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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, May 3

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

847 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 969▲ 231 vs year ago 616 · +37.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 179 vs last sale 325▲ 76 vs year ago 70 · +108.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 224▲ 25 vs year ago 23 · +108.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeders mostly 2.00-5.00 lower except a few 300-400 lbs. 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls steady. 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 $147.49/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$147.49

265 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$12.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.79

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	151.57	683	108
Medium and Large 1-2	474	146.44	694	120
Medium and Large 2	367	138.98	509	37

One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about $174 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 sale265 hd

147.49

—

NM average4 barns · 966 hd

137.69

+9.79

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	1,544	84.83	1,310	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,225	65.50	802	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	63.63	776	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	49.74	500	41

Every lot

88 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	170.26/cwt	166.00–177.00	550	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	182.86/cwt	171.00–186.00	666	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	186.64/cwt	177.00–189.50	689	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	438	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	583	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	179.11/cwt	178.00–186.00	788	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	621	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	868	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	158.18/cwt	154.00–164.00	766	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	893	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	140.70/cwt	140.00–141.00	815	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	143.10/cwt	140.00–149.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	136.58/cwt	135.00–139.00	911	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	124.11/cwt	122.50–129.00	957	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	289	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	164.69/cwt	154.00–176.00	519	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	175.31/cwt	169.50–179.00	554	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	129.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	428	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	170.31/cwt	168.00–173.00	608	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	146.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	136.06/cwt	132.50–141.00	558	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	712	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	161.91/cwt	157.00–164.50	703	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	445	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	457	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	142.76/cwt	136.00–147.00	664	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	125.60/cwt	121.00–128.00	612	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	131.48/cwt	124.00–134.00	702	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	132.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	707	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	128.26/cwt	122.00–132.50	725	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	181.39/cwt	181.00–185.00	662	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	161.99/cwt	158.00–179.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	161.73/cwt	157.00–165.00	752	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	135.19/cwt	120.00–138.00	842	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	702	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	667	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	708	119.61/cwt	118.00–122.00	847	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	740	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	751	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	901	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	124.61/cwt	119.50–126.00	987	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	934	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,003	87.93/cwt	85.00–90.00	882	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	77.56/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,092	10
Bulls	—	—	1,655	87.09/cwt	81.00–93.50	1,441	22
Bulls	—	—	2,090	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	2,059	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	793	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	222	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	959	41.05/cwt	35.00–46.50	394	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	41.80/cwt	35.00–45.50	407	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	57.61/cwt	50.00–62.50	604	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	64.76/cwt	64.50–65.00	734	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	56.46/cwt	55.00–58.50	671	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	63.20/cwt	60.00–66.50	768	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	802	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	68.28/cwt	67.50–70.00	853	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	542.50/cwt	500.00–585.00	4,530	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	63.30/cwt	62.50–63.50	709	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	779.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,873	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	63.13/cwt	62.00–64.00	742	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	832	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	597.50/cwt	435.00–760.00	5,378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	637.00/cwt	485.00–750.00	5,924	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	11,970	3

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 847Last week 969Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 325Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 224Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	535	130.00–136.00	132.11
11	—	316	169.50–179.00	175.31
23	—	434	157.00–164.50	161.91
4	—	668	125.00	125.00
24	—	465	136.00–147.00	142.76
18	—	357	168.00–173.00	170.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
34	—	565	122.00–132.50	128.26
3	—	292	150.00	150.00
45	—	429	166.00	166.00
8	—	534	124.00–134.00	131.48
4	—	653	119.00	119.00
10	—	487	121.00–128.00	125.60
10	—	315	154.00–176.00	164.69
2	—	235	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	410	132.50–141.00	136.06
8	—	371	140.00–150.00	146.43
12	—	331	125.00–130.00	129.17
4	—	289	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	680	126.00	126.00
32	—	792	119.50–126.00	124.61
6	—	916	102.00	102.00
2	—	360	155.00	155.00
2	—	440	152.50	152.50
22	—	623	120.00–138.00	135.19
3	—	820	88.00	88.00
4	—	718	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
5	—	421	158.00–179.00	161.99
5	—	465	157.00–165.00	161.73
11	—	365	181.00–185.00	181.39
6	—	718	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	708	118.00–122.00	119.61
12	—	751	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	95.00	95.00
3	—	507	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	667	135.00–139.00	136.58
8	—	771	122.50–129.00	124.11
10	—	579	140.00–141.00	140.70
17	—	369	177.00–189.50	186.64
2	—	500	150.00	150.00
16	—	464	187.00	187.00
40	—	440	178.00–186.00	179.11
3	—	615	140.00–149.00	143.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	150.00	150.00
12	—	364	171.00–186.00	182.86
2	—	445	154.00	154.00
4	—	558	147.00	147.00
3	—	700	120.00	120.00
8	—	484	154.00–164.00	158.18
5	—	323	166.00–177.00	170.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	553	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	120.00	120.00
4	—	445	139.50	139.50
2	—	567	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	98.50	98.50
22	—	1,655	81.00–93.50	87.09
10	—	1,408	75.00–80.00	77.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	85.00–90.00	87.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,049	50.00–62.50	57.61
5	—	973	35.00–45.50	41.80
2	—	1,133	64.50–65.00	64.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	55.00–58.50	56.46
7	—	1,249	67.50–70.00	68.28
26	—	1,215	60.00–66.50	63.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	959	35.00–46.50	41.05
2	—	793	28.00	28.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,120	62.50–63.50	63.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,175	62.00–64.00	63.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	500.00–585.00	542.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,139	700.00–875.00	779.00

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	1	—	650	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	435.00–760.00	597.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	1,260.00	1,260.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	930	485.00–750.00	637.00

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.