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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 17

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

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Feeder Cattle receipts

942 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 1,095▲ 123 vs year ago 819 · +15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 187▼ 103 vs year ago 218 · −47.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 138▲ 31 vs year ago 55 · +56.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and calves 1.00-4.00 lower, the most decline on those over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, no accurate comparison on bulls due to limited receipts but a lower undertone noted. 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 $153.29/cwt on 360 head.

Average price

$153.29

360 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	157.69	830	128
Medium and Large 1-2	576	152.34	877	169
Medium and Large 2	548	147.17	806	60
Large 1	520	142.00	738	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $92 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 sale360 hd

153.29

—

NM average4 barns · 1,677 hd

154.84

−1.55

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	1,404	77.11	1,083	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	61.38	931	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	60.57	737	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	52.30	501	26

Every lot

84 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	262	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	511	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	636	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	701	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	371	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	505	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	187.33/cwt	178.00–192.00	731	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	719	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	164.82/cwt	158.00–170.00	707	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	174.72/cwt	171.00–181.00	755	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	472	160.63/cwt	154.00–163.00	758	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	819	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	763	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	151.95/cwt	145.00–159.00	781	14
Steers	—	Large 1	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	160.57/cwt	160.00–163.00	841	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	137.06/cwt	131.00–140.00	726	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	544	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	832	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	144.92/cwt	138.00–148.00	823	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	144.77/cwt	139.00–146.50	845	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	677	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	135.92/cwt	133.00–136.50	926	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,046	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	779	127.20/cwt	125.00–129.50	991	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	129.23/cwt	128.50–130.50	1,080	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	147.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	487	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	606	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	150.32/cwt	148.00–158.00	691	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	464	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	652	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	145.25/cwt	143.00–145.50	686	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	144.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	749	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	749	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	123.28/cwt	117.00–126.00	644	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	132.97/cwt	123.00–135.50	745	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	133.93/cwt	133.50–136.00	766	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	132.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	132.40/cwt	125.00–136.00	813	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	131.34/cwt	129.50–136.00	831	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	128.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	855	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	125.85/cwt	119.00–129.00	934	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	934	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	120.61/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,000	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	491	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	130.03/cwt	127.00–133.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	636	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	792	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	799	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	911	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,083	68.24/cwt	66.50–70.00	739	2
Bulls	—	—	1,442	71.03/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,024	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	81.61/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,200	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	710	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	249	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	49.15/cwt	47.50–50.50	432	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	940	45.76/cwt	45.50–46.00	430	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	55.58/cwt	51.00–60.00	562	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	60.83/cwt	57.00–62.75	738	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	55.19/cwt	55.00–55.50	672	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	65.19/cwt	64.50–66.00	810	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	928	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	60.86/cwt	58.00–62.50	932	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	865.00/cwt	775.00–950.00	8,218	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	993.75/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	9,570	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,172.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	12,658	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,013	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	783.33/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,308	3

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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 942Last week 1,095Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 187Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 138Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	636	124.50	124.50
5	—	480	138.00	138.00
4	—	553	135.00	135.00
4	—	799	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	113.00	113.00
4	—	289	170.00	170.00
4	—	583	127.00–133.00	130.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	124.00–133.00	128.74
6	—	812	115.00	115.00
47	—	517	140.00–146.00	144.94
4	—	401	151.00	151.00
41	—	460	148.00–158.00	150.32
2	—	348	155.00	155.00
15	—	633	129.50–136.00	131.34
10	—	742	119.00–129.00	125.85
14	—	572	130.00–135.00	132.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	117.00–126.00	123.28
22	—	560	123.00–135.50	132.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	614	125.00–136.00	132.40
25	—	472	143.00–145.50	145.25
6	—	829	116.00–123.00	120.61
18	—	522	143.50	143.50
8	—	330	145.00–155.00	147.43
2	—	713	130.00	130.00
12	—	572	133.50–136.00	133.93
6	—	422	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	544	153.00	153.00
5	—	677	139.00	139.00
15	—	472	154.00–163.00	160.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	193.00	193.00
3	—	482	170.00	170.00
13	—	432	171.00–181.00	174.72
44	—	584	139.00–146.50	144.77
54	—	524	160.00–163.00	160.57
2	—	340	199.00	199.00
3	—	262	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	135.00	135.00
2	—	655	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	474	172.75	172.75
2	—	418	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	390	178.00–192.00	187.33
2	—	758	138.00	138.00
18	—	681	133.00–136.50	135.92
3	—	705	134.00	134.00
21	—	429	158.00–170.00	164.82
4	—	318	200.00	200.00
30	—	836	128.50–130.50	129.23
4	—	624	142.00	142.00
31	—	568	138.00–148.00	144.92
9	—	499	153.00	153.00
14	—	514	145.00–159.00	151.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
2	—	875	122.00	122.00
6	—	530	131.00–140.00	137.06
6	—	779	125.00–129.50	127.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	1,080	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,172.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	775.00–950.00	865.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	975.00–1,000.00	993.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,027	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

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)	3	—	933	750.00–800.00	783.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	65.00–75.00	71.03
8	—	1,470	77.50–85.00	81.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	66.50–70.00	68.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	64.00	64.00
5	—	1,531	58.00–62.50	60.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	878	47.50–50.50	49.15
16	—	1,011	51.00–60.00	55.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	64.50–66.00	65.19
6	—	1,218	55.00–55.50	55.19
54	—	1,214	57.00–62.75	60.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	35.00	35.00
2	—	940	45.50–46.00	45.76

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.