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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

2,536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.61/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 735 lb · 91 head
light 4-weight M&L 4 steers $101.00/cwt ≈ $404/hd at 400 lb · 76 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3-4 steers $113.00/cwt ≈ $450/hd at 398 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,536 2,301 1,889
Feeder cattle 1,929 1,905 1,235
Slaughter cattle 405 209 373
Replacement cattle 202 187 281

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, , steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 222.00 $222.00 $422 -20.00
206–244 thin fleshed 223 11 240.00–246.00 $243.02 $542 —
212–241 228 14 212.00–222.00 $213.71 $487 -20.74
258–295 275 17 210.00–220.00 $213.29 $587 -2.94
300 value added 300 1 230.00 $230.00 $690 +8.01
300–349 332 19 200.00–226.00 $216.81 $720 +4.26
355–370 value added 363 2 227.00–229.00 $227.98 $828 +13.98
356–396 377 23 192.00–213.00 $206.63 $779 -5.99
406–442 420 21 197.00–215.00 $203.15 $853 +1.30
448 thin fleshed 448 9 211.00 $211.00 $945 —
452–496 484 33 191.00–212.00 $196.78 $952 +3.70
500–535 508 20 188.00–196.00 $193.36 $982 +3.43
570–590 584 15 181.00–190.50 $189.06 $1,104 +6.32
584 thin fleshed 584 10 199.00 $199.00 $1,162 —
620–640 630 2 166.00–172.00 $168.95 $1,064 -6.76
730–740 735 91 165.00–171.00 $169.61 $1,247 +1.30
832 832 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 200.00 $200.00 $470 -8.61
270–295 283 2 200.00–201.00 $200.52 $567 -7.51
320–345 332 12 185.00–202.00 $190.69 $633 -0.55
355–392 368 14 175.00–201.00 $187.35 $689 +0.12
410–446 432 24 180.00–195.00 $188.63 $815 +2.94
450–490 483 26 171.00–186.00 $183.16 $885 +7.00
505–545 525 29 163.00–185.00 $174.50 $916 +2.85
557–594 569 39 162.00–180.00 $173.69 $988 +0.94
600–645 621 50 151.50–172.00 $163.65 $1,016 -3.10
638 638 3 141.00 $141.00 $900 -25.75
670–690 680 5 153.00–160.00 $155.98 $1,061 +4.06
705–715 713 10 159.00–162.50 $159.69 $1,139 -0.72
750–775 761 24 157.00–165.00 $163.61 $1,245 +12.97
800–835 804 9 149.00–155.00 $153.64 $1,235 +6.82
885 885 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,336 +11.00
925 925 7 114.00 $114.00 $1,054 —
1145 1145 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 76 101.00 $101.00 $404 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 70 113.00 $113.00 $450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 184.00 $184.00 $432 —
280 280 2 175.00–184.00 $179.50 $503 —
320–340 330 4 160.00–175.00 $167.27 $552 +11.71
335 335 1 162.00 $162.00 $543 +6.44
405–430 417 3 136.00–177.00 $152.53 $636 -3.01
450–480 461 8 153.00–172.00 $162.82 $751 —
532 532 3 157.00 $157.00 $835 +1.60
559–588 569 13 148.50–166.00 $157.56 $897 -7.91
620–640 633 4 139.00–155.00 $149.73 $948 +0.83
650–685 669 6 131.00–148.00 $143.41 $959 +2.45
740 740 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,029 -8.38
765–768 766 5 129.00–141.00 $135.41 $1,037 +0.41
800–845 831 4 131.00–138.00 $134.21 $1,115 +9.21
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 -2.28
1078 1078 8 94.50 $94.50 $1,019 —
Medium 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 18 90.00–100.00 $96.11 $335 —
494 494 17 89.00 $89.00 $440 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 7 135.00 $135.00 $620 -14.00
638 638 5 130.00 $130.00 $829 -5.00
885 885 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,035 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
947 947 11 88.50 $88.50 $838 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
185 185 2 200.00 $200.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 —
450 450 1 350.00 $350.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 61.00 $61.00 $323 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 value added 205 3 214.00 $214.00 $439 —
211 thin fleshed 211 7 220.00 $220.00 $464 —
251–298 272 17 180.00–189.00 $182.95 $498 -6.69
280 fancy 280 2 213.00–215.00 $214.00 $599 -2.00
311 fancy 311 20 197.00 $197.00 $613 —
300–341 316 28 175.00–189.00 $181.82 $575 +2.89
335 value added 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 —
350–390 368 29 173.50–188.00 $177.15 $652 +2.85
368 fancy 368 20 185.00 $185.00 $681 —
375 375 1 169.00 $169.00 $634 -5.30
400–443 427 29 170.00–177.00 $172.59 $737 +0.55
451–495 463 52 167.00–181.00 $173.41 $803 +5.49
503–540 515 17 165.00–172.00 $170.53 $878 +2.59
532 532 3 165.00 $165.00 $878 -2.94
577 577 2 153.00 $153.00 $883 -13.09
565–591 581 15 163.00–166.00 $163.97 $953 -2.12
600–645 631 18 154.50–161.00 $157.95 $997 +0.36
655–690 679 30 150.00–159.00 $157.01 $1,066 +4.01
735 735 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,102 +1.12
922 922 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,125 —
1025 1025 12 127.00 $127.00 $1,302 —
1062 1062 5 91.00 $91.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212–225 219 4 170.00–175.00 $172.43 $378 -35.70
260–288 285 9 170.00–177.00 $174.72 $498 -1.45
339–345 340 7 162.00–176.00 $173.97 $591 +11.39
357 357 3 169.00 $169.00 $603 +4.46
360–397 375 18 171.00–179.00 $175.59 $658 +11.05
421 421 6 150.00 $150.00 $632 -8.03
400–435 422 12 145.00–167.00 $162.04 $684 +4.01
427 thin fleshed 427 3 176.00 $176.00 $752 —
450–495 486 23 140.00–169.00 $163.50 $795 +4.36
520–545 531 46 140.00–165.00 $158.62 $842 -1.06
570–598 588 8 139.00–158.50 $151.13 $889 -8.33
600–630 616 12 130.00–153.00 $148.77 $916 +4.03
660–697 685 18 139.00–155.00 $148.75 $1,019 +26.75
740–745 741 4 127.00–130.00 $129.25 $958 —
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 -14.00
760–791 785 9 122.00–144.50 $141.15 $1,108 -2.85
818–830 821 4 130.00–133.00 $132.24 $1,086 —
852–895 859 8 123.00–137.00 $129.29 $1,111 —
970 970 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,077 —
1010 1010 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,131 —
1205 1205 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–273 269 4 145.00–162.00 $149.04 $401 —
325–338 333 5 140.00–144.00 $142.44 $474 -17.56
365–390 381 9 142.00–155.00 $149.84 $571 —
412–440 427 8 121.00–159.50 $149.60 $639 +14.25
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 +11.70
450–490 483 6 140.00–158.00 $152.32 $736 +14.02
530–540 533 10 121.00–146.00 $141.07 $752 +9.22
560–590 574 9 117.00–159.00 $145.66 $836 +13.36
620–648 639 8 120.00–152.00 $146.96 $939 +16.44
650–695 660 11 125.00–153.00 $144.04 $951 +44.04
720 720 2 125.00 $125.00 $900 —
798 798 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,029 +2.50
825 825 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,031 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 120.00 $120.00 $412 —
511 511 3 110.00 $110.00 $562 —
550 550 3 110.00 $110.00 $605 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 135.00 $135.00 $587 —
650 650 3 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 115.00 $115.00 $472 —
485 485 1 129.00 $129.00 $626 -16.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
410 410 2 320.00 $320.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 185.00 $185.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 188.00 $188.00 $442 —
291 291 7 210.00 $210.00 $611 —
330 330 2 192.00 $192.00 $634 —
408 408 2 165.00 $165.00 $673 -8.07
490 490 4 175.00 $175.00 $858 +21.94
570–580 575 2 150.00–175.00 $162.61 $935 +11.61
627–645 636 2 122.00–149.00 $135.31 $861 -12.14
710 710 2 129.00–132.00 $130.50 $927 +4.98
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 -10.53
815–823 820 3 105.00–121.00 $110.30 $904 —
1095 1095 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 —— 5 222.00 $222.00 $784 +8.00
875–1125 1013 (<2 yrs)N/A 8 108.00–135.00 $120.25 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 —— 2 174.00 $174.00 $527 —
825 825 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
1005 1005 —— 1 88.50 $88.50 $889 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
470 470 1 360.00 $360.00 +63.62
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 61.00 $61.00 $323 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–845 705 85-90% 8 41.00–60.00 $50.63 $357 —
645–980 793 85-90% 11 40.00–60.00 $49.89 $396 +8.80
615–1035 808 85-90% 6 55.00–73.00 $62.91 $508 +8.53
780–1110 923 85-90% 15 55.00–65.00 $59.35 $548 -5.82
935–955 945 85-90% 2 75.00–77.50 $76.24 $720 +11.07
825–1045 996 85-90% 13 62.50–80.00 $69.07 $688 —
755–1235 1012 85-90% 69 62.00–80.50 $69.64 $705 +8.72
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
898–1210 976 80-85% 4 73.00–74.00 $73.31 $716 -5.72
820–1390 1006 80-85% 6 65.00–75.00 $71.10 $715 —
965–1170 1072 80-85% 3 78.00–79.00 $78.30 $839 —
810–1275 1107 80-85% 3 89.00–94.00 $91.47 $1,013 +12.43
100–1520 1178 80-85% 82 75.00–88.50 $82.40 $971 —
1035–1480 1225 80-85% 14 87.00–92.50 $89.54 $1,097 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,094 +5.66
1310–1780 1401 75-80% 7 80.00–89.50 $85.34 $1,196 —
1320–1470 1410 75-80% 3 85.50–89.50 $87.43 $1,233 +9.93
1825 1825 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,259 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1122 1056 7 67.00–87.00 $74.81 $790 —
1075–1725 1239 14 63.00–74.75 $72.12 $894 —
1015–1818 1347 69 78.25–90.00 $83.66 $1,127 —
1050–1980 1576 16 89.00–100.00 $94.23 $1,485 +0.75
1440–2200 1813 12 100.50–111.00 $107.03 $1,940 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755 755 (<2 yrs)Open 2 111.00 $111.00 $838

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
781–1130 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 800.00–1,000.00 $858.33
820–950 885 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 915.00–985.00 $950.00
793–1140 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 750.00–1,025.00 $887.92
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1046 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 800.00 $800.00
1243 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670 670 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 485.00 $485.00
735 735 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
760–920 817 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 600.00–750.00 $670.00
770–960 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 510.00–560.00 $546.00
910–960 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–575.00 $562.50
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 460.00 $460.00

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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
918–1270 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,292.86 —
860–1185 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 835.00–1,435.00 $1,190.45 —
1060–1160 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 985.00–1,100.00 $1,042.50 —
1085–1135 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,010.00 $955.00 —
900–1340 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 900.00–1,325.00 $1,082.69 —
1525 1525 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710–850 768 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 800.00–850.00 $812.50 —
958 958 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 630.00 $630.00 —
1035–1220 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,040.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960–1045 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,320.00 $1,272.50 -102.50
1183 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 -95.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835–920 878 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 460.00 $460.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
655 655 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 375.00 $375.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
782 782 4 82.00 $82.00 $641 —

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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.