Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-04-17

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 17
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
829 head
▲ 489 vs last sale 340▲ 102 vs year ago 727 · +14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 101▲ 79 vs year ago 98 · +80.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 61▼ 14 vs year ago 79 · −17.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; 350 -400 lbs steer calves were 10.00 higher while 400-450 lbs sold 15.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 2.00 higher and 500-600 lbs steer calves sold sharply higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs were 20 higher ,and 450-500 lbs sold steady. 500-600 lbs heifer calves sold 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers had insufficient numbers last week to compare. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 hgher while slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was very good on higher numbers with excellent demand. 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 $226.13/cwt on 330 head.
Average price
$226.13
330 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$892
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$173.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.20
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513232.571,193295
Medium and Large 1-2622180.021,11930
Medium and Large 2548172.009432thin
Small and Medium 2-3520154.008011thin
Small 351059.003012thin
One grade step is worth $173.57/cwt here — about $892 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 sale330 hd
226.13
—
NM average4 barns · 2,169 hd
217.94
+8.20
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—Average1,43296.291,37927
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,280102.111,3074thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21291.641,11037
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09483.0090867

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)1,065$1,21317
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,0245
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$9383thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$9168
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,012$6583thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$9382thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$8751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)815$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,1251thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 3185325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1265248.00/cwt248.00–248.006577
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added312279.87/cwt270.00–285.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned335216.00/cwt216.00–216.007241
Steers—Small 3344475.00/head475.00–475.004755
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned365215.00/cwt215.00–215.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added380263.81/cwt260.00–270.001,00216
Steers—Medium and Large 1380232.92/cwt232.00–235.0088519
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy414233.51/cwt230.00–237.009676
Steers—Medium and Large 1421248.08/cwt240.00–252.001,04423
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422264.67/cwt260.00–268.001,11713
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full426219.02/cwt217.00–222.009335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned454223.51/cwt220.00–227.001,0154
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,17810
Steers—Medium and Large 1461237.97/cwt232.00–250.001,09712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy473225.82/cwt225.00–226.001,06811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added477259.66/cwt255.00–267.001,23917
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full481224.67/cwt222.00–227.001,08111
Steers—Small 351059.00/cwt59.00–59.003012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520246.97/cwt235.00–251.001,28416
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3520154.00/cwt154.00–154.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1523222.89/cwt215.00–230.001,16614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0265
Steers—Medium and Large 2548172.00/cwt172.00–172.009432
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt553209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1562
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4095
Steers—Medium and Large 1586231.85/cwt228.00–238.001,35923
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full593215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2754
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626179.02/cwt172.00–184.001,12123
Steers—Medium and Large 1636220.51/cwt214.00–225.001,40222
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5862
Steers—Medium and Large 1675203.55/cwt175.00–213.001,37414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3923
Steers—Medium and Large 1729172.59/cwt165.00–175.501,2588
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added773185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4303
Steers—Medium and Large 1777146.51/cwt146.00–147.001,1384
Steers—Medium and Large 1965141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3611
Steers—Medium and Large 11,153145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,175118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287247.00/cwt247.00–247.0070918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308220.00/cwt220.00–220.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned335207.00/cwt207.00–207.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380232.18/cwt230.00–235.008829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421228.13/cwt222.00–238.0096027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full422207.00/cwt207.00–207.008749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470203.62/cwt201.00–210.0095722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513218.72/cwt212.00–222.001,12217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full537200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539187.11/cwt176.00–194.001,00914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564180.12/cwt176.00–190.001,0167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573203.95/cwt198.00–212.001,16912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582167.34/cwt160.00–170.0097412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603162.00/cwt162.00–162.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,08010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,2676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1253227.00/cwt227.00–227.005742
Bulls—Small 3303135.00/cwt135.00–135.004094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1306236.29/cwt232.00–242.007237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1394230.00/cwt230.00–230.0090612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416225.32/cwt200.00–234.009374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0605
Bulls—Large 1-2511191.84/cwt187.00–195.009805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2596175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,04614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1293
Bulls—Large 1-2690163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692163.37/cwt160.00–165.001,1316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745131.00/cwt131.00–131.009761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2556
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2838130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1930168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27492.38/cwt85.50–99.001,1779
Bulls——1,38175.56/cwt61.00–85.001,0434
Bulls——1,548104.72/cwt100.00–110.001,62114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed843131.24/cwt100.00–160.001,1065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02457.70/cwt48.00–67.0059110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05975.50/cwt69.00–79.0080011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12389.47/cwt88.50–91.001,00519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14988.02/cwt85.00–90.001,01119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15282.95/cwt79.00–85.0095622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25992.65/cwt92.00–95.001,16611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280102.11/cwt98.00–107.001,3074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37895.92/cwt95.00–97.501,3227
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2865825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1880938.33/head900.00–990.009383
Bred Cows—Medium 2945550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1965900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 19851,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,011928.57/head700.00–1,200.009297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,045998.75/head825.00–1,295.009994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,045712.50/head600.00–825.007132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,213.24/head1,125.00–1,300.001,21317
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1800937.50/head625.00–1,250.009382
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,105875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.