Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2022-08-15

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 15
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
880 head
▲ 339 vs last sale 541▲ 493 vs year ago 387 · +127.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 157▲ 112 vs year ago 115 · +97.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 87▼ 2 vs year ago 133 · −1.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $185.25/cwt on 375 head.
Average price
$185.25
375 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$413
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3-4
$75.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.16
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528191.301,010197
Medium and Large 1-2505182.40922158
Medium and Large 2-3316170.005375thin
Medium and Large 2583154.899049thin
Small and Medium 2-3593127.007532thin
Small and Medium 3-4515116.005974thin
One grade step is worth $75.30/cwt here — about $413 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 sale375 hd
185.25
—
NM average3 barns · 1,081 hd
165.09
+20.16
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—High1,52989.411,36729
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30280.861,05318
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14278.3089460
CowsLean 85-90%Low98669.6168670

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)1,102$9453thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$69513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,311$1,22912
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$1,19115
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)992$1,15139
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,054$82523

Every lot

132 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2140360.00/head360.00–360.003602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2183361.45/head350.00–385.003613
Steers—Medium and Large 1240222.00/cwt222.00–222.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245202.00/cwt202.00–202.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278204.00/cwt204.00–204.005672
Steers—Medium and Large 1285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3316170.00/cwt170.00–170.005375
Steers—Medium and Large 1331215.87/cwt215.00–218.0071510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340198.52/cwt193.00–205.0067531
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added356237.00/cwt237.00–237.008448
Steers—Medium and Large 1379220.31/cwt210.00–225.0083511
Steers—Medium and Large 2387181.00/cwt181.00–181.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388191.80/cwt185.00–195.007446
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added412217.00/cwt217.00–217.0089419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420189.50/cwt183.00–196.0079617
Steers—Medium and Large 2455175.51/cwt175.00–176.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1457199.00/cwt199.00–199.0090928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489189.40/cwt182.00–191.0092653
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy508184.00/cwt184.00–184.009352
Steers—Small and Medium 3-4515116.00/cwt116.00–116.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519178.91/cwt175.00–185.009295
Steers—Medium and Large 1525189.00/cwt189.00–189.0099212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full533184.66/cwt184.00–185.009849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569173.45/cwt170.50–177.0098718
Steers—Medium and Large 1580184.83/cwt177.00–188.501,07236
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3593127.00/cwt127.00–127.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609166.97/cwt165.00–171.001,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 1626173.43/cwt170.00–176.501,08646
Steers—Medium and Large 2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 1682168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,1497
Steers—Medium and Large 1713164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,1733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726151.17/cwt149.00–159.001,0977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1902
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy890120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0683
Steers—Medium and Large 2940115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,059125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3247
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,200119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2142345.00/head345.00–345.003453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2181344.93/head325.00–360.003455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220204.00/cwt204.00–204.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225380.00/head380.00–380.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225159.00/cwt159.00–159.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240182.10/cwt177.00–187.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250400.00/head400.00–400.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271193.00/cwt193.00–193.005235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283170.66/cwt164.00–174.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added315197.00/cwt197.00–197.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318148.50/cwt142.00–155.004726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334169.41/cwt167.00–176.005669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345182.00/cwt182.00–182.006284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365149.00/cwt149.00–149.005441
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3368118.00/cwt118.00–118.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386167.00/cwt160.00–175.0064512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409170.06/cwt164.00–175.0069644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413160.64/cwt156.00–165.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy429155.00/cwt155.00–155.006654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438146.24/cwt146.00–147.5064112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460146.00/cwt146.00–146.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481173.28/cwt171.00–174.0083337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485162.00/cwt159.00–163.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511145.00/cwt145.00–145.007417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515156.00/cwt156.00–156.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517168.06/cwt166.00–173.0086912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565166.19/cwt165.00–167.009395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568142.19/cwt138.00–150.008085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576159.14/cwt158.00–159.509177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606156.15/cwt145.00–157.0094632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616163.28/cwt160.00–167.001,00611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2639146.00/cwt145.00–148.009333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669160.84/cwt160.00–163.001,0767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670149.00/cwt149.00–149.009982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681151.41/cwt142.00–156.001,0317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774136.97/cwt135.00–138.001,0603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy955112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2179400.00/head400.00–400.004004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325171.00/cwt171.00–171.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490165.00/cwt165.00–165.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628144.00/cwt144.00–144.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735129.00/cwt129.00–129.009482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828120.00/cwt120.00–120.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,059107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1335
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,05381.34/cwt80.00–82.008573
Bulls——Return to Feed1,23090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1071
Bulls——1,48085.61/cwt80.00–90.501,26713
Bulls——1,63798.95/cwt97.50–101.001,6203
Bulls——1,75794.34/cwt90.00–98.501,6589
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%65555.00/cwt55.00–55.003601
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed81859.00/cwt59.00–59.004832
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86545.68/cwt40.00–51.003953
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95459.58/cwt55.00–62.505686
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed96575.00/cwt75.00–75.007241
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97872.79/cwt67.00–77.0071231
Cows—Boner 80-85%97864.00/cwt64.00–64.006262
Cows—Lean 85-90%98770.40/cwt65.00–73.5069522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07056.00/cwt56.00–56.005991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07573.00/cwt73.00–73.007851
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11579.40/cwt75.00–87.0088519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15276.94/cwt74.00–77.508866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,17589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19179.75/cwt74.50–83.5095034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,24080.36/cwt75.00–85.009963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32480.38/cwt78.50–81.501,06414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4765300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4798321.43/head310.00–350.003217
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2850650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2872858.33/head775.00–1,000.008583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28761,008.57/head975.00–1,060.001,0097
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2905800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4955425.00/head425.00–425.004252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,020900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,252.08/head1,135.00–1,410.001,25224
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,291.67/head1,200.00–1,475.001,2923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1581,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2191,301.25/head1,200.00–1,335.001,3014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2721,134.09/head950.00–1,225.001,13411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,376.25/head1,310.00–1,475.001,3768
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3411,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,27510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3984550.00/head550.00–550.005507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032897.00/head775.00–950.008975
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102945.00/head810.00–1,025.009453

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.