Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 8
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,479 head
▼ 579 vs last sale 2,058▲ 1,479 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 235▲ 212 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 109▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves unevenly steady except 650-700 lbs. 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade moderate to 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 $137.09/cwt on 570 head.
Average price
$137.09
570 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.09
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501142.60714247
Medium and Large 1614133.06817286
Medium and Large 2475131.4662437
One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $90 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 sale570 hd
137.09
—
NM average4 barns · 1,936 hd
139.18
−2.09
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—Low1,56782.021,28536
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44358.758482thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18656.6167130
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94246.66439100

Every lot

99 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1279196.30/cwt195.00–197.005486
Steers—Medium and Large 2304161.00/cwt161.00–161.004896
Steers—Medium and Large 1322190.00/cwt190.00–190.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327193.97/cwt180.00–199.0063411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371191.29/cwt180.00–199.0071012
Steers—Medium and Large 1375196.35/cwt187.00–201.0073638
Steers—Medium and Large 2400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1414187.32/cwt185.00–194.0077618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415195.68/cwt195.00–196.0081213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned426171.12/cwt170.00–172.007299
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned438172.00/cwt172.00–172.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481164.47/cwt158.00–174.0079137
Steers—Medium and Large 1483168.47/cwt166.00–171.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511165.84/cwt164.50–167.5084731
Steers—Medium and Large 1521167.78/cwt158.00–174.0087430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528149.00/cwt149.00–149.0078715
Steers—Medium and Large 2553156.00/cwt156.00–156.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 1565154.80/cwt151.50–160.0087510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569155.82/cwt153.00–160.008877
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007979
Steers—Medium and Large 1618145.92/cwt141.00–151.5090245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628136.61/cwt132.00–141.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 2645127.50/cwt127.50–127.508225
Steers—Medium and Large 2688122.75/cwt122.75–122.758452
Steers—Medium and Large 1690138.00/cwt138.00–138.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693129.00/cwt129.00–129.008943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707125.35/cwt125.00–125.508867
Steers—Medium and Large 2730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1735126.47/cwt124.50–138.0093063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,01119
Steers—Medium and Large 1838124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,04335
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268166.00/cwt166.00–166.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2284145.00/cwt145.00–145.004125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309160.80/cwt155.00–165.0049710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361165.11/cwt156.00–170.0059638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371167.65/cwt159.00–170.5062217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383137.90/cwt135.00–156.0052814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy403139.00/cwt139.00–139.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419152.60/cwt142.00–162.0063944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432154.78/cwt147.50–159.0066918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465147.50/cwt135.00–158.0068637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468145.37/cwt143.00–147.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2496128.00/cwt128.00–128.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1503152.00/cwt152.00–152.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527131.96/cwt126.00–138.0069550
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575135.86/cwt135.00–139.0078198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584130.51/cwt129.00–137.0076210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611121.75/cwt121.75–121.757445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627128.07/cwt125.00–134.5080315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631111.45/cwt108.00–117.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685124.73/cwt123.50–134.0085473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2689123.50/cwt123.50–123.5085132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy694105.00/cwt105.00–105.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715117.01/cwt113.00–120.008377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715116.43/cwt115.00–117.008327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771120.50/cwt120.50–120.5092916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1784118.44/cwt111.00–119.0092941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421149.48/cwt140.00–159.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2491160.00/cwt160.00–160.007864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516152.72/cwt147.00–157.007887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525124.00/cwt124.00–124.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1697113.00/cwt113.00–113.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1806105.00/cwt105.00–105.008465
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16871.79/cwt64.50–79.508392
Bulls——Return to Feed1,25967.88/cwt61.00–76.508558
Bulls——1,68586.96/cwt81.00–93.501,46524
Bulls——Return to Feed1,73584.50/cwt84.50–84.501,4661
Bulls——1,82594.50/cwt94.50–94.501,7251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed79426.51/cwt20.00–30.002105
Cows—Lean 85-90%85939.08/cwt31.50–45.503366
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86443.68/cwt34.00–48.0037741
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,00250.27/cwt47.50–55.0050418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00528.00/cwt28.00–28.002811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03059.00/cwt59.00–59.006081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05554.16/cwt47.50–57.5057128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18356.35/cwt50.00–61.0066729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27564.00/cwt64.00–64.008161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44358.75/cwt57.50–60.008482
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0801,125.00/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0012,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2863483.75/cwt435.00–600.004,1754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900541.67/cwt500.00–575.004,8753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913596.25/cwt535.00–650.005,4444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950490.83/cwt450.00–535.004,6636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000596.88/cwt500.00–785.005,9698
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075680.00/cwt560.00–775.007,3104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17545.25/cwt36.00–54.505322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20051.50/cwt45.50–57.506182
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2750700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900771.25/cwt685.00–800.006,9414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900675.00/cwt600.00–750.006,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950730.00/cwt685.00–785.006,9354
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2958609.17/cwt550.00–710.005,8366
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810628.00/cwt600.00–635.005,0875

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.