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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, Sep 5

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Aug 28Sep 5Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

831 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 943▲ 73 vs year ago 758 · +9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 236 vs last sale 402▲ 31 vs year ago 135 · +23.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 130▲ 21 vs year ago 50 · +42.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale in August; Steer calves 350-450 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower while 450-500 lbs sold 7.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 17.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were 8.00-17.00 lower and 700-750 lbs sold steady.. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs were steady to 1.00 lower while 400-500 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was moderate on a good market with smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 5-6.50 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate wiyh excellent buyer attendance. Next weeks sale returns to Monday September 11 2023

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.59/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$260.59

308 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$525

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$66.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	266.79	1,449	232
Medium and Large 1-2	551	249.78	1,375	42
Large 1-2	653	242.22	1,582	9thin
Large 1	561	233.60	1,310	10thin
Medium 1-2	609	229.92	1,400	12thin
Large 2	462	200.00	924	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.79/cwt here — about $525 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 sale308 hd

260.59

—

NM average3 barns · 1,326 hd

258.32

+2.26

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,396	119.26	1,664	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	112.20	1,418	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	101.59	1,246	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	86.39	945	43

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,392	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,238	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,185	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,593	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,275	2thin

Every lot

95 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	326.44/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,185	25
Steers	—	Small 3	370	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,119	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	307.05/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,262	21
Steers	—	Small 3	420	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	277.53/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,202	16
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	447	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,100	3
Steers	—	Large 2	462	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	924	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	281.27/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,314	48
Steers	—	Small 3	523	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,214	2
Steers	—	Large 1	535	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,348	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	257.26/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,394	19
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	548	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,255	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	12
Steers	—	Large 1-2	556	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,473	4
Steers	—	Large 1	567	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,298	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,369	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,454	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	246.24/cwt	234.50–248.00	1,517	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	229.38/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,498	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	228.46/cwt	216.00–238.00	1,549	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,696	12
Steers	—	Large 1-2	731	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,637	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	227.13/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,715	13
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	806	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,765	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,818	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,854	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	919	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	249.20/cwt	244.00–271.00	832	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	243.62/cwt	231.00–256.00	901	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,072	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	986	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	245.69/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,047	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	250.08/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,153	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	214.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,000	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	232.20/cwt	218.00–242.00	1,207	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	211.12/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,127	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	543	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,146	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,212	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	229.30/cwt	218.00–241.50	1,348	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	208.91/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,335	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	213.99/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,485	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,238	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,785	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,511	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	254.56/cwt	243.00–257.00	978	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	991	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,130	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,177	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,133	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,079	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	615	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	437	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,437	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	501	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	867	5
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,195	17
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,203	11
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	559	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	917	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	615	172.41/cwt	165.00–176.50	1,060	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,134	90.86/cwt	76.00–100.00	1,030	5
Bulls	—	—	1,309	117.62/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,540	24
Bulls	—	—	1,543	127.14/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,962	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	82.17/cwt	76.00–86.00	856	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	87.71/cwt	85.00–92.00	938	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	74.24/cwt	73.00–75.00	830	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	92.12/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,048	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	95.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,121	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	113.92/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,367	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	107.08/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,333	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	102.49/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,310	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	109.90/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,484	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	850	175.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,494	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	857	146.00/cwt	125.00–161.00	1,251	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	960	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	1,500.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,302	1,641.67/head	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,642	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	915	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	1,350.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,237.50/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,110	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	1,391.67/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,392	3

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 943Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 402Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 130Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,042	76.00–86.00	82.17
6	—	1,118	73.00–75.00	74.24
18	—	1,070	85.00–92.00	87.71
13	—	1,138	90.00–95.00	92.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,278	99.00–105.00	102.49
21	—	1,174	90.00–100.00	95.49
21	—	1,245	103.00–109.00	107.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	112.00–118.00	113.92
3	—	1,350	109.00–111.00	109.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	76.00–100.00	90.86
23	—	1,543	120.00–134.00	127.14
24	—	1,309	100.00–120.00	117.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	241.00–252.00	245.69
12	—	790	226.00	226.00
3	—	813	200.00	200.00
3	—	317	290.00	290.00
4	—	889	170.00	170.00
28	—	380	282.00	282.00
38	—	588	218.00–241.50	229.30
29	—	520	218.00–242.00	232.20
10	—	694	190.00–220.00	213.99
8	—	639	190.00–222.00	208.91
41	—	461	228.00–255.00	250.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	240.00	240.00
5	—	534	205.00–220.00	211.12
5	—	577	210.00	210.00
5	—	467	210.00–220.00	214.11
3	—	728	170.00	170.00
14	—	334	244.00–271.00	249.20
14	—	370	231.00–256.00	243.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	433	266.00–280.00	277.53
9	—	678	216.00–238.00	228.46
6	—	598	229.00	229.00
9	—	606	240.00	240.00
2	—	528	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	290.00	290.00
5	—	810	224.50	224.50
21	—	411	285.00–313.00	307.05
13	—	755	222.00–229.00	227.13
8	—	653	227.00–240.00	229.38
12	—	714	237.50	237.50
19	—	542	246.00–265.00	257.26
1	—	1,270	146.00	146.00
61	—	616	234.50–248.00	246.24
12	—	555	245.00	245.00
25	—	363	325.00–327.00	326.44
48	—	467	270.00–290.00	281.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	252.00	252.00
8	—	567	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	265.00	265.00
5	—	731	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	246.00	246.00
4	—	806	219.00	219.00
5	—	548	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per head · estimate wt
3	—	523	385.00	385.00
2	—	370	400.00	400.00
2	—	420	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	206.00	206.00
3	—	650	221.00	221.00
2	—	720	175.00	175.00
3	—	427	232.00	232.00
6	—	528	223.00	223.00
17	—	384	243.00–257.00	254.56
2	—	330	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	659	182.50	182.50
17	—	611	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	173.00	173.00
2	—	443	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	165.00–176.50	172.41
2	—	330	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	170.00–180.00	175.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	125.00–161.00	146.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,302	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,641.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,391.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.