Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2019-09-24

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, Sep 24
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,218 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 1,233▲ 1,218 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 288▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 92▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves mostly 2.00-6.00 higher. No comparison on yearling cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 4.00 lower on limited receipts and quality not as attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.58/cwt on 618 head.
Average price
$146.58
618 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$141
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$19.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.78
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2422158.04666244
Medium and Large 2491141.8169659
Medium and Large 1582138.60807315
One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale618 hd
146.58
—
NM average2 barns · 2,109 hd
143.81
+2.78
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—Average1,66370.441,17115
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28051.4365843
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48148.7772211
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09647.4052047

Every lot

69 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2224178.00/cwt178.00–178.003994
Steers—Medium and Large 2241160.00/cwt160.00–160.003864
Steers—Medium and Large 1288178.79/cwt170.00–184.0051516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289181.22/cwt174.00–185.005246
Steers—Medium and Large 1304184.00/cwt184.00–184.005595
Steers—Medium and Large 2338154.00/cwt154.00–154.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2348169.16/cwt168.00–177.00589130
Steers—Medium and Large 1356168.94/cwt167.00–174.0060111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372159.56/cwt157.00–165.005949
Steers—Medium and Large 2381160.00/cwt160.00–160.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410159.99/cwt155.00–161.0065612
Steers—Medium and Large 1415161.28/cwt158.00–167.0066911
Steers—Medium and Large 2427146.52/cwt141.00–150.006265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469149.22/cwt148.00–150.0070031
Steers—Medium and Large 2474146.65/cwt142.00–149.0069527
Steers—Medium and Large 1477148.36/cwt145.00–156.0070826
Steers—Medium and Large 1503153.00/cwt153.00–153.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520141.69/cwt138.00–145.0073711
Steers—Medium and Large 1562140.59/cwt133.00–143.5079059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575128.32/cwt125.00–131.007388
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy602119.50/cwt119.50–119.5071932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned614128.90/cwt124.50–133.0079116
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned616124.18/cwt121.00–129.0076514
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635133.06/cwt125.00–135.5084575
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned663135.50/cwt135.50–135.5089812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned672123.00/cwt123.00–123.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717126.72/cwt126.00–128.0090914
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned717126.50/cwt126.50–126.5090763
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned748116.00/cwt116.00–116.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1868117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270159.00/cwt159.00–159.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317153.49/cwt146.00–156.0048728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318150.00/cwt150.00–150.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361140.00/cwt140.00–140.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388132.88/cwt130.00–135.0051614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422131.36/cwt130.00–134.005546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422128.97/cwt125.00–136.0054411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482125.37/cwt123.00–131.0060450
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487122.65/cwt119.00–127.0059721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527125.00/cwt122.00–129.0065928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2546121.00/cwt121.00–121.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563118.00/cwt118.00–118.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571122.93/cwt118.00–127.5070248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583124.24/cwt118.00–125.2572421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned613115.90/cwt115.00–116.0071029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632116.00/cwt116.00–116.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned687118.16/cwt113.00–119.0081237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1819109.00/cwt109.00–109.008937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1868109.00/cwt109.00–109.009462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469127.24/cwt120.00–135.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1501116.00/cwt116.00–116.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1824117.00/cwt117.00–117.009644
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54466.09/cwt60.00–69.001,0208
Bulls——1,79975.41/cwt71.00–78.001,3577
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92036.12/cwt30.00–39.003326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06044.40/cwt43.00–45.504712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07542.83/cwt40.00–45.0046013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14451.94/cwt46.00–55.2559428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27656.83/cwt56.50–58.007254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29251.23/cwt46.00–54.0066237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48148.77/cwt45.00–54.0072211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,2563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,214736.48/cwt650.00–760.008,94127
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2815800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,5201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,103979.17/cwt825.00–1,100.0010,8006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,190.00/cwt1,150.00–1,200.0014,1735

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.