 $653 -1.23
455–491 466 80 130.00–158.00 $152.59 $711 +4.15
500–545 523 40 130.00–148.50 $142.72 $746 -1.47
553–590 569 64 125.00–136.00 $133.31 $759 +5.05
605–640 615 32 125.00–135.00 $131.21 $807 -2.15
624 624 4 119.00 $119.00 $743 -14.36
654–680 663 8 121.00–126.50 $124.78 $827 -3.65
700–735 718 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $865 -2.80
765–798 785 5 100.00–110.00 $103.90 $816 -16.10
859–870 864 12 103.00–110.00 $107.06 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 thin fleshed 251 18 180.00 $180.00 $452 —
345–348 347 7 127.00–162.00 $152.06 $528 +7.31
360 360 1 108.00 $108.00 $389 —
355–377 366 8 157.00–160.00 $158.55 $580 —
435 435 3 125.00–156.00 $145.67 $634 —
460–495 475 8 120.00–145.50 $138.37 $657 +17.24
505–547 518 18 116.00–145.00 $134.90 $699 +6.43
555–590 583 19 116.50–136.50 $131.67 $768 -0.88
605–638 631 15 108.00–126.50 $122.12 $771 +12.12
695 695 2 114.00 $114.00 $792 +1.00
703–735 714 3 108.00–117.00 $111.09 $793 -1.62
785–798 795 8 95.00–115.50 $110.44 $878 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115–140 128 2 225.00–280.00 $249.80 —
170–195 183 2 225.00–320.00 $275.75 +5.75
205 205 1 335.00 $335.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 5 47.00 $47.00 $266 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
193 193 3 100.00 $100.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 —
375 375 1 335.00 $335.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–342 336 6 179.00–185.00 $181.95 $611 —
445 445 1 163.00 $163.00 $725 —
455–475 463 6 170.00–182.00 $177.94 $824 +19.94
590 590 2 119.00 $119.00 $702 -11.00
680 680 2 132.00 $132.00 $898 —
960 960 2 104.00 $104.00 $998 —
1005 1005 2 79.00 $79.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 464 5 139.00–170.00 $157.04 $729 -9.96
545 545 1 147.00 $147.00 $801 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -6.00
633 633 2 125.00 $125.00 $791 —
745 745 1 106.00 $106.00 $790 +4.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 2 250.00–300.00 $275.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
872 872 2 98.00 $98.00 $855 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1580 1580 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–890 750 85-90% 12 35.00–46.00 $41.26 $309 +8.82
525–895 760 85-90% 3 35.00–42.00 $38.88 $295 +6.44
700–895 796 85-90% 6 60.00–65.00 $62.23 $495 +3.63
630–1006 883 85-90% 10 48.00–59.00 $54.78 $484 +4.35
640–1130 899 85-90% 55 42.50–61.00 $52.38 $471 +1.95
730–1335 992 85-90% 138 55.00–75.50 $64.46 $639 —
1160 1160 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $882 —
960–1480 1185 85-90% 9 73.50–80.00 $76.67 $909 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $530 —
865–880 871 80-85% 5 69.00–73.00 $70.20 $611 +1.95
850–1525 1046 80-85% 13 57.50–65.00 $63.39 $663 —
845–1660 1155 80-85% 157 65.00–79.00 $73.15 $845 —
1115–1575 1301 80-85% 28 75.50–84.00 $80.15 $1,043 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $880 —
1430–1545 1488 75-80% 2 71.50–72.00 $71.74 $1,067 —
1615 1615 75-80% 1 76.50 $76.50 $1,235 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 80.00 $80.00 $852 —
975–1740 1264 18 69.50–81.00 $76.33 $965 +1.33
1440 1440 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,224 —
1195–2175 1509 35 83.00–97.00 $91.09 $1,375 —
1630–1975 1753 11 100.00–108.75 $102.73 $1,801 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–1100 927 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 760.00–1,125.00 $901.25
950–1075 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 650.00–710.00 $698.00
935–1250 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 56 710.00–1,125.00 $921.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
815–825 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00
750–1100 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 660.00–775.00 $711.25

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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
730–1150 879 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 31 825.00–1,400.00 $1,203.39 —
900 thin fleshed 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 860.00 $860.00 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +295.36
950–1100 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,050.00–1,310.00 $1,180.00 +175.36
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
700–1415 1074 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 86 750.00–1,390.00 $1,143.66 —
800–1370 1079 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 38 725.00–1,275.00 $1,100.92 —
1050–1300 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 910.00–1,025.00 $986.67 -13.33
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045–1295 1146 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,320.00–1,425.00 $1,378.75 —
1145–1625 1382 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,160.00–1,275.00 $1,229.29 —
1481 1481 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,420.00 $1,420.00 —
1580 1580 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
865 865 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 760.00 $760.00 -21.67
950–1050 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00–1,000.00 $905.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,285.00 $1,285.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 +250.00

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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 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.