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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

2,489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.57/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 771 lb · 169 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.21/cwt -4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 734 lb · 88 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.15/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 617 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,489 3,045 5,952
Feeder cattle 2,203 2,844 4,604
Slaughter cattle 164 121 632
Replacement cattle 122 80 716

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while calves were mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 215.00 $215.00 $376 —
220–230 225 4 214.00–230.00 $221.82 $499 +11.82
275–290 281 7 190.00–223.00 $203.00 $570 -19.01
305–320 315 4 186.00–194.00 $188.97 $595 -24.03
320–328 value added 327 6 212.00–215.00 $212.49 $695 +6.88
353–358 value added 357 10 207.00–208.00 $207.20 $740 +0.20
360–395 374 25 186.50–220.00 $207.58 $776 +1.23
400–443 423 40 178.00–207.00 $192.86 $816 -18.64
460–491 481 32 172.00–188.00 $180.05 $866 -17.77
500–537 517 42 172.00–193.00 $185.09 $957 -8.65
554–580 563 65 167.00–185.50 $180.09 $1,014 -3.64
603 unweaned 603 3 161.00 $161.00 $971 —
605–640 620 22 148.00–166.00 $158.44 $982 -13.12
651–680 659 6 148.00–166.00 $161.42 $1,064 +3.58
662–684 unweaned 670 50 150.00–160.00 $158.94 $1,065 —
691 691 8 151.00 $151.00 $1,043 -6.84
718 718 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,113 -3.50
752–774 770 145 149.50–154.50 $153.66 $1,183 -1.21
777 777 24 146.00 $146.00 $1,134 -8.87
800–825 808 10 134.00–153.25 $149.12 $1,205 +12.12
908 908 10 135.00 $135.00 $1,226 -9.75
920 920 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,214 -12.75
1006 1006 14 127.00 $127.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 317 3 160.00–171.00 $167.18 $530 -19.53
368–398 388 11 167.00–200.00 $183.03 $710 +0.25
400–449 439 10 162.00–179.00 $173.05 $760 -5.19
450–498 486 11 158.00–180.00 $167.51 $814 -0.87
510–545 533 23 156.00–176.00 $167.74 $894 +45.74
553–587 570 20 150.00–176.00 $164.79 $939 +3.28
615–622 620 5 147.00–150.00 $149.40 $926 -12.49
650 650 1 137.00 $137.00 $890 -13.60
654–683 unweaned 673 18 148.50–151.00 $150.19 $1,011 —
710 710 2 143.00–147.00 $145.00 $1,030 +2.21
867 867 10 137.50 $137.50 $1,192 +0.23
994 994 12 120.00 $120.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 -7.00
405–440 424 4 145.00–153.00 $148.76 $631 +7.17
450–480 473 12 147.00–155.00 $152.78 $723 +3.78
510–535 518 5 140.00–153.00 $143.15 $742 +6.02
560–586 585 18 136.00–141.00 $139.83 $818 +6.55
638–642 641 10 125.00–134.00 $132.21 $847 +0.44
654 654 6 143.75 $143.75 $940 +13.75
700 700 1 129.00 $129.00 $903 +11.69
785–792 791 8 131.00–132.00 $131.12 $1,037 +5.12
943 943 12 111.50 $111.50 $1,051 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 62.00 $62.00 $310 —
680–685 681 4 54.00–56.00 $55.50 $378 —
830 830 2 57.00 $57.00 $473 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
145 145 1 400.00 $400.00 -7.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218–248 233 4 181.00–190.00 $185.21 $432 -33.94
250–251 251 8 170.00–172.00 $171.75 $431 —
305 value added 305 1 190.00 $190.00 $580 +4.00
305–341 327 19 164.00–199.00 $186.48 $610 -18.38
360–397 377 26 161.00–190.50 $183.33 $691 -4.91
407–446 430 67 152.00–189.50 $174.82 $752 -4.84
455–495 481 44 162.00–174.00 $165.72 $797 -7.73
512–527 521 57 146.00–164.00 $151.66 $790 -10.06
553–593 582 46 140.00–150.50 $144.88 $843 -15.57
600–648 617 69 136.00–149.50 $146.15 $902 -4.06
682–693 684 15 143.25–146.50 $145.84 $998 -5.66
697 697 2 141.00 $141.00 $983 —
714–747 734 88 139.50–146.50 $140.21 $1,029 -4.26
833–849 843 11 135.00–136.00 $135.64 $1,143 +2.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 150.00 $150.00 $382 -12.00
335–344 343 8 145.00 $145.00 $497 -5.63
355–395 376 7 140.00–155.00 $146.02 $549 -38.38
410–439 434 15 141.00–150.00 $148.66 $645 -16.88
455–495 476 9 141.00–163.00 $149.04 $709 -14.23
510–540 520 23 135.00–156.00 $148.65 $773 +11.65
560–590 572 11 135.00–155.00 $144.70 $828 -9.94
624–625 624 5 124.00–135.00 $126.20 $787 -12.80
660–688 685 17 125.00–135.50 $133.92 $917 -6.57
710 710 5 137.50 $137.50 $976 +5.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 —
255 255 1 123.00 $123.00 $314 —
300–340 323 3 118.00–127.00 $123.23 $398 —
373–395 383 5 113.00–126.00 $118.47 $454 -12.65
410–447 439 11 127.00–137.00 $134.20 $589 +4.37
460–480 473 3 127.00–138.00 $133.94 $634 -11.06
515 515 2 110.00 $110.00 $566 -40.00
555–574 573 14 120.00–129.00 $128.38 $736 +18.38
601–620 603 10 125.00–128.00 $127.69 $770 +7.69
705 705 26 126.00 $126.00 $888 +0.01
773 773 4 120.00 $120.00 $928 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115 115 1 410.00 $410.00 —
150–165 158 2 300.00–350.00 $326.19 —
210 210 1 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
195 195 1 350.00 $350.00 —
265 265 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 —— 1 425.00 $425.00 —
880–1135 1015 (<2 yrs)N/A 38 2,000.00–3,200.00 $2,544.87 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–493 485 6 125.00–150.00 $133.07 $645 -6.93
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 -12.68
675 675 1 121.00 $121.00 $817 —
715–745 730 3 110.00–132.00 $121.89 $890 +6.89
805 805 1 108.00 $108.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 187.00 $187.00 $411 —
312–340 319 4 160.00–193.00 $184.21 $588 +15.21
450–476 470 4 180.00–182.00 $181.52 $853 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115–145 130 2 385.00–400.00 $391.63 —
170 170 1 410.00 $410.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 50.00 $50.00 $195 —
550 550 1 80.00 $80.00 $440 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1085 950 80-85% 5 69.50–83.00 $77.53 $737 +14.78
720–1475 1101 80-85% 80 71.00–85.00 $76.26 $840 —
945–1455 1181 80-85% 11 86.50–95.50 $90.31 $1,067 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–830 770 85-90% 2 47.00–48.50 $47.69 $367 —
810–998 880 85-90% 10 50.00–59.00 $53.34 $469 +5.74
765–1130 948 85-90% 2 43.00–46.00 $44.79 $425 —
790–1140 999 85-90% 52 59.00–69.50 $64.99 $649 +3.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,318 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1605 1401 7 71.00–80.00 $77.64 $1,088 —
1040–1740 1443 15 85.00–98.00 $90.09 $1,300 —
1375–1945 1687 10 100.00–113.00 $107.22 $1,809 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–890 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 625.00–700.00 $666.67
750–915 812 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 600.00–750.00 $670.00
775–885 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 625.00–750.00 $687.50
747–1065 836 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 675.00–775.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
720–985 911 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 800.00–850.00 $825.00
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
730 730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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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
955–1125 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,116.67 —
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.