Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2019-08-19

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 19
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
819 head
▲ 226 vs last sale 593▲ 819 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 101▲ 218 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 56▲ 55 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. 1.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeders 5.00-9.00 lower except 300-400 lbs. 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.81/cwt on 308 head.
Average price
$142.81
308 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$43
per head · Medium 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$33.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.75
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2353162.6257313thin
Medium and Large 2420152.6864018thin
Medium and Large 1-2481149.16717101
Medium and Large 1581138.26803145
Small and Medium 1-2477129.3261731
One grade step is worth $33.29/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale308 hd
142.81
—
NM average4 barns · 1,054 hd
139.05
+3.75
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—High1,79087.031,55820
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11061.3068062
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43160.648689thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01056.8657483

Every lot

79 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285182.00/cwt182.00–182.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2291183.75/cwt179.00–187.005355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312169.59/cwt167.00–176.505299
Steers—Medium and Large 2318169.00/cwt169.00–169.005372
Steers—Medium 1-2341163.00/cwt163.00–163.005568
Steers—Medium and Large 2350161.00/cwt161.00–161.005643
Steers—Medium 1-2371162.00/cwt162.00–162.006015
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed371157.00/cwt157.00–157.005826
Steers—Medium and Large 1373183.53/cwt182.00–185.006852
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2373130.00/cwt130.00–130.004852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381163.86/cwt155.00–167.0062415
Steers—Medium and Large 1406158.42/cwt155.00–159.0064322
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2439141.00/cwt141.00–141.006199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed452169.50/cwt169.50–169.507666
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed453156.00/cwt156.00–156.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475144.85/cwt144.00–145.0068814
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2494121.00/cwt121.00–121.005988
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2511126.00/cwt126.00–126.0064412
Steers—Medium and Large 2517133.30/cwt129.50–137.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522139.08/cwt130.00–140.0072621
Steers—Medium and Large 1525144.57/cwt142.00–155.0075913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571137.93/cwt135.00–141.5078825
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1579143.75/cwt143.75–143.7583230
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned617125.05/cwt123.00–128.0077218
Steers—Medium and Large 1633133.35/cwt132.00–137.0084425
Steers—Medium and Large 1661128.36/cwt127.50–131.008484
Steers—Medium and Large 2665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668124.66/cwt124.00–126.008336
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned671122.00/cwt122.00–122.0081921
Steers—Medium and Large 1740128.00/cwt128.00–128.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1868118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0244
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255162.00/cwt162.00–162.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337143.00/cwt143.00–143.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338143.00/cwt143.00–143.0048312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343157.00/cwt157.00–157.005392
Heifers—Small and Medium 2354111.00/cwt111.00–111.003934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed361146.00/cwt146.00–146.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366148.14/cwt143.00–150.005424
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2386126.33/cwt121.00–127.0048826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395151.00/cwt151.00–151.0059610
Heifers—Small and Medium 2408110.00/cwt110.00–110.004493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413141.00/cwt141.00–141.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414135.00/cwt135.00–135.005599
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2432116.00/cwt116.00–116.0050110
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2455121.97/cwt115.00–125.0055546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468128.48/cwt126.00–131.006016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487132.00/cwt132.00–132.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531135.50/cwt135.50–135.5072017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576124.21/cwt120.00–129.0071532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592126.00/cwt126.00–126.007463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy611111.00/cwt111.00–111.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628119.00/cwt119.00–119.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned637105.00/cwt105.00–105.0066922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640127.00/cwt122.00–129.508133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668116.00/cwt116.00–116.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678120.00/cwt120.00–120.008144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720111.00/cwt111.00–111.007993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474131.00/cwt131.00–131.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1691109.00/cwt109.00–109.007535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703111.00/cwt111.00–111.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 275281.00/cwt81.00–81.006095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287380.00/cwt80.00–80.006983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76389.49/cwt88.00–92.501,57812
Bulls——1,83183.33/cwt76.00–87.501,5268
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%85253.56/cwt52.50–54.504563
Cows—Lean 85-90%88752.32/cwt50.00–53.5046425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04357.53/cwt54.00–61.5060044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11660.37/cwt55.00–62.5067438
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12762.87/cwt62.00–64.5070914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13664.08/cwt62.75–67.5072821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43160.64/cwt59.50–61.008689
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810585.00/cwt585.00–585.004,7391
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2825375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,0941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033705.00/cwt660.00–750.007,2832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2600480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,8802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,3901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050950.00/cwt900.00–1,000.009,9752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,9881

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.