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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 26

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

969 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 949▲ 493 vs year ago 476 · +103.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 287▲ 199 vs year ago 126 · +157.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

224 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 241▲ 162 vs year ago 62 · +261.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. mostly 5.00 lower except 350-400 lbs. 1.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs.1.00 lower on comparable quotes. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower except 500-550 lbs. 5.00 higher, no comparison on feeders over 600 lbs. but a lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls bulls steady. 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 $146.69/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$146.69

297 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

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

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.45

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	450	152.02	684	99
Medium and Large 2	411	149.91	616	29
Medium and Large 1	537	143.02	767	169

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale297 hd

146.69

—

NM average4 barns · 1,401 hd

139.24

+7.45

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	—	High	1,564	83.59	1,307	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	64.73	982	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	64.41	768	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	948	49.56	470	114

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	524	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	610	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	650	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	193.22/cwt	190.00–198.00	705	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	195.79/cwt	195.00–197.00	722	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	406	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	564	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	188.22/cwt	182.00–191.00	798	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	194.55/cwt	189.50–197.00	831	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	166.59/cwt	164.00–172.50	800	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	497	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	166.54/cwt	164.00–170.00	866	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	161.39/cwt	161.00–162.00	839	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	160.86/cwt	155.00–168.00	923	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	155.91/cwt	150.00–162.00	915	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	147.38/cwt	140.00–154.00	942	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	924	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	950	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	133.35/cwt	133.00–135.00	964	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	975	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	366	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	168.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	553	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	365	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	163.23/cwt	152.50–169.00	617	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	162.64/cwt	158.00–166.00	675	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	163.76/cwt	156.00–170.00	688	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	664	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	151.12/cwt	146.00–156.00	719	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	146.89/cwt	144.00–153.00	714	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	147.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	775	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	136.63/cwt	132.00–144.00	727	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	135.63/cwt	130.00–139.50	768	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	730	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	124.34/cwt	121.00–128.00	834	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	807	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	233	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	508	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	213.55/cwt	178.00–217.00	615	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	794	55
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	51
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	883	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,168	65.64/cwt	61.00–69.50	767	4
Bulls	—	—	1,369	76.91/cwt	69.00–80.75	1,053	8
Bulls	—	—	1,670	87.72/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,465	17
Bulls	—	—	1,832	94.58/cwt	94.00–95.50	1,733	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	847	29.38/cwt	25.00–30.00	249	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	40.99/cwt	39.00–45.00	359	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	887	38.97/cwt	31.00–47.00	346	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	890	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	463	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	932	54.10/cwt	50.00–56.00	504	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	620	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	56.18/cwt	50.00–62.25	566	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	63.26/cwt	60.50–67.50	740	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	68.75/cwt	68.00–71.00	880	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	63.91/cwt	60.00–66.00	954	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,098	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	733	308.33/cwt	275.00–325.00	2,260	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	850	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,273	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	483.33/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,447	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	837.86/cwt	425.00–935.00	8,513	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	993.00/cwt	700.00–1,110.00	10,953	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	60.11/cwt	58.50–62.00	666	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	690	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	754.17/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,861	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	61.31/cwt	60.00–61.50	778	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,010	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	600.00/cwt	400.00–700.00	5,202	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	852.95/cwt	500.00–1,050.00	7,796	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,148.13/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	12,916	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	981.25/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,167	8
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,087.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	8,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	68.16/cwt	55.50–80.00	650	37

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 Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 969Last week 949Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 287Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 224Last week 241Year ago 62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,832	94.00–95.50	94.58
8	—	1,369	69.00–80.75	76.91
17	—	1,670	83.00–93.00	87.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	61.00–69.50	65.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,170	60.50–67.50	63.26
1	—	890	52.00	52.00
15	—	1,280	68.00–71.00	68.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,493	60.00–66.00	63.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	64.00	64.00
50	—	1,007	50.00–62.25	56.18
3	—	875	39.00–45.00	40.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	932	50.00–56.00	54.10
8	—	847	25.00–30.00	29.38
28	—	887	31.00–47.00	38.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	717	132.50	132.50
10	—	365	190.00–198.00	193.22
2	—	270	189.00	189.00
16	—	697	132.50	132.50
3	—	347	190.00	190.00
13	—	424	182.00–191.00	188.22
15	—	639	140.00–154.00	147.38
29	—	574	155.00–168.00	160.86
30	—	520	164.00–170.00	166.54
2	—	463	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	156.00	156.00
5	—	262	200.00	200.00
7	—	321	190.00	190.00
2	—	403	171.00	171.00
5	—	359	181.00	181.00
2	—	580	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	164.00–172.50	166.59
4	—	587	150.00–162.00	155.91
4	—	819	119.00	119.00
17	—	427	189.50–197.00	194.55
17	—	723	133.00–135.00	133.35
5	—	520	161.00–162.00	161.39
2	—	660	134.00	134.00
5	—	369	195.00–197.00	195.79
2	—	600	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	140.00	140.00
2	—	365	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	176.00	176.00
22	—	476	146.00–156.00	151.12
26	—	566	130.00–139.50	135.63
3	—	338	160.00	160.00
42	—	524	145.00–150.00	147.97
19	—	415	158.00–166.00	162.64
2	—	355	169.00	169.00
39	—	671	121.00–128.00	124.34
7	—	620	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	378	152.50–169.00	163.23
12	—	329	165.00–175.00	168.12
6	—	579	126.00	126.00
20	—	532	132.00–144.00	136.63
3	—	278	177.00	177.00
4	—	714	113.00	113.00
15	—	420	156.00–170.00	163.76
16	—	486	144.00–153.00	146.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	131.00	131.00
9	—	288	170.00	170.00
5	—	635	114.00	114.00
5	—	450	147.50	147.50
3	—	302	165.00	165.00
2	—	438	147.00	147.00
2	—	223	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	205.00	205.00
4	—	718	123.00	123.00
2	—	460	170.00	170.00
12	—	233	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	394	201.50	201.50
20	—	288	178.00–217.00	213.55
51	—	480	170.00	170.00
4	—	785	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,100	61.00	61.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,175	625.00–800.00	754.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	60.00	60.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,016	425.00–935.00	837.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,103	700.00–1,110.00	993.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,269	60.00–61.50	61.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	920	450.00–500.00	483.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,108	58.50–62.00	60.11

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	733	275.00–325.00	308.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	385.00	385.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	675	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	400.00–700.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	914	500.00–1,050.00	852.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,125	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,148.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,138	900.00–1,025.00	981.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	700	370.00	370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	700	430.00	430.00

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	2	—	800	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,087.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	—	953	55.50–80.00	68.16

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.