Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2019-05-20

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, May 20
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
820 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 570▲ 820 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 202▲ 208 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 63▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Feeders over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeders steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher except high yielding bulls 7.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.01/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$160.01
254 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$54
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.84
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469174.5881942
Medium and Large 1-2543158.56862175
Medium and Large 2581150.3487337
One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about −$54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale254 hd
160.01
—
NM average4 barns · 1,190 hd
148.17
+11.84
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,61182.991,33715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18564.7976853
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00261.2361389
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76058.311,0262thin

Every lot

88 lots · USDA AMS · Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338189.29/cwt188.00–192.006409
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1366189.18/cwt185.00–191.006927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368190.71/cwt184.00–194.007026
Steers—Medium and Large 2374175.83/cwt170.00–178.006589
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added404179.00/cwt179.00–179.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 1435185.12/cwt185.00–186.008058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438170.00/cwt170.00–170.0074510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed471177.53/cwt176.00–180.0083623
Steers—Medium and Large 2474160.00/cwt160.00–160.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1475173.87/cwt169.00–179.008266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479165.97/cwt161.00–170.0079516
Steers—Medium and Large 1509170.24/cwt169.00–171.008678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521164.67/cwt160.00–169.008588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed534166.72/cwt166.00–168.008908
Steers—Medium and Large 1570162.52/cwt161.00–165.009264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571154.13/cwt149.00–158.0088036
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full598136.00/cwt136.00–136.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed605150.00/cwt150.00–150.0090812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619139.49/cwt134.00–143.0086318
Steers—Medium and Large 1628139.00/cwt139.00–139.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 2643136.00/cwt136.00–136.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2654139.16/cwt138.00–140.0091019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715130.62/cwt129.00–135.0093410
Steers—Medium and Large 2720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 2760127.00/cwt127.00–127.009654
Steers—Medium and Large 2876121.43/cwt120.00–122.001,0647
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260165.00/cwt165.00–165.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1347167.00/cwt167.00–167.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed376167.00/cwt167.00–167.006289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380165.08/cwt164.00–166.0062712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385163.48/cwt162.00–165.006294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389164.86/cwt163.00–172.006418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416161.13/cwt158.00–164.0067014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430163.01/cwt160.00–165.007019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2441167.00/cwt167.00–167.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458160.00/cwt160.00–160.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460158.76/cwt153.00–161.0073034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490161.24/cwt159.00–168.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full503150.00/cwt150.00–150.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505154.85/cwt150.00–156.0078213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515147.00/cwt147.00–147.007574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517153.61/cwt150.00–158.0079439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539141.00/cwt141.00–141.007606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566144.38/cwt137.00–149.0081716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568131.75/cwt128.00–140.007488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623130.00/cwt130.00–130.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627139.26/cwt132.00–143.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full658120.00/cwt120.00–120.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673126.05/cwt124.00–127.0084826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674132.50/cwt132.50–132.508937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723120.00/cwt120.00–120.008683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2738119.00/cwt119.00–119.008783
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2397169.54/cwt159.00–180.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460167.00/cwt167.00–167.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2647142.50/cwt142.50–142.509227
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48481.20/cwt75.50–84.001,2057
Bulls——1,50070.05/cwt67.00–73.001,0512
Bulls——1,79589.39/cwt86.00–92.001,6056
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88852.73/cwt51.50–54.504686
Cows—Lean 85-90%98260.82/cwt55.00–63.5059765
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11065.53/cwt64.00–68.0072718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17265.45/cwt64.50–66.5076735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21063.52/cwt61.50–64.5076918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76058.31/cwt55.00–62.501,0262
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1401,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0017,9552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1880775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,8201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2800650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2973725.00/cwt700.00–750.007,0542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018930.00/cwt875.00–985.009,4672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,6441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,328966.67/cwt925.00–1,025.0012,8373
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed725885.00/cwt885.00–885.006,4161
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1750975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,3131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed750800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27751,023.33/cwt985.00–1,075.007,9313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,042.50/cwt1,025.00–1,060.009,1222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2946970.00/cwt750.00–1,025.009,1765
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0011,4951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,087.50/cwt1,075.00–1,100.0011,2882

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.