Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-03-25

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 25
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,262 head
▲ 631 vs last sale 631▲ 593 vs year ago 669 · +88.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 116▲ 75 vs year ago 150 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 52▲ 43 vs year ago 70 · +61.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note; Next sale will be April 2nd in recognition of Easter. Compared to last weeks sale;;Steer calves 300-350 lbs were sharply higher and 350-500 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher with 500-600 lbs being 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers had insufficient numbers last week to compare. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs sold 13.00 lower and 350-500 lbs were 2.00-10.00 higher while 550-600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers had too small numbers last week to compare. Trade was moderately higher on larger numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower instances 6.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher instances 10.00 higher..Market was strong with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.26/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −133.21 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$242.26
98 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$905
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$160.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.83
vs NM average
−24.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551248.831,37094
Small and Medium 352888.004654thin
One grade step is worth $160.83/cwt here — about $905 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale98 hd
242.26
—
NM average4 barns · 411 hd
258.10
−15.83
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−24.61
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−133.21
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
430389347306median 375.4703/0204/2706/2909/0811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $319.75, median $375.47 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—Average1,561138.302,15835
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,232128.251,58012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,061123.261,30763
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low900106.0395442

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)1,067$1,6955
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)854$1,4305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,4005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,4004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)797$1,1753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)715$9751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)828$1,8009
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)753$1,6003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)758$1,3752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)737$1,3756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,389$2,42022
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,189$2,3437
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,387$2,32914
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$2,2836
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$2,1501thin

Every lot

144 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
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1135800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200432.00/cwt432.00–432.008644
Steers200–250Large 1245420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0292
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275413.09/cwt400.00–425.001,13617
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333405.25/cwt385.00–425.001,34940
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,1293
Steers300–350Large 1-2345272.00/cwt272.00–272.009382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381393.66/cwt387.00–407.001,50025
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full381351.28/cwt348.00–360.001,33810
Steers350–400Medium 2388200.00/cwt200.00–200.007766
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393342.50/cwt330.00–355.001,3464
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned400322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,2884
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410394.16/cwt392.00–395.001,61619
Steers400–450Large 1-2413220.00/cwt220.00–220.009092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425363.25/cwt347.00–370.001,54441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428309.39/cwt302.00–320.001,32417
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy433340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4723
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2451272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2275
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463346.76/cwt332.00–355.001,60517
Steers450–500Medium 2471210.00/cwt210.00–210.009896
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512320.39/cwt305.00–337.001,64025
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4696
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin548150.00/cwt150.00–150.008223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555327.27/cwt322.00–335.001,81610
Steers550–600Medium 2557190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0583
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569295.78/cwt272.00–313.001,68316
Steers550–600Large 1577280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6163
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy583270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5742
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622271.56/cwt260.00–287.001,68919
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675255.92/cwt237.00–266.001,72730
Steers650–700Small and Medium 3683120.00/cwt120.00–120.008203
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5948
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3472
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768234.14/cwt230.00–240.001,7985
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3623
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3682
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828238.82/cwt220.00–243.001,97719
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1107625.00/head550.00–775.006253
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260340.00/cwt340.00–340.008847
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned264280.00/cwt280.00–280.007394
Heifers300–350Large 1Value Added323325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0502
Heifers300–350Large 1-2328257.00/cwt257.00–257.008432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332317.34/cwt300.00–337.001,05430
Heifers300–350Large 1338270.00/cwt270.00–270.009135
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340290.00/cwt290.00–290.009863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,33213
Heifers350–400Large 1-2370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372315.86/cwt300.00–330.001,17549
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377276.02/cwt250.00–280.001,04115
Heifers350–400Large 1391320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,25112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full393280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added403332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3386
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427317.29/cwt285.00–332.001,355101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437245.50/cwt240.00–260.001,07327
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full447285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2743
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465282.86/cwt260.00–300.001,31524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy467210.00/cwt210.00–210.009813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469234.97/cwt220.00–250.001,1024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510292.73/cwt290.00–295.001,4939
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527243.54/cwt230.00–260.001,28330
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 352888.00/cwt88.00–88.004654
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570244.53/cwt224.00–260.001,39455
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628231.40/cwt210.00–249.001,45310
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 362995.00/cwt95.00–95.005988
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2036
Heifers600–650Large 1640235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671237.98/cwt237.00–240.001,5976
Heifers650–700Large 1675182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2293
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2652
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715230.38/cwt221.00–236.001,6478
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3603
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1908180.51/cwt179.00–185.001,6398
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 195525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200432.00/cwt432.00–432.008644
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305397.09/cwt390.00–412.001,21121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full425302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,2842
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426354.95/cwt346.00–360.001,51217
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513297.19/cwt290.00–298.001,52531
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,7444
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,34716
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5237
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,203129.87/cwt126.00–135.001,5624
Bulls——1,422120.63/cwt119.00–122.001,7153
Bulls——1,563133.43/cwt126.00–139.002,08612
Bulls——1,674147.38/cwt142.00–154.002,46716
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed788105.00/cwt105.00–105.008275
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80572.00/cwt72.00–72.005804
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed844116.93/cwt115.00–124.009875
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed870120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,04410
Cows—Lean 85-90%920111.03/cwt110.00–112.001,0212
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed955120.19/cwt116.00–125.001,14822
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed955112.53/cwt110.00–115.001,0752
Cows—Lean 85-90%96578.97/cwt77.00–81.007622
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed974130.34/cwt120.00–155.001,27018
Cows—Lean 85-90%975110.21/cwt109.00–117.001,0757
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017100.58/cwt96.00–105.001,0237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143114.01/cwt110.00–116.501,3034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175118.59/cwt115.00–124.001,3936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,199125.32/cwt122.00–126.001,5035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,200132.81/cwt129.00–135.001,5943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,296128.50/cwt127.00–130.001,6654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340125.67/cwt117.00–137.001,68411
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3691
Bulls—Large 1925168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5541
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Large 16581,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17531,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18461,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8508
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2022,316.67/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2032,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2582,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3592,320.00/head2,200.00–2,350.002,3205
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3862,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50015
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,4342,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1715975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2715875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 18551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19131,650.00/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19451,400.00/head1,200.00–1,550.001,4005
Bred Cows—Large 19901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0671,695.00/head1,575.00–1,800.001,6955
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1659188.60/cwt150.00–220.001,24310
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1807148.75/cwt130.00–178.001,20012

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.