Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-03-06

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 6
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,155 head
▲ 206 vs last sale 949▲ 448 vs year ago 707 · +63.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 105▲ 88 vs year ago 96 · +91.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 43▲ 22 vs year ago 97 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week, steer and heifer calves under 350 lbs were not well tested. Steer calves 350-400 lbs 8.00 higher; 350-400 lbs were steady; 500-550 lbs 5.00-6.00 lower; 550-600 lbs have no comparison due to low numbers last week. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs traded 4.00 higher; 400-500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower; 500-550 lbs 7.00-9.00 higher; 550-600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers had insufficient numbers last week for a comparison. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A special replacement sale was held in conjunction with the regular sale, with over 50 head of outstanding quality bulls and a few heifers on offer.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $210.70/cwt on 438 head.
Average price
$210.70
438 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,130
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$642
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$100.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.82
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532220.641,173368
Large 2616180.001,10912thin
Medium and Large 1-2568177.671,01021
Medium and Large 2491176.5086610thin
Medium 2372141.985285thin
Medium and Large 3624124.4577719thin
Small and Medium 2443120.005323thin
One grade step is worth $100.64/cwt here — about $642 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 sale438 hd
210.70
—
NM average4 barns · 2,117 hd
201.88
+8.82
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—Average1,52799.431,51818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53395.751,4685thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20693.731,13073
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01684.8886258

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)1,030$1,22411
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,1882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,041$1,0687
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,037$9923thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$9034thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)887$9123thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)858$8632thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,472$5,16010
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,057$3,75932

Every lot

117 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2308190.00/cwt190.00–190.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1334255.85/cwt253.00–257.008557
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added359258.52/cwt255.00–260.0092811
Steers—Medium 2372141.98/cwt130.00–158.005285
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned374220.00/cwt220.00–220.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy384215.21/cwt214.00–216.0082610
Steers—Medium and Large 1386237.61/cwt230.00–245.0091711
Steers—Medium and Large 1420241.43/cwt234.00–247.001,01438
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full422219.87/cwt210.00–227.0092812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy423225.00/cwt225.00–225.009522
Steers—Small and Medium 2443120.00/cwt120.00–120.005323
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1223
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full469195.79/cwt190.00–200.009186
Steers—Medium and Large 1473235.70/cwt226.00–241.001,11570
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed489246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,2039
Steers—Medium and Large 2499176.00/cwt176.00–176.008785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2501192.00/cwt192.00–192.0096213
Steers—Medium and Large 1515220.27/cwt211.00–226.001,13413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1968
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0603
Steers—Medium and Large 3531140.58/cwt135.00–146.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 1554232.58/cwt218.00–237.001,28859
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy562202.71/cwt192.00–207.001,13911
Steers—Medium and Large 2573170.00/cwt170.00–170.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0045
Steers—Large 2616180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,10912
Steers—Medium and Large 1633204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,29116
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1293
Steers—Medium and Large 2650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 3667117.00/cwt117.00–117.0078013
Steers—Medium and Large 1679199.18/cwt191.00–200.001,35222
Steers—Medium and Large 1715175.23/cwt175.00–176.001,25313
Steers—Medium and Large 1769168.51/cwt161.00–170.001,29622
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added805172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0623
Steers—Medium and Large 1883162.23/cwt155.00–169.501,4328
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286202.77/cwt197.00–212.005805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313220.12/cwt208.00–226.0068914
Heifers—Medium 2Unweaned313127.00/cwt127.00–127.003982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368210.00/cwt210.00–210.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added398229.00/cwt229.00–229.0091110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned412165.00/cwt165.00–165.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433219.82/cwt206.00–225.0095248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458186.00/cwt186.00–186.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484212.99/cwt206.00–217.001,03141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full503180.00/cwt180.00–180.009056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508170.00/cwt170.00–170.008642
Heifers—Large 1-2510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511208.17/cwt196.00–215.001,06427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518180.12/cwt175.00–190.009339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed520217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,12815
Heifers—Medium 1-2538146.00/cwt146.00–146.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581182.87/cwt175.00–184.501,06237
Heifers—Medium 2585145.00/cwt145.00–145.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy598160.00/cwt160.00–160.009572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635170.47/cwt169.00–175.001,08216
Heifers—Large 2636172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667161.25/cwt160.00–165.001,0764
Heifers—Medium 2670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009452
Heifers—Medium 1-2683135.00/cwt135.00–135.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721164.74/cwt150.00–171.001,18820
Heifers—Medium 2751140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open795212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,05110
Heifers—Medium 1-2830133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1930137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2746
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned268216.00/cwt216.00–216.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585183.36/cwt180.00–196.001,0739
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658148.00/cwt148.00–148.009742
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3515138.00/cwt138.00–138.007112
Dairy Heifers—Large 3565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008194
Dairy Heifers—Large 3655136.00/cwt136.00–136.008915
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 347786.00/cwt86.00–86.004103
Dairy Steers—Large 360578.00/cwt78.00–78.004723
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32386.62/cwt84.00–89.001,1464
Bulls——1,32693.87/cwt91.00–97.001,2454
Bulls——1,689106.78/cwt101.00–114.001,80410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87062.17/cwt59.00–65.005412
Cows—Lean 85-90%95483.44/cwt80.00–86.0079616
Cows—Lean 85-90%97276.37/cwt72.00–79.0074214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08892.10/cwt87.00–95.501,00226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19294.45/cwt91.00–96.001,12654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21497.88/cwt97.00–101.001,1886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25988.84/cwt85.00–90.001,11813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53395.75/cwt93.00–101.001,4685
Replacement Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2858129.00/cwt116.00–142.001,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 192089.00/cwt89.00–89.008191
Bulls—Large 293588.00/cwt88.00–88.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294196.00/cwt88.00–108.009034
Bulls—Medium 297596.00/cwt96.00–96.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Registered1,0573,759.38/head2,200.00–5,700.003,75932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Registered1,4725,160.00/head4,500.00–6,500.005,16010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2785785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2850850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2938975.00/head875.00–1,075.009752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2655875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium 2805700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium 2893717.50/head710.00–725.007182
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900825.00/head725.00–925.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975837.50/head800.00–875.008382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2995700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,042.50/head900.00–1,185.001,0432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0731,331.25/head1,100.00–1,500.001,3318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2051

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.