Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-04-06

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, Apr 6
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,047 head
▲ 143 vs last sale 904▲ 1,047 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 182▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 86▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 450 lbs 10.00 higher on comparable sales; steers over 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher; heifers over 500 lbs steady. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady, instances 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.70/cwt on 527 head.
Average price
$148.70
527 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.25
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499150.69752232
Medium and Large 1-2506149.23755261
Medium and Large 2488131.0864034
One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $112 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 sale527 hd
148.70
—
NM average4 barns · 1,497 hd
146.45
+2.25
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—Low1,51482.021,24245
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12762.3470342
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50361.509244thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89444.5639843

Every lot

107 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220179.00/cwt179.00–179.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed293199.00/cwt199.00–199.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293190.39/cwt184.00–192.005585
Steers—Medium and Large 1327192.73/cwt190.50–196.0063013
Steers—Medium and Large 1372194.34/cwt183.00–197.0072312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed380189.00/cwt189.00–189.007181
Steers—Small 438375.00/cwt75.00–75.002873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385177.00/cwt176.00–177.506813
Steers—Medium and Large 1423191.13/cwt185.00–196.0080861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426176.50/cwt172.00–180.007528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482172.78/cwt159.00–176.0083343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528166.13/cwt157.00–168.0087710
Steers—Medium and Large 1529175.59/cwt173.00–177.0092926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full540164.00/cwt164.00–164.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1578166.18/cwt158.00–172.0096120
Steers—Medium and Large 2578141.65/cwt139.00–145.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584157.04/cwt156.00–159.0091731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610145.00/cwt145.00–145.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009034
Steers—Medium and Large 1656149.77/cwt149.00–152.009824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672128.00/cwt128.00–128.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed702138.82/cwt137.00–141.0097511
Steers—Medium and Large 2708125.00/cwt125.00–125.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy729118.81/cwt117.00–122.508663
Steers—Medium and Large 1740136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy832123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,06711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2127189.18/cwt150.00–210.002405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2165250.00/cwt250.00–250.004136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215172.00/cwt172.00–172.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215151.00/cwt151.00–151.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278167.00/cwt167.00–167.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280156.00/cwt156.00–156.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313163.28/cwt157.00–172.5051112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2349155.00/cwt155.00–155.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381162.86/cwt154.00–165.0062014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384166.08/cwt166.00–167.0063834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393136.54/cwt131.00–142.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422146.67/cwt144.00–148.0061910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431158.21/cwt153.00–165.0068239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed445161.38/cwt161.00–163.0071845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2448136.00/cwt136.00–136.006095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476150.30/cwt146.00–155.0071516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483152.98/cwt141.00–158.0073943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485134.72/cwt125.00–137.0065316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518146.95/cwt145.00–152.0076116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed521152.00/cwt152.00–152.00792105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530137.52/cwt134.00–142.5072937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530126.00/cwt126.00–126.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1551146.00/cwt146.00–146.0080413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553120.00/cwt120.00–120.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.85/cwt137.00–139.0080016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy580117.00/cwt117.00–117.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621138.16/cwt130.00–138.5085860
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy648129.00/cwt129.00–129.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665136.00/cwt136.00–136.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703115.50/cwt115.50–115.508126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy728120.00/cwt120.00–120.008745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743125.00/cwt125.00–125.009293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy745118.50/cwt118.50–118.508831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy760117.00/cwt117.00–117.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy783109.99/cwt109.00–111.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2130250.00/cwt250.00–250.003252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2153325.00/cwt325.00–325.004974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2207410.00/cwt410.00–410.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1398185.50/cwt185.50–185.507382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437172.50/cwt172.50–172.507543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508165.00/cwt165.00–165.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590144.25/cwt144.25–144.2585111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1702134.00/cwt134.00–134.0094135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1806123.00/cwt123.00–123.0099125
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 424360.50/cwt60.50–60.501476
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,02782.03/cwt73.00–89.008423
Bulls——1,29673.41/cwt66.00–79.0095114
Bulls——Light Weight1,51265.00/cwt65.00–65.009833
Bulls——1,62385.80/cwt79.00–92.001,39316
Bulls——1,82494.36/cwt92.50–98.501,7219
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80541.86/cwt35.50–48.003373
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81630.80/cwt24.00–35.0025111
Cows—Lean 85-90%89147.21/cwt40.00–51.5042119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01155.47/cwt52.50–60.0056110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06954.72/cwt52.50–56.505857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11663.53/cwt58.50–68.0070929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19868.28/cwt67.50–69.008183
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,29862.62/cwt59.00–65.258133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50361.50/cwt59.00–66.509244
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3845583.33/cwt500.00–700.004,9293
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2935750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,0131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2982745.00/cwt735.00–750.007,3163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,040715.00/cwt700.00–725.007,4363
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,141798.13/cwt785.00–800.009,1078
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,161897.14/cwt830.00–950.0010,4167
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300870.00/cwt870.00–870.0011,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5981,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0020,13510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,040485.00/cwt485.00–485.005,0441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,063685.56/cwt650.00–710.007,2889
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081845.83/cwt775.00–1,050.009,1436
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,124605.00/cwt600.00–625.006,8007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125729.38/cwt700.00–785.008,2068
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,4431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230925.00/cwt850.00–1,000.0011,3782
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 178280.40/cwt78.00–90.006295
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289563.00/cwt60.00–66.0056411
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 293053.50/cwt53.50–53.504986
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800675.00/cwt625.00–725.005,4002

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.