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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 24

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Feb 10Feb 24Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

931 head

▼ 1,479 vs last sale 2,410▲ 931 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 171▲ 152 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 108▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves 3.00-6.00 higher, feeders 4.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00-2.00 higher except 500-600 lbs. 5.00 lower, feeders 6.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower , bulls 4.00 higher though quality more attractive. Trade active, demand moderate to 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 $157.53/cwt on 426 head.

Average price

$157.53

426 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	167.03	855	59
Medium and Large 2	505	157.81	797	31
Medium and Large 1-2	580	155.84	903	336

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale426 hd

157.53

—

NM average2 barns · 1,410 hd

153.01

+4.53

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	1,645	79.65	1,310	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	59.38	662	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	58.75	770	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,007	52.94	533	59

Every lot

86 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	301	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	183.18/cwt	180.00–186.00	595	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	169.04/cwt	163.00–172.00	622	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	187.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	711	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	192.36/cwt	187.00–195.00	737	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	172.60/cwt	170.00–174.00	735	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	825	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	170.14/cwt	161.00–174.00	822	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	176.41/cwt	175.50–176.75	887	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	902	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	164.66/cwt	162.00–168.00	851	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	164.77/cwt	161.00–168.50	868	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	882	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	163.15/cwt	161.50–163.50	933	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	155.18/cwt	152.00–162.00	903	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	150.66/cwt	146.00–151.00	907	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,041	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	132.46/cwt	131.50–140.00	922	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	938	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	127.81/cwt	127.00–131.00	973	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	952	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,017	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	446	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	175.72/cwt	175.00–176.00	552	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	173.36/cwt	167.00–176.00	657	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	165.00/cwt	163.00–175.00	635	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	157.24/cwt	152.00–164.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	151.50/cwt	147.50–158.00	647	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	141.43/cwt	139.00–145.00	614	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	148.58/cwt	147.00–149.00	704	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	152.68/cwt	147.00–154.50	734	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	146.23/cwt	145.50–146.50	769	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	144.64/cwt	143.00–145.50	777	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	796	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	139.51/cwt	138.50–145.00	826	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	770	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	134.13/cwt	128.00–138.00	830	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	130.24/cwt	128.00–133.00	814	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	130.87/cwt	124.00–135.00	861	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	867	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	121.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	803	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	959	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,089	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,206	68.22/cwt	67.50–70.00	823	7
Bulls	—	—	1,406	70.72/cwt	65.00–74.00	994	7
Bulls	—	—	1,747	82.59/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,443	32
Bulls	—	—	1,945	89.30/cwt	89.00–90.50	1,737	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	837	46.00/cwt	44.00–47.50	385	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	845	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	254	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	999	52.60/cwt	35.00–59.25	525	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	47.28/cwt	46.00–48.00	485	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	55.30/cwt	50.50–60.50	568	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	59.00/cwt	55.00–61.50	650	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	62.41/cwt	61.50–63.00	755	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	63.74/cwt	63.50–64.00	805	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	58.75/cwt	57.50–59.50	770	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,034.06/cwt	710.00–1,175.00	10,599	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	777.98/cwt	600.00–850.00	8,659	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	793.33/cwt	710.00–835.00	8,861	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,820	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	868.75/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,538	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	550	372.50/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,049	2
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,050	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	1,012.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,035.00	10,451	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	907.22/cwt	775.00–985.00	10,233	9

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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 931Last week 2,410Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 171Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	710.00–835.00	793.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	825.00–900.00	868.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,113	600.00–850.00	777.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,025	710.00–1,175.00	1,034.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	600.00	600.00

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	—	750	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	550	360.00–385.00	372.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,032	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,012.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,128	775.00–985.00	907.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	163.00–172.00	169.04
4	—	325	180.00–186.00	183.18
3	—	568	150.00	150.00
8	—	693	130.00	130.00
4	—	538	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	462	178.50	178.50
29	—	503	175.50–176.75	176.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	483	161.00–174.00	170.14
6	—	733	128.00	128.00
15	—	383	187.00–195.00	192.36
21	—	527	161.00–168.50	164.77
5	—	787	121.00	121.00
7	—	807	126.00	126.00
105	—	602	146.00–151.00	150.66
17	—	572	161.50–163.50	163.15
4	—	301	208.00	208.00
7	—	426	170.00–174.00	172.60
70	—	696	131.50–140.00	132.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	178.00	178.00
1	—	425	193.00	193.00
1	—	360	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	162.00–168.00	164.66
5	—	761	127.00–131.00	127.81
2	—	488	169.00	169.00
11	—	379	180.00–190.00	187.68
3	—	620	142.00	142.00
1	—	685	152.00	152.00
3	—	425	171.00	171.00
7	—	582	152.00–162.00	155.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	139.00	139.00
18	—	427	147.50–158.00	151.50
3	—	258	173.00	173.00
16	—	385	163.00–175.00	165.00
25	—	526	145.50–146.50	146.23
3	—	667	130.00	130.00
10	—	474	147.00–149.00	148.58
8	—	619	128.00–138.00	134.13
2	—	720	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	139.00–145.00	141.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	592	138.50–145.00	139.51
7	—	625	128.00–133.00	130.24
7	—	314	175.00–176.00	175.72
37	—	481	147.00–154.50	152.68
10	—	537	143.00–145.50	144.64
7	—	379	167.00–176.00	173.36
10	—	658	124.00–135.00	130.87
7	—	420	152.00–164.00	157.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	663	120.00–125.00	121.14
2	—	523	136.00	136.00
3	—	592	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,018	107.00	107.00
2	—	750	122.00	122.00
2	—	860	111.50	111.50
6	—	573	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,747	76.00–88.00	82.59
5	—	1,945	89.00–90.50	89.30
7	—	1,406	65.00–74.00	70.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,206	67.50–70.00	68.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	30.00	30.00
21	—	999	35.00–59.25	52.60
5	—	837	44.00–47.50	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	61.50–63.00	62.41
25	—	1,027	50.50–60.50	55.30
4	—	1,025	46.00–48.00	47.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	63.50–64.00	63.74
23	—	1,102	55.00–61.50	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	57.50–59.50	58.75

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.