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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 27

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

515 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 515▼ 1,087 vs year ago 1,602 · −67.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 141▼ 152 vs year ago 387 · −39.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 200▼ 104 vs year ago 280 · −37.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves uneven, 1.00 lower to instances 5.00-8.00 higher on 500-600 lbs. Feeders and calves over 600 lbs. 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 3.00 higher on comparable quote. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower on limited comparable 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 $170.06/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$170.06

166 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.51

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	175.81	878	97
Medium and Large 1-2	537	168.75	905	43
Medium and Large 2	397	150.81	598	26

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $280 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 sale166 hd

170.06

—

NM average4 barns · 2,437 hd

158.56

+11.51

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	1,525	79.94	1,219	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	68.44	1,006	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	66.78	803	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	56.06	581	73

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	237	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	427	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	501	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	439	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	313	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	617	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	195.54/cwt	194.00–196.00	645	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	179.13/cwt	171.00–185.00	751	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	424	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	844	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	184.47/cwt	177.00–190.00	797	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	184.94/cwt	179.00–190.00	877	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	170.68/cwt	163.00–182.00	818	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	898	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	171.22/cwt	165.00–178.00	899	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	547	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	171.09/cwt	163.00–177.00	974	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	159.67/cwt	148.00–163.00	964	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	158.74/cwt	156.00–165.00	995	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	138.48/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,051	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	788	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,064	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,069	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,129	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,286	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	466	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	480	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	338	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	607	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	153.73/cwt	150.00–156.00	650	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	454	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	586	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	146.48/cwt	135.00–156.00	684	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	132.22/cwt	130.50–135.00	636	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	141.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	734	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	132.96/cwt	131.50–136.00	717	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	131.05/cwt	129.00–135.00	733	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	141.37/cwt	139.00–145.00	814	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	139.61/cwt	135.00–141.50	882	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	798	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	875	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	73.92/cwt	65.00–78.50	985	9
Bulls	—	—	1,740	86.71/cwt	81.00–91.25	1,509	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	820	53.60/cwt	52.50–55.00	440	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	863	30.07/cwt	25.00–33.00	260	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	870	45.54/cwt	35.00–50.50	396	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	49.34/cwt	45.00–52.50	498	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	61.17/cwt	53.00–65.50	662	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	776	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	66.68/cwt	60.50–69.75	803	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	66.49/cwt	66.00–67.50	808	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	68.23/cwt	65.00–69.75	978	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,297	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	800	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	1,244.17/cwt	1,200.00–1,425.00	10,215	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,183.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	13,407	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	1,066.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,685	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	751.40/cwt	550.00–825.00	8,175	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	1,010.26/cwt	900.00–1,110.00	11,133	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	8,881	16

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 Sep 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 515Year ago 1,602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 141Year ago 387

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 200Year ago 280

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	161.00	161.00
5	—	576	139.00–145.00	141.37
2	—	340	155.00	155.00
7	—	632	135.00–141.50	139.61
15	—	519	135.00–145.00	141.33
1	—	875	122.00	122.00
1	—	720	137.00	137.00
11	—	467	135.00–156.00	146.48
12	—	423	150.00–156.00	153.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	295	158.00	158.00
2	—	568	139.00	139.00
9	—	302	159.00	159.00
6	—	539	131.50–136.00	132.96
5	—	481	130.50–135.00	132.22
4	—	415	149.00	149.00
6	—	382	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	139.00	139.00
14	—	559	129.00–135.00	131.05
3	—	538	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	165.00	165.00
7	—	338	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	136.00	136.00
2	—	515	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	158.00	158.00
17	—	285	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	180.00	180.00
4	—	836	135.00	135.00
16	—	474	179.00–190.00	184.94
7	—	569	163.00–177.00	171.09
3	—	268	187.00	187.00
18	—	432	177.00–190.00	184.47
13	—	627	156.00–165.00	158.74
3	—	792	135.00	135.00
16	—	525	165.00–178.00	171.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	175.00	175.00
9	—	604	148.00–163.00	159.67
4	—	960	134.00	134.00
9	—	330	194.00–196.00	195.54
4	—	759	136.00–141.00	138.48
8	—	479	163.00–182.00	170.68
7	—	419	171.00–185.00	179.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	788	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	313	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	150.00	150.00
8	—	422	189.00	189.00
4	—	668	131.00	131.00
3	—	595	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,205	60.50–69.75	66.68
1	—	1,085	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	66.00–67.50	66.49
11	—	1,010	45.00–52.50	49.34
39	—	1,083	53.00–65.50	61.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	25.00–33.00	30.07
11	—	870	35.00–50.50	45.54
2	—	820	52.50–55.00	53.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	70.50	70.50
10	—	1,433	65.00–69.75	68.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,740	81.00–91.25	86.71
9	—	1,333	65.00–78.50	73.92

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	6	—	1,133	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,183.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	821	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,244.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,066.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,102	900.00–1,110.00	1,010.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,088	550.00–825.00	751.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	910.00	910.00

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	16	—	725	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00

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.