Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2020-01-27

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 27
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,107 head
▼ 332 vs last sale 1,439▲ 1,107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 380▲ 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 268 vs last sale 438▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 10.00-15.00 lower except a few 300-400 lbs. and a few 550-600 lbs. steady, over 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 higher, bulls 4.00-5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good on a depressed CME futures market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.85/cwt on 348 head.
Average price
$173.85
348 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.30
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472184.91872187
Medium and Large 1-2566162.10918144
Medium and Large 2552151.7983717thin
One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $35 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 sale348 hd
173.85
—
NM average3 barns · 1,377 hd
163.55
+10.30
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—Low1,51477.091,16716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57164.151,0084thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15160.8970168
CowsLean 85-90%Low94954.6551989

Every lot

99 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1238212.00/cwt212.00–212.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005322
Steers—Medium and Large 1298224.00/cwt224.00–224.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315186.00/cwt186.00–186.005862
Steers—Medium and Large 1328220.76/cwt219.00–225.0072411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added329212.06/cwt210.00–216.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added341232.00/cwt232.00–232.0079112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed349225.00/cwt225.00–225.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373206.00/cwt206.00–206.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 2378194.00/cwt194.00–194.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added388212.71/cwt205.00–215.0082525
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added400219.00/cwt219.00–219.008768
Steers—Medium and Large 1426179.35/cwt177.00–186.0076415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2446183.47/cwt179.00–188.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461177.00/cwt177.00–177.008164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464187.62/cwt186.00–188.0087126
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1481177.88/cwt171.50–183.0085628
Steers—Medium and Large 2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1516161.70/cwt152.00–169.0083425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533173.38/cwt170.00–177.0092418
Steers—Medium and Large 2533143.41/cwt140.00–145.007646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536164.89/cwt162.00–166.0088414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578150.00/cwt150.00–150.0086710
Steers—Medium and Large 1593151.61/cwt150.00–154.008995
Steers—Medium and Large 2609147.61/cwt146.00–150.008995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618148.99/cwt144.00–152.0092143
Steers—Medium and Large 1620150.14/cwt147.50–152.0093115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633143.50/cwt143.50–143.509082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned643140.00/cwt140.00–140.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676141.14/cwt136.00–144.0095413
Steers—Medium and Large 2705137.00/cwt137.00–137.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1719142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771134.11/cwt133.00–136.001,0348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2852134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1426
Steers—Medium and Large 1867127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285170.23/cwt165.00–172.004857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298160.00/cwt160.00–160.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed344165.50/cwt165.50–165.505694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345164.14/cwt159.00–169.005669
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added350169.00/cwt169.00–169.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2353140.00/cwt140.00–140.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370171.00/cwt171.00–171.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370159.62/cwt155.00–167.0059128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383162.00/cwt162.00–162.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389151.94/cwt150.00–153.0059114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added412158.00/cwt158.00–158.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414150.47/cwt150.00–151.0062311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430147.18/cwt140.00–149.0063311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added463158.00/cwt158.00–158.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470149.32/cwt145.00–151.0070220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474139.52/cwt135.00–145.0066117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492140.61/cwt135.00–145.0069239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525145.50/cwt145.50–145.507642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535141.77/cwt138.00–148.0075834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555143.00/cwt143.00–143.007947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561142.00/cwt142.00–142.007977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613134.71/cwt130.00–136.0082629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621120.24/cwt118.00–125.0074710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663124.00/cwt124.00–124.0082217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674129.50/cwt129.50–129.508735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1748115.00/cwt115.00–115.008602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 4388195.00/cwt195.00–195.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428185.00/cwt185.00–185.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515151.00/cwt151.00–151.007789
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516147.00/cwt147.00–147.0075910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581142.31/cwt141.50–143.0082711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630138.60/cwt132.00–140.0087317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713124.00/cwt124.00–124.0088419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1799128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38369.86/cwt68.00–71.009664
Bulls——1,54478.87/cwt73.00–84.251,21811
Bulls——1,70086.50/cwt86.50–86.501,4711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74047.50/cwt47.50–47.503521
Cows—Boner 80-85%81552.00/cwt52.00–52.004242
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87448.81/cwt39.00–56.0042712
Cows—Lean 85-90%96155.11/cwt50.00–60.0053070
Cows—Lean 85-90%99962.17/cwt61.75–64.006216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11359.51/cwt54.50–62.0066239
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23263.54/cwt62.50–67.0078327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57164.15/cwt63.00–66.001,0084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733768.33/cwt735.00–775.005,6326
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800635.00/cwt635.00–635.005,0801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825885.00/cwt885.00–885.007,3012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,3131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963662.50/cwt650.00–675.006,3802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988792.50/cwt710.00–875.007,83012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038623.75/cwt500.00–710.006,4754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,054614.29/cwt500.00–750.006,4757
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.008,6002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,4254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29631,084.38/cwt975.00–1,100.0010,4438
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,6131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,446.43/cwt1,350.00–1,485.0016,63414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,266.67/cwt1,150.00–1,325.0014,9853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0018,43817

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.