Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-06-21

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 21
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
490 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 478▼ 253 vs year ago 743 · −34.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 218▲ 206 vs year ago 112 · +183.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 231▲ 33 vs year ago 59 · +55.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and calves steady to 3.00 higher, a few 300-400 lbs. 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, bulls steady to 1.00 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 $150.54/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$150.54
210 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$15.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.59
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2405160.6165072
Medium and Large 1584145.8885270
Medium and Large 2444144.6864368
One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $7 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 sale210 hd
150.54
—
NM average4 barns · 757 hd
146.95
+3.59
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—Low1,49489.871,34333
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41369.519827thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08767.7973728
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95365.02620216

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345207.60/cwt202.00–211.007168
Steers—Medium and Large 2361191.99/cwt190.00–194.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1362209.00/cwt209.00–209.007575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422198.12/cwt196.00–201.008367
Steers—Medium and Large 2461171.32/cwt163.00–177.007905
Steers—Medium and Large 1468184.62/cwt180.00–193.008649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2496177.41/cwt166.00–182.008807
Steers—Medium and Large 1548170.00/cwt170.00–170.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548170.00/cwt170.00–170.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568171.28/cwt168.00–175.0097313
Steers—Medium and Large 2577161.60/cwt159.50–166.009329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned578160.00/cwt160.00–160.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612163.53/cwt161.00–166.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 1624166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0962
Steers—Medium and Large 1725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1202202.00/cwt202.00–202.004085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2266167.86/cwt155.00–177.0044714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282147.00/cwt147.00–147.004153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338163.00/cwt161.00–165.005516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373160.00/cwt160.00–160.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388163.09/cwt160.00–168.0063319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418161.46/cwt158.00–165.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423161.07/cwt150.00–166.0068117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427149.22/cwt147.00–150.0063729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474154.34/cwt149.00–159.0073214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480154.56/cwt153.00–155.007429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2492135.44/cwt135.00–138.0066627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527152.00/cwt145.00–157.008018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553145.00/cwt145.00–145.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573148.73/cwt147.00–150.0085212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610137.50/cwt137.50–137.508392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1702135.08/cwt135.00–136.0094813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1806122.00/cwt122.00–122.0098317
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned303182.00/cwt182.00–182.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365204.51/cwt200.00–207.0074612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458190.00/cwt190.00–190.008706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553167.00/cwt167.00–167.009248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573163.00/cwt163.00–163.009342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613138.00/cwt138.00–138.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693135.00/cwt135.00–135.009366
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,03971.96/cwt63.00–79.007484
Bulls——1,28579.18/cwt75.00–82.001,0174
Bulls——1,58292.62/cwt84.00–99.001,46521
Bulls——1,699104.06/cwt102.00–106.001,7684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%78062.50/cwt62.50–62.504881
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80334.24/cwt25.00–41.002754
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed82647.91/cwt42.50–53.003969
Cows—Lean 85-90%86953.70/cwt51.00–55.004674
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90372.00/cwt72.00–72.006509
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96167.10/cwt57.00–70.5064594
Cows—Lean 85-90%96264.91/cwt56.50–69.5062485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04271.69/cwt71.00–74.5074711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09467.64/cwt64.00–74.5074026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22577.00/cwt77.00–77.009431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41369.51/cwt65.00–72.009827
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2700400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2750425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,1881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175942.50/cwt860.00–1,025.0011,0742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275826.25/cwt800.00–860.0010,5358
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2650460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,9901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.007,5253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2700775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800960.00/cwt960.00–960.007,6801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2830902.00/cwt810.00–950.007,4875
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,190.63/cwt950.00–1,360.0011,97816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100985.71/cwt900.00–1,050.0010,8437
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,1001

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.