Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-06-24

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 24
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
764 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 733▲ 191 vs year ago 573 · +33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 151▼ 8 vs year ago 183 · −4.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 120▼ 80 vs year ago 150 · −53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note; Nq sale July 1st! Next sale July 8th. Compared to last week; Steer calves sold steady to 4.00 lower while steer and heifer yearlings had no comparable sales. Heifer calves sold steady. Trade and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Market was good with excellent buyer attendance. Next sale 7-8-24

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $271.37/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −143.94 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$271.37
84 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,496
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$758
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$143.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.19
vs NM average
−27.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533304.361,62114thin
Large 1559283.301,58428
Medium and Large 1-2555277.281,53829
Large 2593272.001,6132thin
Medium and Large 2548222.001,2174thin
Small and Medium 2-3535161.248637thin
One grade step is worth $143.12/cwt here — about $758 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 sale84 hd
271.37
—
NM average4 barns · 503 hd
278.56
−7.19
National average143 barns · 6,512 hd
299.26
−27.89
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−143.94
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—High1,611150.842,43133
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,181137.741,62723
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,119129.571,45038
CowsLean 85-90%Low955113.151,08121

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,283$1,8382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,6132thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)685$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$2,2506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,172$2,10012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,8882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,146$1,8754thin

Every lot

105 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 1Unweaned115500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230426.30/cwt425.00–427.009803
Steers250–300Large 1255410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0462
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1262407.30/cwt404.00–412.001,0675
Steers250–300Large 2286315.00/cwt315.00–315.0090118
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312382.41/cwt380.00–385.001,1934
Steers300–350Small and Medium 3Unweaned335625.00/head625.00–625.006252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384357.13/cwt345.00–365.001,3715
Steers350–400Large 1384300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1524
Steers400–450Small and Medium 3Unweaned403710.00/head710.00–710.007102
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422334.56/cwt326.00–338.001,41229
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3503
Steers400–450Small and Medium 2-3438102.00/cwt102.00–102.004474
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2441270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465270.90/cwt265.00–278.001,2609
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy468280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469320.22/cwt317.00–327.001,50214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483292.75/cwt285.00–300.001,41410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy486254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2345
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3512187.00/cwt187.00–187.009573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526304.18/cwt290.00–310.001,60011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531276.81/cwt267.00–286.001,47011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2548222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2174
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3553141.92/cwt124.00–160.007854
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6993
Steers550–600Large 1559283.30/cwt281.00–297.001,58428
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569277.56/cwt272.00–285.001,57918
Steers550–600Large 2593272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,6132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626268.66/cwt263.00–272.001,6828
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7483
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1702250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7558
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4902
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,9416
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,9882
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872223.00/cwt215.00–232.001,9458
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7722
Steers1000–1050Large 11,020189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,9282
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4972
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,290151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned125650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned215950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers200–250Medium 1-2245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2286278.87/cwt272.00–290.007985
Heifers250–300Large 2289315.00/cwt315.00–315.0091011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327275.00/cwt275.00–275.008993
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2082
Heifers350–400Large 1355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375242.00/cwt242.00–242.009082
Heifers350–400Large 2392299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,17231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,1973
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,3165
Heifers400–450Large 1-2423240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0152
Heifers400–450Large 1425277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,1772
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474274.63/cwt265.00–279.001,30221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2491235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1544
Heifers500–550Large 1514252.84/cwt247.00–257.001,3005
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562269.83/cwt264.00–271.001,51619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568254.02/cwt240.00–259.001,4438
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4583
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719227.13/cwt226.00–228.001,6337
Heifers700–750Large 1728227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6532
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5882
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1829206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,7127
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium 1Unweaned105575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned153911.67/head850.00–975.009123
Bulls350–400Large 1-2395359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,4185
Bulls550–600Large 1-2581268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,5574
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615257.54/cwt255.00–260.001,5844
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4489
Bulls750–800Large 1-2788212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6712
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 3198305.00/cwt305.00–305.0060415
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3269307.00/cwt307.00–307.0082618
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3377272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,02521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,343136.59/cwt126.00–151.001,8348
Bulls——Light Weight1,513104.75/cwt97.00–113.001,5852
Bulls——1,680158.26/cwt149.00–165.002,65920
Bulls——1,935170.09/cwt167.00–174.003,2913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed825108.00/cwt108.00–108.008918
Cows—Lean 85-90%980132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033118.04/cwt111.00–122.001,2199
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,051126.33/cwt125.00–128.001,3289
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062105.78/cwt95.00–120.001,1233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140130.57/cwt127.50–138.001,48829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,154142.44/cwt140.00–145.001,6449
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,199134.72/cwt133.00–139.001,61514
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28371,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19281,550.00/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 19952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1692,250.00/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2102,150.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3042,385.71/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3867
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3632,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2831,837.50/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1787187.17/cwt170.00–206.001,4736
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1815194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5811
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003141.75/cwt133.00–160.001,4224
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5332
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,205187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,2531
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265134.00/cwt128.00–140.001,6952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.