Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2020-11-30

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Nov 30
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,445 head
▼ 1,090 vs last sale 2,535▲ 444 vs year ago 1,001 · +44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 402▲ 123 vs year ago 110 · +111.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 234 vs last sale 359▲ 65 vs year ago 60 · +108.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady except value added 8.00 higher. 600-700 lbs. 1.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 1.00 higher on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 2.00 lower. Trade active, demand good to very good for weaned offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.51/cwt on 567 head.
Average price
$163.51
567 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455171.51780304
Medium and Large 1-2489158.70776221
Medium and Large 2568130.9274342
One grade step is worth $40.60/cwt here — about $37 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 sale567 hd
163.51
—
NM average1 barns · 567 hd
163.51
+0.00
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—Average1,58269.531,10029
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22950.8362530
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44650.027234thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00544.9145293

Every lot

111 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004643
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added294190.00/cwt190.00–190.0055920
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added327189.75/cwt184.00–192.0062011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328177.98/cwt176.00–186.0058422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362169.20/cwt165.00–176.0061313
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365188.59/cwt186.00–190.0068876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374175.63/cwt171.00–179.006579
Steers—Medium and Large 1399179.00/cwt179.00–179.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411164.58/cwt160.00–167.006769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414178.14/cwt174.00–180.0073719
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed417181.00/cwt181.00–181.0075518
Steers—Medium and Large 1429175.00/cwt175.00–175.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added438178.72/cwt173.00–183.5078370
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added463184.00/cwt184.00–184.008525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468160.26/cwt155.00–163.0075029
Steers—Medium and Large 1471161.03/cwt160.00–163.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477165.68/cwt157.00–166.5079033
Steers—Medium and Large 2485142.24/cwt140.00–145.0069011
Steers—Medium and Large 1510162.46/cwt162.00–163.0082911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518161.03/cwt160.00–162.0083416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520149.04/cwt147.00–151.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged522149.00/cwt149.00–149.0077810
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added526168.50/cwt168.50–168.5088610
Steers—Medium and Large 2536133.09/cwt132.00–136.007137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574157.21/cwt154.50–158.5090212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575148.00/cwt148.00–148.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 1585138.08/cwt130.50–141.5080814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592139.00/cwt139.00–139.0082312
Steers—Medium and Large 2593124.71/cwt119.00–127.507406
Steers—Medium and Large 1609139.18/cwt137.00–139.5084826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613135.14/cwt133.00–136.0082812
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned623128.00/cwt128.00–128.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned626130.39/cwt130.00–131.008165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned629122.61/cwt117.00–128.007718
Steers—Medium and Large 1658135.95/cwt132.00–140.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 2664119.00/cwt119.00–119.007907
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned689127.00/cwt127.00–127.008755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695126.50/cwt126.50–126.508793
Steers—Medium and Large 2730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 1733124.80/cwt120.00–126.5091511
Steers—Medium and Large 2755114.50/cwt114.50–114.508642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784118.50/cwt118.50–118.509298
Steers—Medium and Large 1788120.00/cwt120.00–120.009462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2803124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added228158.00/cwt158.00–158.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added285159.72/cwt154.00–160.0045537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320143.74/cwt140.00–146.0046013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1346155.00/cwt155.00–155.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362143.63/cwt142.00–145.005209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added376153.50/cwt146.50–157.00577104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389130.00/cwt130.00–130.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1392143.64/cwt137.00–147.5056321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added414151.00/cwt151.00–151.006259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421132.43/cwt130.00–135.5055811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427127.37/cwt120.00–130.0054422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439137.25/cwt134.00–142.0060327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458140.82/cwt138.50–143.0064546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full467134.00/cwt134.00–134.006265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468118.22/cwt115.00–121.0055315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472133.55/cwt130.00–138.0063014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added485133.00/cwt133.00–133.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490134.50/cwt133.00–136.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2499123.00/cwt123.00–123.0061413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1501136.86/cwt135.00–139.0068614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full528128.00/cwt128.00–128.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530121.68/cwt120.00–122.0064512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2549117.75/cwt117.75–117.756468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added561140.00/cwt140.00–140.007857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579117.32/cwt116.00–118.0067914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582127.47/cwt122.50–130.0074226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2592117.57/cwt117.00–119.0069619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned627113.48/cwt112.00–114.507125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655120.50/cwt120.50–120.507895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned668112.00/cwt112.00–112.007484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714113.00/cwt113.00–113.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479140.00/cwt140.00–140.006718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488127.00/cwt127.00–127.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2541120.50/cwt120.50–120.5065210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556120.00/cwt120.00–120.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675117.00/cwt117.00–117.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758100.00/cwt100.00–100.007582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,22966.32/cwt55.00–72.508159
Bulls——Return to Feed1,61572.50/cwt72.50–72.501,1711
Bulls——1,68775.01/cwt72.50–78.001,26510
Bulls——1,81466.31/cwt60.00–70.001,2039
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86340.31/cwt35.00–43.0034817
Cows—Lean 85-90%89529.00/cwt29.00–29.002601
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90027.00/cwt27.00–27.002431
Cows—Lean 85-90%93438.02/cwt34.00–43.003556
Cows—Boner 80-85%94545.00/cwt45.00–45.004251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04647.71/cwt44.00–52.0049957
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07344.36/cwt43.00–46.5047611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21550.65/cwt47.00–53.0061526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42552.02/cwt51.50–52.507413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44354.32/cwt54.00–54.507843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51044.00/cwt44.00–44.006641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,7881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950912.50/cwt900.00–925.008,6692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,150.00/cwt1,125.00–1,175.0012,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,183991.67/cwt975.00–1,000.0011,7313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,8881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000521.43/cwt500.00–550.005,2147
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02946.50/cwt38.00–53.5047812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,094.70/cwt800.00–1,200.0011,61533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0961,066.00/cwt725.00–1,225.0011,68325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,55049.75/cwt47.00–52.507712
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.007,7001

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.