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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, May 24

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← May 17May 24Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 623▼ 2 vs year ago 617 · −0.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

276 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 343▲ 45 vs year ago 231 · +19.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 221▼ 58 vs year ago 184 · −31.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 3.00-9.00 higher on comparable quotes. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 4.00 lower, calves and feeders over 500 lbs. 2.00 higher, instances 6.00 higher on 600-650 lb. offerings. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.91/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$163.91

211 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$59.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.14

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	169.27	877	108
Medium and Large 1-2	519	161.82	839	80
Medium and Large 2	493	149.39	737	21
Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00	660	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.27/cwt here — about $217 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 sale211 hd

163.91

—

NM average4 barns · 1,102 hd

149.77

+14.14

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	—	Average	1,552	84.83	1,317	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	64.85	767	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	59.98	881	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	53.53	528	111

Every lot

87 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 1-2	234	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	442	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	185.39/cwt	185.00–186.00	532	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	176.74/cwt	172.00–184.00	587	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	187.67/cwt	186.00–189.00	676	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	178.25/cwt	170.00–182.00	734	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	157.51/cwt	154.00–165.00	668	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	183.10/cwt	180.00–188.00	804	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	170.17/cwt	164.00–183.00	791	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	177.74/cwt	173.50–180.00	857	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	146.74/cwt	139.00–160.00	716	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	158.54/cwt	157.00–160.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	167.96/cwt	163.50–173.50	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	162.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	921	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	162.43/cwt	157.00–167.50	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	155.16/cwt	145.00–158.50	968	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	154.22/cwt	151.00–163.00	965	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	923	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	134.24/cwt	131.00–137.50	984	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,016	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,019	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	968	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	361	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	540	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	625	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	150.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	633	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	145.36/cwt	135.00–149.00	682	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	149.51/cwt	145.00–152.50	710	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	137.28/cwt	137.00–138.00	710	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	135.26/cwt	132.50–137.50	760	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	134.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	764	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	125.55/cwt	122.00–130.00	738	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	879	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.50	920	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	870	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	814	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	606	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	775	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	899	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	145.86/cwt	141.00–149.00	847	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	772	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	726	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	918	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,050	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,234	75.64/cwt	63.00–80.50	933	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,325	85.14/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	77.27/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,146	6
Bulls	—	—	1,672	88.22/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,475	17
Bulls	—	—	2,018	94.35/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,904	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	780	28.99/cwt	28.00–30.00	226	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	916	40.96/cwt	31.00–49.00	375	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	47.38/cwt	38.00–51.00	444	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	57.71/cwt	52.50–63.00	583	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,015	61.31/cwt	56.50–63.50	622	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	591	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	65.72/cwt	65.50–68.00	724	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	64.26/cwt	58.00–68.00	749	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	69.84/cwt	69.00–72.00	914	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	59.98/cwt	57.50–62.50	881	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	6,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,025.00/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	9,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	943.33/cwt	725.00–1,160.00	9,509	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	867.06/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,801	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	776.67/cwt	775.00–785.00	7,510	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	725.42/cwt	610.00–800.00	7,711	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	681.43/cwt	435.00–750.00	7,591	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	628.33/cwt	585.00–650.00	4,712	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,775	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 May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 623Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 343Year ago 231

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 221Year ago 184

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	157.00–167.50	162.43
9	—	539	163.50–173.50	167.96
4	—	758	134.00	134.00
17	—	626	151.00–163.00	154.22
4	—	733	131.00–137.50	134.24
18	—	439	180.00–188.00	183.10
30	—	482	173.50–180.00	177.74
3	—	968	100.00	100.00
14	—	360	186.00–189.00	187.67
3	—	317	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	849	120.00	120.00
6	—	566	160.00–164.00	162.64
7	—	234	189.00	189.00
7	—	412	170.00–182.00	178.25
15	—	465	164.00–183.00	170.17
5	—	287	185.00–186.00	185.39
4	—	659	140.00	140.00
4	—	518	157.00–160.00	158.54
3	—	372	180.00	180.00
12	—	624	145.00–158.50	155.16
5	—	332	172.00–184.00	176.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	134.00	134.00
11	—	488	139.00–160.00	146.74
6	—	424	154.00–165.00	157.51
2	—	538	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	169.00	169.00
3	—	698	120.00	120.00
2	—	798	115.00	115.00
4	—	433	179.00	179.00
3	—	715	121.00	121.00
5	—	581	141.00–149.00	145.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	182.00	182.00
5	—	513	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	772	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	145.00	145.00
3	—	363	155.00	155.00
5	—	680	125.00–132.00	129.27
24	—	562	132.50–137.50	135.26
23	—	419	150.00–154.00	150.97
3	—	340	149.00	149.00
4	—	722	120.00–121.00	120.49
19	—	469	135.00–149.00	145.36
6	—	818	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	403	155.00	155.00
7	—	517	137.00–138.00	137.28
6	—	633	136.50	136.50
13	—	570	132.00–135.00	134.03
8	—	683	134.00–135.50	134.75
3	—	885	92.00	92.00
11	—	346	156.00	156.00
20	—	475	145.00–152.50	149.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	140.00	140.00
3	—	423	135.00	135.00
2	—	690	135.00	135.00
7	—	588	122.00–130.00	125.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	83.50–87.00	85.14
5	—	1,234	63.00–80.50	75.64
1	—	1,050	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,672	82.00–92.50	88.22
6	—	1,483	70.00–81.00	77.27
2	—	2,018	93.50–95.00	94.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	937	38.00–51.00	47.38
48	—	1,011	52.50–63.00	57.71
12	—	1,102	65.50–68.00	65.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	28.00–30.00	28.99
19	—	916	31.00–49.00	40.96
9	—	1,015	56.50–63.50	61.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,308	69.00–72.00	69.84
59	—	1,166	58.00–68.00	64.26
1	—	1,075	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	57.50–62.50	59.98

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,008	725.00–1,160.00	943.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,015	700.00–1,000.00	867.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	975.00–1,075.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,063	610.00–800.00	725.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,114	435.00–750.00	681.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	967	775.00–785.00	776.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	750	585.00–650.00	628.33

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	1	—	700	825.00	825.00

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.