Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-01-11

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 11
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,121 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 1,257▼ 762 vs year ago 1,883 · −40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 188▲ 10 vs year ago 181 · +5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
263 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 230▲ 143 vs year ago 120 · +119.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 3.00 higher on comparable quotes, a few 700-800 lbs. 5.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeders steady to 3.00 higher except 300-400 lbs. 7.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade active demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.79/cwt on 438 head.
Average price
$140.79
438 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.57
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473142.64674235
Medium and Large 1-2442139.40616183
Medium and Large 2406131.8153520
One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $139 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 sale438 hd
140.79
—
NM average3 barns · 1,549 hd
135.22
+5.57
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—Low1,53375.111,15123
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13851.6458842
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41447.136664thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01944.4545351

Every lot

107 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed224197.00/cwt197.00–197.004415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed268186.52/cwt186.00–187.005009
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285166.00/cwt166.00–166.004734
Steers—Medium and Large 2288179.00/cwt179.00–179.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 2310166.00/cwt166.00–166.005153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318173.22/cwt165.00–179.0055128
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 1327181.50/cwt181.50–181.5059412
Steers—Medium and Large 1358184.23/cwt183.00–184.5066023
Steers—Medium and Large 2368161.00/cwt161.00–161.005925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375176.54/cwt173.00–184.0066233
Steers—Medium and Large 2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420166.82/cwt166.00–171.0070122
Steers—Medium and Large 1432161.01/cwt157.00–167.0069610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed442176.59/cwt173.00–178.007817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471165.67/cwt157.00–171.0078019
Steers—Medium and Large 1478160.88/cwt155.00–166.0076940
Steers—Medium and Large 1507159.47/cwt148.00–165.0080919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524149.87/cwt149.00–151.007859
Steers—Medium and Large 1567148.44/cwt139.50–152.0084234
Steers—Medium and Large 2569131.68/cwt131.00–133.0074918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586139.87/cwt137.00–141.0082015
Steers—Medium and Large 1620139.67/cwt132.50–146.0086619
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620128.50/cwt128.50–128.507972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642135.03/cwt129.00–138.008676
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy642130.50/cwt130.50–130.508387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658130.50/cwt130.50–130.508598
Steers—Medium and Large 1678126.02/cwt124.00–128.0085410
Steers—Medium and Large 2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.0082210
Steers—Medium and Large 1713119.99/cwt116.50–124.008564
Steers—Medium and Large 2743115.00/cwt115.00–115.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1765119.95/cwt119.00–120.0091819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767122.88/cwt116.00–125.0094214
Steers—Medium and Large 1835117.50/cwt117.50–117.509811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2846113.50/cwt113.50–113.509606
Steers—Medium and Large 1890120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245161.71/cwt156.00–166.003967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed274172.00/cwt172.00–172.004717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281161.26/cwt157.00–164.504538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282141.62/cwt140.00–144.003995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287157.43/cwt149.00–159.0045218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300169.00/cwt169.00–169.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed302168.00/cwt168.00–168.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1303162.43/cwt159.00–163.004927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313158.00/cwt158.00–158.0049511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365143.27/cwt140.00–150.0052339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372155.60/cwt151.00–164.0057944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374129.89/cwt125.00–135.004868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424136.78/cwt130.00–144.0058039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431146.49/cwt144.00–153.5063136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481128.27/cwt123.00–131.0061712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483141.05/cwt134.00–143.5068132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510123.00/cwt123.00–123.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520132.20/cwt125.00–140.0068738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532136.57/cwt136.00–140.007277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562130.76/cwt122.00–131.5073527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614123.28/cwt122.00–127.0075731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623129.26/cwt129.00–129.5080526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662125.80/cwt122.00–126.5083313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773116.97/cwt116.00–118.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1826115.02/cwt110.00–116.509506
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295169.00/cwt169.00–169.004992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329174.00/cwt174.00–174.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475138.00/cwt138.00–138.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479139.00/cwt139.00–139.0066612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-356382.00/cwt82.00–82.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575118.00/cwt118.00–118.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2601126.00/cwt126.00–126.007579
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728109.00/cwt109.00–109.007943
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,27668.64/cwt65.00–70.008764
Bulls——Return to Feed1,39174.95/cwt71.50–78.001,0435
Bulls——1,42564.00/cwt64.00–64.009121
Bulls——1,67082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3691
Bulls——1,67577.69/cwt72.00–80.001,30112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81525.00/cwt25.00–25.002041
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96340.32/cwt39.00–42.5038812
Cows—Lean 85-90%97439.11/cwt35.00–40.503814
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed98345.20/cwt44.50–47.504448
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05448.81/cwt45.00–51.7551421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07028.21/cwt28.00–28.503022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11854.00/cwt54.00–54.006045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14051.73/cwt47.50–53.0059035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16044.13/cwt43.00–45.005122
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19352.89/cwt52.00–54.506313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33245.50/cwt45.50–45.506063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66052.00/cwt52.00–52.008631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,25017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948851.36/cwt585.00–1,060.008,07122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,8133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,058640.00/cwt410.00–735.006,77137
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063674.79/cwt535.00–800.007,17324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07553.00/cwt49.50–57.005704
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120712.00/cwt650.00–800.007,9745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175830.00/cwt800.00–860.009,7532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,013.75/cwt900.00–1,075.0011,99320
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25051.00/cwt51.00–51.006381
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284267.74/cwt65.00–75.0057031
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293252.60/cwt52.00–53.004905
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299059.50/cwt59.50–59.505895
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0015,1881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737897.62/cwt650.00–950.006,61521
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759948.33/cwt900.00–960.007,19854
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788919.12/cwt500.00–975.007,24317

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.