Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-08-12

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 12
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
▲ 295 vs last sale 504▼ 253 vs year ago 1,052 · −24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 217▼ 229 vs year ago 414 · −55.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 166▼ 80 vs year ago 167 · −47.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 10.00-12.00 higher and steer yearlings were steady. Heifer calves sold 7.00 lower and feeder heifers had no comparable sales. Trade was active on good demand with larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Market was active 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 $248.75/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −126.72 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$248.75
95 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,366
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$4
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$18.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.07
vs NM average
−3.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543254.621,38164
Medium and Large 1-2547237.051,29819thin
Large 1587236.001,38512thin
One grade step is worth $18.62/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale95 hd
248.75
—
NM average4 barns · 261 hd
238.68
+10.07
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−3.19
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−126.72
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—High1,505158.642,38821
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,181145.491,71822
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,129135.431,52962
CowsLean 85-90%High1,031127.431,31438

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$2,0004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$1,9955
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,6154thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$1,5402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$2,7179
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,021$2,1884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$2,0384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)997$1,7333thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)675$8001thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165775.00/head775.00–775.007752
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1248424.00/cwt424.00–424.001,0526
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282378.17/cwt370.00–390.001,0665
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned293295.00/cwt295.00–295.008644
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,2516
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full333352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,1722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned348327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1383
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned363365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,32510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371388.04/cwt382.00–400.001,44012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0923
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,5045
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427345.32/cwt330.00–348.001,47515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438311.82/cwt302.00–318.001,3665
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy438310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3582
Steers400–450Large 1444308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,3684
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed452325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465310.20/cwt297.00–316.001,44210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full483295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485285.10/cwt280.00–290.001,3834
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned488285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,45528
Steers500–550Large 1513284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,4573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526298.21/cwt294.00–301.001,56918
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576270.03/cwt261.00–274.001,55537
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5863
Steers650–700Large 1657260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,70816
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675242.34/cwt236.00–246.001,63620
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4492
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5473
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724238.59/cwt238.00–239.001,7275
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758234.47/cwt228.00–238.501,7779
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,9196
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,9312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned166850.00/head850.00–850.008504
Heifers150–200Small and Medium 3Unweaned185550.00/head550.00–550.005502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned228900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned250725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285361.54/cwt357.00–365.001,03018
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1724
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned333343.96/cwt340.00–345.001,1459
Heifers350–400Medium 1358260.00/cwt260.00–260.009314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368316.10/cwt312.00–320.001,16336
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386257.94/cwt257.00–260.009969
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427293.41/cwt290.00–296.001,2537
Heifers450–500Large 1462278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2847
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462260.47/cwt255.00–270.001,20335
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full531246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,30614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536234.38/cwt230.00–236.001,25611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537256.43/cwt250.00–267.001,37734
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563265.44/cwt258.00–275.001,4949
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy563250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4085
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563240.73/cwt235.00–250.001,3558
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full573247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4152
Heifers550–600Large 1587236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,38512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630240.13/cwt238.00–241.001,5137
Heifers600–650Large 1637221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4085
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3163
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688225.71/cwt215.00–228.001,55320
Heifers700–750Medium 1725206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4944
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1736220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6199
Heifers800–850Medium 1822191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5703
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1878209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,8352
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0143
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned80350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned185900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned203825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1253400.00/head400.00–400.004002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270355.00/cwt355.00–355.009592
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 2-3295700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3404
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,1294
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3258215.00/cwt215.00–215.005553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,456161.73/cwt157.00–171.002,3559
Bulls——1,503143.70/cwt129.00–154.002,1607
Bulls——1,598174.01/cwt171.00–179.002,7815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%984129.91/cwt127.50–131.001,27827
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047122.34/cwt120.00–125.001,2815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103117.57/cwt115.00–119.001,2974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104130.92/cwt130.00–133.001,44520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,130163.95/cwt156.00–174.001,8533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,141137.58/cwt134.00–142.001,57042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,189142.58/cwt140.00–148.001,69519
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,483126.36/cwt125.00–127.501,8742
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2990145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,055150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5831
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 37301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 38451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0732,000.00/head1,850.00–2,150.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 31,0801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0932,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1202,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2892,814.29/head2,650.00–2,900.002,8147
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19601,400.00/head1,250.00–1,525.001,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,615.00/head1,410.00–1,700.001,6154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,730.00/head1,730.00–1,730.001,7301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3752,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 3675800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2628136.50/cwt123.00–150.008572
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1897182.83/cwt170.00–207.001,6406

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.