Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-06-14

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 14
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
478 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 583▼ 418 vs year ago 896 · −46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 187▲ 54 vs year ago 164 · +32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 182▲ 147 vs year ago 84 · +175.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on 300-400 lb. steer and heifer calves but a much higher undertone noted. 400-600 lb. steers mostly steady on limited comparable quotes, heifers 400-600 lbs. 3.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs. mostly steady to 5.00 higher on limited comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, bulls 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.56/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$176.56
126 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.43
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475177.4184360
Medium and Large 1-2450176.3079354
Medium and Large 2366173.4963512thin
One grade step is worth $3.92/cwt here — about $208 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 sale126 hd
176.56
—
NM average3 barns · 866 hd
160.13
+16.43
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—Low1,54388.601,36728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52871.361,0902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11470.5878650
CowsLean 85-90%High97160.5858868

Every lot

73 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2214207.00/cwt207.00–207.004437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293207.00/cwt207.00–207.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 2298150.00/cwt150.00–150.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317203.88/cwt195.00–210.006467
Steers—Medium and Large 2338191.00/cwt191.00–191.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1349205.00/cwt205.00–205.007157
Steers—Medium and Large 2363181.65/cwt175.00–190.006596
Steers—Medium and Large 1379199.68/cwt195.00–201.507577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388184.31/cwt180.00–190.007157
Steers—Medium and Large 1435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007838
Steers—Medium and Large 1470169.65/cwt162.00–179.0079716
Steers—Medium and Large 2470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485165.11/cwt164.00–166.008019
Steers—Medium and Large 1532169.96/cwt166.00–172.0090413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538156.01/cwt150.00–160.008398
Steers—Medium and Large 1578159.00/cwt159.00–159.009192
Steers—Medium and Large 1619161.42/cwt161.00–164.009997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625156.09/cwt145.00–160.0097611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258175.00/cwt175.00–175.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308158.00/cwt158.00–158.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322165.00/cwt165.00–165.005316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368165.13/cwt163.00–166.006087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388165.02/cwt159.00–167.006408
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395161.00/cwt161.00–161.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2402158.00/cwt158.00–158.006357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415161.69/cwt160.00–163.0067116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487146.54/cwt145.00–148.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1491160.26/cwt158.00–165.007876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518152.35/cwt145.00–157.007899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522147.58/cwt144.00–154.0077017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569148.00/cwt148.00–148.008428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582148.81/cwt148.00–149.0086611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711132.50/cwt132.50–132.509424
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408148.00/cwt148.00–148.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474160.00/cwt160.00–160.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2549155.00/cwt155.00–155.008514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633140.00/cwt140.00–140.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635142.50/cwt142.50–142.509051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,26875.23/cwt71.00–78.009546
Bulls——1,38775.38/cwt64.00–82.501,0463
Bulls——1,59491.93/cwt83.00–98.001,46514
Bulls——1,826103.27/cwt101.00–106.001,8865
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73544.50/cwt44.50–44.503271
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed75340.47/cwt40.00–41.003052
Cows—Lean 85-90%85253.10/cwt47.00–57.0045216
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86351.61/cwt46.00–52.504457
Cows—Boner 80-85%88060.50/cwt60.50–60.505321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01564.13/cwt59.00–72.0065134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10770.32/cwt63.50–75.0077846
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19975.31/cwt74.00–75.509038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29377.88/cwt77.00–79.001,0073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52871.36/cwt69.00–73.501,0902
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3650600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3675467.50/cwt335.00–600.003,1562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2750800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2800750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,0131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2888800.00/cwt700.00–900.007,1044
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2925825.00/cwt750.00–900.007,6312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,460.00/cwt1,460.00–1,460.0015,3307
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,062978.00/cwt735.00–1,200.0010,38625
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,070925.00/cwt825.00–950.009,8985
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,214.31/cwt760.00–1,350.0013,17536
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3800390.00/cwt390.00–390.003,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2967858.33/cwt700.00–975.008,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000717.50/cwt660.00–775.007,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008816.11/cwt750.00–875.008,2269
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,3881
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,041.67/cwt900.00–1,325.008,3333

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.