Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-12-18

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Dec 18
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,192 head
▼ 199 vs last sale 1,391▲ 12 vs year ago 1,180 · +1.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 217▲ 23 vs year ago 194 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 159▲ 132 vs year ago 91 · +145.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400 lbs were 5.00-7.00 lower and 400-600 lbs sold 12.00- 20.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were 1.00-3.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 29.00 lower while 350-400 lbs sold 5.00 lower and 400-450 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Heifers 450-500 lbs were 14.00 lower and 500-600 sold 7.00-21.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650-700 lbs were 8.00 higher. Trade was moderately higher with good demand on slightly higher numbers. going into a 2 week shutdown. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher while slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderately higher market with excellent buyer attendance. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2024

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $245.47/cwt on 468 head.
Average price
$245.47
468 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,331
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$723
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$199.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.87
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452255.321,15333
Large 1-2515249.151,28313thin
Medium and Large 1547249.121,363378
Medium 1-2380237.009012thin
Large 1537223.541,20013thin
Medium 2558222.001,2396thin
Small and Medium 2-3462213.9098910thin
Medium 1660206.001,3607thin
Small and Medium 3870161.001,4014thin
Small 376856.004302thin
One grade step is worth $199.32/cwt here — about $723 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 sale468 hd
245.47
—
NM average4 barns · 3,620 hd
241.60
+3.87
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—Low1,469108.721,59857
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17392.531,08686
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03480.6983452

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)1,192$1,51011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,40542
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,187$1,3138
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,2083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,176$1,14523
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,11727
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$1,0673thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)938$1,2366
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,6619
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,8501thin

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1248290.00/cwt290.00–290.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 1285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007202
Steers—Large 1310292.00/cwt292.00–292.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318297.00/cwt297.00–297.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added327340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1126
Steers—Medium and Large 1336309.04/cwt300.00–335.001,03817
Steers—Large 1-2340305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0375
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added354336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,1899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375266.46/cwt258.00–272.0099912
Steers—Medium and Large 1379309.12/cwt297.00–330.001,17210
Steers—Medium 1-2380237.00/cwt237.00–237.009012
Steers—Large 1-2398287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1422
Steers—Medium and Large 1414300.97/cwt295.00–320.001,24627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424283.49/cwt282.00–285.001,2028
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3432245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0583
Steers—Large 1437261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 1475264.70/cwt257.00–285.001,25762
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3478162.00/cwt162.00–162.007742
Steers—Large 1530213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1293
Steers—Medium and Large 1538250.82/cwt230.00–255.001,34954
Steers—Medium 2558222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2396
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4882
Steers—Medium and Large 1578245.09/cwt235.00–249.501,41732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583207.18/cwt195.00–220.001,2086
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1803
Steers—Large 1593190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1273
Steers—Medium and Large 1628223.03/cwt211.00–238.001,40148
Steers—Medium 1660206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3607
Steers—Medium and Large 1661211.53/cwt205.00–216.001,39890
Steers—Large 1-2700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3306
Steers—Medium and Large 1714186.15/cwt183.00–190.001,3299
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added726215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5618
Steers—Small 376856.00/cwt56.00–56.004302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3692
Steers—Large 1840165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3862
Steers—Small and Medium 3870161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4014
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005392
Heifers—Large 1-2268272.00/cwt272.00–272.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279278.53/cwt275.00–286.007776
Heifers—Medium 1-2309190.00/cwt190.00–190.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334267.13/cwt257.00–276.0089218
Heifers—Large 1-2351272.00/cwt272.00–272.009554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2354242.00/cwt242.00–242.008574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376266.81/cwt262.00–275.001,00337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420258.48/cwt240.00–272.001,0868
Heifers—Small 3424160.00/cwt160.00–160.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453220.00/cwt220.00–220.009972
Heifers—Medium 1469225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479236.96/cwt220.00–245.001,13524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added492252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516238.27/cwt226.00–246.001,22943
Heifers—Medium 1-2535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558236.40/cwt228.00–243.001,31923
Heifers—Medium 1-2558219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572210.80/cwt206.00–212.001,20618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607220.09/cwt202.00–222.001,33652
Heifers—Medium 1-2627190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1913
Heifers—Large 1-2638180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671189.80/cwt180.00–205.001,27414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,50211
Heifers—Large 1-2760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5706
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0564
Bulls—Medium 2-3532150.00/cwt150.00–150.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385103.13/cwt100.00–106.001,42813
Bulls——1,494112.68/cwt107.00–120.001,68339
Bulls——1,49792.39/cwt85.00–99.001,3835
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94059.62/cwt54.00–69.005603
Cows—Lean 85-90%99276.00/cwt71.00–79.0075413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03282.79/cwt80.00–85.5085424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03488.16/cwt87.50–89.0091213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10786.83/cwt86.00–87.0096112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14189.61/cwt89.50–90.001,0228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19492.64/cwt90.00–94.001,10644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22996.10/cwt94.00–98.001,18121
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0771,687.50/head1,350.00–1,925.001,6886
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2701,775.00/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3631575.00/head575.00–575.005756
Bred Cows—Large 1770900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Large 1875875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893950.00/head750.00–1,075.009504
Bred Cows—Large 19151,275.00/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium 1926900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed9371,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29521,187.50/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1886
Bred Cows—Medium 29751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,080.00/head910.00–1,250.001,0802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,150.00/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,179.17/head1,100.00–1,475.001,1796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1871,312.50/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,156.82/head1,025.00–1,225.001,15722
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2011,441.25/head1,325.00–1,510.001,44136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,2071,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2221,605.00/head1,500.00–1,785.001,6059
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19381,235.83/head1,165.00–1,250.001,2366
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1759152.20/cwt134.00–170.001,1555
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1914146.50/cwt115.00–172.001,3394
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.