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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

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

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,050 head

▼ 321 vs last sale 1,371▲ 1,050 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 300 vs last sale 440▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 288 vs last sale 451▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A very uneven market on steer and heifer calves, mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, instances 9.00-16.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 6.00 higher on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower, no comparison on bulls due to limited comparable quotes. Trade active, demand 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 $171.05/cwt on 458 head.

Average price

$171.05

458 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$49.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

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	467	180.57	844	145
Medium and Large 1	544	171.68	934	274
Medium and Large 2	726	131.26	953	39

One grade step is worth $49.32/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale458 hd

171.05

—

NM average3 barns · 1,649 hd

171.37

−0.32

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	1,499	73.12	1,096	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	68.16	960	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	64.57	701	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	51.64	507	51

Every lot

98 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 2	253	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	481	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	537	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	278	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	625	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	326	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	730	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	354	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	651	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	377	211.79/cwt	209.00–215.00	798	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	189.71/cwt	189.00–190.00	717	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	389	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	856	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	185.98/cwt	182.00–188.00	763	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	183.13/cwt	179.00–187.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	201.67/cwt	201.00–203.00	873	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	166.65/cwt	164.50–170.00	780	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	474	162.72/cwt	162.50–165.00	771	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	189.75/cwt	189.50–190.00	905	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	937	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	178.79/cwt	176.00–179.00	915	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	159.59/cwt	157.00–160.00	817	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	520	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,017	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	150.62/cwt	146.00–156.00	800	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	922	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	172.65/cwt	167.50–186.00	965	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	160.35/cwt	152.00–173.00	917	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	144.10/cwt	142.50–150.00	896	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	154.55/cwt	154.50–155.00	966	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	648	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	946	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	657	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	917	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,030	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	949	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	152.23/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,079	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	744	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	945	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	872	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,038	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	936	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,076	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	255	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	456	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	156.55/cwt	152.00–161.00	441	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	167.79/cwt	166.00–170.00	550	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	169.63/cwt	169.00–171.00	626	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	654	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	169.12/cwt	164.00–173.00	707	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	150.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	644	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	165.15/cwt	164.00–165.50	765	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	154.92/cwt	148.00–159.50	733	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	158.59/cwt	156.00–159.50	807	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	137.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	706	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	529	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	685	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	150.49/cwt	143.00–151.50	841	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	964	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	948	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	857	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,095	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	931	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,271	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	546	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	409	161.11/cwt	151.00–171.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	493	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	853	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	551	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	131.32/cwt	126.00–137.00	754	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,155	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	72.22/cwt	62.50–77.50	1,060	9
Bulls	—	—	1,705	80.88/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,379	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	850	25.68/cwt	15.00–30.00	218	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	852	39.39/cwt	35.00–45.00	336	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	890	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	525	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	934	58.91/cwt	54.00–61.00	550	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	59.23/cwt	54.00–63.50	598	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	48.26/cwt	43.00–51.00	522	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	64.50/cwt	60.50–70.50	704	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	716	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	829	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	68.16/cwt	68.00–68.50	960	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	750	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,388	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,276.76/cwt	950.00–1,360.00	12,129	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	729.17/cwt	675.00–800.00	7,780	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	1,084.10/cwt	800.00–1,350.00	12,099	72
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	912.82/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	10,443	39
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	100.61/cwt	90.00–103.00	788	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,925	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	15,675	1

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 Dec 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,050Last week 1,371Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 440Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 451Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00	130.00
2	—	305	180.00	180.00
6	—	936	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	155.00	155.00
18	—	744	127.00	127.00
7	—	872	119.00	119.00
2	—	253	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	433	201.00–203.00	201.67
6	—	483	194.00	194.00
10	—	673	153.00	153.00
42	—	512	176.00–179.00	178.79
112	—	559	167.50–186.00	172.65
3	—	322	194.00	194.00
18	—	625	154.50–155.00	154.55
8	—	709	144.00–155.00	152.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	354	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	155.00	155.00
12	—	572	152.00–173.00	160.35
3	—	343	201.50	201.50
10	—	378	189.00–190.00	189.71
9	—	257	209.00	209.00
2	—	533	173.00	173.00
4	—	417	179.00–187.00	183.13
6	—	725	138.00	138.00
8	—	477	189.50–190.00	189.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	512	157.00–160.00	159.59
14	—	622	142.50–150.00	144.10
8	—	468	164.50–170.00	166.65
7	—	673	141.00	141.00
6	—	410	182.00–188.00	185.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	389	220.00	220.00
14	—	520	195.50	195.50
10	—	326	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	137.00	137.00
3	—	648	146.00	146.00
13	—	531	146.00–156.00	150.62
4	—	657	139.00–140.00	139.50
22	—	474	162.50–165.00	162.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	209.00–215.00	211.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	134.00	134.00
13	—	463	164.00–165.50	165.15
27	—	677	140.00	140.00
12	—	616	156.50	156.50
12	—	509	156.00–159.50	158.59
16	—	418	164.00–173.00	169.12
20	—	369	169.00–171.00	169.63
3	—	305	165.00	165.00
2	—	750	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	147.00–155.00	150.17
9	—	513	135.00–143.00	137.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	131.50	131.50
9	—	714	120.00	120.00
2	—	460	148.00	148.00
6	—	823	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	559	143.00–151.50	150.49
14	—	328	166.00–170.00	167.79
42	—	788	139.00	139.00
8	—	409	160.00	160.00
8	—	282	152.00–161.00	156.55
5	—	502	160.00	160.00
12	—	473	148.00–159.50	154.92
4	—	365	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	931	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	255	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	126.00–137.00	131.32
4	—	400	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	161.00	161.00
6	—	583	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	151.00–171.00	161.11
5	—	551	123.00	123.00
2	—	493	173.00	173.00
4	—	630	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	71.50	71.50
20	—	1,091	60.50–70.50	64.50
1	—	890	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,081	43.00–51.00	48.26
1	—	1,110	64.50	64.50
26	—	1,010	54.00–63.50	59.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	852	35.00–45.00	39.39
3	—	934	54.00–61.00	58.91
4	—	850	15.00–30.00	25.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	68.00–68.50	68.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,468	62.50–77.50	72.22
3	—	1,705	80.00–82.50	80.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	58.00	58.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,067	675.00–800.00	729.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	950	950.00–1,360.00	1,276.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	72	—	1,116	800.00–1,350.00	1,084.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	—	1,144	825.00–1,025.00	912.82

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)	1	—	750	585.00	585.00

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	1	—	700	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	783	90.00–103.00	100.61

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	950	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	1	—	1,100	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.