Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-07-15

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 15
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
964 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 798▲ 964 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 235▲ 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 63▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 7.00-10.00 higher; heifer calves were 3.00 higher instances 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was active on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher instances 2.00 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 $256.65/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −118.82 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$256.65
76 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,392
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$16.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.91
vs NM average
−1.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542260.661,41258
Medium and Large 1-2545243.711,32718thin
One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $85 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 sale76 hd
256.65
—
NM average4 barns · 510 hd
255.74
+0.91
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−1.15
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−118.82
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—Average1,533156.662,40212
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,206130.011,568109
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,022118.781,21432

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)927$1,4673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)705$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,21811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,11111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)857$1,6583thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)885$2,0001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned160650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Steers150–200Medium 1Unweaned185550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260925.00/head800.00–1,050.009252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314401.94/cwt385.00–410.001,26223
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned319376.19/cwt375.00–377.001,2005
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386318.57/cwt318.00–320.001,23014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1398384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,5286
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,57011
Steers400–450Large 1415337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,3992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,3522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436343.28/cwt330.00–351.001,49758
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full468282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3203
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475326.84/cwt317.00–340.001,55220
Steers450–500Large 1482300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4463
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490309.68/cwt305.00–313.001,51714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned510287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4643
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518310.87/cwt300.00–322.001,61073
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534266.62/cwt262.00–280.001,4248
Steers550–600Large 1570274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,5622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571290.24/cwt280.00–304.001,65719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613270.33/cwt258.00–279.001,65713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672258.54/cwt248.00–271.001,7379
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721253.73/cwt241.00–265.001,82924
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782237.09/cwt230.00–242.001,85411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0163
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9825
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,088170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1130587.50/head475.00–700.005882
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1183825.00/head675.00–975.008252
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned191750.00/head750.00–750.007504
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned232820.00/head760.00–850.008203
Heifers250–300Medium 1256290.00/cwt290.00–290.007425
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1297325.00/cwt325.00–325.009653
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,08811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334271.84/cwt260.00–280.009086
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned366278.74/cwt267.00–290.001,0206
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379323.32/cwt317.00–330.001,22528
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0666
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426291.19/cwt275.00–297.001,24036
Heifers400–450Medium 1435262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1403
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2-3445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459286.32/cwt274.00–298.001,31484
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned483225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0873
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484264.37/cwt260.00–275.001,28010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full488257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2543
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned498270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3453
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529265.22/cwt255.00–276.001,40347
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531242.77/cwt235.00–255.001,28913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580246.15/cwt232.00–256.001,4285
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1596241.20/cwt235.00–243.501,43811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609249.26/cwt240.00–251.001,51813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687234.61/cwt225.00–236.001,61222
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1702216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5163
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6817
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 195550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned194895.00/head825.00–925.0089510
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234900.00/head900.00–900.009007
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned242800.00/head800.00–800.008005
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned249372.00/cwt372.00–372.009265
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2105
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,2182
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2337357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,2033
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,57013
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,120149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6692
Bulls——1,505153.17/cwt149.00–160.002,3055
Bulls——1,726163.22/cwt160.00–166.002,8175
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94590.00/cwt90.00–90.008512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012121.46/cwt115.00–125.001,22926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128115.72/cwt111.00–129.001,3054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191128.57/cwt125.00–130.001,53175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232133.20/cwt130.00–141.001,64131
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,310132.90/cwt129.00–142.001,7413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18601,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-39351,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1131,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,983.33/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3862,440.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4682,325.00/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3254
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0642
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1714185.71/cwt172.00–207.001,3267
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2793147.45/cwt146.00–150.001,16911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,084176.87/cwt174.00–180.001,91723
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium 17151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1651,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18852,000.00/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.