Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-02-26

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 26
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,066 head
▼ 452 vs last sale 1,518▲ 117 vs year ago 949 · +12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 276▲ 93 vs year ago 105 · +88.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 124▲ 204 vs year ago 43 · +474.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 20.00 lower and 350-400 lbs were 2.00 lower while 400-550 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 4.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 were steady. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs sold 20.00 lower and 350-400 lbs were 5.00 lower while 400-450 lbs sold sharply higher and 450-500 lbs were 5.00 lower. 500-600 lb heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 20.00 higher. Trade was moderate on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher, instances sharply higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-7.00 higher. Market was good 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 $314.40/cwt on 377 head.
Average price
$314.40
377 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$57
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$68.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.65
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509316.101,610346
Medium and Large 1-2447300.611,34328
Large 1-2672248.001,6673thin
One grade step is worth $68.10/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale377 hd
314.40
—
NM average4 barns · 1,832 hd
311.76
+2.65
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—Low1,486128.411,90823
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,294115.781,49842
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,230107.501,32233
CowsLean 85-90%High986100.0198723

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 (2-4 yrs)1,059$2,4388
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,97914
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$1,81623
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,387$1,78755
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$1,75720
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,424$1,61751
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$1,44427
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)710$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)756$1,2444thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,1955
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,495$1,8132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)600$9382thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,8752thin

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1238418.29/cwt415.00–425.009963
Steers—Medium and Large 1276418.04/cwt415.00–420.001,1545
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1052
Steers—Medium and Large 1327357.43/cwt340.00–375.001,16912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added334390.02/cwt387.00–400.001,3034
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full343350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360338.08/cwt330.00–342.001,2176
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full373340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2683
Steers—Medium and Large 1378369.48/cwt350.00–390.001,39731
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added396397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,57212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2562
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added424389.17/cwt380.00–392.001,6504
Steers—Medium and Large 1424353.19/cwt337.00–377.001,49836
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full443310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3732
Steers—Medium and Large 1468328.55/cwt315.00–357.001,53864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472300.88/cwt300.00–305.001,42011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509258.19/cwt257.00–260.001,3145
Steers—Medium and Large 1525307.95/cwt292.00–325.001,61724
Steers—Medium and Large 1569287.50/cwt272.00–310.001,63667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4842
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full594262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5564
Steers—Medium and Large 1609271.17/cwt241.00–287.001,65125
Steers—Medium and Large 1668260.46/cwt240.00–270.001,7409
Steers—Large 1-2672248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6673
Steers—Medium and Large 1726248.88/cwt231.00–259.001,80725
Steers—Medium and Large 1775208.45/cwt198.00–215.001,6158
Steers—Medium and Large 1845229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,9352
Steers—Medium and Large 1888233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,0692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1125642.50/head610.00–675.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215655.00/head620.00–690.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287330.94/cwt300.00–350.0095020
Heifers—Medium 1-2320245.00/cwt245.00–245.007842
Heifers—Medium 2327138.68/cwt137.00–140.004537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340323.67/cwt314.00–332.001,10014
Heifers—Medium 1366250.00/cwt250.00–250.009159
Heifers—Medium 1-2383258.00/cwt258.00–258.009882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,27111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385286.94/cwt284.00–297.001,10510
Heifers—Medium 2398232.00/cwt232.00–232.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added414341.04/cwt334.00–350.001,4129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414262.81/cwt256.00–270.001,0884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425300.90/cwt282.00–315.001,27940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full426277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,1804
Heifers—Medium 1-2438252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470278.80/cwt258.00–294.001,31019
Heifers—Large 1491260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523261.10/cwt240.00–270.001,36654
Heifers—Medium 1-2540249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3452
Heifers—Medium 1-2550228.40/cwt220.00–241.001,2565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575245.44/cwt230.00–261.001,41118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608252.12/cwt240.00–263.001,53312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667213.65/cwt206.00–220.001,4256
Heifers—Large 1678223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4175
Heifers—Large 1763199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1911190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7317
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1173627.50/head390.00–725.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325338.91/cwt322.00–367.001,10118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1401355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,42410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,13415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4234
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3628231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2789160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2624
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,287120.54/cwt115.00–127.001,5518
Bulls——1,591134.58/cwt127.00–146.002,14114
Bulls——1,610105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%949107.90/cwt100.00–113.001,0249
Cows—Lean 85-90%99085.48/cwt85.00–86.008462
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,014112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1364
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01496.52/cwt95.00–98.0097912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,064113.58/cwt113.00–115.001,2084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212108.06/cwt107.00–109.501,31011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,271118.92/cwt117.00–130.001,51120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315112.92/cwt110.00–115.001,48522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353104.04/cwt102.50–106.501,40814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2680600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27501,050.00/head900.00–1,250.001,0505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27701,387.50/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3884
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28211,055.00/head875.00–1,175.001,0555
Bred Cows—Medium 18301,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 29001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2920875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Large 11,0251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0422,073.21/head925.00–2,300.002,07314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0572,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6007
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0972,028.85/head1,300.00–2,150.002,02913
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1121,825.00/head1,250.00–2,025.001,8254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1212,038.46/head1,075.00–2,350.002,03813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1491,586.25/head1,150.00–1,900.001,58620
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3971,796.76/head1,400.00–1,875.001,79754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4351,617.50/head1,550.00–1,625.001,61850
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3600937.50/head900.00–975.009382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-37651,100.00/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1702,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4951,812.50/head1,675.00–1,950.001,8132
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19301,875.00/head1,600.00–2,150.001,8752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1764180.86/cwt150.00–195.001,3827
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1899136.11/cwt110.00–177.001,22418
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 26651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17561,243.75/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2444
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18091,200.00/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2004

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.