Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-01-22

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 22
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,047 head
▲ 832 vs last sale 1,215▲ 864 vs year ago 1,183 · +73.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 281▲ 53 vs year ago 107 · +49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 228▲ 8 vs year ago 82 · +9.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400 lbs were 10.00-28.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 15.00-30.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 19.00-21.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold 23.00-27.00 higher and 400-500 lbs were 21.00-41.00 higher while 500-600 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 25.00 higher. Trade was very active with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows were 2.00-6.00 higher instances 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher instances 3.00 lower. Very active market 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 $275.25/cwt on 845 head.
Average price
$275.25
845 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,471
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$49.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.79
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538278.681,499753
Medium and Large 1-2511250.631,28175
Medium and Large 2450245.001,1033thin
Large 1-2489229.141,12114thin
One grade step is worth $49.53/cwt here — about $377 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 sale845 hd
275.25
—
NM average4 barns · 3,005 hd
262.45
+12.79
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—Low1,406109.981,54723
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,238138.801,71914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,288118.591,52811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,42694.571,34936
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12782.8093331

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$1,8502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,60120
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$1,3253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,2874thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)898$1,1253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)855$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,387$2,0503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$1,8254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$1,4682thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1287360.11/cwt340.00–370.001,03422
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full318327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned327320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,04615
Steers—Medium and Large 1329346.48/cwt335.00–362.001,14022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,0023
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned357317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,13212
Steers—Medium and Large 1375337.30/cwt322.00–355.001,26575
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,4133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420282.30/cwt270.00–290.001,18622
Steers—Medium and Large 1421311.57/cwt300.00–327.001,31241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2333
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full438292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2795
Steers—Medium and Large 2450245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1033
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full460276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2702
Steers—Large 1-2464230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468268.83/cwt250.00–280.001,25811
Steers—Medium and Large 1470295.11/cwt285.00–315.001,38783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516235.02/cwt230.00–240.001,2136
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,51114
Steers—Large 1-2523228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full528250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3202
Steers—Medium and Large 1534274.55/cwt257.00–281.001,466118
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558284.46/cwt284.00–286.001,58713
Steers—Medium and Large 1568271.68/cwt252.00–280.001,54355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573231.07/cwt218.00–245.001,32411
Steers—Medium and Large 1631247.88/cwt235.00–264.001,564125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631204.24/cwt193.00–220.001,2898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677214.73/cwt202.00–221.001,4548
Steers—Medium and Large 1680233.53/cwt229.50–252.001,58891
Steers—Medium and Large 1738216.43/cwt214.00–222.001,59716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4392
Steers—Medium and Large 1781216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6874
Steers—Medium and Large 1869211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,83430
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245325.00/cwt325.00–325.007969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273307.79/cwt300.00–330.0084019
Heifers—Medium 1288285.00/cwt285.00–285.008214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318277.85/cwt260.00–287.008846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328316.86/cwt300.00–325.001,03970
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330234.00/cwt234.00–234.007723
Heifers—Medium 1-2344260.00/cwt260.00–260.008947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370266.77/cwt260.00–275.0098711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376294.22/cwt280.00–307.001,10656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388235.00/cwt235.00–235.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full392271.00/cwt270.00–272.001,0624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417277.63/cwt267.00–296.001,15848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455275.49/cwt270.00–277.001,25356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476249.16/cwt237.00–268.001,18647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484230.63/cwt222.00–235.001,1166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523245.18/cwt230.00–256.001,282125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566228.90/cwt215.00–236.001,29676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623227.64/cwt220.00–249.001,41886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663206.66/cwt203.00–218.001,37052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707204.30/cwt197.00–207.001,44411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771206.65/cwt193.00–217.001,59324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1838191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,60122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1940180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343245.00/cwt245.00–245.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2351298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,0464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1353330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,16513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571244.04/cwt232.00–257.001,39310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2798187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22299.48/cwt93.00–106.001,2163
Bulls——1,421115.76/cwt107.50–124.001,64517
Bulls——1,50787.71/cwt85.00–91.001,3223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08780.19/cwt79.00–81.008727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11783.46/cwt82.00–85.0093212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15873.28/cwt63.00–78.008494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16288.85/cwt87.00–90.001,0328
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,226139.51/cwt130.00–144.001,7107
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,245145.86/cwt143.00–148.001,8164
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,258127.71/cwt127.00–129.001,6073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,279111.84/cwt109.00–115.001,4305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,296124.21/cwt123.00–125.001,6106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39090.93/cwt90.00–92.001,26414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44698.36/cwt96.00–102.001,42214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45494.32/cwt92.50–96.001,3718
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1825800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1855875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19351,287.50/head1,100.00–1,475.001,2882
Bred Cows—Large 1980925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19971,408.33/head1,000.00–1,800.001,4083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0231,325.00/head1,200.00–1,575.001,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0481,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0671,601.25/head1,100.00–2,000.001,60120
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1835835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0461,825.00/head900.00–2,300.001,8254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3872,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,5602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1647142.00/cwt124.00–167.009195
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1774147.00/cwt130.00–177.001,1384

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.