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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 28

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Mar 7Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

814 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 707▼ 90 vs year ago 904 · −10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 96▼ 56 vs year ago 182 · −30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 97▼ 5 vs year ago 86 · −5.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There will be no comparison quoted, as the last sale reported was three weeks ago. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and heifers weighing 300-800 lbs. Also included in the sale were several bred cows and several slaughter cows and bulls. Next sale date will be April 4th.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.27/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$157.27

378 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$27.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	162.81	786	179
Medium and Large 1-2	411	157.73	649	150
Medium 2	327	136.00	445	18thin
Medium and Large 2	430	135.39	582	31

One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $203 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 sale378 hd

157.27

—

NM average4 barns · 1,176 hd

152.48

+4.78

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	1,408	93.87	1,321	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	84.11	1,199	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	78.29	878	28

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	637	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	209.09/cwt	208.00–215.00	684	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	208.71/cwt	195.00–211.00	751	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	713	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	604	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	200.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	870	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	815	6
Steers	—	Medium 3-4	461	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	277	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	181.76/cwt	179.00–186.00	925	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	792	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	532	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,075	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,047	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	164.12/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,021	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	145.26/cwt	144.00–145.50	989	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,054	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	777	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,220	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	793	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,055	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	139.40/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,108	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	179.70/cwt	178.00–181.00	555	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	327	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	445	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	336	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	524	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	171.04/cwt	170.00–172.00	623	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	177.11/cwt	172.50–181.00	664	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	653	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	556	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	168.16/cwt	164.00–173.00	718	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	466	158.24/cwt	158.00–159.00	737	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	831	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	157.85/cwt	153.00–162.00	822	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	553	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	763	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	153.27/cwt	152.50–156.00	884	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	149.49/cwt	145.50–158.00	876	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	846	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	154.68/cwt	151.00–155.00	947	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	877	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	745	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	76.57/cwt	70.00–83.00	938	7
Bulls	—	—	1,429	96.47/cwt	87.50–108.00	1,379	18
Bulls	—	—	1,535	104.47/cwt	99.50–108.00	1,604	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,019	68.51/cwt	63.00–75.00	698	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	84.80/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,003	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	94.61/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,251	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	84.11/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,199	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	877	843.00/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	7,393	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	598	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	925	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	981	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,040	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,710	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,043	992.50/cwt	900.00–1,085.00	10,352	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,045	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	9,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,055	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,605	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,073	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	12,340	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,105	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,147	78.20/cwt	77.00–80.00	897	10
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,175	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,806	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,180	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	885	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,210	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,949	10
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,280	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,011	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,045	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,666	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,068	1,375.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	14,685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,100	1,041.67/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	11,458	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	15,975	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,175	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,250	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	17,313	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1	1,260	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,435	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 Mar 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 707Year ago 904

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 96Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 97Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	612	151.00–155.00	154.68
35	—	427	164.00–173.00	168.16
31	—	375	172.50–181.00	177.11
9	—	309	178.00–181.00	179.70
13	—	577	152.50–156.00	153.27
33	—	521	153.00–162.00	157.85
2	—	285	180.00	180.00
4	—	486	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	138.00	138.00
24	—	412	135.00	135.00
3	—	503	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	141.00	141.00
13	—	466	158.00–159.00	158.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	155.00	155.00
3	—	658	145.00	145.00
12	—	586	145.50–158.00	149.49
74	—	403	162.00	162.00
6	—	364	170.00–172.00	171.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	553	138.00	138.00
44	—	336	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	327	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	598	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	509	179.00–186.00	181.76
18	—	327	208.00–215.00	209.09
5	—	295	216.00	216.00
15	—	360	195.00–211.00	208.71
11	—	622	159.00–166.00	164.12
5	—	795	137.00–141.00	139.40
2	—	595	176.00	176.00
30	—	434	190.00–205.00	200.50
1	—	485	199.00	199.00
7	—	717	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	157.00	157.00
3	—	532	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	392	182.00	182.00
15	—	511	155.00	155.00
5	—	668	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	793	133.00	133.00
8	—	414	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	180.00	180.00
12	—	681	144.00–145.50	145.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	85.00	85.00
3	—	558	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	83.00–85.00	84.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,019	63.00–75.00	68.51
3	—	1,322	93.00–98.00	94.61
12	—	1,183	81.00–91.00	84.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,535	99.50–108.00	104.47
18	—	1,429	87.50–108.00	96.47
7	—	1,225	70.00–83.00	76.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	900.00–1,085.00	992.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,147	77.00–80.00	78.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	981	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	800.00–875.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	945.00	945.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,210	900.00–1,025.00	987.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	79.00	79.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	877	650.00–1,050.00	843.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	975.00–1,075.00	1,041.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	1,410.00	1,410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,225.00	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.