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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

7,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.62/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 527 lb · 239 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.45/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 567 lb · 237 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.54/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 469 lb · 229 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,798 6,639 8,225
Feeder cattle 6,182 5,326 5,996
Slaughter cattle 1,129 787 1,045
Replacement cattle 487 526 1,184

Market comments — USDA reporter

For the week, feeder steers and calves were unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower with bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–291 284 17 185.00–217.00 $206.01 $585 +16.93
307–345 324 7 177.00–183.00 $178.95 $580 -7.52
363–389 value added 370 33 198.00–215.00 $202.87 $751 -7.13
350–395 380 57 160.00–194.00 $184.82 $702 +7.50
412 value added 412 9 186.00 $186.00 $766 +2.00
400–438 427 120 165.00–182.00 $174.68 $746 -5.59
433 433 3 168.00 $168.00 $727 +7.00
455 value added 455 35 180.00 $180.00 $819 +3.57
455–493 470 177 160.00–180.25 $172.89 $813 -2.57
488–495 492 17 150.00–158.00 $153.53 $755 -13.12
502–544 527 76 155.00–173.00 $163.20 $860 -0.59
543 543 5 148.50 $148.50 $806 +13.50
550–595 563 156 149.00–164.00 $157.30 $886 +22.30
577 unweaned 577 11 136.00 $136.00 $785 -5.74
602–643 617 127 141.00–157.75 $148.89 $919 +0.22
615–638 unweaned 634 47 121.00–140.50 $132.57 $840 -0.60
661–685 678 68 142.00–151.00 $148.97 $1,010 +9.45
659–694 unweaned 680 57 130.00–135.00 $132.89 $904 +1.17
686 686 4 135.00 $135.00 $926 -4.52
705 705 5 133.50 $133.50 $941 -3.42
708 708 4 131.00 $131.00 $927 -5.92
709–723 711 17 133.00–138.00 $133.90 $952 -3.02
703–748 unweaned 737 64 123.75–130.50 $125.74 $927 -6.39
754 unweaned 754 5 127.50 $127.50 $961 +4.00
781 781 4 138.50 $138.50 $1,082 +7.25
800–835 820 26 121.00–135.00 $125.00 $1,025 +4.00
912–936 918 12 120.00–132.50 $129.31 $1,187 +5.31
950 950 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,150 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 225 4 170.00–180.00 $176.50 $397 +6.57
230 230 2 153.00 $153.00 $352 -16.93
260–298 283 15 172.00–206.00 $199.18 $564 +21.90
310 thin fleshed 310 2 201.00 $201.00 $623 -9.00
305–348 333 24 156.00–190.00 $171.72 $572 -13.53
305–348 value added 336 7 198.00 $198.00 $665 —
357 357 2 180.00 $180.00 $643 +5.99
360–395 373 21 152.00–186.00 $176.34 $658 +2.33
412 thin fleshed 412 14 175.00 $175.00 $721 —
400–446 418 70 154.00–180.00 $169.82 $710 -0.48
418–423 421 6 161.00–163.00 $161.99 $682 -8.31
421–427 unweaned 423 5 151.00 $151.00 $639 -0.99
450–498 468 123 147.00–172.00 $163.84 $767 +12.77
455–496 value added 475 25 170.00–178.00 $173.99 $826 -7.01
477 477 3 141.00 $141.00 $673 -19.57
475–496 unweaned 478 47 157.00–158.25 $158.06 $756 +0.72
494 thin fleshed 494 9 162.00 $162.00 $800 —
500 unweaned 500 4 146.00 $146.00 $730 —
505–516 value added 511 50 167.75–175.00 $170.50 $871 —
507–547 525 166 147.00–164.00 $155.32 $815 -6.96
527 thin fleshed 527 9 139.50 $139.50 $735 —
552 value added 552 15 160.00 $160.00 $883 —
550–594 567 207 135.00–161.00 $152.93 $867 +3.66
575 unweaned 575 3 132.00 $132.00 $759 -11.39
592–593 593 12 138.50–140.50 $139.83 $829 -9.44
605–638 618 59 135.00–150.50 $148.51 $918 +1.36
611–649 unweaned 634 42 125.00–139.00 $134.38 $852 -0.64
675 unweaned 675 5 128.50 $128.50 $867 -0.26
653–691 677 71 123.00–138.50 $134.53 $911 -3.35
701–739 721 66 117.00–138.00 $128.41 $926 -3.12
733–747 unweaned 736 11 126.50–130.50 $129.76 $955 +5.76
736 736 3 121.00 $121.00 $891 -10.53
757 757 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,022 +3.59
750–793 778 28 118.00–149.00 $137.43 $1,069 +6.02
805–845 837 20 115.00–135.00 $131.01 $1,097 -5.64
853 853 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,092 -1.24
902 902 7 129.00 $129.00 $1,164 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 3 155.00 $155.00 $287 —
211 211 5 155.00 $155.00 $327 -8.20
275–297 286 4 151.00–175.00 $163.46 $467 +25.96
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 -3.46
318 thin fleshed 318 6 195.00 $195.00 $620 —
369 thin fleshed 369 4 214.00 $214.00 $790 —
377–397 387 12 123.00–181.00 $153.84 $595 -4.28
400–445 436 21 123.00–150.00 $140.55 $613 -3.84
450–496 479 18 117.00–145.00 $132.14 $633 -7.88
505–545 527 29 125.00–145.00 $135.71 $715 +2.50
567 unweaned 567 4 129.50 $129.50 $734 —
555–595 570 67 115.00–144.00 $131.45 $749 +1.85
621 thin fleshed 621 3 134.00 $134.00 $832 —
604–645 629 70 115.00–139.00 $124.85 $785 +4.49
661 thin fleshed 661 10 130.00 $130.00 $859 —
650–682 665 9 118.00–130.00 $128.70 $856 +6.75
719–745 723 6 116.50–129.50 $127.27 $920 +4.74
760–785 773 2 111.00–117.00 $113.95 $881 -7.53
820 820 1 116.50 $116.50 $955 -12.50
930 930 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,088 —
1020 1020 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,142 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–443 434 7 46.00–55.00 $50.90 $221 —
465 465 1 53.00 $53.00 $246 —
480 480 1 41.00 $41.00 $197 —
510 510 1 53.00 $53.00 $270 —
508–545 523 4 54.00–58.00 $55.27 $289 —
565–595 580 2 30.00–50.00 $39.74 $230 —
605 605 1 46.00 $46.00 $278 —
665 665 1 50.00 $50.00 $332 +4.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 240 3 200.00 $200.00 —
277–285 279 4 240.00–275.00 $248.94 —
327–345 334 5 150.00–235.00 $185.10 -164.90
360–380 370 2 185.00–220.00 $202.97 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
578 578 3 121.00 $121.00 $699 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
145 145 1 285.00 $285.00 —
220 220 2 210.00–275.00 $242.50 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 278 3 150.00–160.00 $153.95 $428 -2.52
305–345 329 6 140.00–161.00 $154.09 $507 -8.49
357 value added 357 2 163.00 $163.00 $582 —
355–398 371 23 150.00–161.00 $156.23 $580 +1.76
390 390 2 141.00 $141.00 $550 -13.47
400–442 418 74 140.00–158.00 $151.16 $632 +12.16
420 unweaned 420 9 145.00 $145.00 $609 —
427 427 2 146.00 $146.00 $623 +7.00
471 471 3 136.00 $136.00 $641 -8.46
451–498 480 188 131.00–159.00 $147.62 $709 +6.62
487–491 unweaned 490 21 127.00–137.00 $135.11 $662 +6.11
500–548 526 219 130.00–148.50 $140.47 $739 -2.29
527 527 2 130.00 $130.00 $685 -12.76
538–546 unweaned 543 11 125.00–134.00 $129.65 $704 -3.69
540–548 543 7 129.50–133.00 $131.49 $714 -11.27
555 555 4 130.50 $130.50 $724 -4.73
550–597 580 60 131.00–147.00 $136.07 $789 +0.84
556–596 unweaned 583 128 120.00–131.00 $127.45 $743 +0.05
603 value added 603 8 150.00 $150.00 $904 —
605–646 unweaned 626 54 121.00–131.00 $126.02 $789 +4.46
602–649 636 30 132.00–136.00 $132.89 $845 +1.42
663–693 679 36 126.00–132.00 $129.20 $877 +6.49
674–689 unweaned 686 35 115.00–120.00 $118.82 $815 -6.53
703–742 721 20 122.00–127.00 $125.69 $906 +7.52
761–786 774 8 115.00 $115.00 $890 -8.50
785–795 789 7 121.50–127.00 $123.50 $974 ±0.00
801–807 803 5 122.00–125.00 $123.21 $989 —
875 875 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,159 +8.03
946 946 6 121.50 $121.50 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 136.00–147.00 $141.50 $297 -7.49
217 thin fleshed 217 4 170.00 $170.00 $369 —
285 285 1 145.00 $145.00 $413 -13.85
288 thin fleshed 288 5 163.00 $163.00 $469 —
302–349 333 53 130.00–162.00 $157.32 $524 +7.35
350–395 367 49 130.00–167.50 $148.76 $546 -0.93
375 375 6 143.00 $143.00 $536 -6.69
400 400 2 140.00 $140.00 $560 +6.54
420 unweaned 420 3 130.00 $130.00 $546 -0.81
400–445 429 216 130.00–162.00 $148.97 $639 +3.34
450–495 475 119 130.00–149.00 $141.78 $673 +3.92
475 thin fleshed 475 16 141.50 $141.50 $672 —
500–549 530 148 116.00–149.50 $135.59 $719 -2.07
550–593 577 43 118.00–135.00 $130.73 $754 -1.76
600–643 622 34 110.00–134.00 $125.47 $780 -4.82
609–638 unweaned 626 30 128.00–130.00 $128.79 $806 +2.52
655–698 675 40 119.00–131.00 $121.46 $820 -10.05
700–742 707 33 123.00–132.00 $127.83 $904 +1.97
885 885 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,071 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 128.00–135.00 $131.31 $306 —
285–296 293 15 125.00–141.00 $137.53 $403 —
299 299 10 131.00 $131.00 $392 —
315–345 330 5 117.00–140.00 $130.05 $429 -6.55
350–382 371 4 108.50–140.00 $126.59 $470 -3.23
400–445 409 5 127.00–135.00 $130.50 $534 +3.36
410 thin fleshed 410 2 149.00 $149.00 $611 —
451–490 462 25 114.00–135.00 $125.81 $581 -3.28
500–545 519 9 117.00–129.00 $125.07 $649 +6.27
565 unweaned 565 2 119.00 $119.00 $672 —
550–590 566 8 110.00–131.00 $120.86 $684 -15.52
613–646 630 12 121.00–130.00 $123.83 $780 +6.65
665–695 685 3 110.00–120.00 $114.73 $786 -8.04
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 -6.40
845 845 1 100.00 $100.00 $845 ±0.00
875–880 878 2 90.00–110.00 $100.03 $878 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
195 195 1 275.00 $275.00 —
260–273 269 3 250.00–300.00 $283.87 —
300–345 328 3 200.00–325.00 $273.60 —
355 355 1 225.00 $225.00 -160.00
405 405 1 225.00 $225.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
165–175 167 5 230.00–275.00 $265.57 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 38.00 $38.00 $198 +8.00
570 570 1 36.00 $36.00 $205 —
643 643 2 21.00 $21.00 $135 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
237 unweaned 237 3 275.00 $275.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 124.50 $124.50 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 unweaned 491 4 121.00 $121.00 $594 —
572 572 3 126.00 $126.00 $721 —
662–674 672 10 119.00–127.50 $125.82 $846 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 165.00 $165.00 $437 —
345 345 2 182.00 $182.00 $628 —
390 390 1 118.00 $118.00 $460 —
410 410 2 151.00 $151.00 $619 —
470–490 483 3 109.00–153.00 $138.74 $670 -28.26
565 565 2 130.00 $130.00 $734 +29.00
710–730 720 2 95.00–123.00 $109.19 $786 +2.19
770 770 1 111.00 $111.00 $855 —
875 875 1 95.00 $95.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 3 86.00 $86.00 $533 —
745 745 1 90.00 $90.00 $670 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1135 893 85-90% 12 20.00–39.00 $29.59 $264 -0.67
750–1245 948 85-90% 131 32.00–51.00 $46.69 $443 —
770–1400 1004 85-90% 134 35.00–53.00 $46.36 $465 —
755–1265 1030 85-90% 34 28.00–40.50 $38.37 $395 —
875–1380 1073 85-90% 20 50.00–68.00 $54.62 $586 -1.77
155–1505 1121 85-90% 223 49.00–63.00 $56.05 $628 -11.95
1175–1287 1271 85-90% 7 63.00–63.75 $63.65 $809 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1205 992 80-85% 9 45.00–54.50 $51.79 $514 —
775–1240 997 80-85% 5 63.00–74.00 $67.27 $671 —
750–1710 1257 80-85% 183 54.50–73.50 $64.97 $817 —
1255–1635 1393 80-85% 5 66.00–74.50 $69.67 $971 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1810 1484 75-80% 5 56.00–60.50 $58.23 $864 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 73.50 $73.50 $1,198 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1785 1298 30 62.00–79.50 $70.77 $919 —
1065–2520 1547 42 60.00–79.75 $68.85 $1,065 —
1410–1755 1565 3 82.50–84.50 $83.47 $1,306 +10.18
1165–2410 1796 42 79.00–94.50 $85.36 $1,533 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1035 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 885.00–900.00 $892.50
890–1215 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 850.00–1,160.00 $991.88
1000–1150 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 625.00–850.00 $762.50
925–1220 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 885.00–1,100.00 $1,014.17
1000–1200 1159 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 500.00–985.00 $739.29
870–1600 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 52 735.00–1,175.00 $964.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–800 775 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 475.00–585.00 $530.00
705–905 804 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 510.00–700.00 $591.00
800–1000 882 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 520.00–725.00 $625.00
850–1000 917 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 510.00–775.00 $640.00
805–1075 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615 615 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 430.00 $430.00
655 655 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00
710–715 713 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 250.00–340.00 $295.00
820–860 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 410.00 $410.00

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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) 2 850.00 $850.00

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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
795–905 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,225.00 $1,133.33 -73.81
1000–1100 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–850.00 $825.00 -650.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
900–1300 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 800.00–1,335.00 $1,206.75 —
1100–1365 1177 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 850.00–1,050.00 $976.25 +226.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965–1130 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,290.00–1,440.00 $1,368.33 —
1505 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —
1650 1650 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
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 +162.50

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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 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.