Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2020-08-10

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 10
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,095 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 1,052▲ 502 vs year ago 593 · +84.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 221▲ 86 vs year ago 101 · +85.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 145▲ 82 vs year ago 56 · +146.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lb. 1.00-4.00 higher except 300-400 lbs, 10.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull 3.00 lower. 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 $151.32/cwt on 434 head.
Average price
$151.32
434 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$863
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.24
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561152.67857240
Medium and Large 1-2579152.06880116
Medium and Large 2585146.0685478
One grade step is worth $6.61/cwt here — about $3 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 sale434 hd
151.32
—
NM average3 barns · 944 hd
149.08
+2.24
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—Low1,53883.621,28622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45864.719446thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23564.2279347
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04859.3962365

Every lot

100 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276186.91/cwt184.00–191.0051611
Steers—Medium and Large 1345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 2365185.52/cwt180.00–190.006779
Steers—Medium and Large 1390191.00/cwt191.00–191.007458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398166.00/cwt166.00–166.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403185.00/cwt185.00–185.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 2413155.00/cwt155.00–155.006406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422162.00/cwt162.00–162.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 1428183.80/cwt180.00–189.007877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed435174.00/cwt174.00–174.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467163.54/cwt160.00–167.0076414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475179.00/cwt179.00–179.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1475165.39/cwt160.00–173.0078633
Steers—Medium and Large 2475137.00/cwt137.00–137.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed477174.00/cwt174.00–174.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 2500137.00/cwt137.00–137.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned507139.00/cwt139.00–139.0070516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530156.93/cwt148.00–166.0083210
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed532148.50/cwt148.50–148.5079021
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full533147.83/cwt146.00–149.007885
Steers—Medium and Large 1538155.10/cwt148.00–164.0083460
Steers—Medium and Large 2558140.00/cwt140.00–140.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1570154.06/cwt150.00–160.0087835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579140.74/cwt137.00–149.0081520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616137.00/cwt137.00–137.008446
Steers—Medium and Large 1624140.37/cwt139.50–145.0087628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662138.44/cwt138.00–139.009167
Steers—Medium and Large 1671139.20/cwt135.50–141.0093436
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed678140.25/cwt140.25–140.2595119
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed712131.00/cwt131.00–131.009333
Steers—Medium and Large 2713133.00/cwt133.00–133.009488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739129.00/cwt129.00–129.009538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0455
Steers—Medium and Large 1771132.63/cwt128.00–134.501,0237
Steers—Medium and Large 2864117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2904128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,16216
Steers—Medium and Large 1910126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250159.00/cwt159.00–159.003984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367153.09/cwt147.00–158.005627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379145.00/cwt145.00–145.005504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382149.75/cwt139.00–156.005727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2406143.81/cwt142.00–145.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407156.00/cwt156.00–156.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422152.18/cwt145.00–154.5064216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437144.75/cwt137.00–147.5063326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469144.81/cwt140.00–149.0067967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486130.00/cwt130.00–130.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488142.23/cwt136.00–145.0069418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy498135.00/cwt135.00–135.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503130.00/cwt130.00–130.0065417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned507115.00/cwt115.00–115.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523132.83/cwt130.00–135.0069547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531135.45/cwt131.00–145.0071920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned535122.53/cwt121.00–123.0065636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573133.24/cwt130.00–136.0076318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575131.81/cwt131.00–133.007585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589133.56/cwt125.00–134.2578725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617128.71/cwt123.50–131.507949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629125.84/cwt124.00–127.007927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2646130.50/cwt130.50–130.508437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657129.00/cwt129.00–129.008483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663116.00/cwt116.00–116.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716125.07/cwt124.75–126.0089616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735120.00/cwt119.00–122.008829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2803110.00/cwt110.00–110.008835
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308179.00/cwt179.00–179.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416140.00/cwt140.00–140.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510133.00/cwt133.00–133.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525141.00/cwt141.00–141.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540132.00/cwt132.00–132.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567139.00/cwt139.00–139.0078816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628128.00/cwt128.00–128.008043
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 343660.00/cwt60.00–60.002624
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,02076.51/cwt76.00–77.007802
Bulls——1,34774.01/cwt66.50–80.009975
Bulls——1,67087.77/cwt81.50–92.501,46615
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81043.53/cwt43.00–44.003532
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed93948.31/cwt45.00–50.004546
Cows—Lean 85-90%95349.82/cwt46.00–56.0047511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09368.32/cwt67.50–69.007472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09463.15/cwt58.50–64.5069133
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,10165.00/cwt65.00–65.0071611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16567.51/cwt67.00–68.507863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24064.00/cwt61.50–66.5079444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43664.25/cwt62.00–66.009235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57067.00/cwt67.00–67.001,0521
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2650750.00/cwt750.00–750.004,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2650495.00/cwt380.00–610.003,2182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2825950.00/cwt900.00–1,050.007,8384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000975.00/cwt850.00–1,100.009,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025726.25/cwt550.00–785.007,4444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,071819.64/cwt500.00–875.008,77814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142971.67/cwt600.00–1,075.0011,09612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192920.77/cwt750.00–935.0010,97613
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 2500650.00/cwt650.00–650.003,2501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2675975.00/cwt950.00–1,000.006,5812

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.