Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2022-04-25

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 25
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,390 head
▲ 1,390 vs last sale 0▲ 1,390 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 221 vs last sale 0▲ 221 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 0▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No reportable sales for the past three weeks, so no comparison quoted. Trade and demand moderate. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and heifers weighing 300-800 lbs Also included in the sale were several lots of slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.33/cwt on 517 head.
Average price
$156.33
517 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$660
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3-4
$95.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.02
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1640167.201,070420
Medium and Large 1-2585154.8590644
Medium 3-457571.4241153
One grade step is worth $95.79/cwt here — about $660 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 sale517 hd
156.33
—
NM average4 barns · 1,774 hd
163.35
−7.02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,36490.111,229103
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33578.571,0497thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11075.4783820
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06359.346312thin

Every lot

96 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1205218.00/cwt218.00–218.004473
Steers—Medium and Large 1290218.00/cwt218.00–218.006327
Steers—Medium and Large 1317207.51/cwt204.00–218.0065811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370212.45/cwt212.00–215.007867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377180.71/cwt177.00–188.006819
Steers—Medium and Large 1378197.89/cwt195.00–211.0074820
Steers—Medium and Large 1423192.49/cwt190.00–199.0081430
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added436207.25/cwt207.00–208.0090412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added453202.00/cwt202.00–202.009154
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465194.00/cwt194.00–194.009022
Steers—Medium and Large 1466188.09/cwt185.00–190.0087619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477172.00/cwt172.00–172.008209
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy494177.00/cwt177.00–177.008745
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 1522178.54/cwt176.00–183.0093229
Steers—Medium 3-453974.00/cwt74.00–74.0039932
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed566182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568172.00/cwt172.00–172.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy574170.00/cwt170.00–170.009767
Steers—Medium and Large 1590179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0564
Steers—Medium 3-459061.00/cwt61.00–61.003604
Steers—Medium and Large 1604177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,06910
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full609160.00/cwt160.00–160.009748
Steers—Medium 3-463969.00/cwt69.00–69.0044117
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy649165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,07126
Steers—Medium and Large 1650157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.0092414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy686149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,02213
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 1735153.97/cwt149.00–154.501,13269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2747130.00/cwt130.00–130.009715
Steers—Medium and Large 1777147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,14644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0825
Steers—Medium and Large 1828140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1594
Steers—Medium and Large 1888142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,26546
Steers—Medium and Large 1935133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,24828
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1219184.00/cwt184.00–184.004038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1289196.00/cwt196.00–196.0056610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324162.61/cwt160.00–167.005278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337332.85/cwt178.00–1,178.001,12226
Heifers—Medium 2-3361115.00/cwt115.00–115.0041511
Heifers—Medium 1373178.00/cwt178.00–178.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388172.12/cwt169.00–177.0066869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy411155.00/cwt155.00–155.006377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420153.46/cwt151.00–157.006455
Heifers—Medium 2-3427123.00/cwt123.00–123.0052514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431166.75/cwt160.00–171.0071929
Heifers—Medium 1438150.00/cwt150.00–150.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465143.16/cwt140.00–145.0066616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478164.86/cwt162.00–170.0078835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy499156.00/cwt156.00–156.0077815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518165.77/cwt158.00–169.0085934
Heifers—Medium 1524145.00/cwt145.00–145.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532125.50/cwt125.50–125.506683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy543150.00/cwt150.00–150.0081516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2544148.28/cwt142.00–153.008077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1552160.60/cwt156.00–166.0088717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582137.00/cwt137.00–137.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy587148.00/cwt148.00–148.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600156.00/cwt156.00–156.0093614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy697131.00/cwt131.00–131.009133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705129.50/cwt129.50–129.509133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,01311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0286
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1304213.00/cwt213.00–213.0064812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380179.29/cwt175.00–184.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1494175.16/cwt168.00–176.0086534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1542151.00/cwt151.00–151.008185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1641148.30/cwt148.00–150.0095119
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,24288.67/cwt80.00–94.001,10150
Bulls——Return to Feed1,29173.30/cwt68.00–77.009464
Bulls——1,40578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0961
Bulls——1,45892.18/cwt83.50–99.001,34444
Bulls——1,910105.09/cwt100.00–111.502,0074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%94590.00/cwt90.00–90.008511
Cows—Boner 80-85%97563.57/cwt63.00–64.006202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06359.34/cwt52.00–65.006312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10052.00/cwt52.00–52.005721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13877.52/cwt73.00–83.0088216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33578.57/cwt75.00–81.001,0497
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1715662.50/cwt625.00–700.004,7374
Bred Cows—Medium 1805675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,4343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1946710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,7175
Bred Cows—Medium 1969600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,8145
Bred Cows—Medium 1983700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8812
Bred Cows—Large 11,105700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7353
Bred Cows—Large 11,4751,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1858950.00/cwt900.00–1,050.008,1513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,063845.83/cwt750.00–875.008,99112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,105875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,109935.00/cwt935.00–935.0010,3695
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,1251,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0015,4691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,5954
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,5431,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.0020,9852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,5591,369.00/cwt1,360.00–1,375.0021,3435

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.