Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-04-03

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 3
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,406 head
▲ 737 vs last sale 669▲ 679 vs year ago 727 · +93.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 150▲ 37 vs year ago 98 · +37.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 70▲ 18 vs year ago 79 · +22.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 350--550 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher, while 550-600 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, and 500-600 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs were 6.00-7.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold 9.00-10.00 higher. Trade was active to very active with good to very good demand. There were larger numbers especially on feeder calves. Excellent buyer attendance. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 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 $204.40/cwt on 627 head.
Average price
$204.40
627 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,086
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$164.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.81
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1636208.691,327582
Medium and Large 1-2631175.501,10814thin
Medium and Large 2411174.1071618thin
Medium 2641133.368556thin
Small 354644.142417thin
One grade step is worth $164.55/cwt here — about $1,086 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 sale627 hd
204.40
—
NM average4 barns · 2,064 hd
207.21
−2.81
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—High1,590104.531,66136
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34499.741,3408thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28390.241,15824
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09378.0985446

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 (2-4 yrs)919$1,2797
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$1,2444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,1882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,1132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,066$9585
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,074$9504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$92518
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)864$1,1006
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)788$1,0004thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,374$4,39628
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$1,4132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$1,2555
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,103$1,2173thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)685$6001thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250178.00/cwt178.00–178.004456
Steers—Medium and Large 1273260.00/cwt260.00–260.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 1324252.60/cwt242.00–257.008188
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned335226.69/cwt217.00–231.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1356230.49/cwt225.00–235.0082110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added363247.00/cwt247.00–247.008978
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned368212.38/cwt210.00–215.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy401190.00/cwt190.00–190.007624
Steers—Small 340562.00/cwt62.00–62.002512
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed406252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0238
Steers—Medium and Large 1415232.04/cwt230.00–234.0096329
Steers—Medium and Large 2423172.00/cwt172.00–172.007286
Steers—Small 346045.00/cwt45.00–45.002071
Steers—Medium and Large 1472235.96/cwt227.00–237.001,11419
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy486215.41/cwt215.00–216.001,0475
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,22534
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512246.49/cwt232.00–247.001,26230
Steers—Medium and Large 1518220.43/cwt210.00–226.001,14220
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed522229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full532181.00/cwt181.00–181.0096317
Steers—Medium and Large 2538171.00/cwt171.00–171.009202
Steers—Medium 2568145.00/cwt145.00–145.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,12913
Steers—Medium and Large 2572172.95/cwt167.00–175.009894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1104
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580240.62/cwt236.00–243.501,39658
Steers—Medium and Large 1581208.51/cwt207.00–210.001,21115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612169.66/cwt169.00–170.001,0383
Steers—Medium and Large 1620195.02/cwt184.00–203.001,20925
Steers—Medium 2627131.73/cwt125.00–135.008263
Steers—Small 363835.00/cwt35.00–35.002234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 1682190.85/cwt185.00–197.501,30282
Steers—Medium and Large 1728189.91/cwt183.00–196.001,38316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added779194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,51166
Steers—Medium and Large 1783170.94/cwt165.00–172.001,33815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2381
Steers—Medium 2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 1836168.86/cwt160.00–174.001,41212
Steers—Medium and Large 1866184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,59359
Steers—Medium and Large 1987147.22/cwt145.00–150.001,4534
Steers—Medium and Large 11,226139.77/cwt137.00–140.001,71413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1298201.00/cwt201.00–201.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337188.43/cwt185.00–194.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355237.00/cwt237.00–237.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373212.27/cwt205.00–220.0079215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed375236.50/cwt236.50–236.5088712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395197.00/cwt197.00–197.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435198.48/cwt192.00–207.0086314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439176.00/cwt176.00–176.007739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3441150.00/cwt150.00–150.006629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added463228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468152.58/cwt141.00–157.007147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474196.82/cwt191.00–200.0093336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480178.71/cwt174.00–184.008587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy494220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511215.93/cwt215.00–216.001,10340
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed559208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566185.15/cwt182.00–186.001,04824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568171.77/cwt167.00–175.009764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added586208.56/cwt206.00–209.001,22278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631180.57/cwt173.00–190.001,13920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650151.00/cwt151.00–151.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,22857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717160.29/cwt154.00–170.001,14913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1843131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1933148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422179.13/cwt175.00–183.007564
Bulls—Large 1-2435149.00/cwt149.00–149.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467187.07/cwt177.00–192.008746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531187.52/cwt175.00–190.0099610
Bulls—Large 1-2548146.00/cwt146.00–146.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1162
Bulls—Large 1-2580121.00/cwt121.00–121.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593171.05/cwt166.00–173.001,0147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605154.00/cwt154.00–154.009323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665155.42/cwt155.00–156.001,0347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2057
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 368596.00/cwt96.00–96.0065810
Dairy Heifers—Large 376089.00/cwt89.00–89.006763
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01576.91/cwt72.00–80.007813
Bulls——1,44992.63/cwt89.00–99.001,3429
Bulls——1,714112.44/cwt103.00–120.501,92724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04386.73/cwt85.00–89.0090510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07881.28/cwt76.00–85.0087620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11556.91/cwt50.00–65.006355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15774.07/cwt65.00–82.0085711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,253103.61/cwt102.00–105.501,2982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28390.24/cwt84.00–96.501,15824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37498.45/cwt97.00–100.001,3536
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Registered1,3744,396.43/head3,700.00–5,300.004,39628
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19191,278.57/head1,000.00–1,325.001,2797
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0481,112.50/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,066958.00/head910.00–985.009585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,074950.00/head800.00–1,100.009504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,000.00/head900.00–1,100.001,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,102925.00/head925.00–925.0092518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,187.50/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3685600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2910975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1031,216.67/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1481,366.67/head1,250.00–1,600.001,3673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17881,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18641,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1006

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.