Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-03-04

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 4
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,266 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 1,066▲ 111 vs year ago 1,155 · +9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 198▲ 38 vs year ago 184 · +20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
229 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 247▲ 110 vs year ago 119 · +92.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs. were sharply higher and 350-450 lbs. sold 3.00-10.00 higher while 450-500 lbs were sharply lower and 500-600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 were 13.00 higher and 700-750 lbs. sold 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs. were 8.00 higher while 400-500 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were steady with 550-600 lbs being 19.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs. sold 5.00 lower. Trade was active on larger numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-8.00 higher, instances 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 12.00 higher to sharply higher, instances 5.00 lower. Market was good to very good with excellent buyer attendance. Special Angus bull sale of 47 bulls and 2 heifers was very well attended and held in conjunction with regular Monday sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $301.28/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −114.03 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$301.28
113 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$53.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.32
vs NM average
−11.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1533312.201,66420
Medium and Large 1537307.321,64977
Medium and Large 1-2547258.581,41516thin
One grade step is worth $53.62/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale113 hd
301.28
—
NM average2 barns · 128 hd
298.96
+2.32
National average178 barns · 13,961 hd
313.00
−11.72
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−114.03
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales
483429375321median 415.3103/0204/2706/2909/0811/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.49, low $335.13, median $415.31 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,391125.191,74121
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average980138.001,3521thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,307122.111,59628
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,236109.221,35094
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06294.591,00450

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)873$1,81015
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$1,61541
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$1,4119
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)912$1,31010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)967$1,18517
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)856$1,1855
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$1,3756
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)725$1,1882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$1,5789
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,194$1,5503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,3001thin

Every lot

126 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1239420.57/cwt420.00–422.001,0057
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1292411.08/cwt400.00–420.001,2009
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Full298360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,07311
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2298310.00/cwt310.00–310.009243
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added310425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3187
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned310360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325390.28/cwt375.00–415.001,26830
Steers300–350Medium 1342312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,0672
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full345367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,2668
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350262.00/cwt262.00–262.009173
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned355335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1893
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full382348.02/cwt345.00–355.001,32926
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388393.15/cwt382.00–400.001,52551
Steers400–450Large 1409380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5544
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414389.23/cwt387.00–395.001,61122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy418312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,3043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421334.49/cwt325.00–355.001,40824
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6562
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436311.68/cwt285.00–317.001,35931
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3488272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3276
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1494317.17/cwt295.00–327.001,56727
Steers500–550Large 1505322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,62613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full514280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528316.57/cwt297.00–330.001,67155
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535261.10/cwt260.00–267.001,39712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7324
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572277.44/cwt267.00–300.001,58714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4664
Steers550–600Large 1585294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,7207
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611273.42/cwt261.00–300.001,67112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full630252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5883
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5805
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670256.81/cwt250.00–267.001,72123
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727243.16/cwt240.00–256.001,76810
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7856
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned269360.00/cwt360.00–360.0096817
Heifers250–300Large 1275295.00/cwt295.00–295.008112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1291300.00/cwt300.00–300.0087311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Full299355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,06110
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy301280.00/cwt280.00–280.008437
Heifers300–350Large 1330245.00/cwt245.00–245.008093
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1341333.51/cwt322.00–340.001,13712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374261.42/cwt250.00–269.0097811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376303.43/cwt300.00–305.001,14122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added384345.41/cwt345.00–347.001,32614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full397295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy414311.16/cwt310.00–312.001,2885
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415316.99/cwt315.00–320.001,31615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425271.68/cwt265.00–295.001,15529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425241.23/cwt222.00–252.001,0256
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full428241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,03116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2902
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2-3440265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1664
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472277.79/cwt265.00–298.001,31138
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2-3474275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3046
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0484
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full495255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2622
Heifers500–550Large 1507264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3389
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524259.46/cwt240.00–270.001,36032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555271.98/cwt240.00–280.001,50951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563234.01/cwt220.00–240.001,3177
Heifers550–600Large 1564259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,46113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620252.90/cwt237.00–258.001,56832
Heifers600–650Large 1640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4722
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685242.91/cwt237.00–258.001,66412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,29811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1702232.49/cwt229.00–236.001,6324
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773202.50/cwt190.00–215.001,5654
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2347365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2391360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4089
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3654
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476318.96/cwt297.00–365.001,51812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2543268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4553
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4273
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5083
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1788190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4972
Bulls850–900Large 1-2863207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7862
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3367200.00/cwt200.00–200.007343
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1393
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3818175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4326
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3933171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,59513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,261116.28/cwt103.00–129.001,46611
Bulls——1,410141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,9881
Bulls——1,547134.32/cwt128.00–139.002,0789
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed825105.13/cwt102.50–108.008672
Cows—Premium White 65-75%980138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06096.55/cwt84.00–104.001,02343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07182.53/cwt80.00–85.008847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151102.83/cwt97.00–113.001,18424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,172118.73/cwt118.00–121.001,39211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201120.31/cwt115.00–123.001,44516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302108.92/cwt102.00–117.001,41852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394124.30/cwt122.00–126.501,73317
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1925140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1960119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1421
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 19351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0561,643.75/head1,100.00–1,850.001,6444
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0901,633.33/head1,500.00–1,900.001,6333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,1581,575.00/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27451,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27581,262.50/head1,175.00–1,350.001,2632
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Large 1-28651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18731,810.00/head1,800.00–1,950.001,81015
Bred Cows—Large 18951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium 19031,127.27/head1,075.00–1,150.001,12711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19341,312.50/head1,000.00–1,525.001,3138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19631,275.00/head1,125.00–1,425.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0341,631.18/head985.00–2,100.001,63134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0431,443.75/head1,125.00–1,750.001,4448
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,291.67/head950.00–1,400.001,2926
Bred Cows—Large 11,1041,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1530750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17641,400.00/head1,200.00–1,450.001,4005
Bred Heifers—Medium 17701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1663140.00/cwt130.00–150.009282
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1809128.90/cwt110.00–180.001,04310

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.