Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2022-08-22

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 22
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
708 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 880▲ 217 vs year ago 491 · +44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 227▼ 37 vs year ago 145 · −25.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 131▼ 5 vs year ago 102 · −4.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher on comparable weights. Feeder steers and heifers have no accurate comparison. Trade active, demand good for calves suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.40/cwt on 321 head.
Average price
$173.40
321 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$438
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$66.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.40
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494178.90883227
Medium and Large 1-2461167.8877459
Medium 2390155.006051thin
Medium and Large 2485151.9473718thin
Small and Medium 2620150.009303thin
Medium and Large 2-3316148.424696thin
Small and Medium 2-3314145.004554thin
Small 4398112.004463thin
One grade step is worth $66.90/cwt here — about $438 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 sale321 hd
173.40
—
NM average3 barns · 762 hd
164.00
+9.40
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—Low1,31788.421,1647thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15485.8799153
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25383.811,05011
CowsLean 85-90%Low92472.4466926

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)1,026$1,06721
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,03211
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)755$6351thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,300$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,3356
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$1,2009
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,1703thin

Every lot

105 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 1-2225205.92/cwt200.00–217.004633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285203.06/cwt200.00–205.005794
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3288159.87/cwt155.00–165.004604
Steers—Medium and Large 1293230.00/cwt230.00–230.006746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321204.60/cwt198.00–210.006576
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007805
Steers—Medium and Large 1346231.00/cwt231.00–231.007995
Steers—Medium and Large 1372218.53/cwt213.00–220.008139
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added374240.50/cwt240.50–240.5089920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377198.90/cwt189.00–210.0075012
Steers—Medium and Large 2395172.00/cwt172.00–172.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405221.00/cwt221.00–221.0089520
Steers—Medium and Large 1430212.60/cwt210.00–215.0091425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440175.44/cwt170.00–181.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 2450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1477199.00/cwt199.00–199.009497
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529171.35/cwt169.50–180.009068
Steers—Medium and Large 1537184.59/cwt184.00–185.0099117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555173.48/cwt171.00–176.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 2555164.00/cwt164.00–164.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1586181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0615
Steers—Medium and Large 1621171.75/cwt170.00–180.001,0679
Steers—Medium and Large 2629161.53/cwt154.00–163.001,0166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633160.67/cwt154.00–165.001,0176
Steers—Medium and Large 1660166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0966
Steers—Small and Medium 3736129.50/cwt129.50–129.509535
Steers—Medium and Large 2755144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0871
Steers—Medium and Large 2993120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2125235.00/head235.00–235.002351
Heifers—Medium and Large 4193180.00/head180.00–180.001804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273168.98/cwt167.00–170.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313170.90/cwt170.00–173.005359
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3314145.00/cwt145.00–145.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3316148.42/cwt145.00–150.004696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334182.92/cwt178.00–184.0061120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335153.82/cwt151.00–160.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1351181.28/cwt175.00–184.0063610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365191.00/cwt191.00–191.0069711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373173.37/cwt170.00–176.006479
Heifers—Medium 2390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
Heifers—Small 4398112.00/cwt112.00–112.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed413190.00/cwt190.00–190.0078519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419167.18/cwt163.00–177.007009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423185.83/cwt180.00–188.0078626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473154.93/cwt146.00–158.007337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474188.20/cwt188.00–188.5089225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486173.50/cwt173.50–173.508439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514177.62/cwt174.00–180.0091350
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515166.45/cwt166.00–168.008579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579159.93/cwt157.00–166.0092613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585170.93/cwt166.00–171.501,00040
Heifers—Small and Medium 2620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640144.00/cwt144.00–144.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1696160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,11726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2739134.50/cwt134.50–134.509944
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275157.19/cwt150.00–160.0043214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377187.37/cwt186.00–200.0070610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned445179.00/cwt179.00–179.0079711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460186.00/cwt186.00–186.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515159.00/cwt159.00–159.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531169.00/cwt169.00–169.008979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603142.00/cwt142.00–142.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630154.00/cwt154.00–154.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683133.78/cwt129.00–135.009145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785121.00/cwt121.00–121.009501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight90564.00/cwt64.00–64.005791
Bulls——Return to Feed1,27089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1301
Bulls——1,35595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2871
Bulls——1,35886.98/cwt82.50–92.001,1812
Bulls——Return to Feed1,39590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2561
Bulls——1,575107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71552.45/cwt46.00–59.003752
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed73563.05/cwt61.00–65.004632
Cows—Lean 85-90%92063.68/cwt61.00–66.505862
Cows—Lean 85-90%95973.65/cwt70.00–78.007069
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96375.77/cwt74.50–76.007306
Cows—Lean 85-90%97381.53/cwt78.00–82.507935
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,00985.60/cwt79.00–89.008643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08376.95/cwt75.00–78.008333
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,15088.23/cwt88.00–89.001,01512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17285.68/cwt81.00–88.001,00433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,20288.35/cwt88.00–89.001,0623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20578.64/cwt76.00–82.509483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21088.64/cwt87.00–90.001,0732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26382.83/cwt80.00–85.001,0463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,60084.50/cwt84.50–84.501,3521
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2867123.86/cwt110.00–132.001,0747
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04591.75/cwt91.00–93.009598
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3595360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2755635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28571,018.33/head925.00–1,100.001,0186
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19231,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1109
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2935775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0941,086.00/head1,085.00–1,100.001,08615
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2770925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2865925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,278.57/head1,000.00–1,350.001,2797
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,335.00/head1,035.00–1,450.001,3356
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,170.00/head1,075.00–1,285.001,1703

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.