Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-07-29

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 29
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
539 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 570▼ 791 vs year ago 1,330 · −59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 190▲ 88 vs year ago 123 · +71.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 51▼ 70 vs year ago 171 · −40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves were steady. Feeder yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. 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 $274.37/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −140.93 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$274.37
21 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$316
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.75
vs NM average
−13.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560286.371,60413thin
Medium and Large 1-2562262.001,4725thin
Medium and Large 2530243.001,2883thin
One grade step is worth $43.37/cwt here — about $316 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd
274.37
—
NM average3 barns · 97 hd
281.13
−6.75
National average138 barns · 5,135 hd
287.79
−13.42
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−140.93
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—Average1,564157.622,46522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183136.841,61931
CowsLean 85-90%High1,009124.291,25452

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,8252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$1,8004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)884$1,3583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)615$8251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)685$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$2,10810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,024$2,0867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$1,7251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)710$1,7001thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned195420.00/cwt420.00–420.008191
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285395.22/cwt385.00–410.001,1267
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316392.56/cwt385.00–400.001,2404
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned329372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,2244
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full345332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,1454
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367388.95/cwt385.00–392.001,42713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed413375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned415265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,20911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430337.04/cwt330.00–346.001,44928
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy463316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,4633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471327.53/cwt325.00–338.001,54325
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4732
Steers450–500Medium 1488262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full495307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5205
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2883
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560286.37/cwt280.00–299.001,60413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4725
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628277.50/cwt273.00–282.001,7436
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2-3644110.18/cwt105.00–114.007107
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full648256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6592
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,7622
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3667132.00/cwt132.00–132.008805
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5402
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728233.91/cwt226.00–240.001,7038
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2-3735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008454
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6453
Steers800–850Small and Medium 2-3808109.00/cwt109.00–109.008812
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815225.33/cwt225.00–226.001,8366
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2847200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6945
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1969200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9388
Steers1100–1150Medium 11,123173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,9433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned240405.00/cwt405.00–405.009721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276359.98/cwt357.00–365.009948
Heifers250–300Medium 1280317.00/cwt317.00–317.008883
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy313357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,1176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned322335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0795
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3003
Heifers300–350Medium 1328270.00/cwt270.00–270.008864
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned367305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1195
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387327.86/cwt318.00–334.001,26911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420295.24/cwt288.00–305.001,24015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458307.63/cwt304.00–310.001,4095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned463270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2503
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy488230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,3792
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516279.42/cwt272.00–287.001,44218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5835
Heifers600–650Small 3645197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655241.86/cwt235.00–246.001,5848
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4924
Heifers1050–1100Medium 11,058180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9043
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned95700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned145875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165886.36/head750.00–1,000.008863
Bulls250–300Medium 1289370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0694
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3332
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3908
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6123
Bulls700–750Small and Medium 2-3725185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,368148.68/cwt135.00–160.002,0349
Bulls——1,698162.46/cwt155.00–169.002,75912
Bulls——1,720180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%992125.18/cwt124.00–126.001,24224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005127.45/cwt126.00–130.001,28119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054120.00/cwt114.00–123.001,2657
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063130.35/cwt130.00–132.001,3865
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09398.67/cwt96.00–101.001,0782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203137.24/cwt133.00–142.001,65123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232144.60/cwt144.00–146.001,7813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 26901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,975.00/head1,875.00–2,075.001,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19601,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29902,250.00/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0522,600.00/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3482,975.00/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1638178.55/cwt140.00–238.001,13951
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1729188.00/cwt182.00–200.001,3713
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1825193.00/cwt165.00–226.001,5925
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3615825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium 16851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19831,387.50/head1,275.00–1,500.001,3882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0081,800.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0201,825.00/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1685725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 17101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.