Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-02-20

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 20
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,708 head
▲ 456 vs last sale 1,252▲ 1,481 vs year ago 227 · +652.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 100▲ 65 vs year ago 109 · +59.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 164▲ 118 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 350 lbs were not well tested. Steer calves 350-500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher; 500-550 lbs traded 5.00 lower, with 550-600 lbs 7.00-13.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs sold mostly 4.00-8.00 lower; 500-600 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher, with instances 14.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $196.72/cwt on 952 head.
Average price
$196.72
952 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,111
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$591
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$87.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.36
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575202.321,163810
Medium and Large 1-2514181.4593362
Medium 2465179.3083310thin
Medium 1-2640168.201,07710thin
Large 1516168.008675thin
Large 2523166.6787112thin
Medium 2-3383157.006012thin
Medium and Large 2656151.679956thin
Medium 3356145.005164thin
Small and Medium 3413138.5957320
Small 3498114.8257211thin
One grade step is worth $87.50/cwt here — about $591 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 sale952 hd
196.72
—
NM average4 barns · 2,294 hd
195.36
+1.36
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—High1,43995.981,38227
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55097.001,5041thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14987.391,00464
CowsLean 85-90%Average91270.8564663

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)831$92912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)872$79215
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)907$7333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)733$4752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)748$4502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)858$1,1753thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,287$1,3673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$6101thin

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 · Steers58 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1185250.00/cwt250.00–250.004632
Steers—Medium and Large 1244217.25/cwt215.00–228.0053011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1289220.83/cwt208.00–225.0063828
Steers—Small 3303140.00/cwt140.00–140.004244
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310235.00/cwt235.00–235.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314200.00/cwt200.00–200.006288
Steers—Medium and Large 1333233.47/cwt222.00–235.0077710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added337242.00/cwt242.00–242.008163
Steers—Medium 2337188.00/cwt188.00–188.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned345194.00/cwt194.00–194.006693
Steers—Medium 3356145.00/cwt145.00–145.005164
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370236.06/cwt227.00–244.5087368
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed377240.00/cwt240.00–240.009057
Steers—Medium and Large 1380209.23/cwt206.00–211.0079526
Steers—Medium 2-3383157.00/cwt157.00–157.006012
Steers—Small and Medium 3385142.99/cwt140.00–145.0055112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full386201.00/cwt201.00–201.007768
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned395199.07/cwt190.00–205.007865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398184.00/cwt184.00–184.007326
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed404227.00/cwt227.00–227.009174
Steers—Small and Medium 3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005472
Steers—Large 2406180.00/cwt180.00–180.007318
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full420195.00/cwt195.00–195.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 1429214.15/cwt210.00–222.0091932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434183.98/cwt182.00–186.007989
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned437194.78/cwt191.00–196.0085120
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added441238.17/cwt235.00–241.001,05027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460196.00/cwt196.00–196.009023
Steers—Small 3463141.00/cwt141.00–141.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full467205.00/cwt205.00–205.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added471227.38/cwt225.00–230.001,07125
Steers—Small and Medium 3473131.00/cwt131.00–131.006206
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned475192.00/cwt192.00–192.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1478215.09/cwt205.00–217.001,02843
Steers—Large 1478176.00/cwt176.00–176.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512188.00/cwt188.00–188.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1526215.72/cwt205.00–219.001,13575
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy542198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0733
Steers—Medium and Large 1569210.03/cwt194.00–211.501,19560
Steers—Large 1573156.00/cwt156.00–156.008942
Steers—Large 2580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584176.65/cwt171.00–178.001,03215
Steers—Medium 1-2590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634171.58/cwt170.00–172.001,08818
Steers—Medium and Large 1635187.47/cwt187.00–190.001,19043
Steers—Medium and Large 2639150.00/cwt150.00–150.009594
Steers—Medium 1-2653164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0718
Steers—Medium and Large 1665183.97/cwt174.00–188.001,22384
Steers—Medium and Large 2690155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0702
Steers—Medium and Large 1719169.02/cwt162.00–173.001,21513
Steers—Small 372070.00/cwt70.00–70.005044
Steers—Medium 2762159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2123
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added779165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2857
Steers—Medium and Large 1801177.56/cwt166.00–177.751,422126
Steers—Medium and Large 1912173.25/cwt173.25–173.251,58064
Steers—Large 2933120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 11,015135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned228162.00/cwt162.00–162.003694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1296204.10/cwt198.00–213.0060422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned298185.00/cwt185.00–185.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321212.19/cwt204.00–220.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned324190.00/cwt190.00–190.006164
Heifers—Medium 2348155.00/cwt155.00–155.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned374187.00/cwt187.00–187.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376206.25/cwt200.00–209.5077629
Heifers—Medium 2377147.10/cwt145.00–150.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned409161.00/cwt161.00–161.006584
Heifers—Medium 2415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423194.99/cwt185.00–200.0082553
Heifers—Small and Medium 3472136.21/cwt120.00–145.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489185.67/cwt175.00–190.5090843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518188.56/cwt178.00–193.5097763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2549155.00/cwt155.00–155.008516
Heifers—Medium 1-2564159.00/cwt159.00–159.008975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569154.54/cwt149.00–161.0087915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578179.45/cwt168.00–184.501,03714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610181.25/cwt150.00–182.501,10654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662163.24/cwt150.00–165.001,08118
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381182.00/cwt182.00–182.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2494175.00/cwt175.00–175.008655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523167.04/cwt159.00–175.008744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556162.00/cwt162.00–162.009019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,03415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2648140.00/cwt140.00–140.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660151.00/cwt151.00–151.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2803122.00/cwt122.00–122.009802
Bulls—Medium 1-2978113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1052
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,11591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3580108.00/cwt108.00–108.006261
Dairy Heifers—Large 460560.00/cwt60.00–60.003631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39292.46/cwt89.00–96.001,28711
Bulls——1,46783.66/cwt80.00–88.001,2276
Bulls——1,475107.24/cwt100.00–113.001,58210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76353.15/cwt44.00–59.0040611
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed80092.00/cwt92.00–92.007361
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80076.57/cwt75.00–79.006136
Cows—Lean 85-90%84363.96/cwt60.00–68.005398
Cows—Lean 85-90%87771.76/cwt69.00–80.0062911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03278.45/cwt75.00–83.0081027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05782.17/cwt79.00–84.0086922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18187.09/cwt84.00–91.001,02925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24894.74/cwt92.00–102.001,18216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5041
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890104.00/cwt104.00–104.009261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3603425.00/head425.00–425.004255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2733475.00/head400.00–550.004752
Bred Cows—Medium 2735825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3738527.78/head450.00–550.005289
Bred Cows—Large 2748450.00/head450.00–450.004502
Bred Cows—Large 2850925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Large 18551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2907733.33/head650.00–900.007333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,287.50/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,265.00/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1471,458.33/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2900610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2871,366.67/head1,100.00–1,650.001,3673
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28581,175.00/head1,025.00–1,375.001,1753
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,14597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1111
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2643120.50/cwt115.00–126.007752
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2660132.00/cwt132.00–132.008711
Stock Cows—Medium 1750122.50/cwt100.00–145.009192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2804129.25/cwt114.00–135.001,0394
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1965151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4571

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.