Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-05-28

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, May 28
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
714 head
▼ 245 vs last sale 959▼ 126 vs year ago 840 · −15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 274▲ 36 vs year ago 177 · +20.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 91▲ 17 vs year ago 74 · +23.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves and steer yearlings sold 6.00-15.00 higher while heifer calves were 5.00-13.00 higher. Heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was active with very good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher. Market was very good 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 $313.15/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −102.15 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$313.15
41 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$29.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.00
vs NM average
+8.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548314.601,72439
Medium and Large 1-2560285.001,5962thin
One grade step is worth $29.60/cwt here — about $128 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 sale41 hd
313.15
—
NM average4 barns · 350 hd
289.15
+24.00
National average125 barns · 5,668 hd
305.14
+8.01
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−102.15
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—Low1,454144.712,10425
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average895152.001,3602thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,265131.621,66551
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,138126.911,44459
CowsLean 85-90%Low880113.4399914

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,073$1,5646
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$1,5194thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$1,4052thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,4047
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)870$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)755$1,1401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,0253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$1,85013
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,7855

Every lot

111 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280401.02/cwt398.00–405.001,1233
Steers300–350Large 1-2312362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,1293
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327394.47/cwt380.00–400.001,29013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned360340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2242
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4634
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423371.30/cwt367.00–374.001,57112
Steers400–450Small and Medium 2426251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0697
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454361.42/cwt352.00–375.001,64116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462335.19/cwt330.00–342.001,5497
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,79610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1542304.59/cwt295.00–315.001,65112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full568287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578299.35/cwt290.00–317.001,73015
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,79410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4882
Steers600–650Large 1648270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656251.55/cwt235.00–260.001,6506
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added671282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8925
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full678240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687258.87/cwt247.00–272.001,77816
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8672
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1811241.01/cwt238.00–245.001,9557
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1912204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8603
Steers950–1000Large 2953196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8682
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,002220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2049
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,190168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1118655.00/head485.00–825.006552
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1168825.00/head800.00–850.008252
Heifers150–200Large 1185775.00/head725.00–825.007752
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324337.38/cwt330.00–352.001,09312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338275.00/cwt275.00–275.009306
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2347220.00/cwt220.00–220.007633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385317.00/cwt300.00–322.001,2204
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2398206.00/cwt206.00–206.008206
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1443290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2852
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473278.73/cwt262.00–292.001,31810
Heifers450–500Large 1-2483210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2524
Heifers500–550Large 1507237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534248.94/cwt240.00–255.001,32913
Heifers500–550Large 1-2538265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4262
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2944
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554258.35/cwt246.00–260.001,43117
Heifers550–600Large 1568217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2332
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 3568200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1362
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619228.63/cwt226.00–230.001,4159
Heifers600–650Large 1622223.39/cwt223.00–224.001,3898
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4622
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710220.27/cwt216.00–222.501,56411
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1892193.15/cwt191.00–197.001,72311
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1978195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9072
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7872
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,085149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6172
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1133700.00/head600.00–800.007002
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1195775.00/head775.00–775.007752
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3852
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2453337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,5273
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2468295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3812
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2530217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668257.37/cwt237.00–277.001,7194
Bulls650–700Large 3694213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4784
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7642
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2756210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5884
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3661220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,45812
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3824213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,75512
Beef/Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3950179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7013
Beef/Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,057186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,96610
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 3465237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1023
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Large 3580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2182
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Large 3753238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,79236
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19878.14/cwt61.00–97.009362
Bulls——1,283138.24/cwt126.00–149.001,7746
Bulls——1,521145.64/cwt141.00–150.002,2154
Bulls——1,552157.66/cwt147.00–167.502,44713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed713111.00/cwt111.00–111.007912
Cows—Lean 85-90%888116.32/cwt104.00–121.001,0338
Cows—Premium White 65-75%895152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3602
Cows—Lean 85-90%905123.75/cwt120.00–127.501,1202
Cows—Lean 85-90%99394.00/cwt94.00–94.009332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040119.12/cwt115.00–121.001,2397
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128130.06/cwt127.00–136.501,46731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185124.86/cwt121.00–127.501,48021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,222132.69/cwt130.00–139.001,62138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390128.49/cwt127.00–130.501,78613
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1948158.50/cwt150.00–167.001,5032
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29481,700.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 19651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19731,730.00/head1,675.00–1,950.001,7305
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,0931,675.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1052,008.33/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0086
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3332,225.00/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3760850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Large 19451,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19631,518.75/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19831,405.00/head1,385.00–1,425.001,4052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0101,550.00/head1,450.00–1,600.001,5505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0731,564.17/head1,385.00–1,600.001,5646
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1710193.50/cwt190.00–197.001,3742
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1808159.67/cwt132.00–182.001,29018
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17551,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Bred Heifers—Large 18701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.