Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-10-30

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 30
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,286 head
▼ 579 vs last sale 1,865▲ 456 vs year ago 830 · +54.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
374 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 311▲ 160 vs year ago 214 · +74.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 227▲ 204 vs year ago 66 · +309.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 300-400 lbs were 12.00-15.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 4.00-14.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 8.00-14.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 650-700 lbs were steady. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold 1.00-8.00 higher and 400-450 lbs were 10.00 lower while 450-600 lbs sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs were 3.00-19.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher; instances 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-6.00 higher. Trade was moderately higher on a stronger market with good demand. Smaller 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 $244.82/cwt on 549 head.
Average price
$244.82
549 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$725
per head · Medium 1 over Small 3-4
$191.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.65
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1439255.581,12276
Medium and Large 1524252.621,323355
Medium and Large 1-2485235.311,14194
Medium 2432227.009816thin
Large 1697215.001,4993thin
Medium and Large 2443172.007622thin
Small 3-462063.9239613thin
One grade step is worth $191.66/cwt here — about $725 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 sale549 hd
244.82
—
NM average4 barns · 2,754 hd
236.17
+8.65
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—Average1,513105.401,59530
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,370101.531,39118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18992.971,105154
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06280.90859135

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 (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,041$1,4216
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,36213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,156$1,2654thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$1,18510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$9957
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,58010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,3068
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,053$1,7367

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250290.00/cwt290.00–290.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 1278300.00/cwt300.00–300.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308230.00/cwt230.00–230.007082
Steers—Medium 1318269.00/cwt269.00–269.0085510
Steers—Medium and Large 1320298.96/cwt290.00–304.0095715
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned327276.58/cwt275.00–280.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363264.26/cwt260.00–265.0095914
Steers—Medium and Large 1369290.64/cwt285.00–297.001,07241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added393311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,2222
Steers—Medium 2398245.00/cwt245.00–245.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412240.49/cwt227.00–248.0099120
Steers—Medium and Large 1416267.47/cwt255.00–281.001,11334
Steers—Medium 1422259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,09346
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2562
Steers—Medium and Large 2443172.00/cwt172.00–172.007622
Steers—Medium 2449218.00/cwt218.00–218.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472248.84/cwt248.00–251.001,17514
Steers—Medium and Large 1482264.10/cwt251.00–274.001,27382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528225.58/cwt210.00–235.001,19111
Steers—Medium and Large 1529247.70/cwt239.00–261.001,31031
Steers—Medium 1538241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,29720
Steers—Medium and Large 1572233.59/cwt225.00–245.001,33645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581206.36/cwt205.00–210.001,19910
Steers—Small 3-462063.92/cwt56.00–71.0039613
Steers—Medium and Large 1624219.96/cwt214.00–227.001,37330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624210.28/cwt194.00–214.001,31211
Steers—Medium and Large 1670224.30/cwt220.00–229.001,50342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4666
Steers—Large 1697215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3072
Steers—Medium and Large 1733219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6053
Steers—Medium and Large 1770223.68/cwt216.00–227.501,7229
Steers—Medium and Large 1818197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6113
Steers—Medium and Large 1878206.68/cwt200.00–217.001,8155
Steers—Medium and Large 11,168145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310190.00/cwt190.00–190.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316220.00/cwt220.00–220.006955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333254.25/cwt248.00–258.0084744
Heifers—Medium 2335249.00/cwt249.00–249.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365212.00/cwt212.00–212.007746
Heifers—Medium 2365201.00/cwt201.00–201.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366244.22/cwt240.00–247.0089414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426247.01/cwt238.00–252.001,052128
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy445235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467165.00/cwt165.00–165.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477238.15/cwt232.00–250.001,13644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2499200.00/cwt200.00–200.009987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518226.54/cwt216.00–235.001,17349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534205.02/cwt195.00–215.001,0954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560202.18/cwt196.00–205.001,13213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571220.81/cwt206.00–226.001,26132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615206.82/cwt200.00–210.001,27213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added627234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2643160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685211.62/cwt200.00–219.001,4505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2696190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720202.71/cwt195.00–213.001,46014
Heifers—Medium 2721145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4065
Heifers—Large 3748160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4494
Heifers—Medium 2900168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5124
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2341226.00/cwt226.00–226.007715
Bulls—Medium 1-2405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0677
Bulls—Medium and Large 1503220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564229.44/cwt210.00–237.501,29417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2748176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2932195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8173
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28788.83/cwt80.00–94.001,1435
Bulls——1,393103.09/cwt94.00–109.001,43612
Bulls——1,711113.91/cwt110.00–122.001,94913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03776.30/cwt70.00–80.0079130
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06287.45/cwt86.00–88.5092927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06883.99/cwt81.00–85.0089767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07887.81/cwt87.50–89.009478
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09058.59/cwt40.00–70.0063911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18696.85/cwt95.00–99.001,14929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19693.10/cwt91.00–95.001,11391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20289.79/cwt89.00–91.001,07926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370101.53/cwt100.00–104.001,39118
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19771,285.71/head1,150.00–1,500.001,2867
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,0001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,0601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,1601,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2491,633.33/head1,450.00–1,700.001,6339
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,1851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1818170.22/cwt140.00–174.001,3929
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2833112.00/cwt112.00–112.0093310
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1838163.21/cwt136.00–179.001,36814
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1978153.00/cwt141.00–155.001,4967
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2895775.00/head650.00–900.007752
Bred Cows—Medium 2Fancy9251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29381,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0011,081.25/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0691,487.22/head1,299.99–1,575.001,4879
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,089995.00/head995.00–995.009957
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0931,531.25/head1,425.00–1,650.001,5314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1561,265.00/head1,265.00–1,265.001,2654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,271.43/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19051,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251

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.