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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.91/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 428 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.71/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 535 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.01/cwt +9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 477 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 681 6,295 5,392
Feeder cattle 466 4,589 4,128
Slaughter cattle 136 959 600
Replacement cattle 79 747 664

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to reporter absence last week at Roswell and Clovis, this week's summary only contains data from Belen. Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls not well tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 200.00–205.00 $202.39 $476 +32.86
300–345 328 5 185.00–200.00 $191.54 $628 -3.09
350–395 383 15 160.00–185.00 $179.41 $687 -19.01
405–445 426 12 167.00–186.00 $178.36 $760 -12.91
461–495 477 28 162.00–184.00 $177.01 $844 +9.88
505–548 531 24 165.00–180.00 $171.73 $912 +1.26
544 544 9 157.00 $157.00 $854 -13.47
553–585 569 15 160.00–177.00 $165.37 $941 -2.15
607–640 612 8 150.00–160.00 $154.35 $945 -5.58
650–695 671 12 146.00–162.00 $150.00 $1,006 +0.81
725–740 737 5 137.00–139.00 $138.61 $1,022 -14.37
750 750 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,065 +5.05
845 845 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,132 -1.53
955 955 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,366 —
1075 1075 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,387 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 177.00 $177.00 $434 —
283 283 2 182.00 $182.00 $515 +13.34
363–375 368 4 162.00–175.00 $168.58 $620 +1.49
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 -26.97
475–495 487 3 152.00–165.00 $156.36 $761 -10.44
510–548 538 6 147.00–155.00 $151.00 $812 -1.00
568–580 572 3 152.00–157.00 $153.69 $879 -5.78
610–643 637 12 137.00–147.50 $143.64 $915 -6.88
655–690 673 8 136.00–145.00 $139.84 $941 -11.94
700–745 718 5 126.00–138.00 $129.53 $930 -8.80
755–785 780 6 135.50–146.00 $137.19 $1,070 -2.41
925 925 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,054 -20.00
980 980 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,245 +4.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 155.00 $155.00 $527 +1.42
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 +14.71
445 445 1 127.00 $127.00 $565 -20.72
546 546 4 133.00 $133.00 $726 +4.32
550–590 570 2 115.00–119.00 $117.07 $667 -11.96
603–635 614 3 117.00–131.00 $126.17 $775 +0.81
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 -11.79
790 790 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,019 -10.37
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 -50.00
465 465 2 200.00 $200.00 -16.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 162.00 $162.00 $364 —
280 280 3 158.00 $158.00 $442 -8.18
305 fancy 305 2 182.00 $182.00 $555 —
308–342 322 9 155.00–162.00 $158.95 $512 +1.69
380–395 385 3 147.00–162.00 $155.09 $597 -8.26
400–448 428 18 145.00–163.00 $153.64 $658 -3.64
419–439 fancy 428 17 164.00–165.00 $164.48 $704 —
460–494 486 10 145.00–153.00 $151.66 $737 -2.66
502–525 511 14 145.00–162.00 $148.71 $760 -2.72
531 value added 531 8 152.00 $152.00 $807 —
552–590 576 11 136.00–146.00 $139.68 $805 +0.32
610–625 617 3 130.00–135.00 $133.01 $821 -11.77
665 fancy 665 1 147.00 $147.00 $978 —
665–675 673 6 126.00–134.00 $132.68 $893 -3.18
713–720 717 6 138.00–150.00 $144.03 $1,033 +6.86
739 value added 739 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,072 —
760 760 1 128.00 $128.00 $973 -1.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 135.00 $135.00 $310 -4.17
338 338 2 142.00 $142.00 $480 -6.11
353 353 3 130.00 $130.00 $459 -17.49
421–435 423 9 125.00–142.00 $140.06 $592 +2.42
450–497 481 15 125.00–142.00 $137.91 $663 -10.66
528–532 530 5 135.00–139.00 $137.41 $728 +0.42
620–640 632 3 120.00–138.00 $127.75 $807 -3.79
665–683 677 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $815 -14.16
748 748 2 115.00 $115.00 $860 -11.84
795 795 1 122.00 $122.00 $970 +12.00
800 800 1 124.00 $124.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 -2.17
480 480 1 122.00 $122.00 $586 +1.24
641–645 642 6 116.00–119.00 $116.50 $748 +0.50
655–670 663 2 116.00–125.00 $120.55 $799 +11.63
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 -3.75
753–790 765 3 116.00–119.00 $117.03 $895 -7.97
810 810 1 121.00 $121.00 $980 +6.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
145 145 1 185.00 $185.00 —
375 375 1 200.00 $200.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 46.00 $46.00 $262 —
640 640 1 56.00 $56.00 $358 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
505 505 1 385.00 $385.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 107.00 $107.00 $385 —
580–590 585 2 107.00–142.00 $124.65 $729 +12.65
625–635 630 2 107.00–140.00 $123.37 $777 +1.37
670 670 1 122.00 $122.00 $817 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
795 795 1 98.00 $98.00 $779 +3.00
820 820 1 85.00 $85.00 $697 —
850 850 1 87.00 $87.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 80.00 $80.00 $460 -28.13
685 685 1 65.00 $65.00 $445 -24.00
855–875 868 3 85.00–86.00 $85.66 $744 —
960 960 1 87.00 $87.00 $835 —
1050 1050 1 85.00 $85.00 $892 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
335–345 340 2 250.00–275.00 $262.32 —
430 430 1 210.00 $210.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 23.00 $23.00 $115 —
605 605 1 30.00 $30.00 $182 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
195 195 1 265.00 $265.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–780 710 85-90% 2 48.00–53.00 $50.75 $360 +13.75
685–940 784 85-90% 15 27.00–38.50 $33.93 $266 —
815–960 908 85-90% 3 36.00–40.00 $37.71 $342 —
760–1425 948 85-90% 18 43.00–51.00 $46.25 $438 —
898–1395 961 85-90% 12 55.00–60.00 $56.99 $548 +3.56
830–1350 1038 85-90% 28 51.50–60.00 $57.26 $594 +10.44
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1630 1205 80-85% 42 60.00–72.00 $64.64 $779 -3.23
965–1420 1319 80-85% 10 59.00–70.00 $64.09 $845 -0.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1200 1150 3 63.00–68.00 $66.26 $762 —
1225–1800 1460 11 65.00–75.00 $69.63 $1,017 —
1510–2140 1825 2 78.00–87.50 $83.57 $1,525 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–1100 883 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 750.00–1,050.00 $887.50
875–895 888 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,183.33
1045–1500 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,150.00–1,350.00 $1,262.50
1130–1265 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,225.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
510–765 625 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 400.00–700.00 $575.00
755–965 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 650.00–675.00 $662.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1320 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,300.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
480 480 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 225.00 $225.00
550 550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 200.00 $200.00
795 795 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 225.00 $225.00

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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
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 +200.00
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 -93.33
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 400.00 $400.00 -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.