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Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 19
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,518 head
▲ 373 vs last sale 1,145▼ 190 vs year ago 1,708 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 124▲ 102 vs year ago 174 · +58.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 69▲ 6 vs year ago 118 · +5.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold sharply higher and 350-450 lbs were 15.00-18.00 higher while 450--550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs were 10.00-17.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold 10.00-19.00 higher and 400-500 lbs were sharply higher while 500-550 lbs sold 3.00 higher and 550-600 lbs sold 17.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 4.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold 12.00 lower.Trade was very active with very good demand on larger numbers. Weaned calves on a preconditioning program brought a premium. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-7.00 higher with instances 11.00-17.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-8.00 higher. Stronger 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 $320.06/cwt on 567 head.
Average price
$320.06
567 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$136.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.51
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497325.941,619502
Large 1485318.861,54821
Medium and Large 1-2533258.011,37539
Medium 1-2582240.001,3973thin
Small and Medium 2-3758189.001,4332thin
One grade step is worth $136.94/cwt here — about $186 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 sale567 hd
320.06
—
NM average4 barns · 2,066 hd
296.56
+23.51
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—Average1,532122.601,87931
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average967123.941,1985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,146114.151,30844
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245106.841,33085
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28788.671,14157

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$1,66810
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$1,5168
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,47820
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)799$1,3944thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)896$1,3327
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,2466
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)760$9904thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)821$1,3634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,7444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)933$1,3694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,2434thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,014$1,5874thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1246415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned278360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1279406.45/cwt402.00–425.001,1345
Steers—Medium and Large 1311402.15/cwt390.00–410.001,25130
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full335352.53/cwt330.00–370.001,18112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added342420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4366
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360423.43/cwt405.00–430.001,52434
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy369339.83/cwt330.00–354.001,2545
Steers—Large 1371382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,4174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0204
Steers—Medium and Large 1381375.96/cwt355.00–392.001,43224
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422389.97/cwt385.00–397.001,64630
Steers—Medium and Large 1426337.12/cwt320.00–352.001,43632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3337
Steers—Large 1450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5534
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added466344.94/cwt342.00–347.001,60712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full476343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,63325
Steers—Medium and Large 1477309.30/cwt287.00–325.001,47536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482248.99/cwt237.00–272.001,2003
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy503274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3784
Steers—Medium and Large 1509303.35/cwt280.00–318.001,54440
Steers—Large 1518300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,55411
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full526265.79/cwt260.00–276.001,39815
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added527322.36/cwt319.00–326.001,69923
Steers—Medium 1-2543270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4662
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added571308.94/cwt302.00–314.001,76438
Steers—Medium and Large 1579279.93/cwt264.00–298.001,62133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580247.50/cwt235.00–255.001,43621
Steers—Large 1605244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Steers—Medium and Large 1627267.05/cwt247.00–286.001,67443
Steers—Medium 1-2660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added663280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678206.68/cwt200.00–210.001,4013
Steers—Medium and Large 1687246.36/cwt222.00–253.001,69222
Steers—Medium and Large 1740239.01/cwt238.00–240.001,7694
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3758189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4332
Steers—Medium and Large 1785237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8602
Steers—Medium and Large 1830243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,0176
Steers—Medium and Large 1923218.48/cwt217.00–220.002,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy931176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6394
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282328.39/cwt315.00–335.0092623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324338.75/cwt328.00–352.001,09818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,0442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374298.99/cwt280.00–319.001,11881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added378335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,26611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added417319.06/cwt316.00–325.001,3309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426279.38/cwt260.00–295.001,19038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458296.85/cwt285.00–299.001,36013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476266.70/cwt240.00–277.001,26964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478177.00/cwt177.00–177.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514252.80/cwt232.00–268.001,29936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533185.00/cwt185.00–185.009862
Heifers—Large 1548235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568237.19/cwt221.00–257.001,34746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603240.37/cwt220.00–243.501,44939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633200.99/cwt200.00–202.001,2726
Heifers—Large 1683200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685197.31/cwt190.00–221.001,35224
Heifers—Medium 1688141.00/cwt141.00–141.009702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,61711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2333
Heifers—Medium 2728182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835192.00/cwt186.00–193.001,60321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1930181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6835
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,0933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,33812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,32712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3452
Bulls—Large 1550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679215.31/cwt200.00–225.001,46210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24397.48/cwt89.00–103.001,2124
Bulls——1,436116.54/cwt109.00–120.001,6747
Bulls——1,624129.75/cwt121.00–140.002,10720
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%967123.94/cwt121.00–135.001,1985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115109.77/cwt109.00–111.001,22439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,139113.35/cwt110.00–115.001,29133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,168116.55/cwt115.00–118.001,36111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17668.11/cwt55.00–76.008017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23383.41/cwt76.00–88.001,02813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305100.44/cwt99.00–101.501,31112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30693.19/cwt89.00–97.501,21725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36996.96/cwt95.00–99.001,32712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,372105.74/cwt101.00–109.001,45134
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,058138.33/cwt110.00–170.001,4643
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2645887.50/head775.00–1,000.008882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-26531,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2725900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2253
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27821,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3255
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2833975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18751,092.50/head975.00–1,210.001,0932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29031,560.00/head1,475.00–1,600.001,5605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19861,465.00/head1,275.00–1,525.001,4655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0131,312.50/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,893.75/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2431,590.63/head1,550.00–1,600.001,59116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,3301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6151,950.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9502
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2730850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1081,833.33/head1,725.00–1,900.001,8333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3605900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3805937.50/head925.00–950.009382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-39101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1081,737.50/head1,675.00–1,800.001,7382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1151,650.00/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Registered1,3852,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7001,245.00/head1,245.00–1,245.001,2451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18211,362.50/head1,275.00–1,500.001,3634
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1705135.00/cwt116.00–170.0095212
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1758147.79/cwt113.00–190.001,12014

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.