Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-05-30

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, May 30
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
840 head
▲ 413 vs last sale 427▼ 550 vs year ago 1,390 · −39.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 87▼ 44 vs year ago 221 · −19.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 54▼ 15 vs year ago 89 · −16.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 350-400 lbs were 7.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold 6.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 7.00 higher while 500-550 lbs held steady. Steers 550-600 lbs were 7.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 14.00 higher and 650-700 lbs were steady. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 2.00 higher while 400-500 lbs were 10.00 higher. Heifers 500-550 lbs were 2.00 higher while 550-600 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Feeder heifer numbers last week were insufficient to compare. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active on moderate demand with larger numbers. Excellent buyer attendance. Next sale will be June 5,2023

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $245.64/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$245.64
278 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$597
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$99.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.98
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512251.761,290257
Medium and Large 1-2637180.111,14714thin
Medium 2456152.006937thin
One grade step is worth $99.76/cwt here — about $597 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 sale278 hd
245.64
—
NM average4 barns · 1,553 hd
230.66
+14.98
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—High1,406107.251,50828
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,147111.451,27811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,200102.491,23018
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15694.781,09633
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,11275.6284124

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)985$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,2503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$1,2205
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$1,2173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)893$1,0753thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)898$1,1753thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)936$1,1547
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,361$1,6064thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,57210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$1,0251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)915$1,1251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$9752thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned230274.00/cwt274.00–274.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1268266.00/cwt266.00–266.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1370288.95/cwt284.00–293.001,06915
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375255.00/cwt255.00–255.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt397221.10/cwt217.00–222.0087811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1416285.11/cwt277.00–290.001,18635
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full420262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1002
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy445207.00/cwt207.00–207.009217
Steers—Medium 2456152.00/cwt152.00–152.006937
Steers—Medium and Large 1460245.90/cwt242.00–257.001,13120
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed464270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2536
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy464230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,06711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added470281.97/cwt281.00–285.001,32526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483174.00/cwt174.00–174.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1512259.84/cwt245.00–262.001,3308
Steers—Medium and Large 1582252.56/cwt245.00–256.001,47028
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full583236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3766
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617253.11/cwt252.00–254.001,56211
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full620205.92/cwt202.00–220.001,2779
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3064
Steers—Medium and Large 1632243.15/cwt237.00–251.001,53720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2155
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt638217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672175.87/cwt172.00–180.001,1824
Steers—Medium and Large 1694219.99/cwt217.00–225.001,5278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1903
Steers—Medium and Large 1710219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,55511
Steers—Medium and Large 1788184.03/cwt180.00–192.001,4503
Steers—Medium and Large 1850175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4881
Steers—Medium and Large 1960156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300254.00/cwt254.00–254.007625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331221.33/cwt216.00–230.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367248.26/cwt237.00–255.0091121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy384212.00/cwt212.00–212.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393190.00/cwt190.00–190.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413250.45/cwt239.00–255.001,03420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full424223.00/cwt223.00–223.009469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy437225.00/cwt225.00–225.009833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466241.58/cwt234.00–247.001,12621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full470223.06/cwt214.00–225.001,04814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added489254.63/cwt250.00–260.001,24511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563232.65/cwt228.00–235.001,31014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy564215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full569208.75/cwt208.00–210.001,1888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1601224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1748166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769162.13/cwt160.00–177.001,2478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open835168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,40313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open917151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,38510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open993130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added393278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1213
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3366118.00/cwt118.00–118.004324
Dairy Heifers—Large 2390158.00/cwt158.00–158.006162
Dairy Heifers—Large 2409155.00/cwt155.00–155.0063410
Dairy Heifers—Large 449190.00/cwt90.00–90.004426
Dairy Heifers—Large 2500138.00/cwt138.00–138.0069026
Dairy Heifers—Large 2580143.00/cwt143.00–143.008294
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004762
Dairy Steers—Large 2336180.00/cwt180.00–180.0060523
Dairy Steers—Large 2438189.00/cwt189.00–189.0082842
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1600169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,01414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29287.06/cwt77.00–90.001,1256
Bulls——1,431117.87/cwt102.00–129.001,68717
Bulls——1,46095.36/cwt91.00–99.001,3925
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99488.62/cwt87.00–89.008816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01677.92/cwt71.00–83.007924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12256.92/cwt46.00–70.006398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13994.71/cwt94.00–96.001,07914
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,147111.45/cwt108.00–114.001,27811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16190.87/cwt90.00–92.501,0558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17497.72/cwt96.00–99.001,14711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,185101.88/cwt101.00–103.001,2079
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,204100.45/cwt100.00–101.001,2094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,225105.21/cwt104.00–107.001,2895
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28186.03/cwt83.00–87.001,1026
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered955134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18931,075.00/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19851,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0471,216.67/head1,100.00–1,275.001,2173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,250.00/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1491,220.00/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2205
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1700975.00/head800.00–1,150.009752
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19151,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0481,656.25/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0891,540.00/head1,100.00–1,650.001,5405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0901,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2051,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4131,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1957130.50/cwt110.00–153.001,24918
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1995142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18981,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1753
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19361,153.57/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1547

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.