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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

3,009 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.31/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 665 lb · 174 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $184.41/cwt -5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 527 lb · 128 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.09/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 572 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,009 3,343 617
Feeder cattle 2,823 2,896 536
Slaughter cattle 106 264 36
Replacement cattle 80 183 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, with steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 8 242.00 $242.00 $586 —
255–295 280 14 198.00–253.00 $226.02 $633 +4.69
310–335 value added 318 3 215.00 $215.00 $684 —
310–345 321 27 185.00–246.00 $233.97 $751 +26.61
350–388 371 23 190.00–224.00 $219.83 $816 +20.20
370–387 value added 384 6 215.00–217.00 $215.32 $827 -6.18
400–440 427 38 175.00–220.00 $200.29 $855 -1.20
420–443 value added 442 40 210.00–225.00 $224.64 $993 +14.64
451–498 479 114 170.00–209.00 $198.87 $953 +5.75
505–545 527 128 165.00–191.00 $184.41 $972 -6.25
550–593 572 120 170.00–188.50 $180.09 $1,030 +1.82
604 604 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,003 -8.74
606–639 628 54 165.00–175.00 $172.46 $1,083 -2.28
614–648 unweaned 629 9 155.00–156.00 $155.46 $978 -7.54
640 value added 640 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,126 —
660 value added 660 7 173.50 $173.50 $1,145 +3.50
655–676 662 145 166.00–173.00 $170.05 $1,126 +1.71
680–690 unweaned 686 22 147.00–160.50 $155.16 $1,064 -3.84
701–713 712 25 155.00–160.00 $155.59 $1,108 -4.05
751 751 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,089 -12.42
753–797 790 103 141.00–156.25 $155.35 $1,227 -2.07
824 824 29 154.00 $154.00 $1,269 -9.00
915 915 14 142.50 $142.50 $1,304 +5.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 1 197.00 $197.00 $459 +16.00
265–295 280 3 182.50–200.00 $192.19 $538 +8.19
315–330 323 5 160.00–180.00 $175.11 $566 +13.11
350–395 369 8 160.00–217.00 $184.36 $680 +5.35
400–420 414 7 150.00–194.00 $176.66 $731 -11.97
450 value added 450 1 177.50 $177.50 $799 —
450–485 467 7 148.00–160.00 $152.00 $710 -31.16
510–549 533 56 149.00–175.00 $169.18 $902 +4.32
565–599 597 99 152.00–170.00 $160.47 $958 +3.94
635–647 645 17 142.00–159.00 $156.82 $1,011 -0.83
645 unweaned 645 2 150.00 $150.00 $968 —
650–693 692 76 145.00–161.00 $154.47 $1,069 +1.03
735 735 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,110 +6.00
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
837 837 28 148.00 $148.00 $1,239 +3.00
855 855 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
310 310 1 135.00 $135.00 $418 —
395 395 1 125.00 $125.00 $494 —
418–420 419 3 135.00–145.00 $141.66 $594 +7.45
455–475 469 10 140.00–149.00 $143.67 $674 +10.86
505–535 519 4 120.00–135.00 $128.81 $669 -18.19
555–585 570 3 116.00–134.00 $126.51 $721 +16.51
615–635 626 5 133.00–140.00 $137.64 $862 —
670–675 673 2 122.00–132.00 $127.02 $855 -7.98
712 712 3 140.00 $140.00 $997 —
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 —
865 865 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,124 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 50.00 $50.00 $245 —
515 515 1 56.00 $56.00 $288 —
575–595 585 4 40.00–54.00 $49.30 $288 —
625 625 1 49.00 $49.00 $306 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 —
425–445 433 3 275.00–375.00 $316.25 —
470 470 1 300.00 $300.00 +25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130 130 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 value added 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
215–235 232 11 170.00–206.00 $201.56 $468 +14.86
265 value added 265 1 192.50 $192.50 $510 -0.50
270–295 281 5 170.00–192.00 $184.04 $517 -2.89
301–340 315 29 160.00–209.50 $197.12 $621 +19.33
320 value added 320 7 184.00 $184.00 $589 +2.00
370 value added 370 13 191.00 $191.00 $707 +15.00
350–386 383 30 157.00–190.50 $183.38 $702 +2.84
403–440 417 60 160.00–184.50 $179.59 $749 +8.84
415–449 value added 441 35 175.00–178.00 $176.93 $780 +6.93
450–498 470 44 154.00–172.00 $165.56 $778 -6.37
503–540 522 44 150.00–163.00 $157.94 $824 +1.52
551 value added 551 9 167.50 $167.50 $923 —
566–592 577 42 146.00–164.00 $153.84 $888 -6.56
601–643 627 46 140.00–153.00 $149.90 $940 +19.90
628–643 unweaned 636 6 144.00–144.50 $144.25 $917 —
667 667 4 146.50 $146.50 $977 -3.53
699 unweaned 699 6 145.50 $145.50 $1,017 —
711–744 739 56 146.50–150.00 $146.98 $1,086 +4.34
773 773 16 137.00 $137.00 $1,059 -4.62
843 843 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,146 +3.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 145.00 $145.00 $406 -0.96
355 355 2 145.00 $145.00 $515 +8.21
410–448 433 50 140.00–188.00 $163.52 $708 +5.54
475–498 492 9 143.00–160.00 $152.11 $748 -0.31
503–545 515 55 135.00–155.00 $150.19 $773 +9.24
565–585 575 17 141.00–150.00 $145.18 $835 +9.99
613–635 624 6 141.00–155.00 $147.10 $918 +2.37
655–658 656 8 142.00–147.50 $146.12 $959 +7.61
700–720 710 2 130.00–140.00 $134.93 $958 +2.93
805–825 815 2 126.00–139.00 $132.42 $1,079 —
900–915 908 2 107.00–120.00 $113.55 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 130.00–132.50 $131.27 $446 —
390 390 1 122.00 $122.00 $476 -4.00
445 445 1 127.00 $127.00 $565 -3.00
455 455 1 128.00 $128.00 $582 +10.05
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —
605–615 608 3 124.00–130.00 $126.66 $770 —
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 —
760–765 763 2 100.00–120.00 $110.03 $840 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583–585 583 5 45.00–60.00 $48.01 $280 +13.01
653 653 2 40.00 $40.00 $261 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 151.00 $151.00 $559 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
390 390 1 275.00 $275.00 -75.00
420–435 428 2 300.00 $300.00 —
470 470 1 320.00 $320.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
225 225 1 450.00 $450.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 17 215.00 $215.00 $841 —
470 470 14 174.00 $174.00 $818 +15.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 128.00 $128.00 $544 +18.00
485 485 1 142.00 $142.00 $689 —
530–545 538 3 120.00–144.00 $130.32 $701 —
550 550 1 144.00 $144.00 $792 +7.73
645 645 1 145.00 $145.00 $935 +11.48
715–745 730 3 107.00–112.00 $109.37 $798 -17.63
800–830 815 2 96.00–97.00 $96.51 $787 —
1055 1055 1 90.00 $90.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1380–1505 1443 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,440.00–1,750.00 $1,601.72 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 63.00 $63.00 $277 —
690 690 1 46.00 $46.00 $317 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1045 930 80-85% 6 67.00–79.00 $71.99 $670 —
785–1295 1025 80-85% 42 68.00–82.50 $76.48 $784 +4.27
1070 1070 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $910 +12.91
985–1410 1215 80-85% 7 84.00–90.00 $87.47 $1,063 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–720 684 85-90% 6 43.00–47.00 $45.16 $309 +14.46
685–840 736 85-90% 4 36.00–45.00 $42.43 $312 +21.43
810 810 85-90% 1 24.00 $24.00 $194 —
610–1005 842 85-90% 8 47.50–57.00 $54.19 $456 —
705–1035 887 85-90% 9 58.00–72.00 $63.75 $565 +20.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,116 —
1170–1845 1482 7 85.00–96.00 $90.61 $1,343 —
1445–2115 1734 6 97.50–105.00 $99.91 $1,732 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–890 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 900.00–925.00 $912.50
820–915 876 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 900.00–1,100.00 $1,016.67
830–950 879 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 800.00–1,100.00 $1,037.50
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
605–700 653 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 675.00–775.00 $725.00
625–835 752 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 675.00–850.00 $742.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–930 893 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,270.00–1,300.00 $1,285.00
900–1035 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,325.00 $1,275.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
967 967 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1406 1406 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045–1130 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,260.00 $1,136.67 —
1315 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 15 115.00 $115.00 $324 —
333–334 333 45 128.00–132.00 $130.40 $434 —
383 383 46 132.50 $132.50 $507 —
427 427 16 130.00 $130.00 $555 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 28 28.00 $28.00 $83 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 18 28.00 $28.00 $102 —
Medium 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 10 60.00 $60.00 $215 —

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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.