Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-02-08

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 8
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,568 head
▲ 487 vs last sale 1,081▼ 842 vs year ago 2,410 · −34.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
256 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 202▲ 85 vs year ago 171 · +49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 46▲ 96 vs year ago 108 · +88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00 lower except 350-450 lbs. 10.00 lower, feeders and calves over 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. steady tp 1.00 lower, 500-600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 4.00 lower. Feeders and calves not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.86/cwt on 587 head.
Average price
$137.86
587 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.53
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456149.93684130
Medium and Large 1-2465136.25634367
Medium and Large 2452126.9657490
One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $110 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 sale587 hd
137.86
—
NM average4 barns · 1,570 hd
137.33
+0.53
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—High1,40081.871,14627
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15361.1470541
CowsLean 85-90%Low96150.18482154

Every lot

118 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 1-2Fleshy260169.00/cwt169.00–169.0043914
Steers—Medium and Large 1280200.23/cwt197.00–204.505619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285193.99/cwt192.00–197.005538
Steers—Medium and Large 2288172.00/cwt172.00–172.004953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned309173.59/cwt173.00–174.0053612
Steers—Medium and Large 1315201.35/cwt197.00–204.0063411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330188.38/cwt180.00–195.0062217
Steers—Medium and Large 2332163.00/cwt163.00–163.005415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy365177.00/cwt177.00–177.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1378186.99/cwt184.50–190.0070721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385183.33/cwt179.00–195.0070636
Steers—Medium and Large 2390152.96/cwt151.00–155.005976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned408155.00/cwt150.00–160.006324
Steers—Medium and Large 1410187.74/cwt179.00–190.0077032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433168.26/cwt164.00–178.0072920
Steers—Medium and Large 2433130.00/cwt130.00–130.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned458154.38/cwt153.00–155.0070710
Steers—Medium and Large 2474144.53/cwt141.00–148.006858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476160.13/cwt157.00–165.0076213
Steers—Medium and Large 1477175.89/cwt164.00–181.0083945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510147.48/cwt143.00–152.0075230
Steers—Medium and Large 1534150.26/cwt148.00–154.0080213
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557144.35/cwt142.00–145.5080413
Steers—Medium and Large 1572149.90/cwt149.00–151.0085750
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612136.00/cwt136.00–136.008326
Steers—Medium and Large 1619137.84/cwt133.00–145.0085322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned633122.00/cwt122.00–122.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1657139.00/cwt134.00–142.0091314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2704126.00/cwt126.00–126.008878
Steers—Medium and Large 1709129.69/cwt129.50–130.009208
Steers—Medium and Large 1798126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0052
Steers—Medium and Large 1978113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1238169.00/cwt169.00–169.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265151.00/cwt151.00–151.004005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267147.82/cwt146.50–150.003955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280169.00/cwt169.00–169.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324176.96/cwt170.00–185.0057326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324145.41/cwt142.00–147.004716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328148.32/cwt145.00–164.0048648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371162.79/cwt158.00–168.0060416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372146.10/cwt133.00–154.0054324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372131.23/cwt126.00–135.0048810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416119.25/cwt116.00–126.0049617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422137.44/cwt133.00–149.00580113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435153.11/cwt151.00–155.0066625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472125.22/cwt120.00–126.5059126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474143.03/cwt141.00–146.0067814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474142.07/cwt134.00–146.0067360
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507128.72/cwt123.00–145.006539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed512144.00/cwt144.00–144.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527125.00/cwt125.00–125.0065915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530124.86/cwt123.00–139.0066257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576122.32/cwt121.00–125.507057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578128.63/cwt119.00–133.0074327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590137.00/cwt137.00–137.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.0075010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1644126.00/cwt126.00–126.008114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671124.00/cwt124.00–124.008324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674120.59/cwt120.00–121.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2746117.00/cwt117.00–117.008734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780117.50/cwt117.50–117.5091711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782118.13/cwt117.50–118.509248
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245157.50/cwt157.50–157.5038624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319157.97/cwt150.00–170.005045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424137.32/cwt136.00–138.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427136.00/cwt136.00–136.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480139.24/cwt135.00–146.006688
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518125.00/cwt125.00–125.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663122.00/cwt122.00–122.008096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775109.00/cwt109.00–109.008452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,14574.58/cwt72.50–76.508542
Bulls——Return to Feed1,32578.48/cwt77.50–80.001,0404
Bulls——1,41969.66/cwt60.00–78.009885
Bulls——1,42286.84/cwt80.00–92.501,23515
Bulls——1,78096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,7181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed76923.63/cwt20.00–27.001824
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84744.93/cwt35.00–47.5038131
Cows—Lean 85-90%96745.74/cwt37.50–47.5044216
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97349.69/cwt48.50–53.0048339
Cows—Lean 85-90%97753.70/cwt48.50–60.5052549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12359.74/cwt55.00–63.5067132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15462.57/cwt62.25–64.0072215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25966.12/cwt64.00–69.008329
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2969515.83/cwt440.00–580.004,99812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995641.50/cwt510.00–850.006,38310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00055.50/cwt55.50–55.505551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05060.00/cwt60.00–60.006301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,0951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081714.79/cwt600.00–760.007,72724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084706.08/cwt425.00–825.007,65451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08953.83/cwt53.00–55.505869
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,8101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10066.00/cwt66.00–66.007264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10063.00/cwt63.00–63.006932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104801.11/cwt685.00–960.008,84418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11354.75/cwt53.00–56.506092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18054.30/cwt54.00–55.006415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,50059.00/cwt59.00–59.008851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817653.33/cwt650.00–660.005,3383
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925612.50/cwt550.00–675.005,6662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0011,3931
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,077.22/cwt935.00–1,150.0011,8499

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.