Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-02-27

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 27
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
▼ 759 vs last sale 1,708▲ 722 vs year ago 227 · +318.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 174▼ 4 vs year ago 109 · −3.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 118▲ 43 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 not well tested. Steer calves 350-450 lbs traded 6.00-8.00 higher; 450-500 lbs mostly steady; 500-550 lbs were sharply higher; 550-600 lbs were not well tested. Heifer calves 350-550 lbs traded 15.00-18.00 higher, with instances sharply higher on 450-500 lbs. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs 8.00 higher, instances 15.00 higher; over 650 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers this week to compare. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter mostly steady, instances 6.00-8.00 on lean cows. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $209.31/cwt on 300 head.
Average price
$209.31
300 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,064
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$376
per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 3
$165.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.81
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1333220.007333thin
Medium and Large 1498217.661,085266
Medium and Large 1-2640167.571,07220
Medium 1-2481102.004906thin
Small and Medium 365854.203575thin
One grade step is worth $165.80/cwt here — about $376 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 sale300 hd
209.31
—
NM average4 barns · 1,370 hd
202.50
+6.81
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—Average1,51397.761,47921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36088.231,20036
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37086.091,1792thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07979.4085742

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,284$1,1694thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,0382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)892$7283thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$4601thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)495$2851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$9802thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned230200.00/cwt200.00–200.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1275236.00/cwt236.00–236.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned317218.00/cwt218.00–218.006913
Steers—Medium 1333220.00/cwt220.00–220.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 1386243.56/cwt240.00–252.0094019
Steers—Medium and Large 1411232.42/cwt222.00–241.0095541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430200.69/cwt200.00–202.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy438214.00/cwt214.00–214.009373
Steers—Medium 1-2Fleshy440102.00/cwt102.00–102.004492
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added444247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0979
Steers—Medium and Large 1469221.01/cwt208.00–225.001,03759
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed471241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495195.00/cwt195.00–195.009651
Steers—Medium 1-2Fleshy501102.00/cwt102.00–102.005114
Steers—Medium and Large 1523208.35/cwt200.00–222.001,09053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533166.00/cwt166.00–166.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added534235.17/cwt235.00–236.001,25617
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1723
Steers—Medium and Large 1574190.18/cwt180.00–194.001,0929
Steers—Small and Medium 362355.00/cwt55.00–55.003433
Steers—Medium and Large 1630191.94/cwt185.00–198.001,20915
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added636205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,30410
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy644180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1597
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
Steers—Medium and Large 1703180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710158.74/cwt153.00–162.001,12714
Steers—Small and Medium 371053.00/cwt53.00–53.003762
Steers—Medium and Large 1795146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 1893156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3932
Steers—Medium and Large 11,025136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283202.00/cwt202.00–202.005722
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3311141.00/cwt141.00–141.004394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned340188.00/cwt188.00–188.006393
Heifers—Medium 1368155.00/cwt155.00–155.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370218.56/cwt200.00–225.0080919
Heifers—Medium 2-3370122.00/cwt122.00–122.004513
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3393110.00/cwt110.00–110.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405172.00/cwt172.00–172.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433196.00/cwt196.00–196.008498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438216.22/cwt210.00–228.0094758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462211.06/cwt200.00–218.0097524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495188.00/cwt185.00–191.009318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522197.06/cwt186.50–208.001,02939
Heifers—Large 1-2550171.00/cwt171.00–171.009412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566181.75/cwt172.00–187.001,02925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582163.42/cwt163.00–165.009519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611152.83/cwt148.00–156.009345
Heifers—Medium 1-2Fleshy63290.00/cwt90.00–90.005696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653144.00/cwt144.00–144.009402
Heifers—Large 3690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Heifers—Medium 1-2Fleshy70890.00/cwt90.00–90.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782152.24/cwt145.00–161.001,19116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1953140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2361107.53/cwt105.00–110.003886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573165.00/cwt165.00–165.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615149.00/cwt149.00–149.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0432
Bulls—Large 1826146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3345147.00/cwt147.00–147.005071
Dairy Heifers—Large 3524108.19/cwt100.00–111.005674
Dairy Heifers—Large 3683130.19/cwt112.00–148.0088939
Dairy Heifers—Large 3773112.00/cwt112.00–112.0086613
Dairy Heifers—Large 3860144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,23823
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,14099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1295
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3277153.00/cwt153.00–153.0042413
Dairy Steers—Large 3335150.52/cwt146.00–153.0050421
Dairy Steers—Large 3466135.00/cwt135.00–135.006294
Dairy Steers—Large 3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,01090.00/cwt90.00–90.009091
Bulls——1,23190.64/cwt88.00–93.001,1165
Bulls——1,58299.37/cwt96.00–102.501,57213
Bulls——2,018108.93/cwt108.00–110.002,1982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84566.19/cwt64.00–67.505593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06479.96/cwt75.00–86.0085121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07471.23/cwt66.00–76.007658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18488.72/cwt86.00–91.001,05010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27083.69/cwt75.00–89.001,06312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37086.09/cwt83.00–89.001,1792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41590.65/cwt87.50–94.001,28323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Large 1-2805560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2840460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,037.50/head900.00–1,175.001,0382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2951,250.00/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3795660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0351,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,01091.00/cwt91.00–91.009191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2-3495285.00/head285.00–285.002851

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.