Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-06-07

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 7
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 473▼ 327 vs year ago 910 · −35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 235▼ 16 vs year ago 203 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 196▲ 104 vs year ago 78 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders mostly 3.00-6.00 lower though quality not as attractive. Heifer calves and feeders 2.00-3.00 lower though quality not as attractive. Slaughter cows mostly 3.00-8.00 higher, bulls 1.00 lower on limited receipts. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.81/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$160.81
148 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.66
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432172.4174527
Medium and Large 1-2434169.2373481
Medium and Large 2607135.9382440
One grade step is worth $36.49/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale148 hd
160.81
—
NM average4 barns · 963 hd
156.16
+4.66
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—Average1,49986.231,29213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18777.2691749
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61576.501,2351thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00165.8165966

Every lot

74 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230185.00/cwt185.00–185.004262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289160.61/cwt160.00–165.0046416
Steers—Medium and Large 2305171.00/cwt171.00–171.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324180.62/cwt180.00–181.005858
Steers—Medium and Large 1333177.05/cwt170.00–180.0059010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394186.86/cwt175.00–189.0073617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2401190.00/cwt190.00–190.007628
Steers—Medium and Large 2438166.01/cwt165.00–167.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1443178.02/cwt175.00–187.007894
Steers—Medium and Large 1454175.00/cwt175.00–175.007956
Steers—Medium and Large 2457157.00/cwt157.00–157.007173
Steers—Medium and Large 2503155.00/cwt155.00–155.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2504161.00/cwt161.00–161.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1526164.40/cwt162.00–172.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561156.11/cwt150.00–161.0087612
Steers—Medium and Large 1580155.00/cwt155.00–155.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 2585135.30/cwt130.00–147.0079212
Steers—Medium and Large 2606127.00/cwt127.00–127.007707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620143.00/cwt143.00–143.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009753
Steers—Medium and Large 2679120.00/cwt120.00–120.008154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705136.50/cwt136.50–136.509622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1434
Steers—Medium and Large 2924109.58/cwt100.00–119.501,0136
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2208150.00/cwt150.00–150.003122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306166.00/cwt166.00–166.005089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331165.04/cwt160.00–166.0054612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370159.76/cwt159.00–160.0059118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386160.49/cwt160.00–162.006198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405158.00/cwt158.00–158.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414149.56/cwt144.00–155.0061914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467148.47/cwt145.00–152.0069312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477147.47/cwt144.00–149.0070315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507146.07/cwt142.50–147.507417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522138.41/cwt135.00–141.007237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607136.00/cwt136.00–136.008265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy624119.00/cwt119.00–119.007434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634124.53/cwt120.50–126.5079012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640131.00/cwt131.00–131.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008172
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336181.95/cwt179.00–185.006116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1960104.00/cwt104.00–104.009982
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,00579.00/cwt79.00–79.007942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15176.21/cwt73.00–80.008775
Bulls——Return to Feed1,44085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2241
Bulls——1,668100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6682
Bulls——1,79090.98/cwt84.00–95.001,6295
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81046.00/cwt46.00–46.003731
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84563.00/cwt63.00–63.005321
Cows—Lean 85-90%85354.75/cwt50.00–61.004679
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86351.62/cwt50.00–53.004452
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87837.94/cwt35.00–41.003332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03969.14/cwt63.00–75.5071847
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07779.11/cwt77.00–80.008523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15176.18/cwt71.50–79.0087737
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,16076.00/cwt76.00–76.008821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29482.00/cwt81.00–84.001,06111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33065.00/cwt65.00–65.008651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61576.50/cwt76.50–76.501,2351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28831,343.33/cwt975.00–1,400.0011,86215
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0014,4102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,234.17/cwt925.00–1,375.0013,88424
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1421,158.33/cwt725.00–1,275.0013,2286
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900690.00/cwt660.00–710.006,2103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29671,050.00/cwt900.00–1,125.0010,1543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,157975.85/cwt850.00–1,125.0011,29141

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.