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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

2,077 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.21/cwt +15.65 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 425 lb · 84 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $220.40/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 416 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.91/cwt +8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 518 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,077 3,242 2,677
Feeder cattle 1,580 2,328 1,873
Slaughter cattle 300 502 443
Replacement cattle 197 412 361

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, instances sharply higher on heifers weighing 300-350 lbs. Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher on limited comparison. Trade active, demand good for calves suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 220.00 $220.00 $495 -2.00
262–293 282 11 220.00–233.00 $228.50 $644 +13.50
301–346 318 30 207.00–238.50 $230.88 $734 +11.62
325 value added 325 5 240.00 $240.00 $780 —
350–374 value added 371 23 231.50–240.50 $239.39 $888 +2.39
353–392 375 23 207.00–224.00 $215.05 $806 -1.64
404 fancy 404 18 235.75 $235.75 $952 —
405 value added 405 20 221.00 $221.00 $895 +4.00
400–438 426 42 199.00–227.50 $213.54 $910 +9.10
455–495 476 23 196.00–207.00 $200.70 $955 +12.70
486–493 value added 488 13 199.00–217.00 $211.41 $1,032 —
500–540 524 52 179.00–206.00 $194.83 $1,021 +8.67
550–586 580 6 178.00–181.00 $180.53 $1,047 -4.30
600–648 625 22 168.00–181.00 $173.54 $1,085 +0.08
632 value added 632 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,131 —
660 660 7 155.50–166.00 $164.50 $1,086 -4.00
767 767 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,296 +1.30
850–856 855 5 138.50–146.00 $139.99 $1,197 +19.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 187.00 $187.00 $608 —
375–395 385 6 146.00–172.00 $159.35 $613 -13.48
425–440 433 2 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $617 -20.02
450–491 475 11 131.00–175.00 $162.21 $770 -7.28
501–541 521 11 146.00–164.00 $159.71 $832 +3.90
555–595 594 64 149.00–173.50 $171.79 $1,020 +17.02
615–640 631 19 136.00–163.00 $158.88 $1,003 +4.61
680–685 683 2 142.00–152.00 $146.98 $1,004 +3.40
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 -3.25
755–790 774 6 126.00–155.00 $142.02 $1,099 +7.81
993 993 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,192 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 225 3 200.00–217.00 $205.92 $463 +3.16
270–295 282 5 180.00–205.00 $198.65 $560 +2.04
315–340 321 6 198.00–210.00 $204.60 $657 +4.39
360–398 382 19 176.00–210.00 $194.06 $741 +0.36
403–445 420 5 170.00–200.00 $184.72 $776 -1.93
470–495 490 13 180.00–186.00 $182.44 $894 -4.22
520–533 530 14 169.50–191.00 $179.79 $953 +4.08
550–595 566 13 161.00–188.00 $178.81 $1,012 +3.12
617–647 634 13 154.00–175.00 $163.20 $1,035 -3.45
665–680 676 4 165.00–175.00 $167.46 $1,132 -1.92
700–740 723 6 150.00–164.00 $157.73 $1,140 +0.45
795 795 1 136.50 $136.50 $1,085 -15.76
800–846 832 5 131.00–160.00 $149.37 $1,243 -0.18
885 885 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,239 +4.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
295 295 1 360.00 $360.00 —
402–443 423 6 350.00–395.00 $371.41 —
471–497 479 10 300.00–390.00 $361.97 +151.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80–90 unweaned 85 2 190.00–210.00 $199.41 —
105–133 unweaned 124 3 230.00–250.00 $244.34 —
265 unweaned 265 1 200.00 $200.00 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736 736 5 129.50 $129.50 $953 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 60.00 $60.00 $246 —
500 500 1 63.00 $63.00 $315 +25.00
865 865 3 80.00 $80.00 $692 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 4 155.00–165.00 $159.87 $460 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 360.00 $360.00 —
160 160 1 400.00 $400.00 —
215 unweaned 215 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 value added 225 2 190.00 $190.00 $428 —
255–285 266 7 202.00–213.00 $205.77 $547 +20.20
297 fancy 297 7 216.00 $216.00 $642 —
316–338 value added 324 8 216.00–224.00 $219.13 $710 +24.68
300–346 335 37 178.00–211.00 $193.67 $649 +14.59
365 thin fleshed 365 11 191.00 $191.00 $697 —
350–399 375 28 175.00–195.00 $186.68 $700 +5.63
413 thin fleshed 413 19 190.00 $190.00 $785 —
402–445 428 52 178.00–191.00 $185.45 $794 +14.07
430–432 value added 431 13 184.00–195.50 $190.18 $820 -3.82
455–499 479 58 169.00–188.50 $180.85 $866 +9.47
485 485 1 174.00 $174.00 $844 +2.62
503–534 518 70 162.00–180.00 $175.91 $911 +8.28
550–585 568 2 161.00–165.00 $163.06 $926 +1.26
560–595 582 46 158.00–171.50 $169.88 $989 +8.08
607 607 2 160.00 $160.00 $971 -2.44
615–630 624 8 162.00–164.00 $162.99 $1,017 +0.55
658–696 691 32 157.00–161.00 $160.38 $1,108 +1.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 195.00 $195.00 $419 +12.34
255–294 289 8 168.00–189.00 $170.32 $492 +2.65
305–345 317 18 152.00–191.00 $173.14 $549 +2.36
350–395 377 16 152.00–180.00 $174.02 $656 +6.01
400–423 417 10 163.00–177.00 $167.94 $700 +12.44
486–495 492 29 169.50–173.50 $170.73 $840 +15.02
500–545 516 14 145.00–168.00 $161.72 $834 +9.44
550–597 580 17 157.00–170.00 $161.04 $934 +11.04
605–642 622 12 146.00–165.50 $153.06 $952 -0.27
670–675 673 2 144.50–150.00 $147.24 $991 -1.50
730 730 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,190 +26.14
770–798 790 7 133.00–134.00 $133.28 $1,053 -3.05
865 865 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,012 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 unweaned 225 1 146.00 $146.00 $328 —
260–280 269 6 136.00–170.00 $160.79 $433 +18.31
315–345 337 5 127.00–172.00 $151.94 $512 +5.90
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 +19.96
405–413 410 3 131.00–132.00 $131.67 $540 -19.23
450–485 475 10 135.00–158.00 $148.89 $707 +12.11
530–542 539 7 150.00 $150.00 $808 +8.97
550–590 574 6 133.00–151.00 $137.93 $792 -3.50
600–640 619 5 122.00–144.00 $132.20 $818 -4.79
665–686 682 5 125.00 $125.00 $852 -11.82
700–739 730 11 115.00–135.00 $128.06 $935 -9.94
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 -4.11
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–324 316 6 145.00–150.00 $148.42 $469 —
540 540 2 137.00 $137.00 $740 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 112.00 $112.00 $446 —
630 630 1 56.00 $56.00 $353 —
668 668 2 80.00 $80.00 $534 —
710 710 2 85.00 $85.00 $604 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
360–378 369 4 260.00–300.00 $279.51 —
475–498 490 3 310.00–320.00 $313.23 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 unweaned 110 1 255.00 $255.00 —
220 220 1 300.00 $300.00 -80.00
500 500 2 300.00 $300.00 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
193 193 4 180.00 $180.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 4 145.00 $145.00 $455 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 3 150.00 $150.00 $930 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 —
575 575 1 80.00 $80.00 $460 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 132.00 $132.00 $623 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,021 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 75.00 $75.00 $442 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 235.00 $235.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 217.00 $217.00 $553 —
310–335 323 2 227.00–228.00 $227.48 $735 —
375–382 380 7 211.00–217.00 $214.43 $815 —
413 413 8 219.00 $219.00 $904 —
445 unweaned 445 11 179.00 $179.00 $797 —
455–460 458 2 186.00–210.00 $197.93 $907 —
508–531 526 13 169.00–188.00 $174.27 $917 —
567–580 570 4 155.00–172.00 $167.68 $956 —
603 603 2 142.00 $142.00 $856 —
775 775 3 155.50 $155.50 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–277 274 15 150.00–197.00 $159.70 $438 —
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 —
505–530 518 2 101.00–118.00 $109.29 $566 —
611 611 9 156.00 $156.00 $953 —
667–695 681 8 106.00–140.50 $131.88 $898 —
745 745 7 102.00 $102.00 $760 -28.00
780 780 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 180.00 $180.00 $423 +29.00
340 340 1 202.00 $202.00 $687 +31.00
370–378 377 10 186.00–200.00 $187.37 $706 +50.37
440 440 2 187.00 $187.00 $823 —
515 515 1 159.00 $159.00 $819 +30.50
630–645 635 5 116.00–154.00 $146.28 $929 +2.28
655–685 665 3 148.00–155.00 $150.40 $1,000 +24.40
708 708 5 148.00 $148.00 $1,048 +19.00
785–795 790 2 109.00–121.00 $114.96 $908 -50.04
800–840 825 3 102.00–146.00 $121.14 $999 +1.14
915 915 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,006 —
980 980 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 40.00 $40.00 $224 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1250 1043 80-85% 13 72.00–80.00 $77.56 $809 —
920–1450 1137 80-85% 10 79.00–93.00 $85.92 $977 —
895–1485 1141 80-85% 61 80.00–89.00 $85.06 $971 —
1065–1178 1150 80-85% 12 88.00–89.00 $88.23 $1,015 +16.35
1095–1325 1210 80-85% 7 86.50–92.50 $88.83 $1,075 +4.83
1315 1315 80-85% 1 77.50 $77.50 $1,019 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–835 715 85-90% 6 26.00–52.00 $37.22 $266 —
715–775 748 85-90% 3 61.00–69.00 $65.11 $487 —
750–965 838 85-90% 5 40.00–51.00 $46.54 $390 +2.20
165–1025 839 85-90% 11 61.00–70.00 $67.29 $565 +22.95
700–1330 856 85-90% 15 46.00–60.50 $54.40 $466 —
890–1125 957 85-90% 7 74.50–78.00 $76.08 $728 +16.50
783–1500 1003 85-90% 48 69.00–80.00 $75.45 $757 +2.23
954–1175 1007 85-90% 6 78.00–85.00 $82.20 $828 +8.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1178–1250 1202 75-80% 3 88.00–89.00 $88.35 $1,062 —
1075–1270 1205 75-80% 3 76.00–82.50 $78.64 $948 —
1180–1650 1360 75-80% 4 80.00–85.00 $83.26 $1,132 +2.79
1170–1760 1465 75-80% 2 88.00–90.00 $89.20 $1,307 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,352 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 1 64.00 $64.00 $579 —
1270 1270 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,130 —
1080–1435 1314 5 82.50–92.00 $88.17 $1,159 —
1395 1395 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,256 —
1115–1895 1420 11 90.00–101.00 $95.17 $1,351 +9.66
1265–1815 1499 12 104.00–111.00 $106.62 $1,598 —
1345–1715 1530 2 111.00–116.00 $113.80 $1,741 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
660–950 867 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 110.00–132.00 $123.86 $1,074
987–1142 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 91.00–93.00 $91.75 $959

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
923 923 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,110.00 $1,110.00
1066–1270 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,085.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
780–980 857 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 925.00–1,100.00 $1,018.33
785–1055 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–1,000.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
595 595 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 360.00 $360.00

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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
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
880–1285 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,199.69 +16.02
1040–1285 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,035.00–1,450.00 $1,335.00 —
1110–1475 1241 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,075.00–1,285.00 $1,152.50 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 +175.00
1100–1200 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,325.00–1,475.00 $1,425.00 +160.00
955–1318 1252 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,320.00–1,530.00 $1,475.00 +181.67
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
580–760 697 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 625.00–700.00 $650.00 +300.00
785–830 808 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 640.00–675.00 $657.50 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 -12.22

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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.