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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 16

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

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Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 262▼ 555 vs year ago 942 · −58.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 86▲ 0 vs year ago 115 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 62▲ 47 vs year ago 86 · +54.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves or feeders due to limited receipts but a lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-5.00 lower on limited receipts. Trade and demand moderate.

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 $174.56/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$174.56

119 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$52.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.90

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	188.98	812	62
Medium and Large 1-2	596	165.48	986	44
Medium and Large 2	558	136.52	762	13thin

One grade step is worth $52.47/cwt here — about $50 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 sale119 hd

174.56

—

NM average3 barns · 546 hd

164.66

+9.90

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	—	Low	1,535	84.72	1,300	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	72.00	1,001	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	71.44	837	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	62.78	608	27

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	213	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	664	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	198.25/cwt	195.50–204.00	769	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	849	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	185.55/cwt	185.00–186.00	822	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	868	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	786	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	748	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	167.67/cwt	167.00–168.00	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	135.60/cwt	132.00–144.50	767	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	162.00/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,025	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,055	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	182.29/cwt	180.00–184.00	587	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	177.90/cwt	175.00–184.00	681	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	176.11/cwt	165.00–177.00	764	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	175.51/cwt	169.00–178.00	799	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	154.76/cwt	154.00–155.00	812	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	982	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	978	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	821	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	155.50/cwt	144.00–159.00	833	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	654	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	693	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	736	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	942	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,203	79.65/cwt	75.00–83.50	958	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,520	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	973	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	90.89/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,518	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	858	60.93/cwt	58.00–63.50	523	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	862	61.28/cwt	60.50–63.00	528	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	873	53.76/cwt	46.00–56.00	469	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	65.39/cwt	60.50–70.50	661	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	72.33/cwt	69.50–73.50	864	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,063	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,001	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	10,500	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	655	684.09/cwt	500.00–825.00	4,481	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	725	850.00/cwt	725.00–975.00	6,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	830.00/cwt	725.00–935.00	7,885	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	1,409.64/cwt	1,000.00–1,750.00	13,448	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,328	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	713	685.00/cwt	475.00–775.00	4,884	8
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	813	581.88/cwt	575.00–600.00	4,731	8
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	1,065.71/cwt	900.00–1,185.00	10,668	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	1,322.73/cwt	1,225.00–1,400.00	13,412	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	954.17/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	10,420	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	1,241.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,375.00	14,081	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,346.00/cwt	925.00–1,410.00	12,518	10

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 262Year ago 942

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 86Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 62Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	455	169.00–178.00	175.51
3	—	642	153.00	153.00
3	—	368	183.00	183.00
5	—	510	154.00	154.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
3	—	805	133.00	133.00
5	—	322	180.00–184.00	182.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	149.00	149.00
6	—	383	175.00–184.00	177.90
7	—	672	145.50	145.50
26	—	525	154.00–155.00	154.76
25	—	434	165.00–177.00	176.11
4	—	286	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	153.00	153.00
2	—	520	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	388	195.50–204.00	198.25
3	—	485	179.00	179.00
29	—	443	185.00–186.00	185.55
6	—	562	167.00–168.00	167.67
5	—	309	215.00	215.00
1	—	245	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	126.00	126.00
4	—	522	140.00–147.00	143.38
7	—	566	132.00–144.50	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	211.00	211.00
3	—	538	154.00	154.00
2	—	213	221.00	221.00
9	—	633	155.00–164.00	162.00
7	—	440	193.00	193.00
20	—	719	146.75	146.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	180.00	180.00
2	—	355	178.00	178.00
6	—	654	106.00	106.00
4	—	736	128.00	128.00
2	—	533	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	144.00–159.00	155.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	60.50–63.00	61.28
5	—	873	46.00–56.00	53.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,195	69.50–73.50	72.33
2	—	858	58.00–63.50	60.93
1	—	1,390	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,011	60.50–70.50	65.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	75.00–83.50	79.65
5	—	1,670	87.50–95.00	90.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	64.00	64.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	725.00–975.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	800.00–825.00	812.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	655	500.00–825.00	684.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	725.00–935.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	954	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,409.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	713	475.00–775.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	813	575.00–600.00	581.88

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)	11	—	1,014	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,322.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,134	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,241.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,001	900.00–1,185.00	1,065.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,092	775.00–1,000.00	954.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	10	—	930	925.00–1,410.00	1,346.00

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.