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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 20

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

515 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 740▼ 1,276 vs year ago 1,791 · −71.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 112▼ 451 vs year ago 592 · −76.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 66▼ 98 vs year ago 298 · −32.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeders 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls 1.00 lower. 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 $161.22/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$161.22

157 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$18.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	511	164.15	838	84
Medium and Large 1	544	161.87	880	55
Medium and Large 2	599	145.56	872	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.60/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale157 hd

161.22

—

NM average3 barns · 692 hd

161.76

−0.54

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	1,561	83.47	1,303	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	70.37	985	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	68.53	789	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	54.14	527	32

Every lot

103 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	259	193.49/cwt	193.00–194.00	501	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	180.71/cwt	178.00–188.00	605	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	174.24/cwt	173.00–181.00	664	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	188.24/cwt	177.00–192.00	760	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	423	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	743	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	178.03/cwt	174.00–180.00	831	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	169.47/cwt	165.00–175.00	808	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	177.98/cwt	176.00–181.00	858	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	564	146.82/cwt	136.00–151.00	828	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	936	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	166.34/cwt	163.00–169.00	958	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	594	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,006	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	961	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	141.78/cwt	140.00–143.00	973	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,043	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	846	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,134	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,181	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	208	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	324	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	517	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	159.53/cwt	156.00–161.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	363	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	142.37/cwt	139.00–144.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	155.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	686	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	668	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	453	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	141.14/cwt	131.00–149.00	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	135.96/cwt	129.00–143.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	593	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	866	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	147.12/cwt	138.00–148.50	874	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	822	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	140.67/cwt	138.00–142.00	930	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	128.25/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,048	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,129	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,147	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	284	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	403	170.75/cwt	170.00–171.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	409	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	159.27/cwt	154.00–166.00	752	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	802	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	839	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,054	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,426	66.57/cwt	58.00–76.50	949	4
Bulls	—	—	1,604	88.23/cwt	82.00–93.50	1,415	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	908	48.08/cwt	43.00–52.00	437	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	43.69/cwt	39.00–50.00	400	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	943	56.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	533	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	943	33.03/cwt	31.00–35.00	311	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	996	59.49/cwt	56.00–62.00	593	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	61.72/cwt	55.00–65.50	627	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	302	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	70.68/cwt	64.00–73.50	840	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	70.37/cwt	68.00–71.50	985	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	600	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	5,428	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	650	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,615	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,037.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	7,781	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,025.00/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	9,994	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	1,201.07/cwt	900.00–1,400.00	12,779	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,001.00/cwt	885.00–1,250.00	10,661	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,237.00/cwt	925.00–1,350.00	13,669	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,100.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	12,243	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,063	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,738	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	750	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	834.44/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,812	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	1,095.42/cwt	900.00–1,325.00	13,101	24

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 740Year ago 1,791

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 112Year ago 592

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 66Year ago 298

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	139.00–144.00	142.37
4	—	488	129.00–143.00	135.96
2	—	615	132.00	132.00
2	—	583	124.00	124.00
2	—	665	126.00	126.00
3	—	363	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	145.00	145.00
2	—	558	126.00	126.00
7	—	477	131.00–149.00	141.14
3	—	642	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	146.00	146.00
2	—	208	156.00	156.00
4	—	940	122.00	122.00
2	—	268	160.00	160.00
6	—	323	160.00	160.00
9	—	453	147.50	147.50
15	—	661	138.00–142.00	140.67
15	—	594	138.00–148.50	147.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	126.00	126.00
6	—	357	156.00–161.00	159.53
13	—	441	150.00–157.00	155.46
2	—	483	153.00	153.00
7	—	817	126.00–130.00	128.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	136.00	136.00
3	—	456	135.00	135.00
2	—	620	135.00	135.00
3	—	325	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	155.00	155.00
22	—	576	163.00–169.00	166.34
4	—	259	193.00–194.00	193.49
5	—	822	125.00	125.00
6	—	467	174.00–180.00	178.03
7	—	335	178.00–188.00	180.71
5	—	686	140.00–143.00	141.78
12	—	381	173.00–181.00	174.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	141.00	141.00
5	—	482	176.00–181.00	177.98
6	—	677	140.00–144.00	142.01
2	—	533	163.00	163.00
5	—	637	158.00	158.00
4	—	571	164.00	164.00
3	—	960	123.00	123.00
4	—	404	177.00–192.00	188.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	170.00	170.00
4	—	476	165.00	165.00
5	—	846	134.00	134.00
5	—	594	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	162.00	162.00
2	—	653	138.00	138.00
2	—	508	150.00	150.00
4	—	328	171.00	171.00
15	—	477	165.00–175.00	169.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	135.00	135.00
2	—	395	175.00	175.00
9	—	564	136.00–151.00	146.82
5	—	470	169.00	169.00
3	—	445	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	138.00	138.00
2	—	503	160.00	160.00
3	—	555	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	284	187.00	187.00
2	—	623	135.00	135.00
2	—	685	120.00	120.00
4	—	409	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	170.00–171.00	170.75
7	—	472	154.00–166.00	159.27
2	—	538	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	996	56.00–62.00	59.49
21	—	1,188	64.00–73.50	70.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,016	55.00–65.50	61.72
2	—	915	39.00–50.00	43.69
1	—	1,040	29.00	29.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	908	43.00–52.00	48.08
4	—	943	55.00–60.00	56.50
2	—	943	31.00–35.00	33.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,400	68.00–71.50	70.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	75.00	75.00
16	—	1,604	82.00–93.50	88.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	58.00–76.50	66.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	650	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,065	885.00–1,250.00	1,001.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	900.00–1,150.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,105	925.00–1,350.00	1,237.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,064	900.00–1,400.00	1,201.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	750.00	750.00

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)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,056	800.00–925.00	834.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	875	800.00–900.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,196	900.00–1,325.00	1,095.42

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)	1	—	750	500.00	500.00

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.