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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 29

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

904 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 1,134▲ 904 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 211▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 213▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on 300-400 lb. steers and heifers, 400-600 lbs. mostly 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 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 $148.41/cwt on 593 head.

Average price

$148.41

593 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$3.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	149.04	782	474
Medium and Large 2	366	146.09	534	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	450	145.85	657	105

One grade step is worth $3.19/cwt here — about $126 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 sale593 hd

148.41

—

NM average4 barns · 1,458 hd

144.25

+4.16

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	1,561	82.28	1,284	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	64.02	758	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	61.50	855	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	45.13	428	32

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	210	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	182.31/cwt	179.00–186.00	695	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	176.56/cwt	173.00–184.00	754	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	181.78/cwt	180.00–185.00	789	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	179.28/cwt	176.00–185.00	861	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	165.26/cwt	154.00–176.00	797	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	158.01/cwt	155.00–161.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	173.06/cwt	172.00–176.00	909	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	932	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	164.20/cwt	157.00–175.00	928	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	851	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	150.28/cwt	147.00–157.00	947	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	818	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	904	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	151.30/cwt	147.00–153.00	466	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	159.78/cwt	156.00–166.00	518	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	157.09/cwt	146.00–164.00	581	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	393	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	515	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.66/cwt	142.00–156.00	633	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	160.83/cwt	153.00–162.00	712	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	141.65/cwt	134.00–150.00	664	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	149.77/cwt	137.00–156.00	710	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	135.63/cwt	134.00–137.00	693	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	149.69/cwt	138.00–152.00	784	210
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	145.31/cwt	140.00–145.50	836	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	131.65/cwt	131.00–139.50	820	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	130.93/cwt	130.00–131.00	875	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	128.08/cwt	121.00–131.00	876	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	854	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	403	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	166.20/cwt	164.00–169.00	705	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	161.48/cwt	159.00–165.00	757	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	498	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	811	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,175	70.85/cwt	66.00–74.50	832	4
Bulls	—	—	1,184	71.53/cwt	61.50–78.50	847	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	85.32/cwt	79.00–90.50	1,441	25
Bulls	—	—	1,891	93.85/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,775	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	889	42.81/cwt	35.00–47.50	381	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	42.82/cwt	39.00–46.50	401	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	949	27.14/cwt	25.00–30.00	258	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	55.52/cwt	51.00–62.50	560	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	67.42/cwt	66.50–70.00	766	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	63.78/cwt	58.00–66.00	763	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	855	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	692.50/cwt	660.00–725.00	6,579	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	1,037.14/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	11,035	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	686.67/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,407	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	667	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	540.00/cwt	510.00–575.00	6,021	3
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	1,150	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	736	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	828	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	793.33/cwt	760.00–860.00	9,782	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	62.33/cwt	60.00–66.50	800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	884	1

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 1,134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 211Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 213Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	174.00	174.00
2	—	403	180.00	180.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	159.00–165.00	161.48
2	—	370	170.00	170.00
4	—	690	117.50	117.50
9	—	424	164.00–169.00	166.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	120.00	120.00
5	—	565	157.00–175.00	164.20
6	—	388	174.50	174.50
4	—	522	155.00–161.00	158.01
9	—	427	173.00–184.00	176.56
5	—	675	139.00	139.00
2	—	603	144.00	144.00
2	—	705	125.00	125.00
4	—	482	154.00–176.00	165.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	205.00	205.00
1	—	755	122.50	122.50
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
8	—	434	180.00–185.00	181.78
3	—	630	147.00–157.00	150.28
10	—	555	168.00	168.00
9	—	525	172.00–176.00	173.06
14	—	381	179.00–186.00	182.31
8	—	480	176.00–185.00	179.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	149.00	149.00
2	—	488	164.00	164.00
3	—	818	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	575	140.00–145.50	145.31
210	—	524	138.00–152.00	149.69
40	—	668	130.00–131.00	130.93
2	—	265	164.00	164.00
17	—	474	137.00–156.00	149.77
4	—	382	157.00–159.00	158.01
13	—	623	131.00–139.50	131.65
97	—	443	153.00–162.00	160.83
1	—	245	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	142.00–156.00	150.66
26	—	370	146.00–164.00	157.09
2	—	573	143.00	143.00
2	—	718	119.00	119.00
15	—	511	134.00–137.00	135.63
20	—	469	134.00–150.00	141.65
12	—	324	156.00–166.00	159.78
6	—	258	163.00	163.00
7	—	684	121.00–131.00	128.08
8	—	610	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	308	147.00–153.00	151.30
3	—	577	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	39.00–46.50	42.82
12	—	1,009	51.00–62.50	55.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	889	35.00–47.50	42.81
5	—	949	25.00–30.00	27.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,136	66.50–70.00	67.42
19	—	1,197	58.00–66.00	63.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	61.50–78.50	71.53
25	—	1,689	79.00–90.50	85.32
5	—	1,891	92.00–95.00	93.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,175	66.00–74.50	70.85

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	—	700	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,064	900.00–1,060.00	1,037.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	660.00–725.00	692.50

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)	1	—	1,150	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	65.50	65.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	760.00–860.00	793.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	60.00–66.50	62.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	63.50	63.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	933	675.00–700.00	686.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	510.00–575.00	540.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	70.50	70.50

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.