Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-01-29

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 29
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,821 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 2,047▲ 712 vs year ago 1,109 · +64.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 160▲ 147 vs year ago 66 · +222.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
184 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 90▲ 111 vs year ago 73 · +152.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400 lbs were sharply higher and 400-450 lbs sold 15.00 higher while 450-500 lbs were 3.00 lower. Steers 500-550 lbs were sharply higher and 550-600 lbs sold 12.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were 2.00-3.00 lower while 700-750 sold 17.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were sharply higher and 400-500 lbs sold 7.00-14.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 6.00-21.00 higher. Feeder heifers had insignificant numbers to compare this week. Trade was moderately active on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower instances 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 9.00-13.00 higher. 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 $280.28/cwt on 783 head.
Average price
$280.28
783 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,492
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$59.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.00
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541283.791,536644
Medium and Large 1-2467271.311,268113
Large 1512255.001,3063thin
Medium 1440243.501,0714thin
Medium and Large 2493240.001,1833thin
Medium 1-2654224.001,46516thin
One grade step is worth $59.79/cwt here — about $71 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 sale783 hd
280.28
—
NM average4 barns · 2,595 hd
266.29
+14.00
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—Average1,556109.491,70341
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,172104.811,22935
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09994.271,03658
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06380.8586037

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,5636
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,5305
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,128$1,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$1,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,029$1,20613
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)845$1,2046
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,358$1,8753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,301$1,74631
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$1,6555
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,119$1,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,4855

Every lot

114 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1221392.00/cwt392.00–392.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290302.00/cwt302.00–302.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1308351.20/cwt335.00–356.001,08214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned323304.85/cwt300.00–310.009854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328270.00/cwt270.00–270.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added329385.63/cwt380.00–392.001,26919
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed343372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,2766
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full343315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0806
Steers—Medium and Large 1358331.99/cwt325.00–335.001,18910
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy368300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added379364.75/cwt360.00–380.001,3824
Steers—Medium 1380265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full391316.34/cwt300.00–320.001,23710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396278.39/cwt265.00–290.001,1028
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3405460.00/head460.00–460.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 1421329.99/cwt320.00–342.001,38972
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy421307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,29212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432281.33/cwt272.00–290.001,21537
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470268.37/cwt257.00–280.001,26118
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned473281.51/cwt280.00–282.001,3328
Steers—Medium and Large 1476296.82/cwt285.00–312.001,41396
Steers—Medium and Large 2493240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1833
Steers—Medium 1500222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full507245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2423
Steers—Large 1512255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3063
Steers—Medium and Large 1517295.79/cwt279.00–306.001,52974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520264.99/cwt254.00–275.001,37839
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full549276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5154
Steers—Medium and Large 1578257.72/cwt241.00–268.001,49073
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full611231.59/cwt231.00–232.001,4155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4113
Steers—Medium and Large 1629259.03/cwt242.00–262.001,629123
Steers—Medium 1-2654224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,46516
Steers—Medium and Large 1659246.98/cwt245.00–249.001,62810
Steers—Medium and Large 1743230.67/cwt210.00–233.501,71463
Steers—Medium and Large 1779202.17/cwt200.00–209.001,5758
Steers—Medium and Large 1825186.12/cwt181.00–190.001,5357
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added835230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9212
Steers—Medium and Large 11,030178.35/cwt175.00–180.001,8376
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned267287.00/cwt287.00–287.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added304356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,0829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306275.08/cwt265.00–285.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311338.71/cwt325.00–347.001,05319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full323310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin331248.00/cwt248.00–248.0082132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363228.40/cwt216.00–240.008298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin374256.00/cwt256.00–256.0095760
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377315.54/cwt305.00–332.001,19067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377253.96/cwt250.00–260.009575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415301.14/cwt289.00–315.001,25050
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy415284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,1793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full432282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435258.77/cwt250.00–272.001,12614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443215.00/cwt215.00–215.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473264.28/cwt250.00–275.001,25076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481238.03/cwt225.00–245.001,14527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full493245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524254.87/cwt236.00–262.501,336114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full567228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1596232.98/cwt230.00–257.001,38970
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1704226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,5957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,1972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,2528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2543240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30283.90/cwt68.00–97.001,0928
Bulls——1,503111.53/cwt100.00–119.001,67623
Bulls——1,880125.25/cwt120.00–133.002,35510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03290.15/cwt89.00–92.0093017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04486.41/cwt86.00–88.0090213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05583.92/cwt80.00–85.0088513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08273.53/cwt70.00–79.007968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11397.14/cwt96.00–99.001,08123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,120116.49/cwt114.00–120.001,3052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13362.94/cwt59.00–69.007133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,141100.99/cwt100.00–102.001,15213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14494.50/cwt92.50–95.501,08118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,198106.12/cwt103.00–112.001,27120
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19351,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0201,562.50/head1,400.00–1,800.001,5636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0291,205.77/head1,100.00–1,350.001,20613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1281,500.00/head1,475.00–1,525.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2731,537.50/head1,450.00–1,575.001,5384
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-37801,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-38501,000.00/head950.00–1,050.001,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-38901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,0231,787.50/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,1451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1601,812.50/head1,700.00–1,850.001,8134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2331,737.50/head1,700.00–1,775.001,7382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2971,792.22/head1,185.00–1,900.001,79218
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3201,739.58/head1,725.00–1,750.001,74012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3581,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8753
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1735146.75/cwt130.00–155.001,0794
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1790150.94/cwt120.00–180.001,19216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 1-2640925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Heifers—Large 1-28801,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18861,260.00/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2605

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.