Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-08-05

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 5
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 539▼ 592 vs year ago 1,096 · −54.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 211▼ 18 vs year ago 235 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 101▲ 22 vs year ago 144 · +15.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00 lower on comparable sales. Steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls 2.00-6.00 lower. Market was lower on smaller numbers

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $260.57/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −154.74 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$260.57
39 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,440
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$116
per head · Medium 1 over Large 1
$22.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.37
vs NM average
−14.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1503268.001,3482thin
Medium and Large 1556261.401,45333
Medium and Large 1-2510254.001,2952thin
Large 1595246.001,4642thin
One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about −$116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale39 hd
260.57
—
NM average4 barns · 409 hd
271.94
−11.37
National average145 barns · 4,636 hd
275.08
−14.51
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−154.74
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—Average1,539153.992,36929
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,093141.711,54955
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,154133.311,53851
CowsLean 85-90%Low961126.951,21930

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 (2-4 yrs)1,089$2,1198
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$1,8798
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$1,85216
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,4705
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,203$2,4788
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$2,45128
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,1886
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,114$2,15912
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)765$2,1502thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165800.00/head800.00–800.008005
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215408.00/cwt408.00–408.008775
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268400.77/cwt395.00–407.001,07411
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293290.00/cwt290.00–290.008503
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned301377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,1354
Steers300–350Large 1-2313285.00/cwt285.00–285.008923
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315399.29/cwt385.00–407.001,2587
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0072
Steers300–350Large 1333320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned358310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1104
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360345.71/cwt340.00–360.001,2457
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full393300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1793
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3235
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy440274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2064
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full448300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3446
Steers450–500Large 1455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2742
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned473260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2308
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476288.84/cwt275.00–295.001,37519
Steers500–550Medium 1503268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full514251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2906
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528278.78/cwt268.00–285.001,4728
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed533298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,5883
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed553275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595246.13/cwt244.00–254.001,46414
Steers550–600Large 1595246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4642
Steers600–650Medium 1601260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5634
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640254.20/cwt245.00–259.501,62721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6192
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720234.34/cwt231.00–236.001,6879
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1751235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7655
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819213.49/cwt210.00–222.001,7487
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned138735.24/head675.00–775.007353
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned170800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235352.00/cwt352.00–352.008272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315353.54/cwt351.00–357.001,1148
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned336319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,0726
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368326.29/cwt315.00–333.001,20115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed378357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,3493
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned385286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,1013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388232.00/cwt232.00–232.009003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409290.24/cwt285.00–292.001,1874
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned415257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0673
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full448240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463262.54/cwt258.00–278.001,2169
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515253.66/cwt240.00–260.001,30616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553245.00/cwt239.00–254.001,3555
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605231.87/cwt230.00–233.001,4038
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4384
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned166896.69/head800.00–1,000.008975
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,4264
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full502207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0393
Bulls500–550Medium 2505237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1973
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4713
Bulls750–800Medium 2750168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2602
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0332
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Small 3-4511110.00/cwt110.00–110.005625
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008483
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,170152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7781
Bulls——1,255130.99/cwt120.00–149.001,6447
Bulls——1,610158.94/cwt150.00–167.002,55916
Bulls——1,781170.72/cwt167.50–174.003,0415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight812125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0193
Cows—Lean 85-90%962128.19/cwt125.00–129.501,23324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,091133.46/cwt129.00–139.001,45631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,093141.71/cwt139.00–146.001,54955
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097118.50/cwt116.00–125.001,3003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106128.44/cwt123.00–133.501,4219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370136.87/cwt134.00–139.001,87511
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 2925148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3691
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs19 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28151,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28681,755.00/head1,725.00–1,785.001,7552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 18851,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19302,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19421,736.67/head1,525.00–1,885.001,7373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 19642,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,0071,916.67/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,691.67/head1,425.00–1,825.001,6923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0962,081.25/head1,900.00–2,325.002,0814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,1151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2022,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2412,683.33/head2,500.00–2,700.002,68312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3342,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,5652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5882,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1707175.10/cwt149.00–205.001,23810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 18001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19051,412.50/head1,275.00–1,550.001,4132
Bred Cows—Medium 29281,287.50/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29631,600.00/head1,525.00–1,675.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0892,118.75/head2,100.00–2,175.002,1198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1371,900.00/head1,800.00–1,975.001,90013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1941,879.38/head1,635.00–1,985.001,8798
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 17652,150.00/head1,975.00–2,325.002,1502

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.