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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 1

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,058 head

▲ 788 vs last sale 1,270▲ 1,013 vs year ago 1,045 · +96.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 207▲ 2 vs year ago 233 · +0.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 205▼ 53 vs year ago 162 · −32.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. mixed, 300-400 lbs. instances 5.00 higher, 500-550 lbs. 10.00 higher, 550-600 lbs. 6.00 lower. Feeders and calves over 600 lbs. 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower, bulls 3.00 higher. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.42/cwt on 794 head.

Average price

$135.42

794 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$31.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	449	146.87	659	208
Medium and Large 1	580	133.24	773	525
Medium and Large 2	597	115.14	687	61

One grade step is worth $31.73/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale794 hd

135.42

—

NM average4 barns · 2,258 hd

137.44

−2.02

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,499	80.83	1,211	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	61.20	698	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	55.00	859	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	52.28	508	85

Every lot

102 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	185.36/cwt	180.00–189.00	536	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	189.90/cwt	180.00–196.00	556	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	310	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	181.55/cwt	174.00–189.50	597	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	162.98/cwt	161.00–165.00	539	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	197.81/cwt	197.00–198.00	665	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	169.21/cwt	161.00–181.00	633	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	188.93/cwt	183.00–192.00	710	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	181.05/cwt	174.00–185.00	712	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	188.49/cwt	171.00–192.50	812	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	176.05/cwt	171.00–177.00	775	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	166.84/cwt	155.00–170.50	787	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	170.82/cwt	162.00–177.00	817	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	160.12/cwt	155.00–168.00	842	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	153.36/cwt	145.00–158.00	816	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	154.85/cwt	148.00–157.00	875	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	145.82/cwt	132.00–155.00	834	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	145.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	889	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	129.75/cwt	128.50–130.00	804	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	633	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	141.26/cwt	126.00–143.00	942	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	126.78/cwt	119.00–136.00	870	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	132.82/cwt	121.00–135.50	959	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	126.90/cwt	120.00–127.50	938	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,022	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,024	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	381	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	156.73/cwt	153.00–161.00	523	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	169.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	573	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	161.99/cwt	150.00–166.00	586	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	155.92/cwt	142.50–157.00	574	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	133.05/cwt	129.00–137.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	160.77/cwt	150.00–162.00	659	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	148.03/cwt	144.00–157.00	642	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	119.85/cwt	116.00–124.00	562	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	140.84/cwt	139.50–142.00	675	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	138.52/cwt	135.50–145.00	664	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	135.66/cwt	132.50–141.00	718	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	135.44/cwt	131.00–141.50	726	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	131.17/cwt	125.00–132.00	728	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	656	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	136.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	130.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	807	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	637	117.92/cwt	116.00–118.00	751	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	118.35/cwt	117.00–121.00	773	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	124.18/cwt	123.50–129.00	830	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	702	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	765	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	119.14/cwt	115.50–122.00	842	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	294	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	517	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	623	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	705	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,278	64.81/cwt	58.00–77.00	828	10
Bulls	—	—	1,282	76.76/cwt	74.00–79.00	984	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,428	82.27/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,175	4
Bulls	—	—	1,561	86.51/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,350	21
Bulls	—	—	2,107	96.58/cwt	94.50–100.00	2,035	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	848	28.53/cwt	24.00–30.00	242	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	886	56.80/cwt	50.00–60.00	503	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	905	42.50/cwt	34.00–49.00	385	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	54.97/cwt	50.00–59.25	569	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	62.28/cwt	62.25–62.50	650	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	60.53/cwt	55.50–63.50	680	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	42.01/cwt	40.50–44.50	473	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	65.52/cwt	64.50–67.50	823	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	777	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	915	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	1,033.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	8,959	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,050.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	10,763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	925.00/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,481	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,018	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,288	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	853.89/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,112	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	680.00/cwt	660.00–700.00	6,970	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	923.08/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	9,766	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	745.00/cwt	650.00–810.00	7,949	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	57.38/cwt	56.00–60.50	617	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	671.43/cwt	600.00–735.00	7,527	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,338	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	616.67/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	663	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	787	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	807.00/cwt	635.00–850.00	7,021	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	867.86/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	7,715	14

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

Mon Mar 1, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,058Last week 1,270Year ago 1,045

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 207Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 205Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	362	150.00–166.00	161.99
29	—	479	135.50–145.00	138.52
54	—	410	150.00–162.00	160.77
56	—	536	131.00–141.50	135.44
78	—	563	130.00–139.00	136.05
102	—	668	123.50–129.00	124.18
72	—	616	129.00–135.00	130.96
36	—	707	115.50–122.00	119.14
20	—	780	113.00	113.00
11	—	334	153.00–161.00	156.73
2	—	298	159.00	159.00
3	—	235	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	637	116.00–118.00	117.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	561	117.00	117.00
10	—	469	116.00–124.00	119.85
4	—	388	129.00–137.00	133.05
25	—	702	109.00	109.00
3	—	647	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	555	125.00–132.00	131.17
41	—	434	144.00–157.00	148.03
37	—	529	132.50–141.00	135.66
14	—	479	139.50–142.00	140.84
47	—	368	142.50–157.00	155.92
9	—	653	117.00–121.00	118.35
32	—	339	155.00–170.00	169.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	294	176.00	176.00
6	—	358	174.00	174.00
2	—	770	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	179.00	179.00
22	—	446	158.00	158.00
2	—	738	85.00	85.00
4	—	595	123.00	123.00
3	—	647	120.00	120.00
2	—	490	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	110.00	110.00
10	—	376	183.00–192.00	188.93
46	—	565	148.00–157.00	154.85
71	—	431	171.00–192.50	188.49
54	—	610	140.00–147.50	145.73
6	—	843	121.25	121.25
29	—	750	120.00	120.00
83	—	478	162.00–177.00	170.82
12	—	853	120.00	120.00
21	—	336	197.00–198.00	197.81
5	—	289	180.00–189.00	185.36
11	—	526	155.00–168.00	160.12
48	—	722	121.00–135.50	132.82
75	—	667	126.00–143.00	141.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	161.00–165.00	162.98
6	—	374	161.00–181.00	169.21
7	—	490	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	393	174.00–185.00	181.05
12	—	440	171.00–177.00	176.05
50	—	532	145.00–158.00	153.36
8	—	293	180.00–196.00	189.90
23	—	329	174.00–189.50	181.55
24	—	739	120.00–127.50	126.90
34	—	686	119.00–136.00	126.78
41	—	472	155.00–170.50	166.84
24	—	620	128.50–130.00	129.75
26	—	572	132.00–155.00	145.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	905	34.00–49.00	42.50
6	—	848	24.00–30.00	28.53
22	—	886	50.00–60.00	56.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	64.50–67.50	65.52
45	—	1,123	55.50–63.50	60.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	40.50–44.50	42.01
9	—	1,044	62.25–62.50	62.28
34	—	1,036	50.00–59.25	54.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,295	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	74.00–79.00	76.76
21	—	1,561	80.00–93.50	86.51
3	—	2,107	94.50–100.00	96.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,278	58.00–77.00	64.81
4	—	1,428	79.50–85.00	82.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	900.00–950.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	800.00–1,050.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,058	825.00–1,000.00	923.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	660.00–700.00	680.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	650.00–810.00	745.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,075	56.00–60.50	57.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	600.00–650.00	616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	53.00	53.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	950	700.00–1,000.00	853.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,121	600.00–735.00	671.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	60.50	60.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	889	650.00–1,000.00	867.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	870	635.00–850.00	807.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.