Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2020-02-10

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 10
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,410 head
▲ 764 vs last sale 1,646▲ 2,410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 206▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 148▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 300-400 lbs 10.00 lower with a winter storm approaching, over 400 lbs. 4.00-5.00 lower except a few 450-500 lbs.9.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, except a few 400-450 lbs. 9.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs. 3.00-4.00 higher, a few 500-600 lbs 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 1.00 higher. Trade active, demand moderate to good with some concern about the predicted winter stormapproaching.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.08/cwt on 987 head.
Average price
$147.08
987 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.87
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515148.66765468
Medium and Large 1-2509145.84743387
Medium and Large 2444145.09644132
One grade step is worth $3.57/cwt here — about $122 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 sale987 hd
147.08
—
NM average3 barns · 1,301 hd
144.21
+2.87
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—Average1,59574.661,19115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17958.9269529
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38758.458116thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96849.8148273

Every lot

107 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed222183.00/cwt183.00–183.004063
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293185.00/cwt185.00–185.005424
Steers—Medium and Large 2306160.00/cwt160.00–160.0049014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311184.02/cwt181.00–194.0057216
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325201.40/cwt199.00–203.006559
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added336205.98/cwt205.00–207.006926
Steers—Medium and Large 1373188.70/cwt188.00–190.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380199.00/cwt199.00–199.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383178.75/cwt175.00–184.0068524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed388197.50/cwt197.50–197.507666
Steers—Medium and Large 2393170.00/cwt170.00–170.0066812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408182.35/cwt182.00–184.0074425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413189.00/cwt189.00–189.007815
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425196.00/cwt196.00–196.0083314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427172.62/cwt167.00–180.0073728
Steers—Medium and Large 1436189.41/cwt188.00–190.0082617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459179.97/cwt177.00–186.0082612
Steers—Medium and Large 1460181.94/cwt174.00–186.0083750
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added469191.00/cwt191.00–191.008965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472164.97/cwt160.00–170.0077954
Steers—Medium and Large 2474161.61/cwt155.00–170.007669
Steers—Medium and Large 2504155.56/cwt144.00–162.0078418
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525174.00/cwt174.00–174.009148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527153.58/cwt148.50–160.0080913
Steers—Medium and Large 1538161.95/cwt156.00–163.5087197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544163.50/cwt163.50–163.5088918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567156.65/cwt153.00–160.0088839
Steers—Medium and Large 1579155.00/cwt155.00–155.008976
Steers—Medium and Large 2595140.65/cwt131.00–142.0083716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615135.93/cwt134.00–143.5083624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed617152.00/cwt152.00–152.0093810
Steers—Medium and Large 1625145.16/cwt143.50–147.00907104
Steers—Medium and Large 2646132.98/cwt129.00–137.008594
Steers—Medium and Large 1659141.45/cwt135.00–144.0093245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683130.00/cwt130.00–130.0088814
Steers—Medium and Large 2693130.47/cwt123.00–132.0090413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710133.36/cwt127.00–135.0094715
Steers—Medium and Large 1739130.51/cwt130.00–135.0096426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0287
Steers—Medium and Large 2777127.00/cwt127.00–127.009876
Steers—Medium and Large 1788127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,07922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271155.00/cwt155.00–155.0042015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274179.02/cwt175.00–180.0049111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293185.50/cwt185.50–185.505443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added303183.00/cwt183.00–183.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322172.52/cwt168.00–178.0055621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2341159.86/cwt159.00–161.0054516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2348161.00/cwt155.00–171.005608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added353177.00/cwt177.00–177.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375148.50/cwt148.00–149.005578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385160.20/cwt151.00–163.0061741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391166.58/cwt166.00–168.5065125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421150.96/cwt144.00–153.0063631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423148.21/cwt145.00–155.0062716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429159.11/cwt156.00–163.0068364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430159.34/cwt159.00–160.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy450129.00/cwt129.00–129.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453158.63/cwt157.00–160.0071922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2454144.00/cwt144.00–144.0065412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480164.00/cwt164.00–164.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480154.30/cwt147.50–158.5074170
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481142.81/cwt134.00–148.5068775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508148.45/cwt147.00–150.00754106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515148.34/cwt140.00–153.0076462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520143.15/cwt135.00–147.5074420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555154.00/cwt154.00–154.008553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572128.16/cwt127.00–132.0073323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573137.99/cwt135.00–144.0079172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1589137.54/cwt137.25–145.0081077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609136.94/cwt127.00–138.0083479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619135.33/cwt133.75–139.0083828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669126.21/cwt125.00–126.5084425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710128.50/cwt128.50–128.5091224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788116.40/cwt115.00–120.009177
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329160.00/cwt160.00–160.005264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380183.00/cwt183.00–183.0069510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462152.00/cwt152.00–152.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495155.00/cwt155.00–155.0076731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643131.00/cwt131.00–131.008423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,16060.00/cwt60.00–60.006961
Bulls——1,30555.00/cwt55.00–55.007181
Bulls——1,65177.30/cwt72.00–84.001,27613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89645.77/cwt40.00–47.504108
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89744.52/cwt40.00–49.0039915
Cows—Boner 80-85%91049.74/cwt47.50–51.504532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00152.04/cwt48.00–60.0052150
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18058.97/cwt54.50–63.0069624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23061.88/cwt61.50–62.257612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35264.62/cwt64.00–65.508743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46556.74/cwt51.50–60.008314
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02762.47/cwt62.00–64.0064217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,8881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052860.00/cwt550.00–1,025.009,0475
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,054628.00/cwt485.00–850.006,61910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075846.25/cwt750.00–950.009,0974
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,092800.00/cwt625.00–925.008,7363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,132868.89/cwt500.00–925.009,83627
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800912.50/cwt825.00–1,000.007,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2988845.83/cwt675.00–900.008,3576
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,005902.00/cwt825.00–950.009,0655

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.