Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-07-08

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 8
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
798 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 764▼ 38 vs year ago 836 · −4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 175▼ 58 vs year ago 293 · −19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 70▼ 145 vs year ago 208 · −69.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale before July 4th shutdown; Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifer calves were 7.00 lower on comparable sales. Steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was uneven on midsummer numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. Market was steady 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 $253.26/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −122.21 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$253.26
65 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$46.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NM average
−15.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555260.361,44655
Medium and Large 1-2536214.191,14910thin
One grade step is worth $46.18/cwt here — about $297 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 sale65 hd
253.26
—
NM average1 barns · 65 hd
253.26
+0.00
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−15.60
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−122.21
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—Low1,551156.312,42519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,216143.131,74011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,291134.241,73355
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038122.591,27322

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)940$1,77111
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)858$1,6905
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)748$1,6333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$2,0505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)997$1,7319
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)855$2,0001thin

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1130500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1248420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0422
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0791
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265342.00/cwt342.00–342.009062
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318389.97/cwt385.00–395.001,2405
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2846
Steers350–400Medium 1-2355250.00/cwt250.00–250.008883
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361367.13/cwt365.00–368.001,3258
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363382.30/cwt372.00–402.001,38819
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385238.00/cwt238.00–238.009163
Steers400–450Medium 1-2408240.00/cwt240.00–240.009794
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3172
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423272.59/cwt260.00–287.001,15316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned423220.00/cwt220.00–220.009312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431348.89/cwt335.00–366.001,50445
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full440322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,4173
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy441330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4554
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned462272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,25716
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490293.34/cwt284.00–300.001,43724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned508270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523301.61/cwt290.00–310.001,57752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532279.11/cwt276.00–281.001,4858
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570255.68/cwt245.00–266.001,4574
Steers550–600Medium 1-2573210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2032
Steers600–650Medium 1604262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5824
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1604262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5824
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670243.63/cwt235.00–257.001,6329
Steers750–800Small and Medium 2-3766123.00/cwt123.00–123.009424
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812175.07/cwt170.00–180.001,4224
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 195500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1188810.00/head810.00–810.008103
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220335.00/cwt335.00–335.007371
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned267295.00/cwt295.00–295.007883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1299342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,0234
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323230.00/cwt230.00–230.007432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324338.30/cwt332.00–356.001,0968
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2326297.00/cwt297.00–297.009684
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350267.00/cwt267.00–267.009352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374322.48/cwt307.00–325.001,20631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full376298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,1205
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 3380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned399298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,1894
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415291.86/cwt277.00–300.001,21124
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2428262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,12110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1272
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432248.02/cwt232.00–260.001,0719
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full437220.00/cwt220.00–220.009619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy449230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0334
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1187
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476276.47/cwt260.00–282.001,31658
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 3482130.00/cwt130.00–130.006273
Heifers450–500Large 1-2485228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509269.81/cwt256.00–275.001,37323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525205.27/cwt200.00–212.001,0787
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588255.60/cwt239.00–261.001,50329
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full597234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3973
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616235.06/cwt230.00–245.001,4489
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2982
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,3757
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2668195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3032
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1932195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,81713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1130700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1171894.00/head800.00–1,050.008945
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2344337.33/cwt332.00–340.001,1606
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,1392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,4283
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3562
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Small 426090.00/cwt90.00–90.002343
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,008155.35/cwt144.00–166.001,5662
Bulls——1,342145.46/cwt142.00–154.001,9525
Bulls——1,679153.30/cwt147.00–162.002,5744
Bulls——1,754164.83/cwt160.00–172.002,8918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979122.93/cwt116.00–129.001,2034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040126.99/cwt125.00–130.001,32113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082110.86/cwt105.00–120.001,2005
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,216143.13/cwt136.00–147.001,74011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223129.57/cwt125.00–132.501,58513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312135.69/cwt130.00–139.001,78042
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 18651,837.50/head1,675.00–2,000.001,8382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1885775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0151,850.00/head1,700.00–2,050.001,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0331,962.50/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1751,962.50/head1,825.00–2,100.001,9632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2752,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18581,690.00/head1,625.00–1,850.001,6905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19401,771.36/head1,625.00–1,900.001,77111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,319169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,2294
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1749180.21/cwt150.00–216.001,35039
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1811159.52/cwt148.00–201.001,29427
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1884186.80/cwt168.00–202.001,6515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17481,633.33/head1,475.00–1,725.001,6333
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.