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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

4,736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.97/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 628 lb · 174 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.26/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 667 lb · 141 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.71/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 571 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,736 4,092 7,834
Feeder cattle 3,670 3,118 5,606
Slaughter cattle 626 547 1,219
Replacement cattle 440 427 1,009

Market comments — USDA reporter

For the week, steer calves under 600 lbs. were mixed, trending 2.00-5.00 higher to 3.00 lower on 500-600 lb. offerings, while calves and feeders over 600 lbs. were mostly 2.00 lower, a few 700-750 lbs. 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower except 300-400 lbs. instances 10.00 lower, though weighing conditions not as attractive. Feeders and calves over 600 lbs. 3.00 lower. An accurate comparison difficult this week with more unweaned and fleshy offerings available. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls steady to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–237 231 5 180.00–191.00 $183.12 $423 -26.86
268 268 3 187.00 $187.00 $501 -19.59
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 -21.71
313 thin fleshed 313 7 197.00 $197.00 $617 -7.00
325 value added 325 2 202.00 $202.00 $656 —
330–335 332 3 184.00–186.00 $184.67 $613 -7.04
351–380 361 23 175.00–188.00 $183.43 $662 -9.61
424 value added 424 4 199.00 $199.00 $844 —
405–444 426 44 168.00–191.00 $181.83 $775 -4.71
445 445 4 170.00 $170.00 $756 -16.54
456–495 471 53 153.00–190.00 $174.80 $823 -1.81
473 unweaned 473 3 184.00 $184.00 $870 +15.14
510–513 value added 512 10 164.00–166.50 $164.50 $842 —
505–546 519 110 149.00–178.00 $160.62 $834 -5.25
553–597 571 134 142.50–177.00 $154.21 $881 -9.79
572 unweaned 572 4 137.00 $137.00 $784 -12.75
631–647 unweaned 632 22 133.00–138.00 $137.29 $868 -8.65
610–641 635 38 140.75–165.00 $147.05 $934 -4.08
659–678 unweaned 664 31 131.50–140.00 $136.66 $907 -2.33
651–669 668 110 141.50–144.00 $143.84 $961 +2.01
700–725 unweaned 708 6 131.50–133.00 $132.49 $938 -6.77
702–719 708 29 140.00–145.00 $141.75 $1,004 -5.87
754 unweaned 754 5 128.50 $128.50 $969 —
765–795 786 26 135.00–143.50 $141.50 $1,112 -0.04
836 836 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,129 -4.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 180 2 160.00–180.00 $170.56 $307 -4.44
230–248 242 3 160.00–164.00 $162.73 $394 -11.27
260–295 280 23 160.00–181.00 $171.88 $481 -18.25
300–345 331 23 163.00–202.00 $189.03 $626 -0.44
355–390 382 16 160.00–179.00 $163.03 $623 -17.40
403–437 419 19 160.00–185.00 $174.18 $730 +29.18
454–497 476 109 145.00–182.00 $162.78 $775 -6.13
491 491 3 154.00 $154.00 $756 -14.91
500–543 530 40 150.00–175.00 $156.20 $828 -3.20
553 553 3 134.00 $134.00 $741 -24.69
554–595 573 85 141.00–157.50 $148.63 $852 -10.06
600–640 614 125 138.00–163.00 $147.68 $907 -5.75
605–647 unweaned 621 13 128.00–139.00 $134.51 $835 -10.64
673 unweaned 673 6 134.50 $134.50 $905 -0.50
671–695 675 93 137.00–143.00 $139.12 $939 -0.78
705 unweaned 705 7 129.00–134.00 $130.43 $920 -8.14
705–720 715 3 125.00–133.00 $130.37 $932 -18.74
753–770 761 6 130.00–141.00 $136.64 $1,040 -3.66
805 805 3 122.00–128.00 $126.00 $1,014 -11.65
850–885 859 5 120.00–122.00 $120.40 $1,034 -1.62
960 960 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,286 +18.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 285 18 133.00–154.00 $152.81 $436 —
300–338 317 6 133.00–158.00 $147.25 $467 —
357–375 value added 362 10 178.00–187.00 $184.21 $667 —
355–395 371 13 140.00–156.00 $151.84 $563 -25.16
410–448 431 16 141.00–150.00 $147.02 $634 -15.50
463–468 value added 464 11 177.00 $177.00 $821 —
460–490 480 6 139.00–159.00 $143.69 $690 -9.17
500–547 528 14 135.00–156.00 $146.23 $772 -1.26
547 value added 547 3 149.00 $149.00 $815 —
565–575 570 8 126.00–134.00 $130.35 $743 -7.68
605–649 623 12 128.00–135.00 $133.88 $834 -9.20
650–697 673 7 110.00–141.00 $125.79 $847 -18.64
715 715 1 131.00 $131.00 $937 +17.00
770 770 1 118.00 $118.00 $909 -17.00
788 788 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,064 ±0.00
805–825 817 3 104.00–126.00 $114.58 $936 -19.42
851–855 852 5 113.00–115.00 $113.40 $966 —
965 965 1 103.00 $103.00 $994 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
349 349 5 275.00 $275.00 —
425 425 1 325.00 $325.00 —
538 538 2 275.00 $275.00 —
555 555 1 300.00 $300.00 —
657 657 3 285.00 $285.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200 200 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 225 5 160.00–170.00 $167.06 $376 -3.44
265 265 3 155.00 $155.00 $411 -4.45
318–345 332 10 147.00–156.00 $154.09 $512 -15.70
370–388 383 10 160.00–161.00 $160.29 $614 -6.91
393 unweaned 393 2 139.00 $139.00 $546 —
408–447 424 30 146.00–158.00 $151.67 $643 -5.32
454 454 5 129.00 $129.00 $586 -25.39
455–493 478 72 135.00–159.00 $149.99 $717 -4.40
505–547 531 60 132.00–156.50 $149.95 $796 +2.00
538 unweaned 538 3 131.00 $131.00 $705 -1.50
549 549 5 136.00 $136.00 $747 -11.95
555 555 8 129.00 $129.00 $716 -21.00
551–569 unweaned 561 17 129.00–135.00 $130.86 $734 -11.98
555–595 578 73 131.50–146.00 $137.77 $796 -12.23
601–633 unweaned 627 148 128.00–136.00 $133.28 $836 +1.77
608–643 632 26 135.00–141.50 $137.87 $871 -4.37
651–659 unweaned 657 19 130.00–132.00 $130.52 $858 +4.52
662 662 4 135.00 $135.00 $894 -8.59
720–741 738 14 135.00–137.00 $135.57 $1,001 -3.60
831 831 3 123.50 $123.50 $1,026 -4.54
875 875 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,068 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218–245 229 5 148.00–159.00 $153.16 $351 -12.26
260–295 285 14 135.00–175.00 $153.16 $437 -11.57
300–346 323 30 129.00–169.00 $145.01 $468 -10.63
338 thin fleshed 338 7 169.00 $169.00 $571 —
366–393 378 19 135.00–159.00 $147.19 $556 -15.45
402–425 thin fleshed 417 11 156.00–165.00 $159.05 $663 —
403–445 429 44 130.00–153.00 $146.85 $630 +4.45
435 435 16 123.00 $123.00 $535 -19.40
453–467 value added 464 8 147.00–148.00 $147.76 $686 —
455–495 466 56 125.00–149.00 $138.99 $648 -18.41
474 thin fleshed 474 9 157.00 $157.00 $744 —
500–549 545 86 120.00–141.00 $133.02 $725 -6.63
557–595 566 12 120.00–140.00 $132.98 $753 -9.13
578 578 3 121.00 $121.00 $699 -21.11
594 value added 594 31 142.25 $142.25 $845 —
613–623 unweaned 619 7 126.00 $126.00 $780 -7.51
625–645 643 13 133.50 $133.50 $858 -6.50
650–699 680 23 120.00–134.00 $127.09 $864 -17.38
687 unweaned 687 7 128.50 $128.50 $883 +2.50
740 740 1 128.00 $128.00 $947 -15.07
750 750 4 130.00 $130.00 $975 -6.00
863–870 865 3 109.00–113.50 $111.99 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 113.00–125.00 $119.00 $339 -36.00
305 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 -19.76
350–385 363 3 112.00–120.00 $115.80 $420 -8.39
413–437 426 17 121.00–136.00 $124.86 $532 -10.85
455 thin fleshed 455 2 148.00 $148.00 $673 —
450–492 467 14 108.00–140.00 $120.58 $563 -6.51
480 unweaned 480 4 127.00 $127.00 $610 -9.00
505–545 523 7 115.00–134.00 $123.49 $646 +7.47
550–585 578 7 116.00–125.00 $123.46 $714 -12.54
619 619 5 127.00 $127.00 $786 -3.18
670–675 673 3 101.00–116.00 $105.98 $713 -17.03
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 —
775 775 1 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
875 875 1 99.00 $99.00 $866 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 4 47.00 $47.00 $294 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
195 195 1 325.00 $325.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
415–430 422 10 130.00–189.00 $178.72 $754 —
517 517 3 150.00 $150.00 $776 -10.00
595 595 3 145.00 $145.00 $863 —
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 -11.12
668–690 672 5 118.00–131.00 $128.33 $862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 126.00 $126.00 $649 —
552–585 569 4 123.00–130.00 $126.40 $719 —
615–620 618 2 83.00–103.00 $93.04 $575 -41.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 169.00 $169.00 $799 +9.73
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
485 485 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–950 794 85-90% 12 24.50–38.00 $32.78 $260 —
665–1380 879 85-90% 20 35.00–55.00 $45.62 $401 -3.35
700–1000 881 85-90% 7 30.00–37.50 $34.32 $302 -14.65
700–1393 1000 85-90% 84 36.00–54.50 $47.25 $472 -19.25
720–1390 1075 85-90% 8 52.00–62.00 $57.94 $623 -2.93
885–1460 1112 85-90% 156 53.00–67.50 $59.14 $658 —
1075–1300 1215 85-90% 7 66.00–67.50 $66.49 $808 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 71.50 $71.50 $776 —
875–1636 1254 80-85% 110 60.25–72.00 $65.24 $818 —
1000–1353 1270 80-85% 9 63.00–70.00 $64.37 $817 —
965–1507 1292 80-85% 8 54.00–60.50 $59.10 $764 —
1425 1425 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $869 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1640 1461 75-80% 17 55.00–69.75 $65.52 $957 -2.70
1840 1840 75-80% 1 70.50 $70.50 $1,297 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1280 1208 3 52.00–70.00 $63.94 $772 —
1065–1965 1439 34 65.00–81.50 $74.97 $1,079 -0.69
1305–2175 1759 32 81.00–93.50 $86.22 $1,517 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–950 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 760.00–910.00 $835.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 825.00–890.00 $857.50
860–1000 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 675.00–925.00 $874.55
940–1090 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 800.00–910.00 $855.00
1000–1150 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 450.00–650.00 $575.00
900–1250 1079 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 34 400.00–825.00 $715.59
800–1600 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 45 700.00–1,200.00 $987.00
850–1400 1246 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 49 650.00–1,025.00 $945.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 225.00 $225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–825 806 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 675.00–825.00 $787.50

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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
800–1000 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 28 800.00–1,425.00 $1,190.54 +373.04
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —
850–1465 1176 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 850.00–1,600.00 $1,193.85 —
1000–1475 1191 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 700.00–1,150.00 $1,023.21 —
1250–1300 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,066.67 -58.33
1250–1450 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,500.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
650–905 824 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–800.00 $687.50 —
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
963 963 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 400.00 $400.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–750 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,225.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.