Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2020-10-12

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 12
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,913 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 1,789▲ 472 vs year ago 1,441 · +32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
452 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 426▲ 137 vs year ago 315 · +43.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
315 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 221▲ 40 vs year ago 275 · +14.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00-7.00 higher the most advance on 300-350 lbs., calves over 600 lbs. 1.00 lower, yearlings steady on limited comparable quotes. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00-4.00 lower except 300-350 lbs. 10.00 lower, offerings over 600 lbs. steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower on boner and breaker offerings, instances 4.00 lower on lean on thin offerings with many going back to feed. Bulls 1.00 lower. Trade moderate to active demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.14/cwt on 644 head.
Average price
$141.14
644 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.77
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521143.08746413
Medium and Large 1-2548138.56760193
Medium and Large 2479133.1863938
One grade step is worth $9.91/cwt here — about $107 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 sale644 hd
141.14
—
NM average4 barns · 3,181 hd
137.37
+3.77
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—Low1,49570.621,05654
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22150.1561282
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43149.987156thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04541.48433178

Every lot

110 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2287175.00/cwt175.00–175.005026
Steers—Medium and Large 1297172.50/cwt172.50–172.5051213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324164.57/cwt159.00–170.0053326
Steers—Medium and Large 1346169.00/cwt169.00–169.0058513
Steers—Medium and Large 2372135.00/cwt135.00–135.005028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377162.75/cwt154.00–170.006149
Steers—Medium and Large 1386172.34/cwt171.00–174.506658
Steers—Medium and Large 2406135.00/cwt135.00–135.005484
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added413152.50/cwt152.50–152.506305
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added417171.05/cwt170.00–172.5071319
Steers—Medium and Large 1422161.07/cwt150.00–166.5068067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy436140.00/cwt140.00–140.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy439136.71/cwt130.00–140.506008
Steers—Medium and Large 2466135.91/cwt132.00–137.006339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471150.86/cwt145.00–156.0071118
Steers—Medium and Large 1486146.32/cwt145.50–162.0071175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510148.00/cwt148.00–148.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 1514140.71/cwt138.00–151.0072347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524139.58/cwt133.00–142.0073144
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy524134.00/cwt134.00–134.0070213
Steers—Medium and Large 1564129.87/cwt129.00–131.007329
Steers—Medium and Large 2571123.50/cwt123.50–123.5070510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575118.43/cwt116.00–120.006815
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy592123.50/cwt123.50–123.507312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2598139.50/cwt139.50–139.5083415
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned615125.57/cwt120.00–127.0077290
Steers—Medium and Large 1633128.50/cwt128.50–128.5081319
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637134.00/cwt134.00–134.008543
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned654119.00/cwt119.00–119.007786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned682122.85/cwt117.50–125.0083827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683126.00/cwt126.00–126.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707111.93/cwt110.00–115.0079118
Steers—Medium and Large 1708131.00/cwt131.00–131.009275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned716105.00/cwt105.00–105.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784121.67/cwt114.00–125.0095410
Steers—Medium and Large 1813120.19/cwt112.50–124.009776
Steers—Medium and Large 2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 1883116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,02410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2987110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0863
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1243144.00/cwt144.00–144.003508
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275125.00/cwt125.00–125.003446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1297140.62/cwt138.00–142.5041820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329137.50/cwt137.50–137.5045217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379133.29/cwt125.00–138.5050516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381135.20/cwt131.00–141.0051548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy398120.00/cwt120.00–120.004783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419133.75/cwt126.00–136.5056053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424129.34/cwt123.00–134.0054821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy443121.00/cwt121.00–121.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462135.00/cwt135.00–135.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472123.42/cwt122.50–128.5058391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475116.42/cwt111.50–119.5055318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505105.00/cwt105.00–105.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527114.48/cwt108.00–116.0060314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528115.60/cwt109.00–117.0061044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy544100.00/cwt100.00–100.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned585109.00/cwt109.00–109.0063828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587116.30/cwt110.00–123.5068360
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned616110.06/cwt107.00–111.5067853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned648115.00/cwt115.00–115.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned656105.21/cwt104.50–107.006907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned673109.00/cwt109.00–109.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674114.52/cwt110.50–117.5077213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717109.50/cwt109.50–109.507856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2748102.00/cwt102.00–102.007633
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453121.00/cwt121.00–121.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461130.00/cwt130.00–130.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2504125.00/cwt125.00–125.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2589114.16/cwt101.00–121.5067214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-266598.00/cwt98.00–98.0065210
Bulls—Medium and Large 268180.00/cwt80.00–80.0054518
Bulls—Medium and Large 196591.00/cwt91.00–91.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,05379.00/cwt79.00–79.008322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,31164.86/cwt58.00–72.5085015
Bulls——1,40067.67/cwt58.00–72.0094719
Bulls——1,72377.74/cwt73.50–83.501,33920
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed94230.00/cwt30.00–30.0028311
Cows—Lean 85-90%94830.01/cwt29.00–31.002846
Cows—Lean 85-90%96938.56/cwt32.50–40.5037432
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97436.43/cwt33.00–40.5035517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07244.72/cwt42.50–46.5047915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07344.76/cwt41.00–50.0048059
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11444.89/cwt41.00–48.0050053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25451.26/cwt47.50–57.0064366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26558.00/cwt58.00–58.007341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33546.00/cwt46.00–46.006141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45050.78/cwt48.50–55.007365
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,7381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,017933.33/cwt850.00–1,100.009,4926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,00013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,050.00/cwt900.00–1,200.0011,97015
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,2134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150883.33/cwt750.00–950.0010,1583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10052.00/cwt52.00–52.005722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,117608.33/cwt500.00–750.006,7953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133768.43/cwt550.00–850.008,70635
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15246.61/cwt42.00–49.5053741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175800.00/cwt750.00–850.009,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,184647.78/cwt500.00–685.007,67027
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23545.95/cwt45.00–47.0056710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27147.61/cwt42.50–54.0060528
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27551.50/cwt48.00–55.006574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,70042.00/cwt42.00–42.007141
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2783808.33/cwt700.00–875.006,3293
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,8881

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.