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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 4

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

727 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 814▼ 320 vs year ago 1,047 · −30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 126▼ 91 vs year ago 189 · −48.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 81▼ 6 vs year ago 85 · −7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders under 500 lbs. 3.00 lower, 500-700 lbs. mostly 5.00 lower, a few over 700 lbs. 1.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeders under 500 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 3.00 lower, a few over 600 lbs. 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower, no accurate comparison on bulls but a lower undertone noted.

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 $174.67/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$174.67

219 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$537

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

$47.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.34

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	179.24	954	115
Small and Medium 1-2	273	175.00	478	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	514	172.38	886	84
Medium and Large 2	501	165.54	829	13thin
Small and Medium 2	316	131.70	416	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.54/cwt here — about $537 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 sale219 hd

174.67

—

NM average4 barns · 1,044 hd

166.33

+8.34

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	1,304	89.08	1,161	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	82.85	1,054	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	68.13	684	28

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	495	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	273	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	478	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	285	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	398	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	206.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	654	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	695	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	363	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	188.90/cwt	175.00–192.00	769	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	196.72/cwt	194.00–202.00	832	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	831	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	181.55/cwt	171.00–184.00	875	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	178.51/cwt	178.00–181.00	919	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	837	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	979	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	168.66/cwt	164.00–175.50	1,024	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	155.59/cwt	155.00–156.00	963	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,002	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,093	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,193	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,163	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	169.49/cwt	169.00–171.00	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	161.97/cwt	159.50–175.00	627	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	173.56/cwt	168.00–179.00	729	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	770	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	150.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	727	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	504	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	811	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	153.67/cwt	145.00–159.50	807	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	746	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	146.47/cwt	145.00–147.50	823	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	857	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	141.39/cwt	135.00–143.50	889	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	874	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	974	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	759	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,017	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,075	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	834	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,023	90.91/cwt	85.00–97.00	930	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,113	100.16/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,115	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	89.71/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,256	11
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,455	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,497	77.96/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,167	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,888	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	773	50.47/cwt	50.00–51.00	390	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	607	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	61.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	570	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	822	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,010	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	404	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	73.72/cwt	67.50–79.00	783	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	82.76/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,055	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	90.92/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,187	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	700	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	713	508.75/cwt	410.00–575.00	3,627	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	924.00/cwt	700.00–1,250.00	9,222	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	755.00/cwt	550.00–925.00	7,550	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,007.81/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	8,062	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	800	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,153.33/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	12,110	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,288	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	822.86/cwt	685.00–1,200.00	5,999	7

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 814Year ago 1,047

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 126Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 81Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	145.00–159.50	153.67
8	—	629	135.00–143.50	141.39
5	—	701	139.00	139.00
10	—	562	145.00–147.50	146.47
17	—	420	168.00–179.00	173.56
8	—	375	169.00–171.00	169.49
4	—	464	165.00–167.00	165.98
3	—	267	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	137.00	137.00
6	—	442	159.00	159.00
21	—	483	150.00–155.00	150.44
2	—	808	133.00	133.00
4	—	334	176.00	176.00
19	—	387	159.50–175.00	161.97
7	—	581	147.50	147.50
7	—	529	141.00	141.00
2	—	288	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	504	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	820	145.50	145.50
34	—	423	194.00–202.00	196.72
4	—	553	177.00	177.00
7	—	300	219.00	219.00
24	—	482	171.00–184.00	181.55
5	—	607	164.00–175.50	168.66
21	—	736	148.50	148.50
2	—	353	197.00	197.00
2	—	225	222.00	222.00
6	—	515	178.00–181.00	178.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	139.50	139.50
2	—	363	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	197.00	197.00
20	—	407	175.00–192.00	188.90
2	—	583	155.00	155.00
29	—	472	176.00	176.00
6	—	317	200.00–210.00	206.44
5	—	619	155.00–156.00	155.59
2	—	245	202.00	202.00
7	—	888	131.00	131.00
11	—	708	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	178.00	178.00
9	—	523	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	166.00	166.00
3	—	545	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	101.50	101.50
11	—	1,400	84.00–98.00	89.71
3	—	1,497	70.00–83.00	77.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	97.00–104.00	100.16
7	—	1,023	85.00–97.00	90.91
1	—	1,455	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	934	55.00–65.00	61.00
1	—	950	86.50	86.50
17	—	1,062	67.50–79.00	73.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	87.50–95.00	90.92
80	—	1,275	75.00–86.50	82.76
1	—	920	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	40.00	40.00
2	—	773	50.00–51.00	50.47

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,000	550.00–925.00	755.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	998	700.00–1,250.00	924.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	713	410.00–575.00	508.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	700	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	875.00–1,125.00	1,007.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,153.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	735.00	735.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	729	685.00–1,200.00	822.86

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.