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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

1,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.48/cwt -10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 380 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.00/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 428 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.66/cwt -15.42 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 469 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,424 4,028 1,143
Feeder cattle 647 2,501 974
Slaughter cattle 366 910 135
Replacement cattle 411 617 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower though quality not as attractive, feeders over 600 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower, bulls steady. *No sales were held at Clovis or Belen last week*

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 unweaned 273 2 175.00 $175.00 $478 -8.03
303–343 323 12 185.00–190.00 $188.83 $610 -19.08
374–388 379 18 180.00–190.00 $184.20 $698 -10.21
411–449 428 22 171.00–183.00 $177.00 $758 +1.23
458–498 480 12 156.00–170.00 $163.19 $783 -16.21
508–541 525 16 165.00–172.00 $169.00 $887 -1.13
558–585 576 11 160.00–168.00 $162.71 $937 +3.13
610–640 623 6 158.00–161.00 $159.36 $993 +7.18
659 659 11 155.50 $155.50 $1,025 +7.97
798 798 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 193.00 $193.00 $666 —
350–392 371 6 188.00–192.00 $189.89 $704 -6.79
483 483 5 170.00 $170.00 $821 -15.07
570–598 581 8 159.00–166.00 $163.30 $949 -6.07
610–635 627 3 159.00–163.00 $160.30 $1,005 -0.27
653–685 669 6 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $1,040 +8.01
765 765 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,117 +2.00
822 822 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,118 -3.50
855 855 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,137 —
1035 1035 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,252 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 unweaned 255 2 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
271 271 7 195.00 $195.00 $528 +58.13
317 317 7 191.00 $191.00 $605 +46.00
344 unweaned 344 5 165.00 $165.00 $568 —
368 368 2 170.00 $170.00 $626 +12.33
598 598 2 148.00 $148.00 $885 -8.78
620 620 11 133.00 $133.00 $825 -3.38
710 710 3 124.00 $124.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
773 773 2 92.00 $92.00 $711 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 180.00 $180.00 $459 +16.35
329–348 339 10 160.00 $160.00 $542 +0.72
371–396 380 30 143.00–160.00 $153.48 $583 -10.71
413–420 414 14 150.00–155.00 $153.21 $634 -1.70
465–488 470 11 140.00–151.00 $148.38 $697 -4.86
505–506 506 8 140.00–148.00 $145.00 $734 -3.24
513 unweaned 513 13 134.00 $134.00 $687 —
551 unweaned 551 5 135.00 $135.00 $744 —
553–599 574 14 139.00–148.00 $143.61 $824 +3.40
651–695 666 6 131.00–138.00 $135.56 $903 +3.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–338 322 11 131.00–150.00 $137.16 $442 -17.17
390 390 2 126.00 $126.00 $491 -18.95
418 418 2 145.00 $145.00 $606 -4.22
480 480 3 140.00 $140.00 $672 +7.93
535 535 3 129.00 $129.00 $690 +9.67
560–573 thin fleshed 564 7 137.50–144.00 $142.11 $802 —
617 617 16 135.00 $135.00 $833 +5.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 156.00 $156.00 $507 -11.17
446 446 5 150.00 $150.00 $669 -14.59
451–497 469 21 140.00–150.00 $145.66 $683 -14.78
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 -2.62
693 693 2 134.00 $134.00 $929 -1.00
772 772 3 124.50 $124.50 $961 -9.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 2 143.00 $143.00 $819 -16.47
698 698 2 126.00 $126.00 $879 +4.00
920 920 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,058 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–890 810 85-90% 3 31.00–32.00 $31.63 $256 -2.61
760–1045 880 85-90% 25 34.00–51.00 $43.11 $379 —
735–1140 897 85-90% 19 35.00–51.00 $47.00 $422 —
737–1025 958 85-90% 48 50.50–62.50 $55.73 $534 -10.35
780–1355 1005 85-90% 68 53.00–64.00 $58.11 $584 —
965–1185 1075 85-90% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.45 $704 -6.60
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1435 1101 80-85% 11 51.00–59.50 $56.17 $618 —
885–1505 1148 80-85% 70 60.00–71.50 $64.12 $736 —
1330–1345 1338 80-85% 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,004 -2.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1685 1343 75-80% 9 60.00–65.50 $61.96 $832 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1300 1189 6 63.00–82.00 $76.68 $912 —
1200–1685 1410 5 72.50–83.00 $79.02 $1,114 —
1610–1730 1662 3 101.00–103.00 $102.19 $1,698 —
1335–2050 1699 17 84.00–99.00 $93.66 $1,591 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 750.00 $750.00
800–1100 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 925.00–1,210.00 $1,146.43
700–1200 1053 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 450.00–910.00 $762.81
800–1400 1154 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 58 700.00–1,225.00 $1,018.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 460.00–560.00 $510.00
850–1050 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
900–950 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00–1,575.00 $1,500.00 —
950 thin fleshed 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 700.00 $700.00 —
800–1050 967 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 1,150.00–1,500.00 $1,445.28 +310.28
950–1200 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 835.00–1,150.00 $1,015.00 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00 —
850–1300 1076 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 27 810.00–1,400.00 $1,105.19 —
950–1350 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 48 1,100.00–1,510.00 $1,308.85 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1200–1350 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,345.00 +295.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–1150 893 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 800.00–1,520.00 $1,030.67 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650–700 683 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 370.00–550.00 $473.33 —
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 410.00 $410.00 —
700–750 725 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 400.00 $400.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 80.00 $80.00 $250 —

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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 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,237.50 —

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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.