Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-05-10

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, May 10
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
794 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 847▲ 61 vs year ago 733 · +8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 146▲ 20 vs year ago 192 · +10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 48▲ 34 vs year ago 15 · +226.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 8.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. steady on limited comparable quotes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00*-3.00 higher though quality more attractive. Trade active, demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.77/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$165.77
266 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.00
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456169.2577296
Medium and Large 1-2477165.31789150
Medium and Large 2446152.4667920
One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $93 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 sale266 hd
165.77
—
NM average4 barns · 1,257 hd
155.77
+10.00
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—Low1,60484.091,34930
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25565.008161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12064.2171924
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00557.13574120

Every lot

78 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy248178.00/cwt178.00–178.004413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271196.00/cwt196.00–196.005315
Steers—Medium and Large 1320187.77/cwt182.00–193.0060113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330182.00/cwt182.00–182.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned332178.00/cwt178.00–178.0059112
Steers—Medium and Large 2337164.18/cwt160.00–167.005538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy364163.22/cwt161.00–164.005948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381181.01/cwt179.00–185.0069032
Steers—Medium and Large 1384185.28/cwt185.00–186.0071110
Steers—Medium and Large 2388157.00/cwt157.00–157.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1409180.24/cwt177.00–184.0073712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420178.88/cwt175.00–181.0075122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461161.51/cwt158.00–171.0074527
Steers—Medium and Large 1465176.19/cwt174.00–180.008198
Steers—Medium and Large 2485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy513150.00/cwt150.00–150.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528162.19/cwt159.00–166.0085621
Steers—Medium and Large 1529160.27/cwt159.00–163.0084822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562154.37/cwt150.00–160.0086816
Steers—Medium and Large 2569136.67/cwt131.00–139.007787
Steers—Medium and Large 1593141.00/cwt141.00–141.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623138.00/cwt138.00–138.008604
Steers—Medium and Large 1634142.02/cwt140.00–148.009004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1683133.00/cwt133.00–133.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 1714133.78/cwt133.00–136.009558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2918115.84/cwt115.00–116.501,0637
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2242161.15/cwt158.00–165.003909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281163.21/cwt157.00–168.004599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287170.17/cwt159.00–174.004888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313170.32/cwt169.00–173.0053324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331159.91/cwt159.00–164.0052920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367161.99/cwt154.00–164.0059531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375161.30/cwt158.00–164.0060515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426155.90/cwt144.00–160.0066444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433152.84/cwt150.00–156.0066216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462160.64/cwt154.00–169.007427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465153.80/cwt144.00–162.0071513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469130.92/cwt129.00–135.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515142.04/cwt139.00–144.007328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517141.07/cwt139.00–143.0072917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580128.50/cwt128.50–128.507453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619120.00/cwt120.00–120.007434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1698120.00/cwt120.00–120.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1744118.00/cwt118.00–118.0087817
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275178.00/cwt178.00–178.004906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434180.00/cwt180.00–180.007815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558143.00/cwt143.00–143.007983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,16168.62/cwt64.00–75.007974
Bulls——1,45377.30/cwt73.00–81.001,1238
Bulls——1,75088.78/cwt82.00–96.001,55415
Bulls——1,87099.35/cwt98.50–100.001,8583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80223.89/cwt20.00–28.501923
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86246.06/cwt38.00–50.0039713
Cows—Lean 85-90%91747.55/cwt45.00–50.004367
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95360.34/cwt49.00–65.0057521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05960.09/cwt52.00–64.0063673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08366.00/cwt66.00–66.007153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10662.37/cwt56.00–65.0069014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14066.79/cwt66.00–68.0076110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25565.00/cwt65.00–65.008161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3725537.50/cwt525.00–550.003,8972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2750610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850835.00/cwt760.00–910.007,0982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.009,9901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975992.50/cwt885.00–1,100.009,6772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000960.00/cwt960.00–960.009,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,7631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105922.00/cwt675.00–1,050.0010,18820
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2501,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0013,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040698.75/cwt610.00–785.007,2674

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.