Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-06-01

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, Jun 1
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 615▼ 351 vs year ago 824 · −42.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 276▲ 121 vs year ago 114 · +106.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 126▲ 117 vs year ago 79 · +148.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. steady, a few 700-750 lbs. 4.00 higher. No comparison on heifer calves under 600 lbs. except a few 500-600 lbs. 2.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. mostly 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, a few high yielding cows 8.00-9.00 higher, bulls 4.00 higher, a few high yielding bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.25/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$151.25
152 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$10.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.93
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2444152.22675117
Medium and Large 1507149.3275829
Medium and Large 2348141.674936thin
One grade step is worth $10.55/cwt here — about $183 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 sale152 hd
151.25
—
NM average4 barns · 974 hd
141.31
+9.93
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—High1,34679.831,07535
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16973.3885843
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25066.748342thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86058.8850687

Every lot

67 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1233183.00/cwt183.00–183.004262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2253175.00/cwt175.00–175.004432
Steers—Medium and Large 1299190.00/cwt190.00–190.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 1328193.00/cwt193.00–193.006336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424186.54/cwt179.00–188.0079113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492174.00/cwt174.00–174.008563
Steers—Medium and Large 1500178.00/cwt178.00–178.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed548166.50/cwt166.50–166.509129
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629146.00/cwt146.00–146.009186
Steers—Medium and Large 1635147.34/cwt142.50–163.009364
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed678149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0103
Steers—Medium and Large 1695146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1737141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0393
Steers—Medium and Large 1755146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2893114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223158.00/cwt158.00–158.003523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230177.00/cwt177.00–177.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2299146.00/cwt146.00–146.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334169.08/cwt168.00–170.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed341159.00/cwt159.00–159.005427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378159.00/cwt159.00–159.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391158.23/cwt156.00–165.0061912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed404159.00/cwt159.00–159.0064229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440153.00/cwt153.00–153.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462149.09/cwt145.00–155.0068914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483125.00/cwt125.00–125.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516149.61/cwt148.00–150.0077215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526146.36/cwt142.00–151.0077024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580147.00/cwt147.00–147.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589125.00/cwt125.00–125.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600138.50/cwt138.50–138.508314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617136.99/cwt125.00–139.7584511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2397188.00/cwt188.00–188.007469
Bulls—Medium and Large 2403151.00/cwt151.00–151.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed445170.00/cwt170.00–170.0075725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2491167.00/cwt167.00–167.008206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed540165.00/cwt165.00–165.008918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed729125.00/cwt125.00–125.0091115
Bulls—Medium and Large 274778.00/cwt78.00–78.005838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1807102.00/cwt102.00–102.008239
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2856101.00/cwt101.00–101.008657
Bulls—Medium and Large 286888.00/cwt88.00–88.007642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,12471.81/cwt70.00–72.0080710
Bulls——1,21172.56/cwt70.00–79.5087911
Bulls——1,56788.54/cwt82.00–96.001,38711
Bulls——1,773101.24/cwt100.00–102.501,7953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed71650.26/cwt49.00–51.5036014
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed76957.89/cwt55.50–61.0044523
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed77234.44/cwt33.00–35.002665
Cows—Lean 85-90%88349.13/cwt45.00–53.004343
Cows—Lean 85-90%93862.93/cwt58.00–67.0059025
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00770.28/cwt68.50–76.5070817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12569.94/cwt66.00–73.0078723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22077.33/cwt74.50–81.5094320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25066.74/cwt66.50–67.008342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,173.00/cwt850.00–1,325.0011,26115
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2968908.93/cwt775.00–1,075.008,79814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,240.42/cwt1,135.00–1,250.0012,97512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0661,145.89/cwt975.00–1,200.0012,21528
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,035.00/cwt875.00–1,075.0010,3505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056810.63/cwt600.00–900.008,56016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,064837.14/cwt800.00–850.008,9077

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.