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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

2,990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.37/cwt +13.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 637 lb · 175 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.09/cwt +8.45 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 533 lb · 105 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.50/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 574 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,990 1,353 6,201
Feeder cattle 2,578 1,050 4,933
Slaughter cattle 198 140 609
Replacement cattle 214 163 659

Market comments — USDA reporter

No accurate comparison on any class due to no reports issued during the holidays. A higher undertone noted on calves and feeders, with the most advance on feeders over 600 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 228 4 192.00–207.00 $195.87 $447 —
255 255 1 194.00 $194.00 $495 +13.00
262 thin fleshed 262 2 211.00 $211.00 $553 —
300–346 331 17 179.00–221.00 $205.02 $679 +11.02
355–395 383 14 165.00–212.50 $184.64 $707 —
405 value added 405 1 175.00 $175.00 $709 —
402–440 415 22 165.00–206.00 $188.20 $781 -13.47
450–490 479 28 165.00–193.50 $175.41 $840 -18.59
515 value added 515 2 162.00 $162.00 $834 —
500–535 522 15 164.00–187.00 $179.89 $939 +1.10
540–548 unweaned 546 25 166.00–173.00 $171.33 $935 +11.74
565 thin fleshed 565 1 173.00 $173.00 $977 —
560–585 unweaned 573 4 156.00–157.50 $156.73 $898 —
550–590 574 95 154.00–183.50 $171.05 $982 -1.60
608 value added 608 2 160.00 $160.00 $973 —
600–648 637 173 145.00–166.00 $163.41 $1,041 +8.86
675–695 682 3 152.50–156.50 $155.14 $1,058 +2.14
720 720 2 140.50 $140.50 $1,012 -11.73
703–739 721 57 140.00–151.00 $147.86 $1,066 -4.37
755–797 768 50 140.00–153.00 $146.97 $1,129 —
801 801 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,089 —
1005 1005 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $337 —
235 value added 235 3 181.00 $181.00 $425 —
273–295 280 7 166.00–208.00 $191.34 $536 -17.66
318 318 6 197.00 $197.00 $626 -4.50
310–340 319 28 150.00–215.00 $205.83 $657 +4.33
350–393 369 9 160.00–207.00 $179.81 $663 -9.90
400–440 430 37 155.00–209.00 $180.42 $776 -2.71
448 unweaned 448 8 172.00 $172.00 $771 —
469 thin fleshed 469 8 205.00 $205.00 $961 —
470–498 491 31 146.00–188.00 $177.04 $869 -12.71
512 thin fleshed 512 2 195.00 $195.00 $998 -0.50
500–542 527 38 145.00–166.50 $160.20 $844 -12.80
555–590 583 21 144.00–161.50 $155.64 $907 -4.71
600–636 unweaned 612 26 140.00–145.25 $143.20 $876 —
613–638 625 47 137.00–156.50 $150.12 $938 -4.88
658–693 661 48 144.50–161.50 $157.33 $1,040 —
666 unweaned 666 3 145.00 $145.00 $966 +5.50
710–745 738 16 135.00–150.50 $142.66 $1,053 +4.66
761–794 783 24 126.00–153.00 $149.11 $1,168 —
801–837 815 49 120.00–149.00 $140.52 $1,145 —
870 870 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,122 —
905 905 2 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $1,167 —
957–980 965 3 104.00–126.00 $118.55 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 145.00 $145.00 $297 —
250 250 1 133.00 $133.00 $332 -57.00
306 thin fleshed 306 4 185.00 $185.00 $566 —
300–320 310 3 130.00–147.00 $137.20 $425 -42.80
380–390 383 7 130.00–170.00 $149.95 $574 —
407–425 413 3 130.00–155.00 $146.42 $605 —
455–488 471 8 120.00–152.00 $139.17 $655 -15.83
505–536 525 10 126.00–145.00 $141.38 $742 —
555–580 563 8 120.00–142.00 $132.28 $745 +2.28
583 thin fleshed 583 4 153.00 $153.00 $892 —
605–640 607 20 125.00–146.50 $143.33 $870 —
683 683 3 120.00 $120.00 $820 —
730–740 735 4 118.00–135.00 $128.54 $945 +1.54
790 790 2 110.00 $110.00 $869 —
815 815 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,011 —
855 855 1 102.00 $102.00 $872 -17.00
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 465 2 34.00–57.00 $45.13 $210 —
575–585 580 2 50.00–52.00 $50.99 $296 —
605–635 623 6 43.50–47.00 $44.42 $277 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
370 370 2 250.00–275.00 $262.50 —
400–445 414 4 200.00–275.00 $244.34 —
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
178 178 2 360.00 $360.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 2 175.00 $175.00 $359 —
260–280 276 5 151.00–187.00 $180.22 $497 —
300–340 325 18 149.00–171.50 $163.70 $532 -1.30
350–383 373 27 150.00–180.50 $175.16 $653 +5.53
425–445 435 11 145.00–165.50 $160.83 $700 -8.29
452–492 475 19 149.00–163.50 $155.20 $737 -9.95
505–540 533 105 146.50–159.25 $158.09 $843 -0.50
552–595 579 26 137.00–155.50 $148.70 $861 —
614–647 628 69 137.00–150.00 $144.43 $907 -12.07
651–690 659 22 142.00–144.00 $143.40 $945 +3.40
715–742 737 8 134.00–140.00 $137.07 $1,010 +3.07
762 762 10 141.00 $141.00 $1,074 +6.00
803–847 830 41 127.00–136.00 $134.20 $1,114 —
896 896 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,084 —
928 928 9 122.00 $122.00 $1,132 -14.50
1082 1082 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 184.00 $184.00 $405 —
293–297 294 7 177.00–183.50 $178.88 $526 +22.33
320–345 332 8 136.00–160.00 $143.34 $476 -24.45
352–365 355 13 136.00–165.50 $158.59 $563 -14.41
420 thin fleshed 420 2 171.50 $171.50 $720 —
400–445 423 10 131.00–167.00 $154.74 $655 -5.26
447 unweaned 447 2 150.50 $150.50 $673 —
468 unweaned 468 3 150.00 $150.00 $702 —
465–490 478 49 133.00–169.00 $155.02 $741 +0.10
500–546 532 40 130.00–160.00 $151.56 $806 +22.06
555–595 577 26 128.00–157.00 $146.86 $847 -3.63
605–622 621 16 140.00–147.00 $146.57 $910 —
653–685 677 14 125.00–139.00 $135.32 $916 —
737–740 737 16 131.00–133.50 $133.19 $982 —
752–767 755 27 117.00–133.50 $132.79 $1,003 -6.21
805–816 811 14 124.00–131.00 $130.50 $1,058 —
896 896 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,201 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 2 130.00 $130.00 $290 —
265–275 272 3 128.00–142.00 $132.55 $361 —
300–330 318 6 118.00–134.00 $125.30 $398 —
345 thin fleshed 345 2 174.50 $174.50 $602 —
360–395 384 8 117.00–138.00 $128.53 $494 —
400–435 412 37 110.00–140.00 $134.23 $553 —
460–491 483 9 112.00–140.00 $133.70 $646 -14.30
505–508 508 7 120.00–137.50 $135.01 $686 +3.51
550–590 565 3 100.00–116.00 $108.47 $613 —
600–645 630 3 113.00–115.00 $114.37 $721 —
695 695 2 117.00 $117.00 $813 —
765–773 769 4 111.00–123.00 $116.97 $899 —
860 860 3 107.00 $107.00 $920 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 25.00 $25.00 $128 —
565–598 578 5 22.00–31.00 $25.72 $149 —
600–610 605 2 25.00–34.00 $29.46 $178 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
427 427 3 320.00 $320.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 190 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
255 255 1 112.00 $112.00 $286 —
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 —
452–485 454 15 91.00–154.00 $149.52 $679 —
500–535 514 26 100.00–145.00 $142.64 $733 —
585–590 588 2 115.00–144.00 $129.44 $761 -1.88
610–640 628 3 85.00–110.00 $98.34 $618 —
650 650 1 108.00 $108.00 $702 —
755–775 765 2 85.00–92.00 $88.45 $677 —
970 970 1 83.00 $83.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 5 141.50 $141.50 $865 +21.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 82.00 $82.00 $545 —
765 765 1 81.00 $81.00 $620 —
910 910 1 75.00 $75.00 $682 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 41.00 $41.00 $246 —
935 935 1 52.00 $52.00 $486 —
1030 1030 1 54.00 $54.00 $556 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1025 860 85-90% 6 35.00–50.00 $44.19 $380 +4.80
800–960 907 85-90% 3 54.00–58.00 $55.76 $506 -3.15
675–1125 908 85-90% 13 44.00–51.00 $46.85 $425 -12.06
895–1145 1020 85-90% 2 24.50–37.00 $29.98 $306 -29.25
1030 1030 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $371 -23.23
722–1575 1066 85-90% 40 51.00–61.50 $57.70 $615 +9.44
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $731 -8.50
830–1595 1200 80-85% 52 55.25–73.00 $67.74 $813 —
1180–1500 1302 80-85% 3 71.00–75.00 $73.48 $957 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,132 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,272 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1140 1112 3 58.50–77.00 $70.19 $781 —
1230–1865 1508 10 60.00–77.25 $71.33 $1,076 —
1440–1855 1654 6 81.00–94.00 $88.68 $1,467 —
1815–2015 1915 2 95.00–100.00 $97.63 $1,870 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 thin fleshed 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
775–1000 921 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 760.00–1,050.00 $937.22
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
945–1160 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 800.00–910.00 $870.83
775–1250 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 575.00–850.00 $711.67
900–1350 1084 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 725.00–1,075.00 $942.06
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
560–695 605 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 220.00–250.00 $240.00
593–702 680 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 10 210.00–275.00 $262.00
695 695 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
655–747 722 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 11 300.00–325.00 $322.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1398 1398 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 73.00 $73.00 $1,021
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
780–850 812 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 425.00–700.00 $585.00
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
805–1015 933 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 560.00–725.00 $636.67
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00

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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
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1020–1028 1026 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 880.00–1,125.00 $1,063.75 —
1138–1370 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 850.00–1,260.00 $963.33 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
722 722 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 460.00 $460.00 —
814 814 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 420.00 $420.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–700 650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 475.00–600.00 $516.67 —

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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 3 935.00 $935.00 +110.00

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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.