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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 26

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

975 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 819▲ 975 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 218▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 55▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, instances 8.00-10.00 higher on 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows and bull steady to strong. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.38/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$144.38

328 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	146.80	734	47
Medium and Large 1	568	146.68	833	165
Medium and Large 1-2	617	140.18	865	112
Large 1	470	139.00	653	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about $80 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 sale328 hd

144.38

—

NM average3 barns · 1,327 hd

139.48

+4.91

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,647	85.44	1,408	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	59.65	704	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	57.85	864	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	56.40	588	83

Every lot

89 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	224	196.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	439	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	513	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	176.82/cwt	173.00–186.00	550	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	151.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	583	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	165.57/cwt	157.00–168.00	679	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	152.48/cwt	151.00–155.00	636	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	151.62/cwt	148.00–159.00	705	3
Steers	—	Large 1	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	144.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	150.37/cwt	144.00–154.00	804	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	767	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	819	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	144.54/cwt	144.00–145.50	873	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	725	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	133.32/cwt	131.50–138.00	824	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	126.68/cwt	126.00–129.00	850	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	912	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	917	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	130.30/cwt	127.50–139.00	963	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	131.66/cwt	123.00–132.25	1,007	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,047	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	144.06/cwt	142.00–148.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	145.36/cwt	140.00–146.50	551	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	545	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	141.75/cwt	141.00–143.00	553	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	148.52/cwt	142.50–151.00	604	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	664	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	697	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	121.52/cwt	120.00–122.00	599	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	141.88/cwt	140.00–142.00	766	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	733	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	586	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	668	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	720	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	125.66/cwt	125.50–130.00	798	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	803	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	113.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	814	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	763	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	862	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	858	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	813	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	976	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	625	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	145.54/cwt	144.00–146.00	610	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	636	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	131.14/cwt	130.00–134.00	674	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	723	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	74.27/cwt	70.00–79.00	969	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	86.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,413	8
Bulls	—	—	1,826	90.20/cwt	88.75–93.50	1,647	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	50.77/cwt	45.00–52.50	472	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	57.34/cwt	54.00–61.75	611	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	62.77/cwt	62.00–64.00	711	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	59.60/cwt	56.50–62.25	687	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	51.92/cwt	51.50–52.50	601	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	63.78/cwt	63.00–64.50	848	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	57.85/cwt	55.00–61.25	864	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	990.00/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	10,207	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	1,021.88/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,566	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,638	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	658.33/cwt	625.00–675.00	7,077	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	60.37/cwt	57.50–62.00	715	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	875.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	10,544	8
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,163	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	878.57/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,919	7

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

Mon Aug 26, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 975Last week 819Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 218Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 55Year ago 0

compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, instances 8.00-10.00 higher on 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows and bull steady to strong. Trade active, demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	540	140.00–142.00	141.88
28	—	635	125.50–130.00	125.66
22	—	489	142.50	142.50
21	—	565	133.00	133.00
17	—	407	142.50–151.00	148.52
15	—	379	140.00–146.50	145.36
3	—	330	142.00–148.00	144.06
2	—	683	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	586	114.00	114.00
5	—	763	113.00	113.00
3	—	645	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	562	130.50	130.50
12	—	493	120.00–122.00	121.52
9	—	389	140.00	140.00
5	—	540	126.00	126.00
3	—	720	112.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	643	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	465	142.75	142.75
19	—	390	141.00–143.00	141.75
18	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.84
10	—	626	115.00	115.00
2	—	685	114.00	114.00
2	—	708	118.00	118.00
3	—	583	129.00	129.00
4	—	766	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	349	179.00	179.00
14	—	581	124.50	124.50
9	—	419	144.00–146.00	145.54
7	—	514	130.00–134.00	131.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	125.50	125.50
5	—	603	122.00	122.00
3	—	487	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	153.00	153.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	140.00–145.00	142.92
7	—	417	151.00–155.00	152.48
5	—	570	142.00	142.00
5	—	224	190.00–200.00	196.02
3	—	858	122.00	122.00
3	—	273	196.00	196.00
2	—	368	165.00	165.00
9	—	473	140.00–150.00	144.65
16	—	618	131.50–138.00	133.32
18	—	711	129.00	129.00
32	—	765	123.00–132.25	131.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	671	126.00–129.00	126.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	604	144.00–145.50	144.54
47	—	535	144.00–154.00	150.37
15	—	410	157.00–168.00	165.57
14	—	678	134.50	134.50
7	—	311	173.00–186.00	176.82
4	—	739	127.50–139.00	130.30
3	—	465	148.00–159.00	151.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	153.00	153.00
3	—	690	127.00	127.00
4	—	276	186.00	186.00
6	—	384	145.00–155.00	151.76
8	—	567	144.50	144.50
8	—	608	119.00–120.00	119.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	490	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,031	960.00–1,000.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,034	875.00–1,075.00	1,021.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,205	700.00–900.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,075	625.00–675.00	658.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,184	57.50–62.00	60.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,129	850.00–900.00	878.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,642	80.00–88.00	86.05
6	—	1,826	88.75–93.50	90.20
3	—	1,305	70.00–79.00	74.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,065	54.00–61.75	57.34
16	—	930	45.00–52.50	50.77
5	—	1,133	62.00–64.00	62.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	55.00–61.25	57.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,152	56.50–62.25	59.60
4	—	1,330	63.00–64.50	63.78
2	—	1,158	51.50–52.50	51.92

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.