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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

2,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.56/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 620 lb · 97 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.81/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 371 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.41/cwt -12.36 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 479 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,111 2,626 6,463
Feeder cattle 1,567 1,833 3,526
Slaughter cattle 292 329 946
Replacement cattle 252 464 1,991

Market comments — USDA reporter

For the week, a limited test of steer calves were steady to 5.00 higher, with heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. Feeders steers were steady to 2.00 lower on limited receipts, with heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 232 16 207.50–225.00 $217.83 $505 -0.81
235 fancy 235 2 234.00 $234.00 $550 —
250–295 273 21 197.00–224.00 $216.66 $591 -4.72
273 thin fleshed 273 10 216.00 $216.00 $590 —
255–295 fancy 281 11 227.00–238.00 $232.85 $654 -5.09
305–330 fancy 319 5 230.00–235.00 $231.62 $739 -8.38
300–348 331 12 201.00–228.00 $213.59 $707 +4.56
350–368 fancy 365 8 227.00–236.00 $228.83 $835 —
360–396 383 16 191.00–225.00 $214.08 $820 +4.38
400 thin fleshed 400 10 206.00 $206.00 $824 —
405–445 422 31 186.00–225.00 $209.06 $882 +10.23
452–483 thin fleshed 470 29 186.00–187.00 $186.60 $877 —
453–495 474 22 176.00–193.00 $184.90 $876 +5.02
450–495 fancy 477 3 195.00–202.00 $197.42 $942 —
500–540 519 45 170.00–187.50 $176.52 $916 -5.37
520 fancy 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 —
553–570 562 8 159.00–177.00 $168.17 $945 -1.12
605–642 620 97 151.00–165.00 $158.56 $983 +0.61
693–694 694 21 146.00–150.00 $147.71 $1,025 -5.97
700–742 720 32 140.00–145.50 $143.65 $1,034 —
871 871 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,115 -5.53
963 963 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 5 165.00–187.50 $182.65 $380 —
250–275 258 5 163.00–180.00 $169.95 $438 -29.12
275–290 thin fleshed 283 4 190.00–195.00 $191.91 $543 —
322 322 5 151.00 $151.00 $486 -42.53
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 -23.53
320–335 328 6 175.00–200.00 $191.56 $628 -1.97
351–380 thin fleshed 357 5 200.00–202.50 $201.97 $721 +11.97
363 unweaned 363 3 171.00 $171.00 $621 -15.00
350–397 372 36 170.00–205.00 $192.84 $717 +8.96
362–395 376 16 145.50–161.00 $152.72 $574 -31.16
410–448 434 6 160.00–186.00 $176.04 $764 -5.85
420–445 thin fleshed 437 9 189.00–192.00 $189.45 $828 —
438 unweaned 438 5 170.00 $170.00 $745 -13.72
450–498 478 39 160.00–182.25 $178.49 $853 -7.28
477–479 thin fleshed 478 10 182.00–185.00 $183.80 $879 —
478–495 485 10 142.00–145.00 $143.23 $695 -42.54
500–535 518 9 150.00–165.00 $157.63 $817 -13.02
550–575 560 20 150.00–168.00 $156.98 $879 -9.62
600–645 622 5 143.00–158.00 $149.82 $932 -3.54
655–697 678 15 136.00–155.00 $145.62 $987 +0.62
710–730 720 2 129.00 $129.00 $929 -3.52
775–780 778 3 122.00–136.00 $129.00 $1,004 -2.15
815–845 835 4 122.00–134.00 $125.94 $1,052 -20.54
915–935 925 2 124.00–130.00 $126.97 $1,174 +3.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 286 4 140.00–150.00 $143.12 $409 -31.88
305–335 314 4 152.50–162.00 $156.57 $492 -11.10
320 320 3 165.00 $165.00 $528 -2.67
353–390 371 9 140.00–189.00 $163.42 $606 +6.69
410 410 3 151.00 $151.00 $619 +9.11
440 440 4 139.00 $139.00 $612 -2.89
443–445 444 4 155.00–171.00 $162.98 $724 +21.09
455–495 480 7 145.00–155.00 $151.39 $727 -23.43
505–545 519 4 130.00–147.00 $135.44 $703 -43.56
565–590 581 4 130.00–136.00 $134.26 $780 -8.07
600–640 618 8 124.00–137.00 $132.49 $819 +6.06
650–680 663 5 120.00–130.00 $125.86 $834 -15.62
820 820 1 118.00 $118.00 $968 -5.00
925 925 2 114.00–124.00 $119.00 $1,101 -0.50
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
320–339 334 6 300.00–320.00 $313.52 —
495 495 2 225.00–250.00 $237.50 —
505 505 2 200.00 $200.00 —
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 205 2 400.00–460.00 $430.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
195 195 1 325.00 $325.00 -95.00
210 210 1 260.00 $260.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–231 227 8 167.50–188.00 $183.21 $416 +10.11
250–295 274 21 160.00–180.50 $175.07 $480 +7.27
315–345 330 26 160.00–181.00 $169.06 $558 -6.67
357–397 375 37 157.00–169.00 $166.85 $626 -11.53
412–445 430 50 155.00–166.00 $163.34 $702 -4.72
438 438 3 151.00 $151.00 $661 -17.06
455–495 477 45 150.00–170.00 $157.88 $753 -0.11
542 542 2 150.00 $150.00 $813 -7.13
549 549 5 141.50 $141.50 $777 -15.63
563–579 576 25 141.50–156.50 $154.68 $891 +10.68
597 unweaned 597 3 136.00 $136.00 $812 -14.00
607 unweaned 607 4 138.00 $138.00 $838 —
609 609 20 140.50 $140.50 $856 -5.02
731 731 3 128.00 $128.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 222 6 140.50–160.00 $151.63 $337 -2.89
270–295 281 9 140.00–175.00 $159.19 $447 -8.52
305–335 316 4 140.00–157.00 $144.76 $457 -25.56
326 thin fleshed 326 16 175.00 $175.00 $570 —
370–391 378 12 140.00–170.50 $155.87 $589 -7.50
439 439 10 130.00 $130.00 $571 -32.18
415–445 440 13 140.00–162.50 $154.63 $680 -7.55
455–490 477 29 140.00–159.00 $154.00 $735 +1.14
510–531 527 5 145.00–155.00 $152.38 $803 -0.86
535 535 6 120.50 $120.50 $645 -32.74
550–581 571 13 140.00–151.50 $144.80 $827 -5.03
605–645 612 10 129.00–145.50 $140.58 $860 +21.21
650–690 670 10 130.00–138.00 $135.00 $904 -5.48
710–740 725 19 119.00–141.50 $127.61 $925 -7.01
755–775 763 3 116.00–135.00 $122.26 $933 +4.26
835–846 845 27 113.00–126.50 $125.14 $1,057 —
850 850 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,012 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 132.50 $132.50 $338 -32.50
300–315 307 3 121.00–135.00 $130.36 $400 -8.64
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 -20.81
400–435 412 3 117.00–135.00 $124.31 $512 -19.21
490–495 493 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $619 -17.47
500–540 526 7 110.00–135.00 $124.35 $654 -19.24
550–562 559 4 130.00–133.00 $130.74 $731 +9.06
600 600 1 128.00 $128.00 $768 +24.43
649 unweaned 649 5 122.50 $122.50 $795 —
652–674 668 7 125.50–127.00 $125.92 $841 +9.43
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
370 370 1 250.00 $250.00 —
440 440 2 320.00 $320.00 -1.68
465 465 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 195.00 $195.00 $760 +11.81
430 430 1 175.00 $175.00 $752 —
470 470 1 185.00 $185.00 $870 +18.18
535 535 1 146.00 $146.00 $781 +11.07
565–570 568 2 140.00–150.00 $145.02 $824 —
744 744 5 116.00 $116.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 4 127.00 $127.00 $735 +23.28
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 —
732 732 2 126.00 $126.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 165.00 $165.00 $640 —
570 570 3 130.00 $130.00 $741 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $296 —
670–910 813 85-90% 5 35.00–41.00 $39.55 $322 —
700–1100 816 85-90% 5 43.00–48.00 $44.78 $365 —
780–995 892 85-90% 6 37.50–49.50 $45.49 $406 —
760–1160 915 85-90% 33 50.00–60.50 $55.24 $505 +7.94
725–1225 963 85-90% 4 53.00–61.00 $56.86 $548 -2.92
785–1370 1020 85-90% 47 55.00–71.00 $63.19 $645 —
1275 1275 85-90% 2 68.50–72.00 $70.25 $896 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $459 —
830–1585 1138 80-85% 41 65.00–77.00 $69.63 $792 -2.65
1150–1340 1272 80-85% 3 74.50–75.75 $75.29 $958 +2.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1805 1387 75-80% 5 64.50–73.00 $70.46 $977 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1950 1401 13 65.00–88.00 $77.61 $1,087 —
1330–1630 1480 2 65.50–70.00 $67.98 $1,006 —
1255–2045 1640 28 83.00–98.00 $89.87 $1,474 —
1690–1760 1725 2 101.50–102.50 $101.99 $1,759 +10.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–1500 908 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 750.00–1,275.00 $920.83
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
950–1300 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 600.00–825.00 $747.50
950–1300 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 700.00–1,100.00 $835.00
900–1450 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 925.00–1,200.00 $1,048.46
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
550–650 600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 350.00–425.00 $387.50
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
700–750 725 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 575.00–635.00 $605.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 700.00 $700.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 375.00 $375.00

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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
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
780–1180 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 950.00–1,250.00 $1,071.88 -102.84
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
700–1265 1032 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 825.00–2,000.00 $1,342.50 —
850–1150 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,400.00–1,850.00 $1,760.00 +817.78
920–1340 1118 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 900.00–1,175.00 $1,041.67 —
1050–1200 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 1,400.00–2,250.00 $1,961.76 —
950–1350 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,050.00 $975.00 -150.00
1050–1250 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,466.67 +171.67
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +50.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–750 710 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 600.00–725.00 $635.00 -90.00
750–800 783 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–960.00 $828.33 -58.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085–1485 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,293.33 -104.17
1170–1275 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,290.00–1,310.00 $1,300.00 -97.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 935.00 $935.00 +125.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 -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.