Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 24
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 829▼ 725 vs year ago 1,390 · −52.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 177▼ 17 vs year ago 221 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 65▲ 66 vs year ago 89 · +74.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 350-400 lbs were 4.00 lower and 400-450 lbs sold 3.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 12.00 lower while 500-550 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Steer calves 550-600 lbs were steady. Heifer calves 350-400 sold steady while 400-500 lbs were 12.00-13.00 higher.500-600 lbs heifer calves were steady. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 6.00 lower and feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady while slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Trade was very active on good numbers with strong 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 $218.33/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$218.33
259 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$536
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$106.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.18
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504224.851,133236
Medium and Large 1-2596175.571,04711thin
Medium 2411144.805955thin
Small and Medium 3505118.285977thin
One grade step is worth $106.57/cwt here — about $536 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 sale259 hd
218.33
—
NM average4 barns · 1,536 hd
212.15
+6.18
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—Average1,44593.001,34423
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19591.071,08863
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13175.6085590

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,435$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,072$1,0083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)858$9382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,027$8449
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)826$83020
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)735$70012
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$8252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$1,3405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)893$98323
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)911$77310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)783$6602thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)665$9751thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1289236.35/cwt230.00–245.006837
Steers—Medium and Large 1328239.32/cwt230.00–245.007857
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full358222.00/cwt222.00–222.007954
Steers—Medium 2369142.00/cwt142.00–142.005244
Steers—Medium and Large 1376236.63/cwt227.00–245.0089033
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added383246.00/cwt246.00–246.009423
Steers—Medium and Large 1424245.38/cwt237.00–255.001,04017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465199.00/cwt199.00–199.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 1469225.61/cwt215.00–230.001,05838
Steers—Small and Medium 3481129.59/cwt129.00–130.006235
Steers—Medium and Large 1510224.78/cwt218.00–234.001,14638
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full517215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1123
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2842
Steers—Small and Medium 356590.00/cwt90.00–90.005092
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt573203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580163.00/cwt163.00–163.009452
Steers—Medium 2580156.00/cwt156.00–156.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1588222.93/cwt219.00–238.001,31126
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full610181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,1074
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615232.52/cwt227.00–235.001,43010
Steers—Medium and Large 1627210.47/cwt201.00–219.001,32028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628169.07/cwt165.00–172.001,0624
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy633192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 1655172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 1743207.86/cwt205.00–210.001,5447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2372
Steers—Medium and Large 1790169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3351
Steers—Medium and Large 1955142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned284214.00/cwt214.00–214.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added314250.00/cwt250.00–250.007857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342227.52/cwt218.00–232.007786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388230.39/cwt217.00–234.0089429
Heifers—Small and Medium 2392150.00/cwt150.00–150.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395187.67/cwt183.00–197.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416217.94/cwt210.00–225.0090716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418190.00/cwt190.00–190.007942
Heifers—Small 346548.00/cwt48.00–48.002232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477187.43/cwt185.00–190.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478213.14/cwt204.00–222.001,01941
Heifers—Medium 2483175.00/cwt175.00–175.008452
Heifers—Small and Medium 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Heifers—Medium 2513163.00/cwt163.00–163.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519218.47/cwt211.00–221.001,13419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526178.38/cwt170.00–185.009386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563208.16/cwt203.00–212.001,17231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579184.99/cwt184.00–187.001,0717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618180.48/cwt179.00–182.001,1156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1659184.71/cwt180.00–189.001,2176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1174
Heifers—Small and Medium 2680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0511
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,100110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321220.00/cwt220.00–220.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0323
Bulls—Small 344565.00/cwt65.00–65.002891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709151.59/cwt149.00–162.001,0755
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26177.47/cwt66.00–87.509779
Bulls——1,32493.08/cwt90.00–99.001,2325
Bulls——1,697108.49/cwt100.00–115.001,8419
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05873.61/cwt56.00–79.0077941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12086.97/cwt85.00–89.5097411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15595.78/cwt95.00–97.001,1064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16529.02/cwt20.00–44.003387
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18688.23/cwt87.75–89.001,04614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20383.83/cwt80.00–87.501,00828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21591.62/cwt90.00–93.501,11348
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3649785.00/head785.00–785.007858
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3783660.00/head660.00–660.006602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3809860.00/head860.00–860.008608
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3823610.00/head610.00–610.006103
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3861650.00/head650.00–650.006504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0671,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2681,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2691,340.00/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3625500.00/head500.00–500.005005
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3637594.44/head575.00–600.005949
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3674700.00/head700.00–700.007008
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3730525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3767600.00/head600.00–600.006005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1858937.50/head825.00–1,050.009382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0291,016.67/head850.00–1,100.001,0173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1421,214.29/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2147
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2431,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3511,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1800725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,013825.00/head750.00–900.008252
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1665975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.