Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-02-01

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 1
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,081 head
▼ 909 vs last sale 1,990▼ 565 vs year ago 1,646 · −34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 325▼ 4 vs year ago 206 · −1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 423 vs last sale 469▼ 102 vs year ago 148 · −68.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 9.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 5.00-9.00 higher, a few 350-400 lbs. 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher. Trade active, demand good to very good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.21/cwt on 436 head.
Average price
$167.21
436 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$88.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.23
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2409177.00725123
Medium and Large 1515165.01849291
Medium and Large 2448157.0670317thin
Medium and Large 2-366489.005915thin
One grade step is worth $88.00/cwt here — about $134 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 sale436 hd
167.21
—
NM average4 barns · 2,016 hd
151.98
+15.23
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—Low1,35481.231,10041
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63862.251,0192thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22760.2473928
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98850.1749696

Every lot

98 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200217.00/cwt217.00–217.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225194.00/cwt194.00–194.004375
Steers—Medium and Large 1240209.00/cwt209.00–209.005022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2262190.00/cwt190.00–190.004986
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed290188.00/cwt188.00–188.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 1294202.34/cwt197.00–205.005956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320192.70/cwt183.00–205.0061735
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed327213.00/cwt213.00–213.0069720
Steers—Medium and Large 1332198.10/cwt187.50–206.0065821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed368198.00/cwt198.00–198.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1374194.02/cwt189.00–210.0072614
Steers—Medium and Large 2383162.00/cwt162.00–162.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387180.14/cwt167.00–187.506978
Steers—Medium and Large 2405168.00/cwt168.00–168.006809
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy413153.00/cwt153.00–153.006324
Steers—Medium and Large 1415183.30/cwt163.00–202.0076137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415181.89/cwt171.00–188.0075523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425160.40/cwt154.00–165.006827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469178.27/cwt174.00–181.0083610
Steers—Medium and Large 1479170.79/cwt161.00–183.0081822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy483165.00/cwt165.00–165.007976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525156.85/cwt154.00–161.008235
Steers—Medium and Large 1531159.07/cwt155.00–167.0084521
Steers—Medium and Large 2533139.00/cwt139.00–139.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555142.51/cwt141.00–144.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 1573150.95/cwt141.00–160.0086565
Steers—Medium and Large 1618143.21/cwt138.00–147.5088528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1654139.75/cwt139.75–139.759148
Steers—Medium and Large 2-366489.00/cwt89.00–89.005915
Steers—Medium and Large 1714133.04/cwt125.00–138.0095035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728125.04/cwt120.00–127.509108
Steers—Medium and Large 1788122.50/cwt122.50–122.509652
Steers—Medium and Large 1830120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,0004
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed216189.00/cwt189.00–189.0040818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed259187.00/cwt187.00–187.0048422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290179.00/cwt179.00–179.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed302186.00/cwt186.00–186.005629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1306185.78/cwt185.00–186.005689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312176.22/cwt166.00–182.0055015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed317170.00/cwt170.00–170.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy334166.62/cwt165.00–167.0055713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350181.00/cwt181.00–181.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed352175.00/cwt175.00–175.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382156.66/cwt152.00–161.0059830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy389157.00/cwt157.00–157.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2398135.00/cwt135.00–135.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy403136.00/cwt136.00–136.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417153.68/cwt153.00–155.006416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435150.40/cwt149.00–155.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463142.81/cwt139.00–145.0066113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468145.50/cwt140.00–149.0068124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2506125.00/cwt125.00–125.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528139.58/cwt136.00–142.5073716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539131.91/cwt131.00–132.507115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563135.23/cwt129.00–136.0076118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582128.81/cwt127.00–130.0075011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603122.66/cwt122.00–123.007409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629126.74/cwt124.50–130.0079711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693118.00/cwt118.00–118.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709116.69/cwt116.50–117.008278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1787115.00/cwt115.00–115.009053
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed229215.00/cwt215.00–215.0049217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed260220.00/cwt220.00–220.0057234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386165.00/cwt165.00–165.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483140.00/cwt140.00–140.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529122.00/cwt122.00–122.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620127.00/cwt127.00–127.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3669101.00/cwt101.00–101.006764
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,17780.44/cwt73.00–86.5094711
Bulls——Return to Feed1,21274.20/cwt70.50–79.008996
Bulls——1,33568.03/cwt66.00–71.009082
Bulls——1,46084.31/cwt78.50–89.001,23121
Bulls——1,97094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,8521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed74325.21/cwt20.00–29.001875
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed88842.18/cwt39.00–43.003756
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96549.96/cwt47.50–57.0048218
Cows—Lean 85-90%99453.37/cwt48.50–59.5053041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01547.33/cwt40.00–48.0048017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16260.59/cwt60.00–62.507049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18058.37/cwt50.00–60.0068915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28162.39/cwt62.25–63.0079913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60566.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67058.50/cwt58.50–58.509771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,8881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900635.00/cwt635.00–635.005,7151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900575.00/cwt550.00–625.005,1753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033721.25/cwt460.00–925.007,4518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038851.67/cwt700.00–975.008,8406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125733.33/cwt650.00–800.008,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15060.00/cwt59.00–61.006902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31054.00/cwt54.00–54.007071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35061.00/cwt61.00–61.008241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40058.50/cwt58.50–58.508191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700560.00/cwt560.00–560.003,9201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,2501

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.