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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 7

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

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Feeder Cattle receipts

707 head

▲ 480 vs last sale 227▼ 772 vs year ago 1,479 · −52.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 109▼ 116 vs year ago 212 · −54.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 91 · +6.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent reported sales to compare to. Trade active, demand good. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and heifers weighing 300-800 lbs. Included in the total were 38 angus bulls weighing 900-2000 lbs and selling from 3250-5500. Also there were a number of angus replacement heifers weighing 500-1000 lbs at selling from1500-1900. The attendance and participation for the special sale was outstanding.

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 $168.82/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$168.82

279 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$4.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	169.21	914	255
Medium and Large 1-2	507	164.74	835	24

One grade step is worth $4.47/cwt here — about $79 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 sale279 hd

168.82

—

NM average4 barns · 1,456 hd

170.72

−1.90

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	1,661	91.60	1,521	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	89.06	1,250	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	88.50	1,038	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	81.98	993	18

Every lot

53 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	636	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	212.94/cwt	209.00–217.00	703	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	193.79/cwt	192.00–196.00	721	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	190.75/cwt	190.00–191.00	799	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	873	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	459	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	179.93/cwt	178.00–181.00	847	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	501	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	932	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	166.67/cwt	164.00–167.00	862	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	156.51/cwt	154.00–162.00	878	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	973	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	143.13/cwt	141.00–144.00	910	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	143.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	938	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	139.48/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,022	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	142.34/cwt	136.00–145.50	1,103	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	136.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,151	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	329	181.61/cwt	180.00–187.00	597	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	176.57/cwt	170.00–180.00	659	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	179.45/cwt	179.00–180.00	752	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	453	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	797	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	464	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	677	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	155.99/cwt	151.00–157.00	730	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	156.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	156.05/cwt	155.00–161.00	786	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	134.03/cwt	133.00–136.00	749	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	150.35/cwt	149.00–152.50	862	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	131.20/cwt	130.00–134.00	804	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	139.40/cwt	131.00–142.50	878	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	905	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,116	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	597	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	836	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	79.33/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,227	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	91.44/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,507	11
Bulls	—	—	1,798	104.17/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,873	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	88.50/cwt	87.50–89.50	1,038	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	69.58/cwt	62.00–75.00	838	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	86.75/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,053	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,282	86.85/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,113	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	986	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,945	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,023	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	728	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,552	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	855	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,191	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	865	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,434	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,770	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,200	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,403	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,836	2

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 227Year ago 1,479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 109Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 0Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	471	178.00–181.00	179.93
12	—	775	136.00–145.50	142.34
8	—	620	157.00	157.00
17	—	846	128.00–138.00	136.01
7	—	654	140.00–148.00	143.42
28	—	517	164.00–167.00	166.67
17	—	372	192.00–196.00	193.79
52	—	561	154.00–162.00	156.51
8	—	330	209.00–217.00	212.94
3	—	270	212.00	212.00
12	—	419	190.00–191.00	190.75
12	—	733	135.00–141.00	139.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	326	195.00	195.00
14	—	636	141.00–144.00	143.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	187.00	187.00
14	—	501	186.00	186.00
6	—	430	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	150.00–160.00	156.65
2	—	335	170.00	170.00
15	—	613	130.00–134.00	131.20
6	—	559	133.00–136.00	134.03
5	—	509	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	468	151.00–157.00	155.99
21	—	675	133.00–135.00	134.03
25	—	630	131.00–142.50	139.40
13	—	573	149.00–152.50	150.35
9	—	419	179.00–180.00	179.45
17	—	504	155.00–161.00	156.05
26	—	373	170.00–180.00	176.57
2	—	833	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	585	137.00	137.00
12	—	435	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	185.00	185.00
8	—	329	180.00–187.00	181.61
8	—	453	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	140.00	140.00
4	—	395	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	62.00–75.00	69.58
13	—	1,214	80.00–90.50	86.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	87.50–89.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,945	104.00	104.00
13	—	1,282	84.50–95.00	86.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,798	101.00–107.00	104.17
11	—	1,648	85.00–98.00	91.44
6	—	1,547	70.00–83.00	79.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	855	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	865	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	728	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,400	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,020	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.