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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Dec 13

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Nov 29Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,371 head

▲ 590 vs last sale 781▼ 83 vs year ago 1,454 · −5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

440 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 367▲ 137 vs year ago 303 · +45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

451 head

▲ 228 vs last sale 223▲ 56 vs year ago 395 · +14.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison available due to reporters absence last week. Trade active, demand very good. Quality average to very good on calves and feeders.

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 $163.35/cwt on 553 head.

Average price

$163.35

553 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$7.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.16

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	165.63	907	203
Medium and Large 1-2	537	162.37	871	322
Medium and Large 2	465	158.16	735	28

One grade step is worth $7.47/cwt here — about $172 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 sale553 hd

163.35

—

NM average3 barns · 1,633 hd

167.51

−4.16

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	—	High	1,424	81.50	1,161	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	79.00	1,165	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	70.34	852	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	54.61	536	198

Every lot

106 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	202	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	434	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	178.50/cwt	177.00–180.00	610	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	169.54/cwt	150.00–177.00	631	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	177.75/cwt	170.00–188.00	684	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	163.85/cwt	160.00–171.00	701	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	178.54/cwt	178.00–180.00	771	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	708	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	175.77/cwt	162.50–184.00	816	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	175.74/cwt	173.00–185.00	833	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	502	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	793	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	171.02/cwt	164.00–176.00	862	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	174.56/cwt	168.00–183.00	915	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	852	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	159.80/cwt	158.50–169.50	917	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	164.09/cwt	155.00–170.00	952	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	861	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	614	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	890	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	884	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,005	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	153.47/cwt	150.00–165.00	968	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	148.94/cwt	144.00–152.00	947	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,056	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,045	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	665	138.54/cwt	135.00–143.50	921	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	963	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,062	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,063	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,038	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	808	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,042	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,261	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,250	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,208	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	393	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	154.32/cwt	152.00–159.00	515	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	151.33/cwt	148.00–155.00	560	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	614	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	421	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	583	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	152.37/cwt	145.00–160.00	649	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	159.97/cwt	158.00–161.00	694	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	130.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	564	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	448	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	136.44/cwt	136.00–137.00	630	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	154.74/cwt	148.00–163.00	743	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	155.73/cwt	151.00–156.00	802	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	737	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	141.64/cwt	133.00–150.00	820	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	777	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	130.69/cwt	130.00–133.50	830	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	776	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	892	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,049	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	193.06/cwt	184.00–200.00	458	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	733	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	158.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	803	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	815	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,103	83.09/cwt	81.50–85.00	916	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,238	69.38/cwt	51.00–80.00	859	5
Bulls	—	—	1,357	74.98/cwt	64.00–80.50	1,017	13
Bulls	—	—	1,475	86.40/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,274	24
Bulls	—	—	2,043	93.78/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,916	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	850	26.36/cwt	20.00–29.00	224	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	262	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	959	57.04/cwt	55.00–60.00	547	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	960	46.69/cwt	34.00–50.50	448	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	57.56/cwt	53.50–64.50	569	112
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	51.33/cwt	47.50–52.50	511	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	68.67/cwt	67.50–71.00	731	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	60.20/cwt	54.00–62.50	671	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	69.28/cwt	63.00–74.50	822	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	78.04/cwt	76.50–82.00	1,033	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,165	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	91.14/cwt	86.00–100.00	737	71
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	88.72/cwt	75.00–99.00	795	46
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	833	611.67/cwt	575.00–635.00	5,095	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	1,057.03/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	9,270	64
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,091.73/cwt	610.00–1,150.00	9,989	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	588.75/cwt	510.00–700.00	5,564	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	1,171.25/cwt	1,135.00–1,250.00	11,572	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	1,042.09/cwt	800.00–1,300.00	10,619	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	809.11/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	8,876	45
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	650	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,055	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	650	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	3,023	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	1,324.09/cwt	1,200.00–1,360.00	11,678	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	792.50/cwt	700.00–885.00	7,133	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	1,160.20/cwt	810.00–1,410.00	11,648	25

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,371Last week 781Year ago 1,454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 440Last week 367Year ago 303

Replacement CattleReceipts 451Last week 223Year ago 395

No comparison available due to reporters absence last week. Trade active, demand very good. Quality average to very good on calves and feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	372	150.00–177.00	169.54
7	—	444	159.50	159.50
2	—	348	170.00	170.00
5	—	614	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	504	164.00–176.00	171.02
2	—	763	136.00	136.00
3	—	713	149.00	149.00
67	—	428	160.00–171.00	163.85
4	—	864	146.00	146.00
13	—	631	150.00–165.00	153.47
35	—	464	162.50–184.00	175.77
56	—	657	159.00	159.00
2	—	810	135.00	135.00
11	—	385	170.00–188.00	177.75
3	—	202	215.00	215.00
49	—	574	158.50–169.50	159.80
2	—	915	132.00	132.00
10	—	342	177.00–180.00	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	129.00	129.00
3	—	200	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	212.00	212.00
36	—	580	155.00–170.00	164.09
2	—	628	160.00	160.00
4	—	746	142.50	142.50
68	—	474	173.00–185.00	175.74
2	—	765	145.00	145.00
19	—	524	168.00–183.00	174.56
7	—	432	178.00–180.00	178.54
3	—	365	180.00	180.00
2	—	890	140.50	140.50
3	—	652	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	146.00	146.00
4	—	491	163.00	163.00
21	—	636	144.00–152.00	148.94
20	—	671	143.50	143.50
7	—	526	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	614	145.00	145.00
14	—	502	158.00	158.00
6	—	665	135.00–143.50	138.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	122.00	122.00
2	—	610	126.00	126.00
3	—	460	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	480	148.00–163.00	154.74
2	—	605	140.00	140.00
14	—	379	162.00	162.00
19	—	515	151.00–156.00	155.73
5	—	250	157.00	157.00
29	—	579	133.00–150.00	141.64
18	—	434	158.00–161.00	159.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	635	130.00–133.50	130.69
3	—	538	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	148.00–155.00	151.33
24	—	334	152.00–159.00	154.32
22	—	426	145.00–160.00	152.37
5	—	593	131.00	131.00
6	—	618	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	147.00	147.00
4	—	813	129.00	129.00
6	—	710	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	546	135.00	135.00
23	—	462	136.00–137.00	136.44
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
10	—	434	125.00–140.00	130.00
4	—	395	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	776	115.00	115.00
13	—	421	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	139.00	139.00
7	—	237	184.00–200.00	193.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	159.00	159.00
27	—	507	145.00–160.00	158.36
8	—	570	135.00	135.00
8	—	414	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	989	53.50–64.50	57.56
2	—	873	30.00	30.00
15	—	995	47.50–52.50	51.33
10	—	1,065	67.50–71.00	68.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,324	76.50–82.00	78.04
20	—	1,186	63.00–74.50	69.28
4	—	1,115	54.00–62.50	60.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	20.00–29.00	26.36
38	—	960	34.00–50.50	46.69
17	—	959	55.00–60.00	57.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,043	92.50–95.00	93.78
24	—	1,475	81.00–90.00	86.40
13	—	1,357	64.00–80.50	74.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	81.50–85.00	83.09
5	—	1,238	51.00–80.00	69.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	896	75.00–99.00	88.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	71	—	809	86.00–100.00	91.14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	833	575.00–635.00	611.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	915	610.00–1,150.00	1,091.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	48	—	945	510.00–700.00	588.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	—	1,097	700.00–1,100.00	809.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	988	1,135.00–1,250.00	1,171.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	64	—	877	850.00–1,125.00	1,057.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	—	1,019	800.00–1,300.00	1,042.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	470.00	470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	465.00	465.00

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	—	900	700.00–885.00	792.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,004	810.00–1,410.00	1,160.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	882	1,200.00–1,360.00	1,324.09

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.