Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2022-10-17

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 17
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
830 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 758▲ 830 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 135▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 50▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent comparison for all classes of cattle as the last reported sale was over a month ago. Trade active, demand good. Most of the area received welcoming moisture of up to 3 1/2 inches of rain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.54/cwt on 329 head.
Average price
$169.54
329 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$603
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$130.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.42
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495183.67910149
Medium and Large 1-2483168.16813133
Medium and Large 2478157.3475234
Small 457453.5430713thin
One grade step is worth $130.13/cwt here — about $603 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 sale329 hd
169.54
—
NM average3 barns · 1,311 hd
175.95
−6.42
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—Low1,21177.609405thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27571.2790922
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07669.2274566
CowsLean 85-90%Average99861.39613125

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$82212
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)974$8194thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)753$6752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,480$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$4501thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2253161.00/cwt161.00–161.004072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272169.82/cwt165.00–176.004626
Steers—Medium and Large 1275181.00/cwt181.00–181.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 2308165.00/cwt165.00–165.005085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336176.60/cwt165.00–178.0059318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377164.79/cwt160.00–168.0062110
Steers—Medium and Large 1383183.46/cwt179.00–190.0070315
Steers—Small 441563.00/cwt63.00–63.002613
Steers—Medium and Large 1423190.18/cwt185.00–193.0080441
Steers—Medium and Large 2423160.00/cwt160.00–160.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431169.78/cwt169.00–171.007328
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy454194.00/cwt194.00–194.0088115
Steers—Medium and Large 1474186.05/cwt180.50–189.0088226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479172.89/cwt163.00–177.0082838
Steers—Medium and Large 2495156.48/cwt155.00–159.007758
Steers—Medium and Large 2503159.00/cwt159.00–159.008007
Steers—Medium and Large 1527180.96/cwt180.00–182.0095417
Steers—Small 454055.00/cwt55.00–55.002973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542169.43/cwt164.00–174.0091828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553164.00/cwt164.00–164.0090710
Steers—Medium and Large 1565181.73/cwt174.00–183.501,02718
Steers—Medium and Large 2585152.18/cwt150.00–156.008909
Steers—Small 461556.00/cwt56.00–56.003442
Steers—Medium and Large 2620148.00/cwt148.00–148.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632150.41/cwt149.00–152.009515
Steers—Medium and Large 1658164.82/cwt159.00–166.001,0856
Steers—Small 467346.00/cwt46.00–46.003105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703145.71/cwt144.00–150.001,0247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 1824155.27/cwt149.00–158.001,27910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280161.00/cwt161.00–161.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333162.84/cwt161.00–165.0054213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370158.21/cwt150.00–160.0058511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371161.89/cwt160.00–163.0060133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413158.00/cwt158.00–158.006537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421162.69/cwt155.00–166.0068541
Heifers—Small and Medium 2423141.00/cwt141.00–141.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455160.10/cwt157.00–163.5072849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470148.00/cwt148.00–148.006966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy476151.00/cwt151.00–151.0071918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484150.33/cwt148.50–157.0072844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1502152.00/cwt152.00–152.007633
Heifers—Small 450340.00/cwt40.00–40.002012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy529141.00/cwt141.00–141.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566155.95/cwt154.00–159.0088325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574136.72/cwt135.00–138.007857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610138.00/cwt138.00–138.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1648143.00/cwt143.00–143.009274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650144.00/cwt144.00–144.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1746139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0374
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2399157.00/cwt157.00–157.006267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409170.00/cwt170.00–170.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466156.50/cwt156.50–156.507297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477160.00/cwt160.00–160.007639
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545153.00/cwt153.00–153.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656128.00/cwt128.00–128.008408
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,21177.60/cwt70.00–87.509405
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89447.45/cwt43.00–51.004245
Cows—Lean 85-90%92656.95/cwt52.00–62.0052738
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95965.19/cwt60.00–71.006257
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,03673.88/cwt71.00–75.5076517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04364.15/cwt60.00–72.0066972
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,05265.00/cwt60.00–66.006847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07461.98/cwt55.00–66.006669
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08571.29/cwt69.50–73.007732
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,09055.00/cwt55.00–55.006001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10269.68/cwt67.00–74.0076833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20462.09/cwt58.00–69.007484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27072.61/cwt70.00–75.0092216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45878.92/cwt78.00–80.001,1512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2753675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2805575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,001825.00/head825.00–825.008259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,030900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,095725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,205900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2835525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 4900450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.