Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2022-11-21

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Nov 21
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,551 head
▲ 312 vs last sale 1,239▲ 449 vs year ago 1,102 · +40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
301 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 382▼ 62 vs year ago 363 · −17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 148▼ 186 vs year ago 260 · −71.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves sold 4 .00-15.00 higher, with instances of 25.00-30.00 higher on 500- 550 weights. Heifer calves 6.00-18.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, with 650-700 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Other weights not comparable. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs 14.00-19.00 higher, with others not comparable. Trade very active and demand very good on calves. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.53/cwt on 681 head.
Average price
$186.53
681 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$803
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$161.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.24
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515207.841,070438
Medium and Large 1-2489184.19901139
Small and Medium 1-2500180.009004thin
Medium and Large 2489160.8478637
Medium and Large 2-3432151.716557thin
Medium 232082.002621thin
Small and Medium 357146.7726755
One grade step is worth $161.07/cwt here — about $803 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 sale681 hd
186.53
—
NM average4 barns · 3,350 hd
181.29
+5.24
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—Low1,53481.011,24232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31073.4596210
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,07864.7069791
CowsLean 85-90%Low94456.85536111

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,227$1,2605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,1147
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$96310
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$9397
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$8188
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,213$1,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$8251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)875$1,1501thin

Every lot

139 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223227.70/cwt225.00–230.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 2255192.00/cwt192.00–192.004902
Steers—Medium and Large 1264240.00/cwt240.00–240.006344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272214.75/cwt210.00–220.005849
Steers—Medium and Large 2315184.61/cwt180.00–192.005825
Steers—Medium 232082.00/cwt82.00–82.002621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321214.26/cwt196.00–225.0068821
Steers—Medium and Large 1326244.35/cwt227.00–258.0079743
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added335261.00/cwt261.00–261.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358165.00/cwt165.00–165.005914
Steers—Medium and Large 1366245.99/cwt222.00–257.0090060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367206.80/cwt200.00–220.007598
Steers—Medium and Large 2378179.62/cwt170.00–186.006795
Steers—Medium and Large 2405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423195.48/cwt186.00–210.0082715
Steers—Medium and Large 1425236.90/cwt218.00–262.001,00765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464183.28/cwt171.00–190.0085021
Steers—Medium and Large 1472206.25/cwt190.00–218.0097429
Steers—Medium and Large 2474161.33/cwt158.00–168.007657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full495167.00/cwt167.00–167.008271
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517175.09/cwt165.00–182.009056
Steers—Medium and Large 1519208.75/cwt192.00–221.001,08358
Steers—Medium and Large 2522149.79/cwt140.00–157.0078211
Steers—Small and Medium 352651.05/cwt48.00–58.0026929
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530134.00/cwt134.00–134.007103
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4801
Steers—Medium and Large 1567192.89/cwt186.00–205.001,09431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576176.70/cwt165.00–182.501,01833
Steers—Medium and Large 2595157.00/cwt157.00–157.009344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619159.29/cwt155.00–167.0098612
Steers—Small and Medium 362142.00/cwt42.00–42.0026126
Steers—Medium and Large 1636173.57/cwt168.00–187.001,10468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669144.01/cwt142.00–145.009636
Steers—Medium and Large 1675161.15/cwt155.00–168.001,08824
Steers—Medium and Large 1723168.02/cwt163.00–171.001,21530
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723133.51/cwt133.00–134.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 1776158.63/cwt149.00–162.001,23110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780141.10/cwt133.00–145.001,1013
Steers—Medium and Large 1865142.03/cwt140.00–145.001,2295
Steers—Medium and Large 1918150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 21,055100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 11,068137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 21,21571.00/cwt71.00–71.008631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2213172.56/cwt170.00–175.003684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned228185.00/cwt185.00–185.004224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2256154.15/cwt152.00–160.003954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290196.34/cwt192.00–198.005697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324192.24/cwt189.00–194.0062341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325178.19/cwt175.00–184.0057910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336168.55/cwt160.00–175.005669
Heifers—Medium 2343140.00/cwt140.00–140.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2357160.73/cwt150.00–170.005747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372170.96/cwt169.00–180.0063614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373189.82/cwt185.00–199.0070854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410150.37/cwt148.00–160.0061715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418134.99/cwt130.00–140.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428164.62/cwt160.00–176.0070528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429181.12/cwt165.00–186.0077739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006641
Heifers—Small and Medium 3465123.00/cwt123.00–123.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475172.70/cwt164.00–184.0082051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477144.80/cwt140.00–154.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486155.58/cwt150.00–163.0075612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528161.03/cwt150.00–169.5085050
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532149.72/cwt140.00–155.0079722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537146.85/cwt137.00–150.007894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557135.43/cwt135.00–138.007547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586158.38/cwt154.00–160.0092829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590148.00/cwt148.00–148.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608136.74/cwt130.00–139.008314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621157.61/cwt144.00–160.0097965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635105.91/cwt100.00–112.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669156.05/cwt154.00–170.001,04410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676138.31/cwt130.00–145.0093516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711151.46/cwt146.50–154.001,07712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715131.13/cwt125.00–137.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755133.98/cwt131.00–137.001,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828140.02/cwt136.00–141.001,1595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880140.61/cwt137.00–141.001,23715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905105.00/cwt105.00–105.009501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned233227.00/cwt227.00–227.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned303229.00/cwt229.00–229.0069420
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368150.00/cwt150.00–150.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430127.00/cwt127.00–127.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431148.05/cwt142.00–150.006384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460137.00/cwt137.00–137.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476166.58/cwt150.00–169.007938
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520158.70/cwt150.00–167.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563130.00/cwt130.00–130.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579173.29/cwt168.00–176.001,0036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585117.00/cwt117.00–117.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615152.00/cwt152.00–152.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1676161.45/cwt160.00–162.001,09115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715133.48/cwt130.00–137.009542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808113.51/cwt110.00–117.009172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813133.48/cwt128.00–139.001,0852
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,055125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45175.54/cwt67.50–82.501,09617
Bulls——1,62787.20/cwt85.00–91.001,41915
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed64065.00/cwt65.00–65.004162
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed77571.00/cwt71.00–71.005501
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81073.00/cwt73.00–73.005911
Cows—Lean 85-90%90747.70/cwt40.00–51.0043341
Cows—Lean 85-90%92857.78/cwt51.00–63.0053638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01460.05/cwt55.00–66.0060941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02066.81/cwt61.00–70.5068129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05249.12/cwt41.00–52.505176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13077.00/cwt77.00–77.008701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15671.28/cwt66.00–77.0082441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18772.57/cwt68.00–77.008614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38176.34/cwt76.00–77.001,0545
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45062.50/cwt62.50–62.509061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1781
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,04070.00/cwt64.00–76.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,08572.00/cwt68.00–76.007812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1795700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2795625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,145817.50/head735.00–900.008188
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,114.29/head950.00–1,275.001,1147
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,223939.29/head775.00–1,225.009397
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2271,260.00/head1,125.00–1,425.001,2605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,239955.56/head900.00–1,000.009569
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,320925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1750825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3915450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.