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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 2

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

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Feeder Cattle receipts

402 head

▼ 343 vs last sale 745▼ 650 vs year ago 1,052 · −61.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 140▼ 96 vs year ago 221 · −43.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 150▼ 85 vs year ago 145 · −58.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders mostly steady on limited comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on limited quotes. Trade active, demand moderate to 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 $181.05/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$181.05

109 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$31.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	457	187.16	855	55
Medium and Large 1	524	184.36	965	36
Medium and Large 2	628	155.72	978	18thin

One grade step is worth $31.44/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale109 hd

181.05

—

NM average4 barns · 834 hd

182.00

−0.95

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	1,654	91.05	1,506	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	75.14	998	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	75.01	925	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	68.09	652	49

Every lot

66 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	308	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	591	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	214.75/cwt	212.00–216.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	804	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	398	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	194.72/cwt	193.00–203.00	851	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	929	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	699	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	952	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	932	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	939	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,035	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,009	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	983	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	993	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	886	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,010	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,183	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	213	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	179.28/cwt	179.00–180.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	167.61/cwt	165.00–169.00	515	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	642	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	170.39/cwt	160.00–175.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	760	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	172.72/cwt	164.00–177.00	810	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	154.66/cwt	148.00–160.00	753	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	155.42/cwt	153.00–158.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	927	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	975	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	685	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	454	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	78.79/cwt	73.00–85.00	993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	94.34/cwt	89.50–99.50	1,668	8
Bulls	—	—	1,925	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,954	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	705	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	303	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	763	60.11/cwt	59.00–62.00	459	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	825	64.41/cwt	61.00–67.00	531	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	62.77/cwt	58.50–64.00	563	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	69.43/cwt	65.00–75.00	678	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	76.44/cwt	76.00–78.50	878	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	812	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	74.05/cwt	70.00–76.50	897	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	987	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	75.14/cwt	72.00–76.50	998	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	808.75/cwt	760.00–900.00	6,066	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,013	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	861.00/cwt	700.00–960.00	9,213	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	1,007.14/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	11,794	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,875	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	625	842.50/cwt	785.00–900.00	5,266	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	10,913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,405.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,600.00	14,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,123.33/cwt	885.00–1,300.00	12,548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,675.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,700.00	19,263	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,658.33/cwt	1,575.00–1,750.00	17,131	3

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 745Year ago 1,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 140Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 150Year ago 145

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders mostly steady on limited comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on limited quotes. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	469	164.00–177.00	172.72
23	—	434	175.00	175.00
4	—	518	153.00–158.00	155.42
2	—	640	146.00	146.00
10	—	369	174.00	174.00
4	—	265	179.00–180.00	179.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	307	165.00–169.00	167.61
7	—	370	160.00–175.00	170.39
3	—	213	180.00	180.00
3	—	622	149.00	149.00
2	—	435	161.00	161.00
3	—	733	133.00	133.00
8	—	487	148.00–160.00	154.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	161.00	161.00
2	—	343	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	162.00	162.00
3	—	565	152.00	152.00
3	—	387	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	453	205.00	205.00
10	—	548	169.00–171.00	170.00
2	—	903	131.00	131.00
6	—	562	167.00	167.00
3	—	362	222.00	222.00
1	—	765	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	151.00	151.00
4	—	886	114.00	114.00
5	—	673	146.00	146.00
4	—	398	208.00	208.00
3	—	627	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	144.50	144.50
3	—	627	165.00	165.00
2	—	290	229.00	229.00
9	—	465	177.00	177.00
9	—	541	176.00	176.00
6	—	329	212.00–216.00	214.75
4	—	354	226.00	226.00
11	—	437	193.00–203.00	194.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	177.00	177.00
3	—	308	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	897	58.50–64.00	62.77
6	—	1,148	76.00–78.50	76.44
30	—	976	65.00–75.00	69.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	72.00–76.50	75.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,273	77.00–78.00	77.51
16	—	1,212	70.00–76.50	74.05
4	—	1,169	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	59.00–62.00	60.11
4	—	825	61.00–67.00	64.41
1	—	705	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,768	89.50–99.50	94.34
3	—	1,260	73.00–85.00	78.79
1	—	1,925	101.50	101.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	750	760.00–900.00	808.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,500	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,171	900.00–1,200.00	1,007.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,070	700.00–960.00	861.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,210.00–1,600.00	1,405.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,117	885.00–1,300.00	1,123.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	625	785.00–900.00	842.50

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	3	—	1,033	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,658.33

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.