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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 30

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

558 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 491▼ 541 vs year ago 1,099 · −49.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 145▼ 75 vs year ago 166 · −45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 102▲ 73 vs year ago 83 · +88.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders 2.00-4.00 higher compared to last week's limited receipts. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00 higher, feeders steady on limited receipts. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade and 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 $179.28/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$179.28

226 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$12.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	186.32	958	35
Medium and Large 1-2	489	180.58	883	122
Medium and Large 2	528	173.39	915	69

One grade step is worth $12.93/cwt here — about $43 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 sale226 hd

179.28

—

NM average3 barns · 823 hd

175.90

+3.38

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	1,523	86.19	1,313	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	67.92	909	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	65.27	733	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	60.86	627	44

Every lot

88 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	259	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	515	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	278	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	598	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	204.12/cwt	200.00–207.00	625	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	572	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	796	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	424	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	784	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	200.57/cwt	198.00–207.00	860	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	194.57/cwt	191.00–196.00	922	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	943	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	191.99/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,004	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	184.00/cwt	183.00–188.00	977	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	997	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	165.06/cwt	165.00–166.00	926	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	574	175.07/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,005	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	923	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	873	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,000	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	158.52/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,043	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	151.84/cwt	149.50–156.00	1,029	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	140.83/cwt	140.50–141.00	1,214	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	172.22/cwt	170.00–175.00	567	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	163.60/cwt	159.00–170.00	545	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	162.62/cwt	155.00–167.00	628	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	178.38/cwt	172.00–179.00	690	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	166.00/cwt	164.00–173.00	686	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	153.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	634	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	719	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	781	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	808	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	155.44/cwt	151.00–163.00	807	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	906	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	775	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	147.44/cwt	146.00–148.00	920	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	934	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,038	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	514	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,134	75.56/cwt	62.00–80.00	857	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,240	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,340	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	90.68/cwt	82.50–98.50	1,503	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	888	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	493	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	945	59.32/cwt	58.00–63.00	561	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	992	48.77/cwt	45.00–53.00	484	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	63.47/cwt	59.00–68.00	677	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	67.71/cwt	63.00–70.50	800	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	67.92/cwt	66.00–70.00	909	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	650	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	750	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	800	621.25/cwt	575.00–710.00	4,970	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,244	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	954	657.92/cwt	635.00–660.00	6,277	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,663	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	900.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,252.78/cwt	750.00–1,375.00	13,568	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	743.00/cwt	510.00–900.00	8,180	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	990.79/cwt	750.00–1,335.00	11,503	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	750	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	6,263	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,405.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	13,769	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,325.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	13,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	975.00/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	10,072	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,383.33/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	14,525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	736.67/cwt	585.00–825.00	5,650	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 491Year ago 1,099

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 145Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 102Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	155.00–167.00	162.62
3	—	302	148.00	148.00
5	—	479	163.00	163.00
8	—	805	129.00	129.00
7	—	413	150.00–155.00	153.50
7	—	518	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	413	164.00–173.00	166.00
5	—	559	162.00	162.00
17	—	333	159.00–170.00	163.60
7	—	624	146.00–148.00	147.44
4	—	520	161.00	161.00
24	—	490	157.00	157.00
3	—	363	158.00	158.00
2	—	210	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
22	—	387	172.00–179.00	178.38
7	—	329	170.00–175.00	172.22
5	—	458	157.00	157.00
2	—	575	144.00	144.00
7	—	519	151.00–163.00	155.44
4	—	658	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	145.00	145.00
2	—	583	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	300	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	149.00	149.00
8	—	678	149.50–156.00	151.84
6	—	491	192.00	192.00
2	—	370	198.00	198.00
2	—	280	175.00	175.00
7	—	329	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	206.00	206.00
20	—	531	183.00–188.00	184.00
18	—	474	191.00–196.00	194.57
4	—	259	199.00	199.00
2	—	400	199.00	199.00
32	—	561	165.00–166.00	165.06
6	—	658	155.00–162.00	158.52
9	—	315	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	140.50–141.00	140.83
1	—	490	193.00	193.00
8	—	429	198.00–207.00	200.57
11	—	523	187.00–196.00	191.99
4	—	633	156.00–160.00	157.95
5	—	306	200.00–207.00	204.12
3	—	557	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	574	170.00–177.50	175.07
2	—	278	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	424	185.00	185.00
4	—	524	165.00	165.00
3	—	577	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	187.00	187.00
2	—	473	180.00	180.00
2	—	365	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	66.00–70.00	67.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	55.00–56.00	55.50
8	—	1,181	63.00–70.50	67.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,066	59.00–68.00	63.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	945	58.00–63.00	59.32
5	—	992	45.00–53.00	48.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,658	82.50–98.50	90.68
4	—	1,134	62.00–80.00	75.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,340	81.50	81.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	18	—	1,083	750.00–1,375.00	1,252.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,161	750.00–1,335.00	990.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	800.00–850.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,101	510.00–900.00	743.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	725.00–800.00	762.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	800	575.00–710.00	621.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	650	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	460.00	460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	954	635.00–660.00	657.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	800.00–1,000.00	900.00

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	1	—	1,150	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	980	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,405.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,383.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	875.00–1,050.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,325.00

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	1	—	750	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	725.00	725.00

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	1	—	850	900.00	900.00

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)	3	—	767	585.00–825.00	736.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	650	360.00	360.00

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.