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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

1,926 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.57/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 636 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.61/cwt +11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 621 lb · 65 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $236.90/cwt +23.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 425 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,926 7,012 1,725
Feeder cattle 1,551 5,803 1,102
Slaughter cattle 301 817 363
Replacement cattle 74 392 260

Market comments — USDA reporter

*Note: Receipts are for Roswell only.* Compared to last week, steer calves sold 4.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00-18.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, with 650-700 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Other weights not comparable. No comparison on feeder heifers. Trade very active and demand very good on calves. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 2 225.00–230.00 $227.70 $508 +8.45
264 264 4 240.00 $240.00 $634 +12.74
310–348 326 43 227.00–258.00 $244.35 $797 +20.98
335 value added 335 4 261.00 $261.00 $874 +42.78
359–395 366 60 222.00–257.00 $245.99 $900 +11.58
403–449 425 65 218.00–262.00 $236.90 $1,007 +23.41
455–475 472 29 190.00–218.00 $206.25 $974 +5.98
502–543 519 58 192.00–221.00 $208.75 $1,083 +22.00
565 value added 565 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,480 —
553–585 567 31 186.00–205.00 $192.89 $1,094 +11.26
603–647 636 68 168.00–187.00 $173.57 $1,104 +21.57
651–695 675 24 155.00–168.00 $161.15 $1,088 +14.32
714–736 723 30 163.00–171.00 $168.02 $1,215 +17.07
750–783 776 10 149.00–162.00 $158.63 $1,231 +3.77
857–878 865 5 140.00–145.00 $142.03 $1,229 —
918 918 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,377 —
1068 1068 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,463 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–291 272 9 210.00–220.00 $214.75 $584 +18.87
304–340 321 21 196.00–225.00 $214.26 $688 +19.90
350–395 367 8 200.00–220.00 $206.80 $759 +11.42
413–440 423 15 186.00–210.00 $195.48 $827 +3.81
453–490 464 21 171.00–190.00 $183.28 $850 +1.70
495 495 1 167.00 $167.00 $827 +7.00
505–535 517 6 165.00–182.00 $175.09 $905 +0.46
550–592 576 33 165.00–182.50 $176.70 $1,018 +11.18
610–635 619 12 155.00–167.00 $159.29 $986 +3.69
660–673 669 6 142.00–145.00 $144.01 $963 -5.40
705–740 723 2 133.00–134.00 $133.51 $965 -17.06
760–790 780 3 133.00–145.00 $141.10 $1,101 -6.68
955 955 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,050 —
1020 1020 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,122 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–533 526 29 48.00–58.00 $51.05 $269 —
621 621 26 42.00 $42.00 $261 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 192.00 $192.00 $490 —
303–335 315 5 180.00–192.00 $184.61 $582 +17.90
365–390 378 5 170.00–186.00 $179.62 $679 +8.07
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 +5.67
460–488 474 7 158.00–168.00 $161.33 $765 +1.18
500–543 522 11 140.00–157.00 $149.79 $782 -4.93
595 595 4 157.00 $157.00 $934 +8.44
1055 1055 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,055 —
1215 1215 1 71.00 $71.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 165.00 $165.00 $591 +11.97
530 530 3 134.00 $134.00 $710 -3.02
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 180.00 $180.00 $900 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 82.00 $82.00 $262 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 unweaned 228 4 185.00 $185.00 $422 —
280–294 290 7 192.00–198.00 $196.34 $569 +6.91
314–345 324 41 189.00–194.00 $192.24 $623 +8.19
355–389 373 54 185.00–199.00 $189.82 $708 +9.53
405–448 429 39 165.00–186.00 $181.12 $777 +6.76
450–496 475 51 164.00–184.00 $172.70 $820 +22.70
505–548 528 50 150.00–169.50 $161.03 $850 -0.21
581–598 586 29 154.00–160.00 $158.38 $928 +1.24
600–625 621 65 144.00–160.00 $157.61 $979 +10.84
650–684 669 10 154.00–170.00 $156.05 $1,044 +4.07
706–721 711 12 146.50–154.00 $151.46 $1,077 +8.96
760 760 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,178 —
810–833 828 5 136.00–141.00 $140.02 $1,159 +0.72
850–890 880 15 137.00–141.00 $140.61 $1,237 +7.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208–218 213 4 170.00–175.00 $172.56 $368 +1.37
250–275 256 4 152.00–160.00 $154.15 $395 -10.56
305–328 325 10 175.00–184.00 $178.19 $579 +5.19
363–378 372 14 169.00–180.00 $170.96 $636 +6.86
413–434 428 28 160.00–176.00 $164.62 $705 +1.24
483–495 486 12 150.00–163.00 $155.58 $756 +0.62
510–540 532 22 140.00–155.00 $149.72 $797 -5.88
590 590 5 148.00 $148.00 $873 -2.87
607–610 608 4 130.00–139.00 $136.74 $831 -4.26
665–682 676 16 130.00–145.00 $138.31 $935 -4.22
700–730 715 2 125.00–137.00 $131.13 $938 -7.51
750–760 755 2 131.00–137.00 $133.98 $1,012 -0.67
845 845 1 115.00 $115.00 $972 -14.51
890 890 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,112 ±0.00
905 905 1 105.00 $105.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 336 9 160.00–175.00 $168.55 $566 +15.41
353–380 357 7 150.00–170.00 $160.73 $574 +10.77
405–411 410 15 148.00–160.00 $150.37 $617 +8.46
455 455 1 146.00 $146.00 $664 +2.90
470–490 477 3 140.00–154.00 $144.80 $691 +1.70
520–543 537 4 137.00–150.00 $146.85 $789 +7.71
556–565 557 7 135.00–138.00 $135.43 $754 -2.38
625–645 635 2 100.00–112.00 $105.91 $673 -35.91
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–418 418 6 130.00–140.00 $134.99 $564 +1.99
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 140.00 $140.00 $480 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 123.00 $123.00 $572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 unweaned 233 —— 3 227.00 $227.00 $529 —
303 unweaned 303 —— 20 229.00 $229.00 $694 —
368 368 —— 3 150.00 $150.00 $552 -84.00
420–434 431 —— 4 142.00–150.00 $148.05 $638 -38.63
460–495 476 —— 8 150.00–169.00 $166.58 $793 -0.78
500–545 520 —— 4 150.00–167.00 $158.70 $825 +7.67
574–588 579 —— 6 168.00–176.00 $173.29 $1,003 +38.29
615 615 —— 1 152.00 $152.00 $935 +20.00
667–699 676 —— 15 160.00–162.00 $161.45 $1,091 —
710–720 715 —— 2 130.00–137.00 $133.48 $954 -3.48
810–815 813 —— 2 128.00–139.00 $133.48 $1,085 —
960–1120 1040 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 64.00–76.00 $70.00 $728 —
1055 1055 —— 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,319 —
1020–1150 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 68.00–76.00 $72.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 110.00 $110.00 $402 —
430 430 1 127.00 $127.00 $546 —
460 460 1 137.00 $137.00 $630 +14.50
563 563 2 130.00 $130.00 $732 -20.20
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 -14.49
805–810 808 2 110.00–117.00 $113.51 $917 +4.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 117.00 $117.00 $684 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $550 —
810 810 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $591 —
545–1188 881 85-90% 41 61.00–70.50 $66.49 $586 +28.87
615–1300 907 85-90% 41 40.00–51.00 $47.70 $433 +0.91
595–1380 928 85-90% 38 51.00–63.00 $57.78 $536 +10.99
1130 1130 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $870 +13.07
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 80-85% 2 65.00 $65.00 $416 —
780–1435 1014 80-85% 41 55.00–66.00 $60.05 $609 —
955–1230 1052 80-85% 6 41.00–52.50 $49.12 $517 —
925–1470 1156 80-85% 41 66.00–77.00 $71.28 $824 +15.25
1510 1510 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,178 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103–1355 1187 75-80% 4 68.00–77.00 $72.57 $861 —
1250–1640 1381 75-80% 5 76.00–77.00 $76.34 $1,054 +8.84
1450 1450 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $906 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1750 1451 17 67.50–82.50 $75.54 $1,096 —
1350–1800 1627 15 85.00–91.00 $87.20 $1,419 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1111–1179 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 735.00–900.00 $817.50
1005–1213 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 950.00–1,275.00 $1,114.29
1100–1290 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 775.00–1,225.00 $939.29
1090–1345 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,125.00–1,425.00 $1,260.00
945–1288 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 900.00–1,000.00 $955.56
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 +100.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 141.00 $141.00 $768 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.