Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-06-03

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 3
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
938 head
▲ 224 vs last sale 714▲ 544 vs year ago 394 · +138.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 213▼ 7 vs year ago 161 · −4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
345 head
▲ 254 vs last sale 91▲ 281 vs year ago 64 · +439.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves.sold steady to 9.00 higher and heifer calves were steady to 15.00 lower. Steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was moderate with good demand on larger numbers of calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 13.00-20.00 higher. Market was moderate 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 $280.77/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −134.53 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$280.77
44 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,478
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.30
vs NM average
−28.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527295.651,55718thin
Medium and Large 1-2526270.471,42326
One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $135 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 sale44 hd
280.77
—
NM average4 barns · 509 hd
285.07
−4.30
National average164 barns · 13,053 hd
309.16
−28.39
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−134.53
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—Low1,504155.872,34535
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,213138.831,684109
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,139127.611,45348
CowsLean 85-90%Average965119.401,15375

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)1,230$2,06021
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$1,90721
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,5502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)833$1,4382thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,125$2,1333thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,312$2,18022
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,279$2,06512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$1,6751thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)915$1,9252thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)745$1,3251thin

Every lot

97 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1292365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0669
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned318330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0492
Steers300–350Small and Medium 2-3320267.00/cwt267.00–267.008542
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323387.48/cwt360.00–395.001,25214
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added325400.16/cwt397.00–407.001,3016
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387364.99/cwt350.00–375.001,41319
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419382.57/cwt375.00–387.001,60313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425278.28/cwt272.00–292.001,18316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431340.94/cwt330.00–358.001,46942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy431313.75/cwt305.00–322.001,3524
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475286.45/cwt282.00–290.001,36111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478327.06/cwt309.00–329.001,56331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7919
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509317.12/cwt310.00–320.001,6147
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526270.47/cwt255.00–275.001,42326
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531291.32/cwt277.00–310.001,5479
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631265.40/cwt250.00–271.001,67554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1691259.15/cwt240.00–264.001,79110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8472
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3862
Steers900–950Small 3945212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0032
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1988210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 190750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1123741.67/head700.00–775.007423
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1162747.78/head625.00–885.007489
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277327.00/cwt327.00–327.009066
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313317.80/cwt310.00–325.0099517
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315232.00/cwt232.00–232.007313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324290.00/cwt290.00–290.009407
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386295.62/cwt287.00–310.001,14123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0535
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added427292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2473
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428284.88/cwt279.00–291.001,21913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy428253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,0836
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full438252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1044
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0853
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added461291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,3425
Heifers450–500Large 1-2495264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1497255.42/cwt253.00–272.001,26934
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523265.08/cwt260.00–270.001,38616
Heifers500–550Large 1538236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565244.50/cwt230.00–255.001,3816
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620248.27/cwt241.00–250.001,53912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,55044
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6234
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765223.38/cwt220.00–226.001,7097
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1822207.04/cwt205.00–212.001,7027
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 165650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1115800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1170825.00/head700.00–900.008253
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230880.00/head710.00–1,050.008804
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258418.49/cwt417.00–420.001,0802
Bulls350–400Small 3370685.00/head685.00–685.006852
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8143
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2591246.42/cwt245.00–247.001,4567
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,382151.84/cwt133.00–163.002,09819
Bulls——1,498122.83/cwt115.00–130.001,8403
Bulls——1,685169.38/cwt163.00–187.002,85413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed909127.49/cwt108.00–137.501,15917
Cows—Lean 85-90%919104.35/cwt104.00–105.009599
Cows—Lean 85-90%987116.20/cwt112.00–121.501,14723
Cows—Lean 85-90%999122.16/cwt119.00–128.501,22026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139127.61/cwt121.00–132.501,45348
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,206140.31/cwt137.00–145.001,69281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,209131.49/cwt128.50–134.001,5909
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,243135.97/cwt132.50–139.501,69019
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1252,133.33/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1333
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 17451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18331,437.50/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4382
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1808151.50/cwt137.00–166.001,2242
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1824151.38/cwt130.00–165.001,2474
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 18451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 19001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19931,625.00/head1,475.00–1,775.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,1201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1631,437.50/head1,250.00–1,625.001,4382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3892,300.00/head2,200.00–2,550.002,30011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,4032,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,4062,500.00/head2,400.00–2,550.002,5006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4142,300.00/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3006
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,691.67/head1,575.00–1,800.001,6923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2241,907.14/head1,800.00–1,950.001,90721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,120.83/head1,825.00–2,300.002,12118
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3251,550.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5502

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.