Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-10-23

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 23
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,865 head
▲ 499 vs last sale 1,366▲ 1,035 vs year ago 830 · +124.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 357▲ 97 vs year ago 214 · +45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
227 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 285▲ 161 vs year ago 66 · +243.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves sold sharply lower on all weights. Feeder steers were 15.00-16 00 lower. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 11.00-14.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 19.00-22.00 lower. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers last week for comparison. Trade and demand were moderate on a weaker market. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower while slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. Larger numbers 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 $229.50/cwt on 828 head.
Average price
$229.50
828 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$676
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$121.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.40
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523240.231,257622
Large 1-2552226.641,25036
Medium and Large 1-2527217.011,14396
Medium 1-2505202.881,02416thin
Large 2886161.001,4264thin
Medium and Large 2625159.099945thin
Large 1837149.391,25036
Small and Medium 3488119.0058013thin
One grade step is worth $121.23/cwt here — about $676 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 sale828 hd
229.50
—
NM average4 barns · 2,193 hd
249.90
−20.40
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—Average1,536104.641,60732
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,853106.011,9642thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,17293.321,09429
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22188.601,082112
CowsLean 85-90%High98178.05766148

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,3132thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)941$1,1006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$1,0132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)821$1,5005
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)806$1,49943
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,4004thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,178$1,4083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,2001thin

Every lot

110 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—Small 3197320.00/head320.00–320.003204
Steers—Small and Medium 3290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300216.57/cwt164.00–256.006507
Steers—Large 1-2305227.00/cwt227.00–227.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1320275.55/cwt265.00–292.0088226
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned327247.92/cwt245.00–252.0081113
Steers—Medium and Large 1371270.97/cwt262.00–282.001,00544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380247.00/cwt247.00–247.009393
Steers—Large 1392242.00/cwt242.00–242.009496
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned392226.00/cwt226.00–226.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 1426253.00/cwt239.00–277.001,078121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430236.78/cwt235.00–238.001,01814
Steers—Large 1447240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0735
Steers—Large 1-2455243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,10610
Steers—Medium and Large 1471244.86/cwt220.00–260.001,15360
Steers—Medium 1-2488162.00/cwt162.00–162.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490233.38/cwt230.00–243.001,14411
Steers—Small and Medium 349584.00/cwt84.00–84.004168
Steers—Medium 1-2507208.72/cwt208.00–210.001,05814
Steers—Large 1-2511245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,12032
Steers—Medium and Large 1526239.71/cwt220.00–247.001,261125
Steers—Medium and Large 1574222.63/cwt200.00–237.001,27851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594211.59/cwt194.00–224.001,25718
Steers—Small and Medium 3600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009903
Steers—Large 1-2609222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,35210
Steers—Medium and Large 1612232.73/cwt223.00–237.001,424101
Steers—Medium and Large 2625159.09/cwt141.00–171.009945
Steers—Medium and Large 1686219.28/cwt215.00–229.001,50433
Steers—Medium and Large 1711212.42/cwt190.00–226.001,51021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2748185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3845
Steers—Medium and Large 1762210.42/cwt205.00–218.001,60312
Steers—Large 1-2801170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2803180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4456
Steers—Medium and Large 1808223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8022
Steers—Large 1869120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,04310
Steers—Medium and Large 1885191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6902
Steers—Large 2886161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4264
Steers—Medium and Large 1988145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4332
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7602
Steers—Large 11,043106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,10611
Steers—Medium and Large 11,060175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8553
Steers—Medium and Large 11,315102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3411
Steers—Large 11,34490.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3268160.00/cwt160.00–160.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1293250.00/cwt250.00–250.0073312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned306212.00/cwt212.00–212.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331236.61/cwt226.00–250.0078376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007352
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2363175.00/cwt175.00–175.006352
Heifers—Medium 2377180.00/cwt180.00–180.006796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378236.68/cwt226.00–246.0089587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427240.87/cwt235.00–262.001,02957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428222.16/cwt204.00–230.0095119
Heifers—Large 1-2430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0322
Heifers—Large 1-2456240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475229.41/cwt220.00–243.001,09062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2497215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522213.45/cwt200.00–228.001,11488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2554207.15/cwt200.00–210.001,1487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564171.91/cwt160.00–180.009705
Heifers—Large 1-2578180.86/cwt175.00–190.001,0455
Heifers—Medium 1-2593190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1594211.52/cwt209.00–218.001,25668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622212.38/cwt209.00–213.001,32143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,23511
Heifers—Medium 2655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0485
Heifers—Medium 1-2667167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1852
Heifers—Large 1-2733185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1754170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835169.28/cwt169.00–170.001,4137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3304
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438220.00/cwt220.00–220.009645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478204.00/cwt204.00–204.009753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39384.56/cwt81.00–88.001,1783
Bulls——1,52399.25/cwt95.00–106.501,51211
Bulls——1,568111.28/cwt106.00–119.001,74518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed61349.23/cwt45.50–51.5030216
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed900107.00/cwt107.00–107.009639
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01674.68/cwt60.00–92.5075923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03082.09/cwt77.00–89.0084692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13386.41/cwt82.00–94.509794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13992.89/cwt92.50–94.001,05823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15546.25/cwt40.00–52.505344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17787.01/cwt84.00–91.001,02461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27189.00/cwt87.00–93.001,13135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28193.81/cwt90.00–98.001,20216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29894.96/cwt94.00–96.001,2336
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,853106.01/cwt101.00–111.001,9642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815700.00/head625.00–775.007002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1900950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19131,012.50/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1955900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0041,300.00/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2281,312.50/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1800950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18061,498.95/head1,485.00–1,525.001,49943
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18211,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5005
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1743147.50/cwt118.00–173.001,0966
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1828143.25/cwt120.00–160.001,1864
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1301,350.00/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.