Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-11-20

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Nov 20
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,808 head
▲ 544 vs last sale 1,264▲ 257 vs year ago 1,551 · +16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
503 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 389▲ 202 vs year ago 301 · +67.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 183▲ 126 vs year ago 74 · +170.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a few early sales of steer calves 300-400 lbs were 10.00-15.00 higher, while 400-600 lbs sold 5.00 -15.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 9.00-12.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower; 400-500 lbs sold steady to 9.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers last week to compare. Trade was moderately active, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 1.00 higher. Late week auctions were not reported due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $253.35/cwt on 898 head.
Average price
$253.35
898 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,329
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$814
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$117.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.52
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525259.151,360787
Medium 2476243.391,15832
Medium and Large 2418236.009862thin
Medium and Large 1-2574222.001,27545
Large 1-2703185.711,30614thin
Medium 1-2380172.006543thin
Small 3319150.004798thin
Large 3386141.435467thin
One grade step is worth $117.72/cwt here — about $814 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 sale898 hd
253.35
—
NM average4 barns · 3,026 hd
236.83
+16.52
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—Average1,505105.091,58266
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,148107.051,2296thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18192.021,087116
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04982.27863213

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)1,205$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$1,2789
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,069$1,16225
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,3882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,3538
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,3117
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,2077
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,7501thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278291.39/cwt285.00–310.008106
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added290317.00/cwt317.00–317.009192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305252.00/cwt252.00–252.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned311285.08/cwt270.00–290.0088717
Steers—Small 3319150.00/cwt150.00–150.004798
Steers—Medium and Large 1328316.66/cwt305.00–335.001,03929
Steers—Large 3354150.00/cwt150.00–150.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned374275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0295
Steers—Medium 2374250.41/cwt245.00–257.0093711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 1380296.80/cwt287.00–315.001,12836
Steers—Medium 1-2380172.00/cwt172.00–172.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 2418236.00/cwt236.00–236.009862
Steers—Medium 2420192.00/cwt192.00–192.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422264.81/cwt254.00–272.001,1178
Steers—Medium and Large 1425293.79/cwt270.00–302.001,249140
Steers—Large 3428130.00/cwt130.00–130.005563
Steers—Large 1-2446187.00/cwt187.00–187.008345
Steers—Medium 2463246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added464278.48/cwt277.00–280.001,2926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full477235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,12113
Steers—Medium and Large 1483253.81/cwt240.00–267.001,22663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1482
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,37054
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned516226.62/cwt224.00–228.001,1696
Steers—Medium 2517258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3345
Steers—Medium and Large 1523253.61/cwt235.00–265.001,326104
Steers—Medium 2563239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,34612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added577260.91/cwt260.00–267.001,50522
Steers—Medium and Large 1578241.76/cwt225.00–251.001,397120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582214.68/cwt204.00–221.001,24911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned616215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3244
Steers—Medium and Large 1626236.87/cwt223.00–248.001,48392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4403
Steers—Medium and Large 1664228.44/cwt222.00–239.001,51716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2696205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4277
Steers—Medium and Large 1718218.11/cwt209.00–232.001,56617
Steers—Medium and Large 1761220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789176.02/cwt174.00–178.001,3898
Steers—Medium and Large 1823202.86/cwt181.00–206.001,67018
Steers—Large 1-2846185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5659
Steers—Medium and Large 1945148.00/cwt145.00–151.001,3992
Steers—Medium and Large 11,150160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8408
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1293248.96/cwt240.00–262.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315225.05/cwt220.00–240.007098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319265.21/cwt260.00–275.0084622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378264.73/cwt240.00–268.001,00136
Heifers—Small and Medium 3378135.00/cwt135.00–135.005102
Heifers—Medium 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,12341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned428216.34/cwt212.00–218.0092611
Heifers—Small and Medium 3430142.00/cwt142.00–142.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433246.75/cwt235.00–263.001,06838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy438220.00/cwt220.00–220.009642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned470217.98/cwt215.00–220.001,0255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471234.79/cwt224.00–244.001,10657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added507247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,25264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521230.04/cwt210.00–237.501,19977
Heifers—Medium 2531224.55/cwt215.00–227.001,19214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566222.38/cwt218.00–229.001,25934
Heifers—Medium 2586222.24/cwt215.00–224.001,30210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631214.37/cwt209.00–218.001,35322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2648180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3753
Heifers—Small and Medium 3745145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open808180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1964172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6587
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1170450.00/head450.00–450.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373236.14/cwt182.00–282.008819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35690.50/cwt76.00–98.001,22713
Bulls——1,487104.22/cwt98.00–110.001,55034
Bulls——1,640116.63/cwt110.00–122.001,91319
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88363.52/cwt55.00–70.0056117
Cows—Lean 85-90%98474.44/cwt72.00–77.0073232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05483.60/cwt78.00–88.0088199
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11689.01/cwt87.00–91.5099365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13690.52/cwt89.00–93.001,02858
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,148107.05/cwt98.50–115.001,2296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18992.79/cwt80.00–99.001,10348
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40497.05/cwt96.00–97.501,36310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0691,162.00/head800.00–1,375.001,16225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1231,277.78/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2789
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1789161.39/cwt111.00–197.001,27341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3680675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3750475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-37751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,0051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0421,296.43/head700.00–1,450.001,2967
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0511,375.00/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1051,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1401,550.00/head1,200.00–1,775.001,5504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.