New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

2,157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.50/cwt +10.31 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 421 lb · 74 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.77/cwt +5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 678 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $189.78/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 433 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,157	1,889	3,700
Feeder cattle	1,567	1,235	3,007
Slaughter cattle	294	373	451
Replacement cattle	296	281	242

Market comments — USDA reporter

For the week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. unevenly steady to 5.00 higher, the most advance on 500-600 lbs. Feeders over 600 lbs. were 1.00-6.00 higher though quality more attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	222.00–227.00	$224.39	$527	+12.65
250–295	274	8	220.00–227.00	$222.80	$610	+12.12
290 unweaned	290	2	185.00	$185.00	$536	—
301–347	317	23	200.00–225.00	$216.25	$686	+5.35
353–397	380	33	192.00–221.00	$202.56	$770	-2.61
405–449	433	47	185.00–216.00	$190.20	$824	+2.07
440 unweaned	440	2	180.00	$180.00	$792	—
450–490	478	24	178.00–184.75	$181.71	$869	+7.24
485 unweaned	485	2	162.00	$162.00	$786	—
502 unweaned	502	2	161.00	$161.00	$808	—
510–525	511	38	160.00–176.50	$175.51	$897	+1.86
550–593	578	43	159.50–179.00	$167.09	$966	+3.66
600 unweaned	600	3	154.00	$154.00	$924	—
610	610	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,013	+0.77
650–681	670	20	147.00–155.00	$149.21	$1,000	-5.39
713–743	728	6	151.00–159.00	$155.08	$1,129	+20.58
776	776	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–195	185	2	177.00–185.00	$181.22	$335	—
213	213	2	221.00	$221.00	$471	—
310–340 thin fleshed	325	2	190.00	$190.00	$618	—
305–345	333	6	163.00–211.00	$190.54	$634	-1.38
360	360	1	154.00	$154.00	$554	-39.26
358–398	366	13	171.00–226.00	$211.24	$773	+17.98
405–445	429	24	173.00–193.00	$182.68	$784	-0.76
443	443	2	154.00	$154.00	$682	-29.44
455–495	484	30	160.00–181.00	$169.38	$820	-7.73
510–538	523	11	154.00–176.00	$160.83	$841	-6.93
570–595	577	34	140.00–159.00	$156.39	$902	-6.22
600–633	617	26	147.00–164.00	$155.14	$957	+8.60
651–696	678	53	140.00–153.50	$150.77	$1,022	+5.75
705–745	720	24	135.00–146.75	$145.51	$1,048	-6.82
755–790	782	9	125.00–142.00	$137.15	$1,073	+1.02
804	804	9	147.50	$147.50	$1,186	+36.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	363	7	130.00–200.00	$172.22	$625	+30.51
417	417	2	165.00	$165.00	$688	-22.42
503–540	522	4	140.00–147.00	$143.38	$748	+9.41
550–597	571	13	130.00–149.00	$138.16	$789	-23.08
605–643	625	7	126.00–140.00	$132.46	$828	-2.52
660–672	669	13	135.00–149.00	$144.10	$964	+6.60
700–713	710	5	130.00–135.00	$134.01	$951	+7.13
805–840	823	4	140.00–140.50	$140.26	$1,154	+1.87
940	940	1	102.00	$102.00	$959	-11.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
240	240	3	95.00	$95.00	—
284	284	4	110.00	$110.00	—
320	320	2	200.00	$200.00	-143.21

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	57.00	$57.00	$256	—
505	505	1	50.00	$50.00	$252	—
555	555	1	54.00	$54.00	$300	—
635	635	1	53.00	$53.00	$337	—
655	655	1	54.00	$54.00	$354	-21.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160	160	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	165.00	$165.00	$338	+8.00
265–286	282	5	160.00–191.00	$185.17	$522	+31.98
320–335	329	4	143.00–159.00	$153.94	$506	—
370–395	382	24	155.00–187.00	$175.79	$672	+24.08
400–440	421	74	142.00–177.00	$166.50	$701	+10.31
455–475	474	15	153.00–158.00	$154.80	$734	+1.99
500–540	521	40	143.00–158.00	$154.20	$803	+4.07
565–595	580	3	135.00–147.00	$141.29	$819	-3.77
607–645	632	23	137.00–149.00	$140.86	$890	-13.04
653–690	666	16	127.00–147.00	$142.36	$948	—
716–725	720	5	130.00–144.00	$138.57	$998	+0.27
835–846	836	31	123.00–125.50	$125.17	$1,046	+1.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–295	278	7	166.00–182.00	$176.70	$491	+7.80
307–345	327	15	160.00–184.00	$178.42	$583	+5.68
368–390	373	19	162.00–183.00	$174.96	$653	+3.09
413 unweaned	413	2	165.00	$165.00	$681	—
429	429	6	125.00	$125.00	$536	-40.82
400–448	437	34	155.00–180.00	$164.77	$720	-1.05
453–485	466	44	155.00–178.00	$165.25	$770	+6.67
505–526	523	34	154.00–163.00	$157.15	$822	+4.40
552–595	571	12	148.00–159.00	$154.09	$880	—
607–642	632	11	143.00–153.00	$146.82	$928	+6.47
805	805	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	309	6	124.00–148.00	$141.29	$437	—
370–395	378	3	135.00–153.00	$146.74	$555	+13.42
400–445	420	17	123.00–157.00	$143.10	$601	-9.48
450–485	476	18	131.00–158.00	$143.47	$683	-6.11
520	520	2	133.00	$133.00	$692	-9.56
550–575	560	4	126.00–139.00	$133.24	$746	-1.13
600–645	618	14	118.00–145.00	$135.68	$839	+13.50
749	749	28	137.50	$137.50	$1,030	—
755–780	772	3	100.00–116.00	$110.61	$854	-2.38
880–890	888	15	111.00–118.75	$117.21	$1,041	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	50.00	$50.00	$182	—
450–455	453	3	30.00–45.00	$40.04	$181	+0.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	300.00	$300.00	—
180	180	1	320.00	$320.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165	165	1	460.00	$460.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
315	315	1	360.00	$360.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	163.00	$163.00	$546	-19.00
485	485	1	159.00	$159.00	$771	+24.25
515–548	539	15	130.00–159.00	$148.72	$802	+16.29
595	595	2	125.00	$125.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	178.00	$178.00	$632	—
410	410	2	180.00	$180.00	$738	+36.00
533	533	2	154.00	$154.00	$821	—
654	654	6	106.00	$106.00	$693	—
736	736	4	128.00	$128.00	$942	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–595	588	2	36.00–52.00	$43.90	$258	—
640	640	1	54.00	$54.00	$346	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	175.00	$175.00	$831	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
320	320	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–910	704	85-90%	5	20.00–44.00	$34.10	$240	—
635–900	769	85-90%	7	35.00–40.00	$38.90	$299	—
680–950	809	85-90%	10	41.00–48.50	$45.19	$366	—
805–975	900	85-90%	5	55.50–66.00	$61.09	$550	—
765–1095	924	85-90%	8	46.00–66.00	$54.37	$502	—
850–1065	935	85-90%	11	50.00–62.00	$55.22	$516	—
745–1235	991	85-90%	54	55.00–70.50	$65.40	$648	-1.67
1005	1005	85-90%	1	75.00	$75.00	$754	-2.65

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1120	945	80-85%	3	57.00–63.50	$59.38	$561	—
985–1033	1018	80-85%	5	70.00–75.00	$72.39	$737	—
870–1670	1186	80-85%	71	69.50–76.00	$72.82	$864	-0.06
1105–1390	1248	80-85%	2	76.00–76.50	$76.28	$952	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1755	1568	75-80%	3	72.00–75.50	$73.91	$1,159	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1670	1317	13	72.00–89.00	$80.74	$1,063	—
1520	1520	1	64.00	$64.00	$973	-29.37
1130–2040	1621	21	83.50–100.00	$91.46	$1,483	—
1960–2470	2178	4	101.25–103.00	$102.13	$2,224	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1450	989	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	800.00–1,400.00	$1,216.67
835–1450	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	800.00–1,375.00	$1,134.03
950–1600	1136	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	775.00–1,350.00	$1,099.05
850–1300	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	900.00–1,350.00	$1,247.05
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	975.00	$975.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–900	692	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	510.00–750.00	$550.00
600–800	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	475.00–775.00	$685.00
700–900	813	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	575.00–600.00	$581.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
890–950	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00–1,125.00	$912.50

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
500–580	548	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	400.00–435.00	$411.67

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1000	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	925.00–1,410.00	$1,346.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
750–1065	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,225.00	$1,056.25	-103.75
900–1000	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–935.00	$830.00	-420.00
800–1305	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	850.00–1,750.00	$1,291.36	+41.36

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–750	646	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	500.00–825.00	$684.23	—
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00	$700.00	-225.00
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–1005	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–975.00	$816.67	—
1000–1050	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–825.00	$812.50	+125.00
1020–1270	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–560.00	$555.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070–1415	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.00	—
1245–1275	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,335.00–1,400.00	$1,367.50	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
860	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.