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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Nov 6

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,512 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 1,286▼ 355 vs year ago 1,867 · −19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

382 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 374▲ 90 vs year ago 292 · +30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

313 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 270▲ 149 vs year ago 164 · +90.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale, steer calves 300-400 lbs were sharply higher and 400-600 lbs sold 13.00-17.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 11.00-23.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-450 lbs were 17.00-21.00 higher, instances sharply higher, and 450-500 lbs sold 2.00 lower while 500-600 lbs were 14.00-32.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Trade was active on a moderately higher market with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows were steady to 7.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Weaned and started vaccination programs are being rewarded. Evcellent buyer attendance

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 $256.70/cwt on 677 head.

Average price

$256.70

677 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$816

per head · Medium 1 over Small 3

$190.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	428	260.00	1,113	10thin
Medium and Large 1	546	257.99	1,408	522
Small and Medium 2-3	431	256.58	1,106	101
Medium and Large 1-2	487	253.64	1,234	33
Large 1	644	232.46	1,497	9thin
Small 3	423	70.00	296	2thin

One grade step is worth $190.00/cwt here — about $816 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 sale677 hd

256.70

—

NM average4 barns · 2,441 hd

248.63

+8.08

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	—	Average	1,518	102.84	1,561	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,398	117.22	1,639	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,236	100.25	1,239	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	93.51	1,063	221
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	82.18	846	105

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,418	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,287	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,237	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,580	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,131	$1,575	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$1,484	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,462	3thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	296.53/cwt	285.00–317.00	970	19
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	330	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	835	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	336	328.33/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,103	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	318.02/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,161	19
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	381	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,036	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	284.07/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,105	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	284.51/cwt	269.00–307.00	1,195	78
Steers	—	Small 3	423	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	296	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	247.34/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,064	12
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	436	258.83/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,128	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,097	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	450	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,161	5
Steers	—	Large 1	465	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,293	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	265.59/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,262	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,063	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	494	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,186	26
Steers	—	Medium 1	503	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,207	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	257.77/cwt	240.00–278.00	1,328	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,160	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	546	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,594	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	241.75/cwt	224.00–258.00	1,388	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	2
Steers	—	Large 1	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	240.69/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,528	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	231.19/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,556	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,620	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	234.20/cwt	217.00–239.00	1,679	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	227.30/cwt	213.00–231.00	1,777	23
Steers	—	Large 1	788	187.04/cwt	174.00–200.00	1,474	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	223.35/cwt	205.00–238.00	1,834	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	294	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	258.76/cwt	245.00–275.00	831	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	198.55/cwt	164.00–252.00	649	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	879	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	263.60/cwt	245.00–280.00	996	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	919	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	394	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	756	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,021	10
Heifers	—	Small 3	416	73.56/cwt	56.00–78.00	306	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	253.97/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,084	55
Heifers	—	Small 3	463	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	324	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	240.05/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,128	88
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	496	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,086	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,135	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	232.67/cwt	215.00–267.00	1,238	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	223.73/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,264	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	213.71/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,216	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	589	188.13/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,108	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	597	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,295	3
Heifers	—	Small 3	598	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	395	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	210.60/cwt	194.00–216.00	1,333	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,293	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	212.97/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,516	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,200	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,650	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	178	340.83/head	300.00–445.00	341	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,093	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,240	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,279	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	179.60/cwt	167.00–193.00	1,299	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,444	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,144	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	83.70/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,204	7
Bulls	—	—	1,475	102.34/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,510	11
Bulls	—	—	1,598	113.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,815	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	87.95/cwt	87.50–90.00	879	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	77.34/cwt	72.00–81.00	790	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	84.77/cwt	80.00–88.00	879	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	65.62/cwt	54.00–71.00	693	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	89.16/cwt	88.50–90.50	943	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	93.44/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,063	152
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	95.79/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,121	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,236	100.25/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,239	81
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,398	117.22/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,639	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	1,417.50/head	1,350.00–1,485.00	1,418	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,236.00/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,236	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,300.50/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,301	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	825	158.67/cwt	144.00–186.00	1,309	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	1,580.00/head	1,500.00–1,660.00	1,580	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,131	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,483.57/head	1,350.00–1,585.00	1,484	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	1,461.67/head	1,385.00–1,600.00	1,462	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

Mon Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,512Last week 1,286Year ago 1,867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 382Last week 374Year ago 292

Replacement CattleReceipts 313Last week 270Year ago 164

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	258.00	258.00
3	—	503	240.00	240.00
2	—	260	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	220.00	220.00
3	—	542	214.00	214.00
11	—	389	280.00–285.00	284.07
4	—	345	275.00	275.00
7	—	685	236.50	236.50
4	—	444	247.00	247.00
2	—	618	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	782	213.00–231.00	227.30
19	—	327	285.00–317.00	296.53
19	—	365	290.00–327.00	318.02
8	—	821	205.00–238.00	223.35
51	—	635	235.00–250.00	240.69
127	—	515	240.00–278.00	257.77
78	—	420	269.00–307.00	284.51
53	—	673	212.00–240.00	231.19
31	—	717	217.00–239.00	234.20
26	—	475	250.00–287.00	265.59
53	—	574	224.00–258.00	241.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	278.00	278.00
4	—	788	174.00–200.00	187.04
2	—	625	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	336	325.00–335.00	328.33
2	—	600	260.00	260.00
14	—	546	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	230.00–262.00	247.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	253.00	253.00
26	—	494	240.00	240.00
45	—	436	258.00–261.00	258.83
23	—	381	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	237.00	237.00
2	—	908	159.00	159.00
4	—	530	234.00	234.00
4	—	566	226.00	226.00
2	—	995	115.00	115.00
2	—	723	167.00–193.00	179.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
6	—	178	300.00–445.00	340.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	294	274.00	274.00
55	—	427	245.00–273.00	253.97
88	—	470	225.00–248.00	240.05
16	—	712	210.00–216.00	212.97
25	—	321	245.00–275.00	258.76
3	—	688	188.00	188.00
7	—	801	206.00	206.00
121	—	532	215.00–267.00	232.67
29	—	565	218.00–240.00	223.73
38	—	378	245.00–280.00	263.60
48	—	633	194.00–216.00	210.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	215.00	215.00
2	—	383	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	205.00–222.00	213.71
7	—	327	164.00–252.00	198.55
3	—	723	166.00	166.00
5	—	374	235.00	235.00
10	—	415	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	219.00	219.00
5	—	394	192.00	192.00
10	—	589	170.00–196.00	188.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	217.00	217.00
2	—	310	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	70.00	70.00
3	—	598	66.00	66.00
5	—	416	56.00–78.00	73.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,350.00–1,485.00	1,417.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,080	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,236.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,175	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,300.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	825	144.00–186.00	158.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,211	1,350.00–1,585.00	1,483.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,131	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,220	1,385.00–1,600.00	1,461.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	1,500.00–1,660.00	1,580.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,475	94.00–109.00	102.34
7	—	1,438	75.00–95.00	83.70
13	—	1,598	110.00–117.00	113.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,138	90.00–96.50	93.44
47	—	1,170	95.00–99.00	95.79
22	—	1,058	88.50–90.50	89.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,236	97.00–111.00	100.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,037	80.00–88.00	84.77
23	—	999	87.50–90.00	87.95
13	—	1,021	72.00–81.00	77.34
13	—	1,056	54.00–71.00	65.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	116.00–118.00	117.22

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.