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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.18/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 463 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.54/cwt +8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 528 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.35/cwt +8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 433 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 795 464 5,945
Feeder cattle 595 289 4,356
Slaughter cattle 166 146 1,096
Replacement cattle 34 29 493

Market comments — USDA reporter

*Note: Receipts are for Belen only. No numbers from Clovis or Roswell due to lack of reporter coverage.* Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 12.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
224–245 233 10 195.00–205.00 $198.36 $462 —
250 value added 250 1 211.00 $211.00 $528 —
255–285 268 3 186.00–202.00 $194.63 $522 —
305–349 334 19 196.00–208.00 $200.86 $671 +20.79
350 value added 350 2 209.00 $209.00 $732 —
355–395 367 17 182.00–201.00 $190.20 $698 +13.44
415–447 428 18 173.00–186.00 $182.69 $782 +16.27
450 value added 450 12 189.00 $189.00 $850 —
450–495 467 38 169.00–187.00 $173.45 $810 +5.06
505–531 523 19 165.00–170.50 $168.40 $881 +4.40
530–540 value added 533 16 170.00–180.00 $177.46 $946 —
550–588 570 11 161.00–166.50 $165.34 $942 —
680 680 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,088 —
735 735 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,066 -1.00
898 898 2 140.50 $140.50 $1,262 —
1015 1015 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 3 175.00–180.00 $177.39 $404 —
270–283 279 3 170.00–175.00 $173.39 $484 -4.61
345 345 1 163.00 $163.00 $562 -2.00
380–395 390 5 160.00–179.00 $167.93 $655 +13.13
425–445 435 5 160.00–171.00 $164.35 $715 +12.25
450–495 474 14 155.00–169.00 $165.19 $783 +12.27
560–570 565 14 156.00–162.00 $158.65 $896 +12.04
600–632 625 10 145.00–158.00 $153.72 $961 +7.42
650–665 656 22 143.00–155.00 $146.26 $959 +4.30
700–735 712 8 135.00–151.00 $139.24 $991 +8.24
766–782 773 7 137.50–140.00 $138.92 $1,074 +2.51
810–830 826 5 141.00–145.00 $144.22 $1,191 +3.72
950–975 963 2 128.00–139.00 $133.43 $1,285 +10.43
1080 1080 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,382 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 147.00 $147.00 $301 —
330 330 1 151.00 $151.00 $498 +11.00
355–390 373 2 136.00–140.00 $138.09 $515 —
425–430 427 3 135.00–140.00 $138.32 $591 —
485–495 490 2 143.00–148.00 $145.53 $713 +20.53
545 545 1 150.00 $150.00 $818 +14.34
570–585 578 2 152.00–158.00 $154.96 $896 +19.96
605 605 1 134.00 $134.00 $811 +4.25
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 +10.00
730 730 1 127.00 $127.00 $927 —
750–795 773 2 128.00–139.00 $133.34 $1,031 +3.34
905–930 918 2 129.00–133.00 $131.03 $1,203 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 59.00 $59.00 $323 +10.84
695 695 1 54.50 $54.50 $379 —
700–705 703 2 55.00–56.50 $55.75 $392 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140–145 143 3 300.00–350.00 $316.86 +91.86
195 195 1 400.00 $400.00 —
200 200 1 275.00 $275.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
145 145 1 250.00 $250.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
565 565 1 275.00 $275.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 215 4 161.00–177.00 $172.13 $370 —
263 value added 263 4 186.00 $186.00 $489 —
255–290 275 4 160.00–173.00 $165.30 $455 —
310–333 325 4 165.00–173.00 $169.05 $549 +2.05
360–380 372 4 160.00–163.00 $162.27 $604 +1.25
408–444 433 24 157.00–166.00 $162.35 $703 +8.84
488–490 488 7 152.00–165.00 $163.14 $796 +11.76
500–528 519 6 146.00–150.00 $148.71 $772 —
565–595 586 9 141.00–150.00 $147.25 $863 —
632–634 634 5 145.50–154.00 $147.20 $933 —
660 660 1 140.00 $140.00 $924 —
703–725 710 3 141.00–149.00 $146.28 $1,039 —
755 755 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,027 —
837 837 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 367 6 150.00–161.00 $152.63 $560 +11.62
420–425 424 6 140.00–148.00 $146.68 $622 —
450–480 469 4 141.00–150.00 $145.24 $681 +9.91
500–525 517 3 145.00–147.00 $145.81 $754 +10.58
565–585 573 5 135.00–148.00 $143.15 $820 +10.14
600–645 618 9 134.00–147.00 $136.75 $845 +1.75
655–688 680 6 128.50–142.00 $131.24 $892 -0.98
710–715 712 6 128.00–140.00 $130.67 $930 -5.55
765–780 773 2 121.00–128.00 $124.47 $962 -8.52
810–820 813 3 130.00–134.00 $131.66 $1,070 +1.66
855–860 858 2 125.00–136.00 $130.48 $1,120 -0.52
900 900 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $1,179 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 138.00 $138.00 $377 —
375 375 1 122.50 $122.50 $459 -7.47
410–445 428 2 121.00–125.00 $123.08 $527 -7.42
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 +7.50
500–535 516 7 121.00–135.00 $128.25 $662 +6.41
605–645 632 3 120.00–133.00 $124.42 $786 -3.58
655–670 660 4 120.00–125.00 $123.73 $817 +5.33
730–735 732 3 110.00–120.00 $113.35 $830 -5.16
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–540 513 3 40.00–47.00 $44.55 $229 —
585–591 590 5 40.00–81.00 $48.13 $284 —
660 660 3 41.00 $41.00 $271 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
220 220 1 250.00 $250.00 ±0.00
355–395 370 3 185.00–225.00 $210.43 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 350.00 $350.00 —
170 170 1 235.00 $235.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 145.00 $145.00 $486 —
385–388 387 3 141.00–147.00 $145.01 $561 —
445 445 1 129.00 $129.00 $574 +4.00
510–540 525 6 125.00–142.00 $132.89 $698 —
572 572 3 146.00 $146.00 $835 —
625–633 630 7 115.00–135.00 $121.73 $767 +1.73
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 -9.19
770 770 1 107.00 $107.00 $824 —
845 845 1 100.00 $100.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 —
410 410 2 178.00 $178.00 $730 —
470 470 1 146.00 $146.00 $686 —
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 53.00 $53.00 $326 —
725 725 2 60.00 $60.00 $435 —
850 850 1 40.00 $40.00 $340 —
1030 1030 1 50.00 $50.00 $515 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–925 756 85-90% 7 24.00–52.00 $38.82 $293 -17.18
675–975 838 85-90% 3 32.50–35.00 $33.34 $279 -2.65
770–1095 926 85-90% 5 39.50–50.00 $44.46 $412 —
835–1185 945 85-90% 6 53.50–68.50 $63.84 $603 —
800–1340 995 85-90% 14 50.00–60.00 $56.41 $561 —
780–1250 1015 85-90% 2 60.00–63.50 $62.16 $631 —
845–1365 1128 85-90% 68 61.00–67.50 $63.95 $721 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $777 —
1000–1465 1321 80-85% 32 67.00–76.00 $70.37 $930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1780 1554 7 71.00–83.00 $79.85 $1,241 —
1395–1790 1646 5 87.00–94.00 $89.74 $1,477 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–880 803 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
930–1440 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 750.00–975.00 $883.33
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590 590 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
625 625 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
570 570 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 470.00 $470.00 —

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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.