New Mexico cattle auction prices

Name: New Mexico feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

3 sales at 3 USDA-reported barns from Oct 17 to October 23, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $393.46/cwt
4-week average: $389.79
13-week average: $384.02
4-week vs 13-week: +1.5%

52-wk low $318.58high $489.06

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $323.18/cwt
4-week average: $313.57
13-week average: $315.88
4-week vs 13-week: −0.7%

52-wk low $275.26high $385.42

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $343.81/cwt
4-week average: $339.24
13-week average: $344.02
4-week vs 13-week: −1.4%

52-wk low $288.51high $419.50

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction, Belen	Fri Oct 23	409	$354.82	$315.34	$335.77	Easing (−1.5%)
Clovis Livestock Auction, Clovis	Wed Oct 21	3,753	$398.76	$328.99	$347.43	Rising (+2.5%)
Roswell Livestock Auction, Roswell	Mon Oct 19	1,160	$377.57	$306.94	$332.35	Easing (−1.0%)

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; they are not in the statewide auction trend above.
USDA direct report	Week of	Head	Steers 800–899	Steers 700–799	Heifers 700–799
New Mexico	Oct 19	3,935	—	$358.00	$335.00

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All New Mexico barns

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction, Belen · Oct 23
Clovis Livestock Auction, Clovis · Oct 21
Roswell Livestock Auction, Roswell · Oct 19

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 3 New Mexico barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.