Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-08-28

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 28
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
943 head
▲ 362 vs last sale 581▲ 185 vs year ago 758 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
402 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 262▲ 267 vs year ago 135 · +197.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 125▲ 80 vs year ago 50 · +160.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 400-500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 5.00 higher. 550-600 lbs steers sold 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher with 450-500 lbs being 10.00 lower. Trade was active on larger numbers with good demand. Feeder steers and heifers had insufficient numbers to compare. Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher Stronger market with excellent buyer attendance. Next sale on Tuesday September 5th,2023

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $268.34/cwt on 438 head.
Average price
$268.34
438 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,409
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,026
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$200.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.68
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533276.501,474354
Medium and Large 1-2502248.331,24864
Medium and Large 2421247.001,0405thin
Medium 1-2418232.009707thin
Medium 2293222.006502thin
Small and Medium 359076.004486thin
One grade step is worth $200.50/cwt here — about $1,026 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 sale438 hd
268.34
—
NM average3 barns · 1,464 hd
276.02
−7.68
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—High1,392119.461,66350
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,060124.002,5541thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,294107.221,38868
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06694.101,00387
CowsLean 85-90%Low99382.5381968

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)1,053$1,3754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,2502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$1,1708
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)881$1,03913
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,051$1,4117
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,24721
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)715$5944thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2243230.00/cwt230.00–230.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1247323.00/cwt323.00–323.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1261322.00/cwt322.00–322.008404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275272.00/cwt272.00–272.007482
Steers—Medium 2293222.00/cwt222.00–222.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy295285.00/cwt285.00–285.0084112
Steers—Medium and Large 1325325.81/cwt322.00–335.001,05924
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned340284.50/cwt282.00–285.0096712
Steers—Medium 1-2364220.00/cwt220.00–220.008015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381268.09/cwt250.00–280.001,0215
Steers—Medium and Large 1383324.94/cwt315.00–337.001,24524
Steers—Medium and Large 2421247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0405
Steers—Medium and Large 1432312.36/cwt295.00–315.001,34915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432255.63/cwt200.00–280.001,10413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465258.57/cwt252.00–270.001,20214
Steers—Medium and Large 1474300.62/cwt290.00–306.001,42538
Steers—Small and Medium 350776.00/cwt76.00–76.003853
Steers—Medium and Large 1521281.55/cwt270.00–300.001,46739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528250.29/cwt243.00–260.001,3229
Steers—Medium 1-2553262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4492
Steers—Medium and Large 1559271.67/cwt247.00–278.001,51924
Steers—Small and Medium 361377.00/cwt77.00–77.004722
Steers—Medium and Large 1623259.00/cwt236.00–265.001,61484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2652231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,50613
Steers—Medium and Large 1673232.11/cwt210.00–248.001,56246
Steers—Medium and Large 1720237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,70621
Steers—Small and Medium 379074.00/cwt74.00–74.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1885171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5131
Steers—Medium and Large 11,270165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2250187.00/cwt187.00–187.004687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313208.24/cwt190.00–250.006527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373280.97/cwt265.00–291.001,04837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373250.00/cwt250.00–250.009334
Heifers—Large 1-2393202.00/cwt202.00–202.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411267.34/cwt255.00–271.001,09925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422221.46/cwt219.00–225.009355
Heifers—Large 2423239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467255.04/cwt235.00–261.501,19136
Heifers—Large 1-2469235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479231.62/cwt226.00–235.001,1095
Heifers—Large 1-2506218.07/cwt200.00–230.001,1035
Heifers—Small 353370.00/cwt70.00–70.003736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2645
Heifers—Large 1541229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1551235.32/cwt230.00–238.001,2976
Heifers—Medium 1603221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4832
Heifers—Small 363873.00/cwt73.00–73.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666218.63/cwt214.00–224.001,4567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2747202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310290.00/cwt290.00–290.008992
Bulls—Large 1-2365277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,1362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438258.52/cwt257.00–260.001,1324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458190.00/cwt190.00–190.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2498242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1892
Bulls—Large 1-2619206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3313
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2503100.00/cwt100.00–100.005032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17992.14/cwt70.00–101.001,0865
Bulls——1,214116.26/cwt107.00–122.001,41117
Bulls——1,538126.29/cwt122.00–134.001,94228
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed54875.00/cwt75.00–75.004119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00384.93/cwt81.00–88.0085232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02899.67/cwt97.00–102.501,02510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04891.99/cwt90.00–94.0096433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07495.03/cwt93.50–99.001,02142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09489.52/cwt87.00–91.5097915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13279.73/cwt75.00–83.009037
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23163.63/cwt41.00–71.007835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290107.92/cwt104.00–113.001,39258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,317102.82/cwt102.00–106.001,3549
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39881.56/cwt80.00–83.001,1402
Cows—Premium White 65-75%2,060124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,5541
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3665575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3695825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3723662.50/head500.00–825.006632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2725785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3732600.00/head575.00–625.006003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3758766.67/head750.00–800.007676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2790800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29981,225.00/head1,050.00–1,400.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0721,485.00/head1,400.00–1,600.001,4855
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2901,785.00/head1,100.00–2,300.001,78510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 1-2765116.00/cwt116.00–116.0088710
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1973175.00/cwt170.00–180.001,7032
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,009113.25/cwt111.00–114.001,1434
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2720673.33/head610.00–800.006733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2731673.75/head500.00–810.006744
Bred Cows—Medium 2810850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Large 18801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18921,183.75/head900.00–1,425.001,1844
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19731,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium 29951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Large 11,0281,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Bred Cows—Large 11,0531,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3754
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Large 11,2931,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5354

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.