Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2019-09-03

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, Sep 3
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▼ 148 vs last sale 975▲ 827 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 174▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 121▲ 101 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 heifer 3.00-7.00 lower on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower, bulls steady. 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 $140.91/cwt on 374 head.
Average price
$140.91
374 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$21.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.00
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482145.2870041
Small and Medium 2364145.005288thin
Medium and Large 1520142.16739286
Medium and Large 2562137.637738thin
Small and Medium 1-2483123.3959531
One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $104 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 sale374 hd
140.91
—
NM average3 barns · 1,196 hd
133.91
+7.00
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—High1,51278.561,18826
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19654.6965421
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39852.4973416
CowsLean 85-90%Average98550.2249573

Every lot

76 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225185.00/cwt185.00–185.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1278176.49/cwt175.00–178.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285171.00/cwt171.00–171.004872
Steers—Medium and Large 2298166.00/cwt166.00–166.004953
Steers—Medium and Large 1327175.54/cwt167.00–179.005744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330169.10/cwt168.00–170.005587
Steers—Medium and Large 1358163.92/cwt160.00–166.005876
Steers—Small and Medium 2364145.00/cwt145.00–145.005288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394155.00/cwt155.00–155.006118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1424161.12/cwt156.00–169.0068332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006512
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2472122.14/cwt113.00–127.0057723
Steers—Medium and Large 1479142.67/cwt139.50–155.0068374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503140.32/cwt137.00–143.007069
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2513127.00/cwt127.00–127.006528
Steers—Medium and Large 1531139.15/cwt135.00–147.0073954
Steers—Medium and Large 1561136.93/cwt131.00–139.0076883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2598128.00/cwt128.00–128.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1634131.08/cwt131.00–133.0083123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636127.00/cwt127.00–127.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned673110.00/cwt110.00–110.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 2680123.00/cwt123.00–123.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 2747119.00/cwt119.00–119.008893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778118.00/cwt118.00–118.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1834119.34/cwt118.00–120.009953
Steers—Medium and Large 1883115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2298141.00/cwt141.00–141.004202
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330145.00/cwt145.00–145.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2346138.00/cwt138.00–138.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368140.66/cwt140.00–141.005189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383141.48/cwt137.00–143.505426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418137.35/cwt134.00–139.0057428
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2418115.00/cwt115.00–115.004817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433137.29/cwt137.00–137.5059416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481127.52/cwt125.00–135.0061326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516129.37/cwt123.00–135.0066843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy521121.92/cwt120.00–125.006355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528128.96/cwt126.50–131.506814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528118.50/cwt118.00–119.006266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569124.66/cwt122.00–127.507094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600117.00/cwt117.00–117.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622114.66/cwt114.00–116.0071312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667114.00/cwt114.00–114.007607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732114.00/cwt114.00–114.008347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1868105.55/cwt105.00–106.009169
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455137.00/cwt137.00–137.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2457120.00/cwt120.00–120.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553120.00/cwt120.00–120.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558117.00/cwt117.00–117.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682115.00/cwt115.00–115.007843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31270.22/cwt62.00–73.0092110
Bulls——1,52280.62/cwt75.50–88.501,22711
Bulls——1,89290.71/cwt89.50–93.001,7165
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91347.50/cwt43.50–49.0043421
Cows—Lean 85-90%97449.63/cwt48.00–50.5048326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05453.01/cwt51.00–55.5055926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19556.52/cwt52.75–60.0067514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19951.04/cwt50.50–51.506127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39852.49/cwt50.25–54.7573416
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2775800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,2001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2838937.50/cwt925.00–950.007,8562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963650.00/cwt625.00–675.006,2602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000625.00/cwt575.00–675.006,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003668.75/cwt600.00–750.006,7084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025712.00/cwt550.00–800.007,2985
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04350.67/cwt48.00–56.0052823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075587.50/cwt575.00–600.006,3162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,096622.86/cwt535.00–675.006,8277
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025783.33/cwt750.00–800.008,0296

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.