Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 831▲ 37 vs year ago 758 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
277 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 166▲ 142 vs year ago 135 · +105.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 217 vs last sale 71▲ 238 vs year ago 50 · +476.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-400 lbs were 13.00 higher and 400-550 lbs sold 10.00 higher while 550-600 lbs sold 14.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 13.00 higher and 700-750 lbs were15.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 5.00- 8.00 higher 500-550 lbs were 2.00 higher and 550-600 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was stronger on a very active market with larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher while slaughter bulls were 1.00-5.00 higher. Demand was aggressive with 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 $249.99/cwt on 323 head.
Average price
$249.99
323 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,430
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,020
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$166.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.35
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582263.221,531241
Large 1-2485260.001,2614thin
Large 1413244.001,0082thin
Medium and Large 1-2596228.621,36341
Medium 1-2465223.811,04016thin
Medium 1515220.751,1368thin
Small 352996.5551111thin
One grade step is worth $166.67/cwt here — about $1,020 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 sale323 hd
249.99
—
NM average4 barns · 2,253 hd
261.34
−11.35
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—Average1,435116.911,67741
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,503122.601,8434thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,357110.961,50683
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221101.881,244150
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08388.8896375

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,321$1,68538
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$1,2659
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,372$1,83010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,293$1,71818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)963$1,3173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,218$1,1632thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)725$7001thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1274308.45/cwt307.00–310.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned310248.00/cwt248.00–248.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1327311.63/cwt300.00–335.001,01920
Steers—Medium 1-2345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0802
Steers—Medium 1368208.00/cwt208.00–208.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 1370330.91/cwt310.00–340.001,22413
Steers—Large 1Unweaned413244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414280.65/cwt280.00–282.001,16212
Steers—Small 3420167.00/cwt167.00–167.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 1422320.01/cwt300.00–323.001,35020
Steers—Medium 1-2425210.18/cwt200.00–225.008935
Steers—Medium 1-2Value Added448265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1872
Steers—Medium and Large 1470293.53/cwt285.00–300.001,38031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478254.95/cwt250.00–260.001,2198
Steers—Large 1-2485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2614
Steers—Small 349270.00/cwt70.00–70.003443
Steers—Medium 1-2518212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0985
Steers—Medium and Large 1522266.03/cwt260.00–275.001,38925
Steers—Small 354379.00/cwt79.00–79.004292
Steers—Medium 1-2568190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 1574247.95/cwt240.00–259.001,42318
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5084
Steers—Small 360590.00/cwt90.00–90.005454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4497
Steers—Medium and Large 1629246.59/cwt230.00–261.001,55123
Steers—Medium 1648220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2412
Steers—Medium 1675247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6672
Steers—Medium and Large 1679239.17/cwt221.00–252.001,62429
Steers—Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin71551.00/cwt51.00–51.003651
Steers—Medium and Large 1732242.23/cwt225.00–253.001,77312
Steers—Medium and Large 1771228.52/cwt220.00–246.001,7629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2846
Steers—Medium and Large 1833227.22/cwt220.00–230.001,8937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2842180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5163
Steers—Medium and Large 1857185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5853
Steers—Medium and Large 1949158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2962130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2513
Steers—Medium and Large 1976210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0507
Steers—Medium and Large 11,013169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7122
Steers—Medium and Large 11,065180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9172
Steers—Medium and Large 11,188140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6632
Steers—Medium and Large 11,53570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1262275.00/cwt275.00–275.007213
Heifers—Medium 1-2300262.00/cwt262.00–262.007862
Heifers—Medium 1305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007932
Heifers—Medium 1-2Unweaned328182.00/cwt182.00–182.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned338260.00/cwt260.00–260.008795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1341277.22/cwt265.00–282.009457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned363260.00/cwt260.00–260.009445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372265.09/cwt260.00–270.009864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428245.43/cwt236.00–260.001,05017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0444
Heifers—Medium 2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008702
Heifers—Small 344470.00/cwt70.00–70.003115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485232.07/cwt221.00–250.001,12615
Heifers—Small 349494.00/cwt94.00–94.004647
Heifers—Medium 1-2511200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515231.60/cwt225.00–234.001,19318
Heifers—Small 354263.00/cwt63.00–63.003413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2554238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564220.38/cwt210.00–224.001,24317
Heifers—Medium 2584187.81/cwt185.00–190.001,0977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3354
Heifers—Medium 1620202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627205.37/cwt188.00–218.001,2889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660207.42/cwt205.00–209.001,3695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1703209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775194.46/cwt180.00–207.001,5077
Heifers—Medium 11,043179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-2373200.00/cwt200.00–200.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559221.09/cwt201.00–229.001,2367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618212.60/cwt190.00–225.001,31410
Bulls—Medium 1-2638173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1042
Bulls—Medium 1-2665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671211.18/cwt197.00–217.001,4177
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small 3-464875.00/cwt75.00–75.004862
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small 340090.00/cwt90.00–90.003602
Dairy Steers—Small 371079.00/cwt79.00–79.005614
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10492.97/cwt79.00–105.001,0269
Bulls——1,386119.30/cwt106.00–125.001,65320
Bulls——1,764130.88/cwt125.00–135.002,30912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed675102.00/cwt102.00–102.006891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05093.03/cwt89.00–97.0097733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08591.65/cwt85.00–97.5099425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16165.02/cwt60.00–71.007557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16897.18/cwt93.00–99.001,13545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18483.04/cwt75.00–89.009839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233102.09/cwt99.00–105.001,25943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251105.15/cwt102.00–110.001,31562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353110.72/cwt106.00–116.001,49875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396113.26/cwt110.00–117.001,5818
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,503122.60/cwt116.00–130.001,8434
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3800875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0451,537.50/head1,075.00–2,000.001,5382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2181,162.50/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2901,757.69/head1,300.00–2,150.001,75813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2961,862.50/head1,500.00–2,250.001,8634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4051,625.00/head1,250.00–2,000.001,6254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4761,890.00/head1,700.00–2,250.001,8905
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1810850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0441,265.00/head975.00–1,375.001,2659
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3221,689.86/head1,000.00–1,725.001,69037
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1725700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1800148.79/cwt100.00–235.001,1907

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.