Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-03-20

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 20
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,037 head
▼ 286 vs last sale 1,323▲ 330 vs year ago 707 · +46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 182▲ 87 vs year ago 96 · +90.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 102▲ 80 vs year ago 97 · +82.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were sharply lower with exception of 550-600 lb steers being steady. Feeder steers 600-650 were 5.00 higher while 650-700 lb sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers had incomparable numbers from last week. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00-5.00 lower. Trade was active, supply good with excellent buyer attendance

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $209.67/cwt on 466 head.
Average price
$209.67
466 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,154
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$75.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.72
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548211.861,162426
Medium and Large 1-2541190.391,02937
Medium 1-2947136.671,2943thin
One grade step is worth $75.19/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale466 hd
209.67
—
NM average4 barns · 2,036 hd
203.95
+5.72
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—High1,41998.611,40026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49894.501,41617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36392.431,26043
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11180.3389374

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 (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$1,49238
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,3753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,34744
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)936$1,1647
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,059$93010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,003$9252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,3083thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)813$1,1423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)985$8751thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315256.00/cwt256.00–256.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2348205.00/cwt205.00–205.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379207.00/cwt207.00–207.007856
Steers—Medium and Large 1381233.81/cwt227.00–240.0089130
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added387261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0106
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned420203.00/cwt203.00–203.008535
Steers—Medium and Large 1424224.65/cwt219.00–237.0095316
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed443247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,09416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470204.00/cwt204.00–204.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1474224.33/cwt220.00–232.001,06358
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full515197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,06512
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed531228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added536229.36/cwt229.00–232.001,22940
Steers—Medium and Large 1537209.83/cwt199.50–215.001,12739
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558228.33/cwt228.00–229.001,2746
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy564190.46/cwt186.00–192.001,0748
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full578197.81/cwt195.00–200.001,14316
Steers—Medium and Large 1585212.16/cwt209.00–226.501,24175
Steers—Medium and Large 1626201.04/cwt196.00–206.001,25914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642174.60/cwt170.00–188.001,12111
Steers—Medium and Large 1655184.14/cwt177.00–188.001,20657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0894
Steers—Medium and Large 1728155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 1793168.04/cwt155.00–170.001,33323
Steers—Medium 1-2918155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4232
Steers—Medium 1-21,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327204.14/cwt200.00–211.006685
Heifers—Small 334950.00/cwt50.00–50.001755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369204.32/cwt200.00–216.0075419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385187.00/cwt187.00–187.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned388193.20/cwt191.00–197.0075010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added395222.00/cwt222.00–222.0087711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433208.67/cwt199.00–214.0090438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full479191.00/cwt191.00–191.009158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480205.25/cwt194.00–211.0098563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481183.44/cwt181.00–186.008829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520188.50/cwt183.00–200.0098029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529179.06/cwt178.50–180.0094710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566181.09/cwt180.00–186.001,02534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613163.98/cwt155.00–173.001,00510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655172.60/cwt165.00–173.501,13120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727163.41/cwt155.00–165.501,18820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1881146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,29123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1930146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485203.00/cwt203.00–203.009852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2501200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583168.00/cwt168.00–168.009794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2868108.00/cwt108.00–108.009372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,04880.00/cwt80.00–80.008382
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 175090.00/cwt90.00–90.006752
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 198895.00/cwt95.00–95.009393
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 11,048105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1006
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15981.78/cwt74.00–91.009487
Bulls——1,46696.30/cwt89.00–102.001,4125
Bulls——1,533107.85/cwt102.00–113.001,65314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08383.79/cwt80.00–87.0090746
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09569.91/cwt60.00–76.0076612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16449.19/cwt41.00–59.005734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21887.85/cwt87.00–93.501,07012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26489.50/cwt89.50–89.501,1314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37291.61/cwt82.00–94.501,25729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37696.00/cwt95.00–97.001,32110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42296.27/cwt95.00–97.501,3699
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58492.51/cwt92.00–93.001,4658
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Registered944112.00/cwt103.00–117.001,0578
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1985875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,0651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3151,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19331,412.50/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19451,162.50/head925.00–1,500.001,1636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Large 11,003925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,059930.00/head825.00–975.0093010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Large 21,0751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,352.56/head800.00–1,550.001,35343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1241,503.68/head1,050.00–1,750.001,50434
Bred Cows—Large 11,1701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Large 11,1801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18131,141.67/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1423
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0551,308.33/head1,275.00–1,325.001,3083

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.