Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 17
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,107 head
▲ 271 vs last sale 836▼ 283 vs year ago 1,390 · −20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 293▲ 41 vs year ago 221 · +18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 208▼ 19 vs year ago 89 · −21.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 300 lbs sold sharply higher; 300-500 lbs were 3.00-9.00 lower, while 500-600 lbs sold 9.00 higher. Feeder steers steady on a few sales. Heifer calves under 300 lbs were sharply higher; 300-500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 6.00 higher on light receipts. Slaughter cows were 2.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on larger numbers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.75/cwt on 369 head.
Average price
$240.75
369 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,113
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$655
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$174.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.08
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1408264.901,080224
Medium and Large 1-2529220.161,16460
Large 1-2419212.1888911thin
Medium and Large 2566199.131,12757
Large 2688173.571,19410thin
Large 3560150.008402thin
Medium 3572130.007443thin
Small and Medium 2-347390.004262thin
One grade step is worth $174.90/cwt here — about $655 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 sale369 hd
240.75
—
NM average4 barns · 1,246 hd
224.67
+16.08
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—High1,464114.591,67737
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,915109.002,0871thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,290105.861,36650
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29597.901,26876
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09787.2695855

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)1,136$1,5967
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,4583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)844$1,4005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)810$7502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)979$1,42118
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,3953thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)495$4351thin

Every lot

143 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1166322.00/cwt322.00–322.005357
Steers—Medium and Large 1221311.81/cwt306.00–318.0068919
Steers—Medium and Large 1230320.00/head320.00–320.003201
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1257322.00/cwt322.00–322.0082821
Steers—Large 2287260.21/cwt220.00–300.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added304315.81/cwt315.00–317.0096010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned322274.50/cwt272.00–285.008845
Steers—Medium and Large 1325275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1336299.01/cwt287.00–307.001,00515
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1162
Steers—Medium and Large 1363330.00/head330.00–330.003303
Steers—Medium and Large 1370292.89/cwt285.00–297.001,0846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0556
Steers—Medium and Large 1415298.13/cwt287.00–302.001,23720
Steers—Large 1-2426258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,0996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428269.46/cwt265.00–273.001,15318
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added432312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,3486
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full470262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2313
Steers—Medium and Large 1471286.55/cwt275.00–300.001,35033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477256.74/cwt248.00–268.001,22521
Steers—Medium and Large 2482223.63/cwt215.00–232.001,0787
Steers—Medium and Large 1525283.89/cwt277.00–294.001,49022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533243.76/cwt237.00–247.001,29911
Steers—Medium and Large 2543230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2492
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545162.00/cwt162.00–162.008832
Steers—Large 1-2546198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0814
Steers—Medium 1-2548238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3042
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added553275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5212
Steers—Medium and Large 2588212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2473
Steers—Medium 3588140.00/cwt140.00–140.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1595247.00/cwt246.00–248.001,4708
Steers—Medium and Large 1600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,62017
Steers—Large 1-2600202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3552
Steers—Medium and Large 1668245.12/cwt240.00–251.001,63719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678209.88/cwt202.00–215.001,4235
Steers—Medium and Large 1700221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5473
Steers—Medium 1-2720187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3462
Steers—Medium and Large 1793220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7452
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1145410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1160520.00/head520.00–520.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1246292.00/cwt292.00–292.0071820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280215.00/head215.00–215.002151
Heifers—Large 1-2288269.00/cwt269.00–269.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full291260.00/cwt260.00–260.007579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1296281.41/cwt280.00–282.0083324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332276.33/cwt265.00–280.0091738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332225.00/cwt225.00–225.007473
Heifers—Large 1-2363200.00/cwt200.00–200.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380257.65/cwt252.00–260.0097914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395240.00/head240.00–240.002401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415266.36/cwt258.00–272.001,10549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434238.67/cwt230.00–245.001,03619
Heifers—Large 1-2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437224.00/cwt224.00–224.009793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465218.49/cwt215.00–220.001,01610
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-347390.00/cwt90.00–90.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487256.79/cwt255.00–265.001,25142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added488277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,3522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489228.73/cwt223.00–240.001,11810
Heifers—Large 1-2518199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528203.79/cwt198.00–210.001,07617
Heifers—Large 3560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563226.68/cwt225.00–230.001,2766
Heifers—Medium 3572130.00/cwt130.00–130.007443
Heifers—Large 2580186.13/cwt180.00–189.001,0803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584195.51/cwt190.00–202.001,14212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623195.05/cwt190.00–200.001,21514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637228.03/cwt215.00–231.001,45316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682208.77/cwt208.00–210.001,4245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3274
Heifers—Large 2734168.19/cwt161.00–178.001,2357
Heifers—Medium and Large 2752165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9264
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 190335.00/head335.00–335.003351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1185525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2243300.00/cwt300.00–300.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250311.00/cwt311.00–311.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343289.14/cwt287.00–298.0099225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378245.00/cwt245.00–245.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,15942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512224.02/cwt220.00–230.001,1475
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521211.57/cwt200.00–217.001,1029
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,43930
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738188.47/cwt181.00–191.001,3914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2747162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,3062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2786202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,58822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2953139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3254
Bulls—Medium and Large 196086.00/cwt86.00–86.008261
Bulls—Large 1-21,135125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 2689177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2205
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,045166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,73513
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,088173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8823
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2-3630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0717
Dairy Steers—Large 2-3719168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2084
Dairy Steers—Large 2-3776162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2574
Dairy Steers—Large 2-31,087175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,90215
Dairy Steers—Large 2-31,243165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20194.12/cwt80.00–110.001,1308
Bulls——1,408115.52/cwt110.00–119.001,62711
Bulls——1,615123.11/cwt119.00–129.001,98818
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05997.81/cwt88.00–119.001,03624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08481.36/cwt76.00–90.0088212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09286.54/cwt84.00–91.0094514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270101.97/cwt97.00–106.001,29540
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,289105.89/cwt102.00–109.001,36526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,289104.98/cwt102.00–111.001,35321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313111.69/cwt110.00–114.001,4663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31891.13/cwt85.00–94.501,20117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32895.38/cwt94.00–98.001,26719
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32952.83/cwt39.00–65.007025
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,915109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,0871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3545700.00/head675.00–725.007002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3775860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2780740.00/head700.00–760.007403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19971,641.67/head1,325.00–1,725.001,6426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0081,362.50/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1681,662.50/head1,600.00–1,725.001,6632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2381,875.00/head1,700.00–2,025.001,8755
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1880179.73/cwt150.00–187.001,58215
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,012147.33/cwt135.00–154.001,4913
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 3495435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0881,525.00/head1,225.00–1,825.001,5252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1810750.00/head700.00–800.007502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18441,400.00/head1,225.00–1,525.001,4005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0351,458.33/head1,200.00–1,675.001,4583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1361,596.43/head1,075.00–1,825.001,5967
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.