Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-08-14

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 14
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,052 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 1,096▲ 172 vs year ago 880 · +19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
414 head
▲ 179 vs last sale 235▲ 187 vs year ago 227 · +82.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 144▲ 36 vs year ago 131 · +27.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 300-400 lbs were 13.00-15.00 higher. 400-500 lbs sold 4.00-12.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 10.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-13.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold 8.00-13.00 lower while 400-600 lbs traded 6.00-8.00 lower.Feeder heifers had no comparable sales last week to use. Trade was moderate on larger numbers of cattle starting to show the drouth. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. 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 $269.08/cwt on 459 head.
Average price
$269.08
459 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,345
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$403
per head · Large 1 over Medium 2
$123.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.08
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1454292.061,32517thin
Large 1-2419282.001,1825thin
Medium and Large 1509277.891,414328
Medium and Large 1-2465257.131,19677
Medium 1-2553208.911,15411thin
Medium and Large 2484207.331,0039thin
Medium 2547168.5492212thin
One grade step is worth $123.52/cwt here — about $403 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 sale459 hd
269.08
—
NM average3 barns · 1,209 hd
261.00
+8.08
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—High1,550125.651,94730
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,264104.381,32051
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25695.331,197131
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,12882.15926139

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)1,146$1,26211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$1,1594thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,13815
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,0007
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$1,44020
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,2625
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$1,19015
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)515$5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,2251thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1284330.66/cwt326.00–340.009396
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added308340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0476
Steers—Medium and Large 2320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1328318.69/cwt310.00–322.001,04512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331280.02/cwt270.00–285.0092714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned348302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0516
Steers—Large 1-2353320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1303
Steers—Large 1363322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368278.35/cwt270.00–281.001,02411
Steers—Medium and Large 1379300.27/cwt282.00–310.001,13828
Steers—Medium 1-2398212.00/cwt212.00–212.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 2420212.00/cwt212.00–212.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 1424299.68/cwt282.00–320.001,27134
Steers—Medium 2427235.40/cwt178.00–298.001,0054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434265.15/cwt244.00–279.001,15118
Steers—Large 1455292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3296
Steers—Medium and Large 1479282.14/cwt250.00–298.001,35160
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482237.15/cwt231.00–248.001,14310
Steers—Large 1504275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2192
Steers—Medium 2Mexican Origin515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006182
Steers—Large 1-2518225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 1537264.31/cwt258.00–271.001,41950
Steers—Medium and Large 2548238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3042
Steers—Medium and Large 1555269.77/cwt250.00–290.001,49758
Steers—Medium 2568149.00/cwt149.00–149.008462
Steers—Medium 1-2574214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581240.46/cwt232.00–245.001,39714
Steers—Medium and Large 2592182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0773
Steers—Medium 2Mexican Origin615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1618262.46/cwt242.00–268.001,62242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4666
Steers—Medium 2Mexican Origin658143.93/cwt138.00–150.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1684236.77/cwt235.00–240.001,62010
Steers—Medium 1-2Mexican Origin690162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1181
Steers—Medium and Large 1720235.00/cwt219.00–245.001,69213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6952
Steers—Medium 2Mexican Origin760145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1770217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6712
Steers—Medium and Large 1815222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1-2244280.00/cwt280.00–280.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272293.01/cwt280.00–320.007973
Heifers—Large 1-2288277.00/cwt277.00–277.007988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309250.87/cwt202.00–277.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330270.23/cwt255.00–278.0089212
Heifers—Large 1-2343277.00/cwt277.00–277.009502
Heifers—Medium 1-2370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373262.00/cwt262.00–262.009776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379254.01/cwt250.00–262.009636
Heifers—Large 1-2394263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,0365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2396220.00/cwt220.00–220.0087111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420256.06/cwt248.00–264.001,07525
Heifers—Large 242392.00/cwt92.00–92.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469233.69/cwt220.00–241.001,0966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471249.03/cwt236.00–258.001,17334
Heifers—Medium 1-2478238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514242.49/cwt242.00–243.001,2468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528241.90/cwt215.00–253.001,27756
Heifers—Large 2560168.00/cwt168.00–168.009412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561225.31/cwt207.00–231.001,2649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582229.81/cwt210.00–250.001,33720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640233.01/cwt215.00–238.001,4919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2659209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3933
Heifers—Medium 1-285082.00/cwt82.00–82.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2854185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5804
Heifers—Large 1-2873164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4323
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-2225307.00/cwt307.00–307.006912
Bulls—Large 1-2299292.00/cwt292.00–292.008737
Bulls—Large 1-2344262.00/cwt262.00–262.009015
Bulls—Medium 1-2366282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0328
Bulls—Medium 1-2463266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,2325
Bulls—Large 1-2478190.00/cwt190.00–190.009082
Bulls—Large 1-2585179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732173.69/cwt170.00–185.001,2718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753130.00/cwt130.00–130.009796
Bulls—Medium 1-278590.00/cwt90.00–90.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3092
Bulls—Large 1-2864143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,23612
Bulls—Large 1-2980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1766
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,337117.48/cwt114.00–120.001,5717
Bulls——Return to Feed1,35589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2061
Bulls——1,626129.91/cwt122.00–136.002,11222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07186.64/cwt84.00–89.0092845
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11380.74/cwt74.00–84.0089927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15289.56/cwt87.00–97.001,03245
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21159.55/cwt31.00–75.0072122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23699.87/cwt96.00–104.501,23447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23894.08/cwt90.00–97.001,16547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,245106.63/cwt100.50–114.001,32828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,288101.64/cwt97.00–105.001,30923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30391.15/cwt86.00–95.001,18837
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1930110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0231
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 3515500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1853787.50/head725.00–850.007882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18851,280.00/head1,125.00–1,435.001,2802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28871,231.25/head1,225.00–1,275.001,2318
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-39301,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 29401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19931,512.50/head1,350.00–1,675.001,5132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,492.50/head1,235.00–1,750.001,4932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0431,637.50/head1,275.00–2,000.001,6382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,287.50/head1,100.00–1,475.001,2882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1261,620.83/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6216
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2481,612.50/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1747107.00/cwt94.00–145.007999
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1776164.60/cwt140.00–182.001,2775
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0351,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3690410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0007
Bred Cows—Small 3805660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3876675.00/head675.00–675.006754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1965925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0041,306.82/head1,175.00–1,450.001,30711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0631,325.00/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1921,347.50/head1,025.00–1,500.001,34810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.