Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-10-16

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 16
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,366 head
▼ 277 vs last sale 1,643▲ 536 vs year ago 830 · +64.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
357 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 464▲ 143 vs year ago 214 · +66.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 362▲ 219 vs year ago 66 · +331.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 400-450 sold 4.00 lower; 450-600 lbs traded 5.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs traded 4.00 higher; 400-450 lbs 9.00 lower; 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lbs were 13.00 higher; 500-550 lbs sharply lower. Feeder steers 3.00-4.00 higher on comparable sales. Feeder heifers were not well tested. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaugher bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $251.53/cwt on 589 head.
Average price
$251.53
589 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,312
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$194.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.61
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547262.791,438377
Medium and Large 1-2494257.891,273148
Medium and Large 2352257.3990527
Medium and Large 2-3247232.005733thin
Medium and Large 3335182.006102thin
Large 2-3843140.001,1807thin
Large 3401122.004894thin
Small 445968.4331421
One grade step is worth $194.36/cwt here — about $1,123 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 sale589 hd
251.53
—
NM average4 barns · 2,375 hd
254.15
−2.61
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—High1,577109.701,73028
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30194.951,23538
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14891.421,050146
CowsLean 85-90%Low99183.34826151

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)1,280$1,7005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,254$1,60738
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,5444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,192$1,32418
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$1,30318
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,172$1,25550
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)956$1,0445
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,2132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,242$1,6179
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,5538
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,2905

Every lot

135 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2217294.80/cwt290.00–300.006404
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned233650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3247232.00/cwt232.00–232.005733
Steers—Medium and Large 2278259.72/cwt250.00–270.007226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280312.37/cwt300.00–315.008756
Steers—Small 4295142.00/cwt142.00–142.004192
Steers—Small 432272.00/cwt72.00–72.002323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328297.17/cwt280.00–312.0097525
Steers—Medium and Large 3335182.00/cwt182.00–182.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 2337259.85/cwt245.00–270.008766
Steers—Small 436072.00/cwt72.00–72.002593
Steers—Medium and Large 2366257.91/cwt256.00–270.0094411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370294.84/cwt285.00–310.001,09114
Steers—Medium and Large 1386305.49/cwt302.00–317.001,17911
Steers—Large 3401122.00/cwt122.00–122.004894
Steers—Medium and Large 1411317.98/cwt305.00–321.001,30721
Steers—Small 443857.00/cwt57.00–57.002503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442275.81/cwt260.00–282.001,21920
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned442261.53/cwt255.00–275.001,15614
Steers—Medium and Large 2445248.76/cwt245.00–250.001,1074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473254.78/cwt248.00–260.001,20517
Steers—Medium and Large 1481270.08/cwt260.00–286.001,29959
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy516278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,43417
Steers—Medium and Large 1519264.93/cwt249.00–274.001,37590
Steers—Small 452055.00/cwt55.00–55.002865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534234.24/cwt231.00–240.001,2519
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned568240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3633
Steers—Medium and Large 1569256.74/cwt245.00–264.001,46141
Steers—Medium and Large 1616248.85/cwt236.00–253.001,53386
Steers—Small 461855.00/cwt55.00–55.003405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623225.41/cwt225.00–229.001,40434
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy638229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4614
Steers—Medium and Large 1650251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672220.12/cwt214.00–230.001,4798
Steers—Medium and Large 1715233.72/cwt231.00–241.001,67123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767205.40/cwt203.00–210.001,5756
Steers—Large 2-3843140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1807
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6165
Steers—Medium and Large 1870235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0455
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2206263.13/cwt260.00–272.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned228230.00/cwt230.00–230.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2257270.00/cwt270.00–270.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275292.00/cwt292.00–292.0080314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2293212.00/cwt212.00–212.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310226.21/cwt205.00–235.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324252.60/cwt242.00–260.0081811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325261.35/cwt258.00–275.0084910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370217.00/cwt217.00–217.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373270.21/cwt260.00–284.001,00824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379243.58/cwt232.00–255.0092312
Heifers—Large 3400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414267.67/cwt250.00–276.001,10842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy432244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432243.02/cwt225.00–249.001,05024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473242.06/cwt230.00–254.001,14553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478202.79/cwt202.00–204.009695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513225.69/cwt220.00–241.001,15834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515243.64/cwt231.00–247.501,25530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy516227.72/cwt225.00–229.001,17529
Heifers—Small 453757.52/cwt55.00–60.003094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580215.90/cwt213.00–219.001,25214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1591238.18/cwt225.00–240.501,40836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy603220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,32711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609216.30/cwt215.00–227.001,31719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618228.18/cwt227.00–233.001,4105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2646177.00/cwt174.00–180.001,1436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4173
Heifers—Small 467033.86/cwt30.00–45.002274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy834195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1913161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283260.00/cwt260.00–260.007367
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340229.00/cwt229.00–229.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1369
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2743189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1759192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4575
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,472105.02/cwt100.00–110.001,54611
Bulls——1,606112.14/cwt110.00–117.001,80116
Bulls——2,260122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,7571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81167.41/cwt60.00–75.005479
Cows—Boner 80-85%85875.42/cwt73.00–78.006472
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87575.83/cwt75.00–77.006642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed88982.00/cwt82.00–82.007294
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed92888.02/cwt85.00–90.0081717
Cows—Lean 85-90%94376.42/cwt72.00–80.0072123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02285.36/cwt80.00–90.0087294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07185.99/cwt80.00–89.0092129
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,16292.30/cwt90.00–98.001,07333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17593.29/cwt90.00–97.001,09673
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,18599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18891.43/cwt90.00–92.501,0866
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,19387.85/cwt87.00–89.001,0484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19899.21/cwt98.00–101.501,1894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,329101.27/cwt98.00–104.001,3465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,34096.71/cwt95.50–98.001,2962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34293.76/cwt91.00–98.001,25820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,387100.73/cwt99.00–101.001,3977
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3688675.00/head550.00–800.006754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28381,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29561,044.00/head800.00–1,110.001,0445
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3965910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,010935.00/head935.00–935.0093510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0141,382.00/head1,300.00–1,500.001,3825
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,10015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1991,336.76/head1,200.00–1,500.001,33717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2031,762.50/head1,600.00–1,925.001,7636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,312.19/head1,210.00–1,450.001,31216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,543.75/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2771,821.36/head1,775.00–1,860.001,82122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2921,476.00/head1,350.00–1,500.001,47625
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28551,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,050975.00/head900.00–1,050.009752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1761,612.50/head1,425.00–1,650.001,6136
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2231,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,595.83/head1,525.00–1,610.001,5966
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2881,737.50/head1,700.00–1,775.001,7382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2868160.00/cwt145.00–170.001,3894
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03393.38/cwt91.00–96.009654
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18401,212.50/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2132

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.