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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

2,269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.46/cwt +16.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 582 lb · 129 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.42/cwt +8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 525 lb · 122 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $190.69/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 483 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,269 3,347 3,791
Feeder cattle 2,048 2,833 2,779
Slaughter cattle 160 225 516
Replacement cattle 61 289 496

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifers calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 -2.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 223 3 201.00–209.00 $206.61 $461 —
260–295 273 3 197.00–203.00 $200.45 $547 -4.70
307–337 327 22 180.00–216.00 $206.82 $676 -3.36
365 thin fleshed 365 1 192.00 $192.00 $701 —
350–385 372 25 172.50–218.00 $209.18 $778 +8.18
406–449 433 36 172.00–208.00 $194.07 $840 +0.72
460–497 483 88 171.00–201.00 $190.69 $921 +10.26
505–548 523 58 170.00–188.00 $179.08 $937 +5.47
550–591 582 129 164.00–182.50 $177.46 $1,033 +16.46
602–647 629 78 161.00–173.00 $164.55 $1,035 +5.99
646 unweaned 646 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,034 —
678–693 683 9 162.00–166.50 $164.98 $1,127 +15.62
700–745 720 7 147.00–155.00 $150.51 $1,084 +5.72
755–774 767 73 151.00–152.00 $151.78 $1,164 +3.29
813 813 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,179 +2.35
853 853 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 182.00 $182.00 $437 —
270–278 276 5 172.50–220.00 $203.67 $562 +18.00
315–340 328 7 160.00–179.00 $166.78 $547 -28.22
350–388 380 7 157.00–175.00 $165.05 $627 -11.96
405–448 443 29 157.00–198.00 $179.30 $794 +3.50
450–475 460 24 162.00–198.50 $186.44 $858 +12.48
500–548 527 30 155.00–172.00 $161.66 $852 -2.43
555–595 588 14 153.00–169.00 $163.32 $960 +6.82
609–640 612 12 152.00–161.00 $159.39 $975 +14.53
671 unweaned 671 5 145.00 $145.00 $973 —
720–745 731 5 135.00–145.00 $139.00 $1,016 +2.00
755 755 12 145.00 $145.00 $1,095 +6.81
812–845 822 5 125.00–140.50 $135.12 $1,111 +5.12
985 985 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,084 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 150.00–157.00 $153.56 $422 —
300–335 317 3 140.00–157.00 $149.31 $473 -10.70
360–385 376 7 133.00–150.00 $141.34 $531 -1.66
433–445 437 3 143.00–150.00 $147.62 $645 -8.04
450–495 471 7 135.00–158.00 $146.85 $692 +7.17
510–535 522 3 132.00–147.50 $138.60 $723 +7.60
590–595 593 2 135.00–137.50 $136.26 $808 -3.26
620–640 632 3 120.00–125.00 $122.00 $771 -13.00
650–695 673 2 120.00–133.00 $126.72 $853 —
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 -11.29
980 980 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,107 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
320 320 2 385.00 $385.00 —
443 443 5 350.00 $350.00 -60.00
460–495 480 3 300.00–385.00 $354.41 -45.59
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 49.00–61.00 $55.03 $263 —
525 525 1 55.00 $55.00 $289 —
565–575 570 2 55.00–75.00 $64.91 $370 +10.41
750 750 1 57.00 $57.00 $428 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160–195 172 3 385.00 $385.00 +25.00
200–220 210 2 325.00–430.00 $380.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 1 480.00 $480.00 —
175–185 180 3 420.00–450.00 $430.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 value added 200 1 192.50 $192.50 $385 —
238 238 2 177.00 $177.00 $421 —
305–345 326 20 160.00–195.00 $190.60 $621 +2.50
365 value added 365 1 178.00 $178.00 $650 -2.00
360–398 389 4 162.00–188.00 $168.02 $654 -12.79
407–437 422 53 159.00–190.00 $176.49 $745 +1.45
453–498 478 26 159.00–180.00 $166.17 $794 +3.21
495 value added 495 1 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
513 value added 513 30 169.50 $169.50 $870 —
528 528 3 140.00 $140.00 $739 -15.14
510–541 529 89 146.00–165.00 $162.16 $858 +7.02
569 value added 569 7 161.50 $161.50 $919 —
550–593 583 41 150.00–160.00 $153.56 $895 +16.56
600 value added 600 11 162.00 $162.00 $972 —
606–640 615 40 140.00–155.00 $151.61 $932 +12.23
612–647 unweaned 630 4 146.00–147.50 $146.77 $925 —
659–682 676 50 139.00–148.50 $146.57 $991 +9.71
688 unweaned 688 3 141.00 $141.00 $970 —
711–719 unweaned 716 10 137.00–139.50 $138.51 $992 —
745 745 12 144.00 $144.00 $1,073 +10.72
785 785 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,075 -0.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 165.00 $165.00 $462 -11.00
305–333 325 7 146.00–193.50 $175.10 $569 +5.69
355–395 375 2 145.00–150.00 $147.63 $554 -9.89
421–447 433 9 148.00–168.50 $157.90 $684 -0.75
455–497 478 19 144.00–165.00 $159.88 $764 +4.69
500–545 505 29 135.00–150.00 $136.66 $690 -10.66
554–587 577 63 137.50–154.00 $145.19 $838 +4.12
617 unweaned 617 2 136.50 $136.50 $842 —
600–648 623 8 131.00–138.50 $134.57 $838 +3.41
662 662 4 138.00 $138.00 $914 +1.78
700–737 710 14 120.00–136.00 $128.53 $913 —
756–792 780 18 130.00–137.00 $132.26 $1,032 —
805–818 815 5 115.00–127.00 $124.63 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 126.00–140.00 $132.75 $365 -23.71
340–345 343 2 120.00–129.00 $124.53 $427 -15.47
400–425 413 3 122.00–135.00 $127.46 $526 -7.32
450–480 467 5 120.00–135.00 $124.22 $580 -15.78
500–520 512 5 121.00–125.00 $123.82 $634 -0.83
564–590 568 15 130.00–135.00 $131.87 $749 +11.87
600–625 611 4 115.00–131.00 $122.02 $746 +3.52
655–690 673 2 117.00–137.00 $127.26 $856 —
710–720 715 2 108.00–114.00 $110.98 $794 —
760–765 763 2 105.00–120.00 $112.52 $859 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 400.00 $400.00 —
230 230 1 410.00 $410.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160–190 175 2 300.00–400.00 $354.29 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 90.00 $90.00 $580 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 190.00 $190.00 $652 +6.00
370 370 1 185.00 $185.00 $684 -5.53
463–498 476 8 173.00–177.00 $175.43 $835 -3.57
553 553 5 146.00 $146.00 $807 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 134.00 $134.00 $502 —
400–415 408 2 110.00–120.00 $114.91 $469 —
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 —
525 525 1 142.00 $142.00 $746 -1.80
570 570 2 125.00 $125.00 $712 —
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
740 740 1 112.00 $112.00 $829 —
755 755 1 125.00 $125.00 $944 —
865 865 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,047 —
960 960 1 90.00 $90.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–955 755 85-90% 11 31.00–50.50 $40.67 $307 —
650–975 824 85-90% 5 46.00–69.00 $61.23 $505 —
700–960 825 85-90% 4 45.00–59.00 $50.41 $416 —
640–950 846 85-90% 19 34.00–52.00 $46.47 $393 —
720–1060 933 85-90% 29 54.50–61.50 $57.09 $533 +0.67
750–1213 1043 85-90% 46 59.00–69.50 $66.50 $694 -4.50
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1055 924 80-85% 4 75.00–84.00 $80.47 $744 —
720–1205 1018 80-85% 3 91.00–92.00 $91.24 $929 —
795–1145 1037 80-85% 8 70.00–72.50 $71.51 $742 —
950–1510 1133 80-85% 32 73.00–86.00 $79.01 $895 +0.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,224 —
1570–1700 1635 75-80% 2 86.00–87.00 $86.52 $1,415 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1635 1374 7 77.00–88.00 $83.76 $1,151 —
1310–1685 1526 5 92.00–99.00 $95.65 $1,460 +40.65
1290–2035 1656 8 101.50–117.00 $108.64 $1,799 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–875 803 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 710.00–790.00 $750.00
785–925 861 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 725.00–970.00 $841.25
1030–1150 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 825.00–940.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
545–715 652 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 560.00–600.00 $581.67
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
820–910 861 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 600.00–650.00 $615.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
555–575 565 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 350.00–460.00 $405.00
610–710 660 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 470.00 $470.00
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00

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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
970–1045 1008 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 810.00–860.00 $835.00 —

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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.