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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 2

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Feb 24Mar 2Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,045 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 931▲ 1,045 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

233 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 152▲ 233 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

162 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 202▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 10.00-12.00 higher except 300-400 lbs. 18.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade very active, demand very good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.49/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$146.49

429 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	149.96	801	249
Medium and Large 1-2	505	148.94	752	124
Medium and Large 2	598	127.59	763	44
Medium and Large 2-3	570	118.67	676	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $125 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 sale429 hd

146.49

—

NM average3 barns · 1,292 hd

141.69

+4.80

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	—	Low	1,576	80.67	1,271	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	55.94	645	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	51.59	743	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	48.76	475	102

Every lot

103 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	239	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	428	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	209.58/cwt	205.00–225.00	581	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	318	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	623	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	364	205.95/cwt	203.50–208.00	750	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	196.86/cwt	190.00–198.00	732	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	193.04/cwt	189.00–197.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	751	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	818	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	192.25/cwt	187.00–197.00	798	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	175.34/cwt	172.00–185.00	740	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	175.14/cwt	170.00–179.00	839	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	183.31/cwt	183.00–184.00	887	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	160.62/cwt	156.00–168.00	842	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	169.41/cwt	167.50–174.00	911	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	156.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	925	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	138.49/cwt	135.50–142.00	889	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	140.91/cwt	132.00–145.50	948	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	769	122.95/cwt	119.00–127.00	945	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,016	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,016	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,082	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	190.87/cwt	187.00–195.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	189.26/cwt	189.00–190.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	179.99/cwt	167.00–184.00	603	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	353	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	590	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	180.31/cwt	180.00–181.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	406	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	702	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	155.92/cwt	153.00–157.50	678	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	160.35/cwt	156.00–168.00	699	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	156.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	719	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	153.32/cwt	147.00–154.50	803	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	683	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	562	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	846	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	141.75/cwt	140.00–144.50	821	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	137.35/cwt	133.00–138.00	801	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	611	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	730	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	628	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	873	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	852	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	125.32/cwt	124.00–126.25	798	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	130.49/cwt	121.00–131.00	861	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	124.69/cwt	121.00–126.50	837	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	751	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	879	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	764	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	944	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	918	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	276	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	511	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	785	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	157.02/cwt	155.50–163.00	796	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	71.99/cwt	67.00–75.00	911	7
Bulls	—	—	1,633	82.31/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,344	26
Bulls	—	—	1,923	89.73/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,726	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	843	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	417	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	889	43.57/cwt	36.00–48.50	387	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	930	39.60/cwt	39.50–40.50	368	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	47.64/cwt	45.50–48.50	472	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	54.39/cwt	49.00–57.50	565	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,043	53.90/cwt	48.50–62.00	562	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	51.14/cwt	49.00–52.00	575	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	57.42/cwt	53.00–61.50	679	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	781	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	55.15/cwt	50.50–59.50	745	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	48.02/cwt	46.75–49.00	735	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,670	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,077	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	700	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,981	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	937.50/cwt	900.00–950.00	7,153	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	792.50/cwt	700.00–885.00	6,934	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	860.63/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	9,037	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,039.00/cwt	885.00–1,210.00	11,169	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	935.71/cwt	700.00–1,175.00	10,358	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,313	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,894	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	522.50/cwt	485.00–560.00	4,441	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	778.33/cwt	660.00–850.00	6,912	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	740.00/cwt	625.00–775.00	7,215	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	790.71/cwt	675.00–1,010.00	8,302	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	719.17/cwt	625.00–810.00	7,551	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	615.91/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,609	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	713.68/cwt	575.00–785.00	7,908	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	3,510	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,300	2

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 931Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 152Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 162Last week 202Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	524	147.00–154.50	153.32
8	—	272	187.00–195.00	190.87
3	—	380	180.00–181.00	180.31
41	—	660	121.00–131.00	130.49
10	—	579	140.00–144.50	141.75
3	—	798	115.00	115.00
46	—	436	156.00–168.00	160.35
22	—	459	150.00–160.00	156.60
4	—	636	134.00	134.00
3	—	330	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	140.00	140.00
17	—	673	122.00	122.00
3	—	342	149.00	149.00
5	—	751	117.00	117.00
3	—	603	136.00	136.00
2	—	363	160.00	160.00
12	—	546	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	583	133.00–138.00	137.35
9	—	671	121.00–126.50	124.69
3	—	388	163.00	163.00
32	—	637	124.00–126.25	125.32
21	—	435	153.00–157.50	155.92
5	—	520	152.00	152.00
23	—	335	167.00–184.00	179.99
8	—	274	189.00–190.00	189.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	562	150.50	150.50
19	—	764	123.50	123.50
13	—	628	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	353	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	117.00	117.00
8	—	611	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	406	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	538	167.50–174.00	169.41
8	—	589	156.00–160.00	156.97
2	—	833	122.00	122.00
1	—	325	203.00	203.00
12	—	673	132.00–145.50	140.91
2	—	865	117.50	117.50
31	—	422	172.00–185.00	175.34
2	—	600	140.00	140.00
13	—	277	205.00–225.00	209.58
7	—	372	190.00–198.00	196.86
32	—	479	170.00–179.00	175.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	408	184.00	184.00
3	—	305	187.00	187.00
12	—	642	135.50–142.00	138.49
3	—	588	158.50	158.50
2	—	705	125.00	125.00
23	—	524	156.00–168.00	160.62
4	—	379	189.00–197.00	193.04
2	—	933	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	197.00	197.00
12	—	484	183.00–184.00	183.31
16	—	364	203.50–208.00	205.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	125.00	125.00
4	—	769	119.00–127.00	122.95
5	—	239	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	130.00	130.00
5	—	525	156.00	156.00
6	—	318	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	415	187.00–197.00	192.25
2	—	675	139.00	139.00
5	—	375	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	175.00	175.00
6	—	441	178.00	178.00
10	—	507	155.50–163.00	157.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,265	67.00–75.00	71.99
2	—	1,923	89.50–90.00	89.73
26	—	1,633	76.00–88.00	82.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,182	53.00–61.50	57.42
1	—	1,670	64.50	64.50
3	—	1,125	49.00–52.00	51.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	46.75–49.00	48.02
2	—	1,350	50.50–59.50	55.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,038	49.00–57.50	54.39
2	—	1,193	65.50	65.50
4	—	990	45.50–48.50	47.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	889	36.00–48.50	43.57
9	—	930	39.50–40.50	39.60
30	—	1,043	48.50–62.00	53.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	49.50	49.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	775.00	775.00

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	2	—	875	700.00–885.00	792.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	650.00–1,000.00	860.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,075	885.00–1,210.00	1,039.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	763	900.00–950.00	937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,107	700.00–1,175.00	935.71

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	—	725	675.00	675.00

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)	10	—	975	625.00–775.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,050	675.00–1,010.00	790.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,073	575.00–650.00	615.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	485.00–560.00	522.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,050	625.00–810.00	719.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	888	660.00–850.00	778.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,108	575.00–785.00	713.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	625.00–700.00	662.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	600	585.00	585.00

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.