Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-08-19

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 19
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
839 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 799▲ 258 vs year ago 581 · +44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 185▼ 63 vs year ago 262 · −24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 87▼ 66 vs year ago 125 · −52.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower while steer and heifer yearlings had no comparable numbers or sales. Trade and demand were moderate on similar numbers. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Market was moderate 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 $230.71/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −144.76 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$230.71
63 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,301
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$699
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$112.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.73
vs NM average
−13.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564242.561,36844
Large 1595227.001,3512thin
Medium and Large 1-2577224.381,29511thin
Small and Medium 2-3568210.001,1932thin
Small and Medium 2514130.006684thin
One grade step is worth $112.56/cwt here — about $699 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 sale63 hd
230.71
—
NM average4 barns · 300 hd
242.44
−11.73
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−13.70
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−144.76
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—Low1,596154.762,46928
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,117132.941,48576
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,035120.691,24935

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)855$1,4052thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)935$1,2256
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)733$1,2003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)730$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,234$2,2297
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,064$1,6504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,2502thin

Every lot

102 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220380.00/cwt380.00–380.008361
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned275360.00/cwt360.00–360.009902
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1766
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284399.57/cwt390.00–412.001,1357
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,1763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0684
Steers300–350Large 1-2305335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319383.82/cwt380.00–390.001,22436
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy331365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2086
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full333307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,0224
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342332.54/cwt325.00–335.001,13712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0873
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382337.04/cwt330.00–342.001,28716
Steers400–450Medium 1-2409250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0237
Steers400–450Large 1-2412305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2575
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,31812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438325.13/cwt321.00–339.001,42425
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472300.86/cwt298.00–307.001,42014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,36010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full494280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3834
Steers500–550Large 1-2525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3654
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562234.13/cwt232.00–240.001,31616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576259.69/cwt254.00–265.001,49628
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2983
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625257.01/cwt252.00–263.001,6069
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3782
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5555
Steers600–650Large 2648190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675220.16/cwt215.00–234.001,48611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6484
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7588
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5032
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned170800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238322.00/cwt322.00–322.007662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265343.04/cwt330.00–350.0090915
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270782.41/head650.00–925.007822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0075
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed308358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,10326
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0566
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334321.78/cwt320.00–337.001,07518
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned348300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0444
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2366210.00/cwt210.00–210.007696
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full373275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0266
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned373250.00/cwt250.00–250.009332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380299.89/cwt290.00–305.001,14037
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed386261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0075
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393240.00/cwt240.00–240.009432
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2-3398200.00/cwt200.00–200.007962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414297.26/cwt290.00–302.001,23110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1294
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475253.48/cwt240.00–257.001,20430
Heifers450–500Large 1-2485262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2713
Heifers450–500Large 1493231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1393
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2514130.00/cwt130.00–130.006684
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518247.13/cwt240.00–254.001,28012
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2-3568210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full572226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2933
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576247.72/cwt240.00–260.001,42718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579223.77/cwt220.00–225.001,2968
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full581229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3307
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy594235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3967
Heifers550–600Large 1595227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612229.41/cwt226.00–240.001,40427
Heifers600–650Large 1622226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4063
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 3-4634179.78/cwt176.00–181.001,1408
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 3654172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1255
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 3-4672185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,24311
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5534
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full708191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3522
Heifers800–850Large 1-2805178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned123633.33/head475.00–750.006333
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned173900.00/head800.00–1,000.009002
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,1972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2412295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2153
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2543255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3856
Bulls700–750Large 1-2713205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,068147.38/cwt130.00–165.001,5742
Bulls——1,313143.19/cwt130.00–154.001,8808
Bulls——1,733155.03/cwt150.00–159.002,6878
Bulls——1,817165.28/cwt162.50–170.003,00310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%932117.38/cwt110.00–127.001,09410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076122.01/cwt115.00–130.001,31325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104134.36/cwt130.00–145.001,48359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161128.03/cwt126.50–131.001,48617
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17331,200.00/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18551,405.00/head1,400.00–1,410.001,4052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2256
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 37051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3750900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 38401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,200.00/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,812.50/head1,700.00–1,925.001,8132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4802,375.00/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3754
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1689186.13/cwt141.00–209.001,28224
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1755168.22/cwt141.00–181.001,2709

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.