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

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 8
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 308▲ 279 vs year ago 262 · +106.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 39▲ 71 vs year ago 86 · +82.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 22▲ 25 vs year ago 62 · +40.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifers sold mostly steady on improved receipts. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows steady, with lean cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.70/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$160.70
220 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$301
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.41
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544166.6590699
Medium and Large 1-2489161.7779087
Medium and Large 2460147.0167626
Medium and Large 2-3564126.007115thin
Medium and Large 3550110.006053thin
One grade step is worth $56.65/cwt here — about $301 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 sale220 hd
160.70
—
NM average3 barns · 839 hd
156.29
+4.41
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—Low1,60994.181,51613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16878.2691432
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,80374.501,3432thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96863.6861691

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$8589
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)896$85713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$5632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$5465
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$4606
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,032$1,17223
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,091$1,00012

Every lot

107 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed223243.02/cwt240.00–246.0054211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1241212.00/cwt212.00–212.005115
Steers—Medium and Large 1265215.47/cwt212.00–220.005719
Steers—Medium and Large 2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2330167.27/cwt160.00–175.005524
Steers—Medium and Large 1340222.40/cwt208.00–226.007566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345202.00/cwt202.00–202.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364189.72/cwt187.00–197.006915
Steers—Medium and Large 1365212.00/cwt212.00–212.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 2415177.00/cwt177.00–177.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1419200.00/cwt200.00–200.008385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423188.15/cwt187.00–195.007967
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed448211.00/cwt211.00–211.009459
Steers—Medium and Large 2455161.00/cwt161.00–161.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477181.72/cwt179.00–186.008675
Steers—Medium and Large 1481195.52/cwt195.00–196.009408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527180.39/cwt177.00–185.009517
Steers—Medium and Large 2569165.34/cwt165.00–166.009416
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed584199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,16210
Steers—Medium and Large 1590181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0382
Steers—Medium and Large 1620172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 2640139.00/cwt139.00–139.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 2768139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1832155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2903
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed211220.00/cwt220.00–220.004647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273145.00/cwt145.00–145.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275185.21/cwt182.00–189.005096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285174.72/cwt170.00–177.004989
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329183.07/cwt181.00–185.0060210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340173.97/cwt162.00–176.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full357169.00/cwt169.00–169.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368176.00/cwt176.00–176.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372176.20/cwt176.00–179.0065516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383151.46/cwt142.00–155.005807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412162.67/cwt162.00–164.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412153.00/cwt153.00–153.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full421150.00/cwt150.00–150.006326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed427176.00/cwt176.00–176.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440173.00/cwt173.00–173.007615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459174.73/cwt171.00–176.0080223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482154.83/cwt141.00–158.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483166.77/cwt162.00–169.0080511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514170.32/cwt165.00–172.0087515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528161.00/cwt161.00–161.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full532165.00/cwt165.00–165.008783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587142.33/cwt141.00–143.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622152.45/cwt152.00–153.009489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666157.51/cwt156.00–158.001,0498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670139.33/cwt139.00–140.009346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787143.47/cwt136.00–144.501,1298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2798129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0883
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,025127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,30212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,06291.00/cwt91.00–91.009665
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2291210.00/cwt210.00–210.006117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2303174.00/cwt174.00–174.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330192.00/cwt192.00–192.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1353222.00/cwt222.00–222.007845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408165.00/cwt165.00–165.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490175.00/cwt175.00–175.008584
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29585.70/cwt83.00–90.001,1104
Bulls——1,74095.63/cwt90.00–100.001,6646
Bulls——1,767102.60/cwt100.50–105.001,8133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74947.23/cwt40.00–56.003548
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed75343.93/cwt41.00–45.003314
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed89873.00/cwt73.00–73.006563
Cows—Lean 85-90%91858.62/cwt55.00–62.5053813
Cows—Lean 85-90%94576.24/cwt75.00–77.507202
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96360.16/cwt59.00–61.505792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01967.98/cwt62.00–73.5069352
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,03367.18/cwt62.50–74.0069410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15373.24/cwt71.50–75.008443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20179.45/cwt75.00–83.5095426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,2591
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,013120.25/cwt108.00–135.001,2188
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2670485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3735460.00/head460.00–460.004606
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2830546.00/head510.00–560.005465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880858.33/head800.00–1,000.008589
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915887.92/head750.00–1,025.0088812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2935562.50/head550.00–575.005632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2710800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3840460.00/head460.00–460.004602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2875725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2878750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29581,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,292.86/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2937
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0721,040.00/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,042.50/head985.00–1,100.001,0432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,375.83/head1,250.00–1,435.001,3766
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2811,250.00/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755111.00/cwt111.00–111.008382

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.