Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 18
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,486 head
▲ 1,365 vs last sale 1,121▲ 1,047 vs year ago 1,439 · +72.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 191▼ 62 vs year ago 380 · −16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 263▼ 241 vs year ago 438 · −55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and calves 4.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. mixed, 4.00-5.00 higher except 350-450 lbs.1.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active, demand very good, especially on a good selection of thin weaned calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.17/cwt on 1,098 head.
Average price
$152.17
1,098 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546153.00836731
Medium and Large 1-2533151.15806313
Medium and Large 2504146.9274154
One grade step is worth $6.08/cwt here — about $95 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 sale1,098 hd
152.17
—
NM average2 barns · 1,288 hd
151.87
+0.30
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—Average1,49771.071,06416
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18853.2463364
CowsLean 85-90%Low94545.25428138

Every lot

114 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223158.00/cwt158.00–158.003523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233195.28/cwt192.00–197.004559
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed262200.00/cwt200.00–200.0052418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed262192.00/cwt192.00–192.0050310
Steers—Medium and Large 1269188.63/cwt186.00–193.0050710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy281168.00/cwt168.00–168.004724
Steers—Medium and Large 2306182.62/cwt179.00–185.005595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy323166.00/cwt166.00–166.005366
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed332189.69/cwt186.00–191.0063034
Steers—Medium and Large 1336188.47/cwt180.50–192.0063319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336183.81/cwt180.00–188.0061842
Steers—Medium and Large 1373183.90/cwt177.50–189.0068629
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390188.00/cwt188.00–188.007336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2392179.73/cwt177.00–186.0070512
Steers—Medium and Large 1430176.46/cwt169.00–181.0075994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430165.52/cwt160.00–172.0071219
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy438165.00/cwt165.00–165.007233
Steers—Medium and Large 2446177.00/cwt177.00–177.0078910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462157.85/cwt152.00–165.0072915
Steers—Medium and Large 1480163.64/cwt155.00–170.0078540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed484172.00/cwt172.00–172.0083223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533147.24/cwt138.00–148.0078532
Steers—Medium and Large 1536152.20/cwt144.00–157.00816107
Steers—Medium and Large 2539130.78/cwt130.00–135.0070518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570137.91/cwt133.00–144.0078611
Steers—Medium and Large 1573145.94/cwt134.00–151.0083671
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy573130.00/cwt130.00–130.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 2577138.00/cwt138.00–138.007967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611137.00/cwt137.00–137.0083759
Steers—Medium and Large 2621132.41/cwt124.00–135.5082211
Steers—Medium and Large 1632136.93/cwt131.00–137.5086576
Steers—Medium and Large 1659132.39/cwt126.00–133.00872149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675127.52/cwt127.00–128.5086136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727119.90/cwt118.00–122.508727
Steers—Medium and Large 1730128.03/cwt125.00–129.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 1751125.83/cwt125.00–126.0094569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890109.00/cwt109.00–109.009703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2906102.00/cwt102.00–102.0092425
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240169.76/cwt169.00–170.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed256171.50/cwt171.50–171.5043913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274166.69/cwt163.00–168.0045710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed320159.00/cwt159.00–159.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331164.81/cwt157.00–166.0054614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed332167.53/cwt162.00–168.0055635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335157.13/cwt156.50–164.0052636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340137.00/cwt137.00–137.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380152.42/cwt147.50–162.5057951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383158.53/cwt148.00–163.0060725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386136.72/cwt131.00–144.0052819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed412155.00/cwt155.00–155.0063942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439145.18/cwt142.00–147.0063744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy439125.00/cwt125.00–125.005499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441147.38/cwt143.00–148.00650116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467131.22/cwt130.00–133.0061310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483142.28/cwt134.25–149.0068748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488131.62/cwt128.50–136.5064229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512132.33/cwt121.00–135.0067822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519135.22/cwt125.00–144.0070270
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534119.90/cwt113.00–125.0064024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed547145.00/cwt145.00–145.007937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565123.79/cwt120.00–127.0069951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577128.48/cwt117.00–130.5074161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606120.61/cwt118.50–122.5073151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy642116.88/cwt113.00–118.0075013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643115.00/cwt115.00–115.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680119.18/cwt117.50–121.0081078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2696119.25/cwt119.25–119.258307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714118.00/cwt118.00–118.008437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769116.50/cwt116.50–116.5089612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376176.13/cwt167.00–179.0066212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed414180.00/cwt180.00–180.0074514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2448135.00/cwt135.00–135.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453163.00/cwt163.00–163.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511139.00/cwt139.00–139.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543111.00/cwt111.00–111.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615127.00/cwt127.00–127.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2641110.01/cwt109.00–112.007056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008053
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,30464.62/cwt60.00–70.008436
Bulls——1,37766.11/cwt65.00–68.009103
Bulls——Return to Feed1,38576.50/cwt76.50–76.501,0601
Bulls——1,76278.52/cwt74.50–80.501,3845
Bulls——1,80582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed70525.00/cwt25.00–25.001761
Cows—Lean 85-90%84238.10/cwt34.00–43.5032114
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89843.07/cwt35.00–43.5038722
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95646.45/cwt44.50–48.7544427
Cows—Lean 85-90%96029.28/cwt29.00–30.002813
Cows—Lean 85-90%97147.71/cwt44.00–51.5046369
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10644.81/cwt43.00–47.504964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17752.85/cwt49.75–54.5062240
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22755.71/cwt55.00–56.7568420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26552.50/cwt52.50–52.506642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808897.50/cwt885.00–910.007,2522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299545.44/cwt40.00–54.004528
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00045.00/cwt45.00–45.004501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,046786.92/cwt560.00–935.008,23113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063643.59/cwt600.00–700.006,84139
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07558.50/cwt58.50–58.506293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103775.11/cwt635.00–800.008,54946
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120840.00/cwt650.00–900.009,40812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150712.73/cwt635.00–760.008,19611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20045.00/cwt45.00–45.005401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23352.00/cwt47.50–54.506413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25053.50/cwt53.50–53.506691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30054.50/cwt54.50–54.507092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350725.00/cwt650.00–750.009,7884
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279363.16/cwt52.00–69.0050128
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285058.00/cwt58.00–58.0049313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2963787.50/cwt750.00–800.007,5844
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,2451
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,22568.00/cwt68.00–68.008332

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.