Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-08-21

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 21
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
581 head
▼ 471 vs last sale 1,052▼ 127 vs year ago 708 · −17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 414▲ 154 vs year ago 108 · +142.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 167▲ 28 vs year ago 97 · +28.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 450-500 lbs sold steady. No other comparable sales due to smaller numbers. Feeder steers had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs were 8.00-14.00 higher, while 500-600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers had too low of numbers to report. Trade moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. 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 $264.88/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$264.88
153 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,354
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$216.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.73
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537276.431,484102
Medium 1-2494270.001,3344thin
Large 1-2473263.671,2468thin
Medium and Large 1-2495258.361,27917thin
Medium and Large 2492255.671,2576thin
Medium 2347235.008146thin
Large 1690220.001,5181thin
Small and Medium 2-3348213.207425thin
Large 2420200.008402thin
Small 349060.002942thin
One grade step is worth $216.43/cwt here — about $1,190 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 sale153 hd
264.88
—
NM average3 barns · 1,137 hd
262.15
+2.73
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—Average1,495122.851,83733
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,239107.591,33346
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16194.151,09387
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03485.6988658

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,3253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$1,11722
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)836$9504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)695$77110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)810$7623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)680$6882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$1,41012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$8314thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)673$6382thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,8229

Every lot

108 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3218262.00/cwt262.00–262.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 1260288.64/cwt275.00–317.007506
Steers—Medium 2318210.00/cwt210.00–210.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 1342322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1013
Steers—Medium and Large 1359308.95/cwt305.00–315.001,1095
Steers—Medium 2375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414270.09/cwt268.00–275.001,1187
Steers—Large 2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008402
Steers—Large 1-2429273.22/cwt260.00–287.001,1726
Steers—Medium and Large 1437299.00/cwt287.00–305.001,30712
Steers—Medium 1-2445290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4433
Steers—Medium and Large 1475283.07/cwt267.00–298.001,34510
Steers—Medium and Large 2475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2834
Steers—Small 349060.00/cwt60.00–60.002942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512255.89/cwt240.00–272.001,3104
Steers—Medium and Large 1519290.62/cwt272.00–297.001,50826
Steers—Medium and Large 2525227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned530257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3623
Steers—Medium 1-2543250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3582
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3543140.00/cwt140.00–140.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 1557283.04/cwt275.00–288.001,5778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4232
Steers—Large 1-2603235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4172
Steers—Medium and Large 1644252.83/cwt245.00–258.001,6285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4852
Steers—Medium and Large 1672241.85/cwt205.00–267.001,6258
Steers—Large 1690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Steers—Medium and Large 1705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4452
Steers—Medium and Large 1797231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8413
Steers—Medium and Large 1810234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8952
Steers—Medium and Large 1883227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0044
Steers—Medium and Large 1925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
Steers—Medium and Large 1995160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1115560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Heifers—Medium 1225287.00/cwt287.00–287.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320275.00/cwt275.00–275.008802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322270.00/cwt270.00–270.008693
Heifers—Small 3344360.00/head360.00–360.003604
Heifers—Medium 1-2355262.00/cwt262.00–262.009302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371274.11/cwt270.00–285.001,01710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2403232.00/cwt232.00–232.009353
Heifers—Medium 1-2410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435268.78/cwt265.00–272.001,16910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462257.88/cwt240.00–272.001,19118
Heifers—Large 2478217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0372
Heifers—Large 1-2485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2498212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519241.27/cwt238.00–249.001,25219
Heifers—Medium 1525238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2504
Heifers—Small 353176.62/cwt75.00–77.004075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572239.19/cwt225.00–255.001,36810
Heifers—Medium 1583229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3355
Heifers—Large 1-2593223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5104
Heifers—Large 1-2699218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1382
Heifers—Large 1-2752191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1183607.50/head590.00–625.006082
Bulls—Medium 1215290.00/cwt290.00–290.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bulls—Large 1420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Bulls—Large 1580255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4702
Bulls—Large 1-2734206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5124
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 337268.00/cwt68.00–68.002533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed795175.18/cwt154.00–188.001,3933
Bulls——Return to Feed94555.00/cwt55.00–55.005201
Bulls——1,476115.48/cwt110.00–118.001,7047
Bulls——1,49288.70/cwt81.00–96.001,3233
Bulls——1,642126.26/cwt120.00–134.002,07319
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed723175.80/cwt156.00–190.001,2713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed955118.04/cwt113.00–123.001,1273
Cows—Lean 85-90%99163.04/cwt52.00–75.006256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04580.28/cwt75.00–86.0083919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06183.25/cwt71.00–88.0088323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08689.16/cwt77.00–114.009687
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11895.14/cwt93.00–97.001,06428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14889.70/cwt85.00–95.001,03034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22699.10/cwt96.00–102.001,21525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,234101.78/cwt100.00–104.001,2567
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,263107.85/cwt103.00–116.001,36236
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1640500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-26691,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1669550.00/head550.00–550.005504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1720875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium 2735510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1810761.67/head635.00–1,000.007623
Bred Cows—Medium 2836950.00/head850.00–1,125.009504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845856.67/head745.00–975.008573
Bred Cows—Medium 2854815.00/head600.00–1,350.008154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19901,249.00/head900.00–1,460.001,24915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0201,325.00/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3253
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 21,0331,822.22/head1,050.00–2,000.001,8229
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3673637.50/head400.00–875.006382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2780750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2788887.50/head850.00–925.008882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1810825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1915875.00/head625.00–1,125.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1181,550.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1541,506.25/head800.00–2,100.001,5068

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.