Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-09-07

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, Sep 7
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
▼ 192 vs last sale 558▼ 564 vs year ago 930 · −60.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 91▼ 426 vs year ago 482 · −88.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 156▼ 265 vs year ago 321 · −82.6%
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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 comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady on limited receipts. Trade active, demand good especially on an offering of thin weaned calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $179.47/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$179.47
146 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.56
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2378191.7872421
Medium and Large 1519177.99923118
Medium and Large 2410167.576887thin
One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about $37 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 sale146 hd
179.47
—
NM average3 barns · 579 hd
169.91
+9.56
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—Low1,57984.991,34218
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09970.657766thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27064.508191thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95654.7552415

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1228212.00/cwt212.00–212.004832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed273216.00/cwt216.00–216.0059010
Steers—Medium and Large 1283217.00/cwt217.00–217.006147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362199.78/cwt191.00–205.0072316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned363171.00/cwt171.00–171.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 2378189.00/cwt189.00–189.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400206.00/cwt206.00–206.0082410
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006193
Steers—Medium and Large 2443171.00/cwt171.00–171.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470186.60/cwt186.00–187.0087729
Steers—Medium and Large 1510174.00/cwt174.00–174.008877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525159.00/cwt159.00–159.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 1553177.00/cwt177.00–177.009793
Steers—Medium and Large 1607159.76/cwt159.00–160.0097033
Steers—Medium and Large 1694146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,01312
Steers—Medium and Large 1963131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2625
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1231188.00/cwt188.00–188.004346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280178.51/cwt177.00–180.5050013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322181.00/cwt181.00–181.005839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed326175.00/cwt175.00–175.0057116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368168.72/cwt168.00–169.0062119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436163.63/cwt155.00–166.0071335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484153.09/cwt152.50–155.007418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned597136.00/cwt136.00–136.008123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388165.00/cwt165.00–165.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,48067.98/cwt65.50–70.001,0062
Bulls——1,58687.76/cwt83.00–94.501,39215
Bulls——1,67577.50/cwt77.50–77.501,2981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%76560.00/cwt60.00–60.004591
Cows—Lean 85-90%81550.00/cwt50.00–50.004081
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81644.78/cwt43.00–48.003655
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87554.93/cwt53.00–60.004813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06960.51/cwt55.00–65.506474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11771.18/cwt69.00–73.007953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23875.17/cwt74.50–75.759312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27064.50/cwt64.50–64.508191
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27570.25/cwt68.50–72.008962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3600387.50/cwt350.00–425.002,3252
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3725605.00/cwt575.00–635.004,3862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790850.00/cwt750.00–1,050.006,7155
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,027.22/cwt925.00–1,200.0011,4749
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,117745.83/cwt600.00–825.008,3316
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2700900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3710635.00/cwt600.00–725.004,5095
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3750725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,4381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 29001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900958.33/cwt825.00–1,075.008,6253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,050.00/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0011,2882

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.