Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-01-04

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 4
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,257 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 1,454▼ 5 vs year ago 1,262 · −0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 303▼ 110 vs year ago 298 · −36.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
230 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 395▼ 111 vs year ago 341 · −32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and calves under 700 lbs. 1.00-300 lower except 300-450 lbs. 3.00 higher. Feeders over 700 lbs. 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower except 300-400 lbs. 3.00 higher. Over 600 lbs. steady except a few 700-750 lbs. 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady, bull 2.00 lower on limited receipts. Trade active, demand moderate to good following a sharp decline in CME markets.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.65/cwt on 456 head.
Average price
$133.65
456 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.81/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 1495137.68682235
Medium and Large 1-2505130.02656154
Medium and Large 2445127.8656967
One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about $113 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 sale456 hd
133.65
—
NM average1 barns · 456 hd
133.65
+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—High1,59471.721,14415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16552.6261364
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50051.847786thin
CowsLean 85-90%High99342.0241767

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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200172.00/cwt172.00–172.003442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290177.00/cwt177.00–177.005133
Steers—Medium and Large 2298167.00/cwt167.00–167.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 1316181.17/cwt177.00–182.005726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325172.87/cwt170.00–177.0056210
Steers—Medium and Large 2329166.00/cwt166.00–166.005464
Steers—Medium and Large 2366167.00/cwt167.00–167.006119
Steers—Medium and Large 1377181.50/cwt181.00–185.0068425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388172.81/cwt167.00–177.5067120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed405172.00/cwt172.00–172.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422156.06/cwt151.00–165.0065916
Steers—Medium and Large 1430176.59/cwt173.00–179.0075928
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy444160.49/cwt160.00–162.0071312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454172.03/cwt170.00–175.007815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455169.00/cwt169.00–169.007697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466155.60/cwt151.00–161.0072512
Steers—Medium and Large 1475161.80/cwt157.00–164.0076912
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added477148.00/cwt148.00–148.007066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516143.04/cwt140.00–147.0073820
Steers—Medium and Large 2520137.00/cwt137.00–137.007124
Steers—Medium and Large 1522157.22/cwt155.00–161.008218
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed551150.00/cwt150.00–150.008274
Steers—Medium and Large 2577131.25/cwt125.00–138.0075715
Steers—Medium and Large 1583140.40/cwt134.00–145.0081939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589130.00/cwt130.00–130.007665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625138.28/cwt136.00–141.0086425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007815
Steers—Medium and Large 1633138.00/cwt131.00–138.5087440
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned648116.00/cwt116.00–116.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full658125.00/cwt125.00–125.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1680124.02/cwt120.00–125.0084310
Steers—Medium and Large 2691123.51/cwt122.00–125.008534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2697122.00/cwt122.00–122.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 1720128.19/cwt128.00–131.0092321
Steers—Medium and Large 2760123.00/cwt123.00–123.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762123.50/cwt123.50–123.509413
Steers—Medium and Large 1777122.13/cwt120.50–125.509496
Steers—Medium and Large 1803117.50/cwt117.50–117.509442
Steers—Medium and Large 1865128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1074
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1214159.22/cwt158.00–160.003415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240151.00/cwt151.00–151.003622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267152.95/cwt149.00–157.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1296155.81/cwt151.00–159.004615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323154.00/cwt154.00–154.004975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326154.92/cwt144.00–156.5050521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335135.10/cwt130.00–137.004537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2356130.95/cwt127.50–141.004668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378149.61/cwt141.00–155.0056647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390148.09/cwt141.50–152.5057811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2404141.50/cwt141.50–141.505727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429145.40/cwt145.00–147.0062416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432132.56/cwt130.00–140.0057316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed448144.00/cwt144.00–144.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466145.00/cwt145.00–145.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466123.52/cwt120.00–129.0057623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467146.00/cwt146.00–146.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473140.30/cwt134.00–142.5066438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494129.55/cwt125.00–131.5064022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527124.58/cwt120.00–128.0065749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532130.42/cwt125.50–132.5069416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535127.70/cwt127.50–128.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1554127.20/cwt126.00–128.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563114.76/cwt111.00–124.5064613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566126.22/cwt125.00–129.0071433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605129.50/cwt129.50–129.5078324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638117.00/cwt117.00–117.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653119.00/cwt119.00–119.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy656111.33/cwt110.00–115.0073015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680123.63/cwt117.00–126.0084121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709119.71/cwt115.50–120.5084913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2748109.00/cwt109.00–109.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772109.05/cwt107.00–113.008423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509140.00/cwt140.00–140.0071310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575118.00/cwt118.00–118.006797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623119.75/cwt119.00–120.0074632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,33266.98/cwt65.00–70.008923
Bulls——1,51168.11/cwt65.50–70.501,0296
Bulls——1,76776.84/cwt74.50–80.501,3585
Bulls——2,02082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,6561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89021.95/cwt17.00–27.001955
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90144.92/cwt44.00–45.504055
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96740.09/cwt34.00–43.5038828
Cows—Lean 85-90%98041.32/cwt33.00–44.004059
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06052.16/cwt52.00–52.505533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06343.19/cwt40.00–46.004592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08848.84/cwt44.50–51.5053117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15852.24/cwt47.00–54.5060546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19954.89/cwt54.75–56.2565816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38547.00/cwt47.00–47.006511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52352.81/cwt50.50–54.508045
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2883578.33/cwt550.00–625.005,1073
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000635.00/cwt635.00–635.006,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,067783.33/cwt700.00–800.008,3586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,070985.00/cwt900.00–1,100.0010,5405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,1851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,1431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,026790.71/cwt625.00–900.008,11328
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,6131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103707.00/cwt685.00–750.007,7985
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104607.60/cwt500.00–675.006,70825
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150643.75/cwt625.00–650.007,4034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24250.46/cwt44.00–58.256276
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40051.00/cwt51.00–51.007141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,7381
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,6741

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.