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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 15

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,164 head

▼ 315 vs last sale 1,479▲ 1,164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 212▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 91▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Calves and feeders over 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower, heifers 650-700 lbs. instances 8.00 lower though quality not as attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls 200-3.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate.

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 $148.96/cwt on 424 head.

Average price

$148.96

424 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$8.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	149.35	680	239
Medium and Large 1-2	437	149.32	653	165
Medium and Large 2	350	141.31	495	20

One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about $185 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 sale424 hd

148.96

—

NM average4 barns · 1,439 hd

142.36

+6.60

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	1,522	71.19	1,084	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	59.25	850	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	56.00	637	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	40.31	390	59

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	196.83/cwt	194.50–200.00	537	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	572	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	191.36/cwt	186.00–195.00	612	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	189.96/cwt	188.00–194.00	720	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	176.98/cwt	172.00–180.00	680	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	190.53/cwt	186.00–194.50	743	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	408	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	188.88/cwt	185.00–193.00	784	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	178.38/cwt	174.00–193.50	778	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	824	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	171.86/cwt	155.00–178.50	821	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	159.29/cwt	155.00–166.00	833	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	162.42/cwt	158.00–164.00	866	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	833	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	161.27/cwt	150.00–165.00	898	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	911	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	136.17/cwt	134.00–139.00	851	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	133.54/cwt	133.00–135.00	900	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	132.16/cwt	127.00–136.00	907	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	956	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,028	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	164.72/cwt	162.00–168.00	465	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	146.21/cwt	141.00–150.00	414	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	525	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	159.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	159.24/cwt	155.00–162.00	613	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	156.38/cwt	145.00–162.50	660	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	148.39/cwt	146.50–157.00	650	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	147.91/cwt	145.00–150.00	677	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	141.96/cwt	134.00–147.00	681	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	141.90/cwt	136.00–146.00	732	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	143.08/cwt	137.00–144.00	743	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	135.17/cwt	134.00–138.00	787	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	119.42/cwt	119.00–120.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	123.26/cwt	121.00–125.00	846	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	113.93/cwt	113.00–114.50	811	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	249	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	408	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	526	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	294	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	517	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	812	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	778	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	887	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,405	66.67/cwt	62.50–70.00	937	8
Bulls	—	—	1,487	66.00/cwt	54.00–74.00	981	19
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,620	71.04/cwt	63.00–78.50	1,151	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	82.43/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,352	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	827	24.77/cwt	15.00–30.00	205	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	835	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	376	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	884	38.31/cwt	33.00–46.00	339	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	461	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	41.40/cwt	32.00–45.50	424	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	649	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	56.12/cwt	52.50–59.50	644	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	52.46/cwt	47.50–54.50	607	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	719	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	59.25/cwt	59.25–59.25	850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,113	1,321.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,950.00	14,708	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,138	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	663	275.00/cwt	200.00–350.00	1,823	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	565.00/cwt	460.00–635.00	5,311	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	540	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	715.83/cwt	550.00–950.00	7,366	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	734.64/cwt	485.00–850.00	8,397	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,338	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	667	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	591.25/cwt	535.00–610.00	6,947	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,875	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	49.25/cwt	47.50–51.00	665	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	736	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	810.00/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,719	20

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,164Last week 1,479Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 212Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 91Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	273	194.50–200.00	196.83
11	—	674	133.00–135.00	133.54
2	—	910	113.00	113.00
24	—	586	155.50	155.50
6	—	415	185.00–193.00	188.88
16	—	320	186.00–195.00	191.36
2	—	840	121.00	121.00
60	—	379	188.00–194.00	189.96
69	—	478	155.00–178.50	171.86
7	—	741	129.00	129.00
17	—	523	155.00–166.00	159.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	140.00	140.00
6	—	546	152.50	152.50
5	—	384	172.00–180.00	176.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	158.00–164.00	162.42
19	—	390	186.00–194.50	190.53
17	—	304	188.00	188.00
8	—	557	150.00–165.00	161.27
8	—	471	175.00	175.00
31	—	436	174.00–193.50	178.38
23	—	625	134.00–139.00	136.17
12	—	686	127.00–136.00	132.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	519	137.00–144.00	143.08
5	—	332	158.00	158.00
48	—	385	155.00–162.00	159.24
32	—	282	162.00–168.00	164.72
42	—	422	145.00–162.50	156.38
21	—	686	121.00–125.00	123.26
20	—	582	134.00–138.00	135.17
26	—	480	134.00–147.00	141.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	119.00–120.00	119.42
10	—	287	159.00–161.00	160.01
22	—	458	145.00–150.00	147.91
7	—	712	113.00–114.50	113.93
20	—	438	146.50–157.00	148.39
5	—	590	128.00	128.00
24	—	516	136.00–146.00	141.90
68	—	364	155.00–165.00	159.37
2	—	345	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00	140.00
4	—	308	141.00	141.00
6	—	283	141.00–150.00	146.21
3	—	482	125.00	125.00
5	—	357	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	294	176.00	176.00
2	—	435	162.00	162.00
5	—	249	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	145.00	145.00
5	—	778	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	144.00	144.00
4	—	294	179.00	179.00
3	—	457	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,147	52.50–59.50	56.12
1	—	960	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,160	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	45.00	45.00
7	—	827	15.00–30.00	24.77
22	—	884	33.00–46.00	38.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,024	32.00–45.50	41.40
1	—	1,110	58.50	58.50
9	—	1,157	47.50–54.50	52.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	59.25	59.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,405	62.50–70.00	66.67
2	—	1,620	63.00–78.50	71.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,487	54.00–74.00	66.00
12	—	1,640	78.00–87.50	82.43

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	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	800.00–900.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	600	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	663	200.00–350.00	275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	700	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,600	46.00	46.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,143	485.00–850.00	734.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	54.00	54.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	940	460.00–635.00	565.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	47.50–51.00	49.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,175	535.00–610.00	591.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,029	550.00–950.00	715.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	535.00	535.00

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)	20	—	953	725.00–850.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,113	1,000.00–1,950.00	1,321.43

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.