LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management auctioned eight grazing units within the McGregor Range in southern New Mexico. The bids averaged $71.00 per animal unit month, which is the amount of forage to feed one cow and calf. The bids yielded $1,051,726 available for range management and improvements.
The eight units include 14,116 animal unit months of forage to graze livestock. Five units were auctioned for nine months of grazing, including two units combined and auctioned as one. Two units were auctioned for eleven months of grazing, with two units combined and auctioned as one. Additionally, three units were combined and auctioned as one for 23 months. Grazing in the area may be affected by military training and schedules.
The McGregor Range includes over 606,000 acres on the west side of Otero Mesa, between Alamogordo, N.M., and El Paso, Texas. The range is jointly managed by the BLM and the U.S. Army, in accordance with the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999, and the subsequent 2006 McGregor Range Resource Management Plan.
The BLM Las Cruces District is responsible for managing the grazing units, including coordinating with the military on trainings and ranchers on livestock operations. The BLM rangeland management specialists also provide the necessary range maintenance and improvements for the offered units.
For more information, please contact BLM Range Clerk Andrea Pacheco at
