Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2022-08-01

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
308 head
▼ 1,082 vs last sale 1,390▼ 94 vs year ago 402 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 221▼ 86 vs year ago 125 · −68.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 89▼ 38 vs year ago 60 · −63.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available as the last reported sale was a couple of months ago. Trade active, demand good on limited supplies.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $196.59/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$196.59
172 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$86.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.54
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407208.36848109
Medium and Large 1-2455183.1183351
Medium and Large 2440154.876818thin
Large 1-2810140.001,1342thin
Small 4395122.004822thin
One grade step is worth $86.36/cwt here — about $366 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 sale172 hd
196.59
—
NM average3 barns · 714 hd
179.04
+17.54
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—Low1,52185.331,29813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28381.261,0432thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09075.868278thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00463.1663410

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$7632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)796$9534thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)548$3264thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1161242.00/cwt242.00–242.003904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004402
Steers—Medium and Large 1247239.00/cwt239.00–239.005908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279214.49/cwt214.00–215.005984
Steers—Medium and Large 2300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005102
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed314244.00/cwt244.00–244.007667
Steers—Medium and Large 1326216.43/cwt201.00–225.0070612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339188.24/cwt183.00–192.006386
Steers—Medium and Large 2360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1377218.50/cwt216.00–220.0082419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388191.02/cwt187.00–192.007415
Steers—Small 4395122.00/cwt122.00–122.004822
Steers—Medium and Large 1400200.83/cwt200.00–205.008036
Steers—Medium and Large 2430139.49/cwt139.00–140.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440187.08/cwt187.00–188.0082313
Steers—Medium and Large 1457196.74/cwt189.00–198.0089927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463177.25/cwt170.00–185.008215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full465164.00/cwt164.00–164.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1506191.17/cwt191.00–192.0096718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529172.44/cwt164.00–177.009124
Steers—Medium and Large 1555181.93/cwt174.00–184.001,0105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568168.53/cwt167.00–170.009574
Steers—Medium and Large 1618169.01/cwt165.00–171.001,0443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650149.00/cwt149.00–149.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 2670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full733164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2722
Steers—Large 1-2810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2222208.13/cwt205.00–210.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223231.00/cwt231.00–231.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285191.52/cwt190.00–192.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287218.93/cwt200.00–222.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331180.78/cwt180.00–187.0059818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374163.97/cwt162.00–165.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415143.00/cwt143.00–143.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421163.37/cwt160.00–168.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434172.31/cwt165.00–179.0074812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455171.00/cwt171.00–171.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458170.00/cwt170.00–170.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475171.03/cwt170.00–172.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478150.22/cwt142.00–157.007184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523163.75/cwt163.00–164.008564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535142.00/cwt142.00–142.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1594168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,0014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.00/cwt142.00–142.008854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2447177.00/cwt177.00–177.007915
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight97050.00/cwt50.00–50.004851
Bulls——1,44384.74/cwt70.50–89.501,2236
Bulls——1,69191.80/cwt90.00–95.001,5526
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed78061.00/cwt61.00–61.004762
Cows—Boner 80-85%98872.51/cwt72.00–74.007164
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed99567.50/cwt67.50–67.506721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02365.53/cwt62.50–68.506704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09861.87/cwt59.00–64.006794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25783.10/cwt81.50–84.001,0453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28381.26/cwt81.00–81.501,0432
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2498830.00/head825.00–835.008302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4548326.25/head210.00–385.003264
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,075.00/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,000.00/head975.00–1,025.001,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933950.00/head900.00–1,000.009502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000762.50/head750.00–775.007632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.