Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 6
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,764 head
▲ 655 vs last sale 1,109▲ 1,537 vs year ago 227 · +677.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 66▲ 16 vs year ago 109 · +14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 73▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 400 lbs have no comparison; 400-550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher; 550-600 lbs have no comparison. Heifer calves over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers had insufficient numbers last week to compare to. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cow boners steady to 2.00 lower, with lean cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 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 $190.03/cwt on 786 head.
Average price
$190.03
786 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$952
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$165.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.01
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1578196.341,135552
Medium and Large 1-2506182.24922202
Medium and Large 2496168.6983613thin
Medium 2529163.258648thin
Large 1-2612141.008633thin
Small 359330.751828thin
One grade step is worth $165.59/cwt here — about $952 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 sale786 hd
190.03
—
NM average3 barns · 1,752 hd
190.01
+0.01
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—Low1,47489.151,31424
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21781.8599657
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95368.1865057

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)945$1,0146
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)858$8632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)877$8573thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)861$7054thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)720$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)850$6601thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned285222.00/cwt222.00–222.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added318230.00/cwt230.00–230.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned320202.00/cwt202.00–202.0064611
Steers—Medium and Large 1333213.49/cwt205.00–220.007117
Steers—Medium and Large 1374234.61/cwt229.00–239.0087720
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added378242.00/cwt242.00–242.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390201.52/cwt192.00–210.0078613
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned394201.00/cwt201.00–201.007926
Steers—Medium and Large 2395189.00/cwt189.00–189.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added403232.00/cwt232.00–232.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1423220.12/cwt214.00–223.5093162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423191.60/cwt186.00–196.0081047
Steers—Medium 2440168.00/cwt168.00–168.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 2443179.00/cwt179.00–179.007939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478182.96/cwt175.00–190.0087565
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added486218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,06226
Steers—Medium and Large 1489205.67/cwt196.00–209.501,00640
Steers—Medium and Large 1518204.31/cwt196.00–211.501,05849
Steers—Small 351829.00/cwt29.00–29.001506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535185.54/cwt175.00–193.0099322
Steers—Medium 2536175.00/cwt175.00–175.009384
Steers—Medium and Large 1567198.74/cwt187.00–204.501,12795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579173.48/cwt164.00–182.001,00428
Steers—Medium 2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008172
Steers—Large 1-2612141.00/cwt141.00–141.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 1618187.01/cwt185.00–189.001,1566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631165.69/cwt165.00–169.001,04617
Steers—Medium and Large 1661185.75/cwt170.00–187.001,228109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1242
Steers—Medium and Large 2688131.00/cwt131.00–131.009013
Steers—Medium and Large 1713172.30/cwt165.00–175.001,22838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 1761168.91/cwt160.00–170.001,28542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1181
Steers—Small 381836.00/cwt36.00–36.002942
Steers—Medium and Large 1835170.25/cwt167.00–171.501,42221
Steers—Medium and Large 1885149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3191
Steers—Medium and Large 1910144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3102
Steers—Medium and Large 1976150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4646
Steers—Medium and Large 11,26580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228217.82/cwt216.00–220.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1292183.95/cwt182.00–192.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324186.21/cwt185.00–190.0060312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added333198.00/cwt198.00–198.0065913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372169.16/cwt169.00–170.0062918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386192.59/cwt185.00–202.0074310
Heifers—Medium 2403143.00/cwt143.00–143.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414182.78/cwt176.00–189.0075752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433199.00/cwt199.00–199.008629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438164.66/cwt163.00–165.0072138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470181.82/cwt175.00–187.0085597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487162.54/cwt156.00–168.0079217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528175.22/cwt168.00–182.5092589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full537156.00/cwt156.00–156.008385
Heifers—Large 2-3548152.00/cwt152.00–152.008335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564155.00/cwt155.00–155.0087412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566172.06/cwt160.00–178.5097488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628162.11/cwt155.00–169.001,0189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669170.20/cwt168.00–173.001,13966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735148.78/cwt140.00–155.001,09432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765149.66/cwt149.00–150.001,1456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800121.00/cwt121.00–121.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1858147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,26613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,10317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1991131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,3037
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,010120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523167.00/cwt167.00–167.008735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40274.65/cwt65.00–82.501,0475
Bulls——1,44692.02/cwt85.00–100.001,33117
Bulls——1,888101.01/cwt100.00–102.001,9072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90848.56/cwt43.00–54.004418
Cows—Lean 85-90%91859.93/cwt55.00–64.0055012
Cows—Lean 85-90%96671.11/cwt65.00–75.0068718
Cows—Lean 85-90%98278.87/cwt75.00–84.0077519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19381.44/cwt76.00–85.0097234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21473.42/cwt68.00–78.508917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26986.41/cwt85.00–90.001,09716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3785475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2720700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium 2845656.00/head560.00–750.006563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium 2865685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883942.50/head835.00–1,050.009432
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2910850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29171,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968987.50/head975.00–1,000.009882
Bred Cows—Medium 2980810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2720700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2678122.50/cwt110.00–135.008312
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2849132.00/cwt125.00–141.001,1215

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.