Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2020-08-03

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 3
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,052 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 1,019▲ 672 vs year ago 380 · +176.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 197▲ 143 vs year ago 78 · +183.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 43▲ 124 vs year ago 21 · +590.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-7.00 higher, a few 400-450 lbs. 10.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 6.00-7.00 higher except 300-400 lbs. 3.00 lower. Feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls steady on limited receipts. Trade active demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.06/cwt on 366 head.
Average price
$146.06
366 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.16
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545154.85845150
Medium and Large 1-2737140.041,033172
Medium and Large 2499139.6569644
One grade step is worth $15.20/cwt here — about $148 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 sale366 hd
146.06
—
NM average2 barns · 1,206 hd
162.23
−16.16
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—Low1,51584.471,28011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17266.7478268
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43763.5391311
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01058.3258981

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273170.00/cwt170.00–170.004646
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310191.00/cwt191.00–191.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315184.00/cwt184.00–184.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1339183.11/cwt175.00–185.0062110
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385171.00/cwt171.00–171.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 2392145.00/cwt145.00–145.0056822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2406159.00/cwt159.00–159.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 1410184.12/cwt183.00–185.0075516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448176.00/cwt176.00–176.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 1477160.64/cwt154.00–165.007669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495157.00/cwt157.00–157.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed510165.00/cwt165.00–165.008423
Steers—Medium and Large 2520126.00/cwt126.00–126.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1530160.48/cwt152.00–170.0085124
Steers—Medium and Large 2571136.00/cwt136.00–136.007775
Steers—Medium and Large 1592150.18/cwt145.00–159.0088942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2599144.00/cwt144.00–144.008636
Steers—Medium and Large 1609148.24/cwt145.00–149.0090321
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned619129.00/cwt129.00–129.0079914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625141.60/cwt141.00–142.508855
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635135.34/cwt135.00–136.008596
Steers—Medium and Large 2638135.00/cwt135.00–135.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.0089113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675132.50/cwt132.50–132.508942
Steers—Medium and Large 1688135.00/cwt135.00–135.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 2730120.59/cwt116.00–125.008806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731133.16/cwt130.00–134.0097314
Steers—Medium and Large 1733135.00/cwt135.00–135.009902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,05850
Steers—Medium and Large 2773117.00/cwt117.00–117.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy792120.00/cwt120.00–120.009503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2864135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,17162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283148.18/cwt147.00–153.0041916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2301150.98/cwt145.00–157.004546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333153.21/cwt153.00–154.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365147.00/cwt147.00–147.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381152.26/cwt147.00–153.0058016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407151.07/cwt149.00–155.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471139.00/cwt139.00–139.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472119.00/cwt119.00–119.005629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485162.00/cwt162.00–162.007862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489146.61/cwt146.00–147.0071726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515143.00/cwt143.00–143.007365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535143.77/cwt140.00–147.5076931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535128.19/cwt124.00–137.006866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575136.53/cwt131.00–143.0078520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581127.96/cwt120.00–130.0074320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581117.75/cwt117.50–118.006846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622132.50/cwt132.50–132.508247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623131.16/cwt121.00–135.008176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658120.00/cwt120.00–120.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690116.00/cwt116.00–116.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725122.90/cwt117.00–124.0089113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2806118.50/cwt118.50–118.5095518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy813101.00/cwt101.00–101.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2869108.00/cwt108.00–108.009397
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283177.00/cwt177.00–177.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2341145.00/cwt145.00–145.004944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405152.00/cwt152.00–152.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473155.00/cwt155.00–155.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2548131.00/cwt131.00–131.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560146.00/cwt146.00–146.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563129.00/cwt129.00–129.007264
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed96869.69/cwt65.00–74.506752
Bulls——1,07075.44/cwt75.00–76.008072
Bulls——1,79991.27/cwt85.00–95.001,6427
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85542.00/cwt42.00–42.003591
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90037.16/cwt33.00–41.503342
Cows—Lean 85-90%97254.17/cwt49.00–57.5052717
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97352.34/cwt43.00–55.005099
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03661.68/cwt58.00–67.5063951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07570.00/cwt70.00–70.007531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10559.30/cwt59.00–59.506552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16870.51/cwt70.00–72.5082413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17666.10/cwt60.50–69.5077753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40964.09/cwt62.00–66.009039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49054.50/cwt54.50–54.508121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64067.50/cwt67.50–67.501,1071
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2650392.50/cwt250.00–535.002,5512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2775425.00/cwt350.00–500.003,2942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2783350.00/cwt300.00–400.002,7413
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2910885.00/cwt750.00–1,000.008,0545
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,3631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,013889.17/cwt785.00–950.009,0076
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,045.00/cwt835.00–1,200.0011,4116
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,3003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050835.00/cwt835.00–835.008,7681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050785.00/cwt785.00–785.008,2432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163829.75/cwt800.00–900.009,65020
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225933.75/cwt925.00–960.0011,4384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,6251

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.