Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2020-07-20

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 20
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
▼ 129 vs last sale 850▲ 98 vs year ago 623 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 194▲ 7 vs year ago 125 · +5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 71▲ 23 vs year ago 59 · +39.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. steady except 750-800 lbs 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade active, demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.91/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$123.91
214 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$6.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.68
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554125.6869770
Medium and Large 1595123.56735128
Medium and Large 2533118.9963416thin
One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $63 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 sale214 hd
123.91
—
NM average4 barns · 893 hd
125.59
−1.68
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—Average1,60985.821,38127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40362.758809thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22262.1475934
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04158.7561250

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1363165.65/cwt165.00–169.0060112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed408173.00/cwt173.00–173.007065
Steers—Medium and Large 1424160.53/cwt155.00–163.5068111
Steers—Medium and Large 2425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461150.00/cwt150.00–150.006924
Steers—Medium and Large 1513155.57/cwt152.50–157.0079825
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned543141.00/cwt141.00–141.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574130.00/cwt130.00–130.007467
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned612127.00/cwt127.00–127.007778
Steers—Medium and Large 1613140.75/cwt140.75–140.7586328
Steers—Medium and Large 2615116.62/cwt114.00–120.007177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619133.80/cwt131.00–135.0082810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3674119.00/cwt119.00–119.008025
Steers—Medium and Large 1698130.50/cwt130.50–130.509113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710127.50/cwt127.50–127.509054
Steers—Medium and Large 1717128.62/cwt128.50–129.009228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 2815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881121.33/cwt115.00–124.001,06917
Steers—Medium and Large 2883105.00/cwt105.00–105.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 2901101.00/cwt101.00–101.009102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272130.00/cwt130.00–130.003543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322137.65/cwt133.00–141.004435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375137.00/cwt137.00–137.005144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1441141.00/cwt141.00–141.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472135.82/cwt132.00–137.5064118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477138.00/cwt138.00–138.006587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488128.50/cwt128.50–128.506274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511136.00/cwt136.00–136.0069516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522128.01/cwt121.00–138.506686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527115.63/cwt114.00–120.006097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560119.50/cwt119.50–119.506693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566124.59/cwt123.00–126.5070530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580122.39/cwt115.00–129.0071034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603111.00/cwt111.00–111.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618121.25/cwt115.00–125.007499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1639114.50/cwt114.50–114.5073210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676116.62/cwt110.00–119.5078820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723111.75/cwt111.75–111.7580811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737115.63/cwt115.25–116.0085210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782110.50/cwt110.50–110.5086411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483131.00/cwt131.00–131.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503122.00/cwt122.00–122.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513118.50/cwt118.50–118.506083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560119.50/cwt119.50–119.506696
Bulls—Medium and Large 259797.00/cwt97.00–97.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625110.34/cwt109.00–111.0069012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 170591.50/cwt91.50–91.506453
Bulls—Medium and Large 285875.00/cwt75.00–75.006442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,18566.00/cwt66.00–66.007821
Bulls——Return to Feed1,19476.78/cwt73.75–80.009174
Bulls——1,70488.36/cwt82.00–93.001,50622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed82053.00/cwt53.00–53.004351
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91043.50/cwt43.50–43.503961
Cows—Lean 85-90%92251.37/cwt49.00–54.504745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01255.29/cwt51.00–57.505609
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05359.80/cwt55.00–65.0063041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27366.22/cwt65.50–67.008432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28963.97/cwt62.00–65.5082520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33367.15/cwt66.00–68.508955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38067.50/cwt67.50–67.509321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40662.16/cwt59.00–64.508748
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,8104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0005
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2875962.50/cwt960.00–975.008,4226
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2883867.50/cwt685.00–1,075.007,6606
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050996.00/cwt900.00–1,050.0010,4585
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 2550410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2553
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800978.00/cwt950.00–985.007,8245

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.