Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-04-29

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 29
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
918 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 929▲ 191 vs year ago 727 · +26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 215▲ 106 vs year ago 113 · +93.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 234▲ 14 vs year ago 59 · +23.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-450 lbs sold sharply higher and 450-600 lbs were 12.00-15.00 higher. Steer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 12.00 higher with 700-750 lbs 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 2.00 lower and 350-450 lbs were 2.00-14.00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold sharply lower and 500-600 lbs were steady to sharply higher. Heifer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold steady to sharply higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 11.00 higher instances 2.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher instances 10.00 lower. Market was stronger with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $272.58/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −142.73 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$272.58
73 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,524
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$195.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.03
vs NM average
−36.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560284.511,59267
Medium and Large 1-2568240.001,3632thin
Small 354989.004894thin
One grade step is worth $195.51/cwt here — about $1,104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale73 hd
272.58
—
NM average4 barns · 531 hd
267.55
+5.03
National average166 barns · 9,614 hd
308.61
−36.03
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−142.73
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—High1,556145.162,25943
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460122.481,78815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203121.101,45745
CowsLean 85-90%High906106.7396759

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)1,057$1,5805
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,2615
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,4882thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,458$3,81918
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)951$2,4605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$1,8176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)822$1,5783thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)946$1,4654thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)912$1,4355

Every lot

101 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1125775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1185700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243404.09/cwt400.00–406.009826
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267413.51/cwt400.00–422.001,10412
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned291356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,0365
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325340.39/cwt330.00–345.001,1068
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added329393.63/cwt392.00–397.001,2959
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added355410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,45612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374229.88/cwt225.00–235.008604
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377374.81/cwt362.00–390.001,41318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full402337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,3553
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415380.01/cwt355.00–390.001,57721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423276.09/cwt270.00–280.001,16812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428210.00/cwt210.00–210.008992
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,6292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2822
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,4602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480343.81/cwt320.00–352.001,65059
Steers450–500Small 348886.00/cwt86.00–86.004202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full521280.78/cwt268.00–287.001,4639
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523312.47/cwt294.00–330.001,63412
Steers500–550Small 353587.00/cwt87.00–87.004652
Steers550–600Small 356391.00/cwt91.00–91.005122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566301.89/cwt297.00–305.001,70913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580273.66/cwt254.00–293.001,58727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full585245.36/cwt244.00–246.001,4356
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605279.36/cwt274.00–288.001,69013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661244.51/cwt244.00–245.001,6164
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,91913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6024
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1787237.82/cwt216.00–243.001,87229
Steers800–850Small 384996.00/cwt96.00–96.008154
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1137750.00/head750.00–750.007503
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1172816.67/head700.00–875.008173
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230345.00/cwt345.00–345.007941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282361.65/cwt356.00–385.001,0205
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285345.00/cwt345.00–345.009832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329337.01/cwt322.00–347.501,10918
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386321.47/cwt315.00–342.001,24131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423304.38/cwt282.00–324.001,28818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy448280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full473225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0648
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479278.31/cwt262.00–281.001,33328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523270.46/cwt263.00–275.001,41545
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584249.37/cwt244.00–261.001,45647
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623256.22/cwt249.00–270.001,5966
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658245.71/cwt239.00–247.001,61713
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762216.88/cwt196.00–220.001,65316
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923205.70/cwt193.00–215.001,89926
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1982199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,95427
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1140600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1162812.50/head750.00–850.008136
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1232916.67/head850.00–1,050.009173
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1599262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5695
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 174595.00/cwt95.00–95.007081
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2863181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5624
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,281123.15/cwt114.00–127.001,5785
Bulls——1,390138.95/cwt130.00–145.001,93116
Bulls——1,740154.67/cwt148.00–160.002,69122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed63380.20/cwt68.00–115.0050811
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed840112.27/cwt98.00–135.009438
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed845111.53/cwt108.00–119.009423
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed920122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1221
Cows—Lean 85-90%97098.90/cwt94.00–106.009595
Cows—Lean 85-90%993117.26/cwt110.00–125.001,16423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081108.55/cwt105.00–112.001,1738
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,115123.02/cwt119.00–127.001,3723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166110.19/cwt108.00–114.001,2857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177118.83/cwt114.00–125.001,39918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254127.32/cwt122.00–133.001,59716
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,395133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8551
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460122.48/cwt110.00–138.001,78815
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 19302,400.00/head2,000.00–2,800.002,4002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29652,500.00/head2,000.00–3,000.002,5003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3993,840.00/head2,500.00–4,500.003,84010
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5313,793.75/head2,900.00–4,250.003,7948
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27901,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 18381,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 18901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19101,437.50/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 29101,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1101,825.00/head1,550.00–2,100.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2722,008.33/head1,625.00–2,300.002,0083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 37671,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19751,450.00/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0571,580.00/head1,200.00–1,800.001,5805
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1870172.00/cwt150.00–197.001,49610
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1890174.33/cwt140.00–197.001,55212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18051,487.50/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4882

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.