Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-08-26

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 26
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,159 head
▲ 320 vs last sale 839▲ 216 vs year ago 943 · +22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 199▼ 103 vs year ago 402 · −25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 217 vs last sale 59▲ 146 vs year ago 130 · +112.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note; Next sale will be Tuesday September 3rd in observance of Labor Day. Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 10.00 lower with exception of heifer calves 450-550 lbs being 13.00 higher. Steer and heifer yearlings sold 9.00 lower on comparable sales. Trade and demand were moderate on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower while slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance. No sale September 2nd

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $256.84/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −158.47 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$256.84
108 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,396
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$808
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$157.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.13
vs NM average
−11.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542262.841,42588
Large 1551256.861,4167thin
Small and Medium 2-3508245.001,2452thin
Medium and Large 1-2550234.541,2899thin
Small and Medium 3588105.006172thin
One grade step is worth $157.84/cwt here — about $808 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale108 hd
256.84
—
NM average3 barns · 454 hd
267.97
−11.13
National average155 barns · 6,455 hd
268.55
−11.71
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−158.47
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—High1,558154.862,41236
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,149143.331,64635
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210134.801,631193
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,039124.371,29254

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)1,240$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$1,8547
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,84110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,7005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,6937
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,051$1,5255
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$2,2004thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)910$1,63619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,535$2,8788
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,446$2,80724
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,506$2,40011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)975$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,253$1,7805
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)710$1,5001thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned185800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277382.12/cwt380.00–385.001,05811
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned278325.00/cwt325.00–325.009043
Steers250–300Medium 1-2284320.00/cwt320.00–320.009096
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1253
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full317312.00/cwt312.00–312.009893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,28316
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337350.00/cwt340.00–356.001,1808
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,20419
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy358304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,0887
Steers350–400Medium 1-2380237.00/cwt237.00–237.009012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,2655
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,1355
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full385312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,2012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned397313.91/cwt310.00–315.001,2469
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421298.61/cwt290.00–310.001,25733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,1822
Steers400–450Small and Medium 3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005872
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned455248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1285
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467279.50/cwt275.00–293.001,30544
Steers450–500Medium 1-2473275.94/cwt270.00–282.001,3054
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full490267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3537
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2404
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3508245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned527254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532267.99/cwt264.00–275.001,42655
Steers500–550Large 1533254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3543
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561235.27/cwt229.00–240.001,3207
Steers550–600Large 1565259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571258.54/cwt247.00–264.001,47623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full582230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3393
Steers550–600Small and Medium 3588105.00/cwt105.00–105.006172
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605263.41/cwt263.00–264.001,59427
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full609245.76/cwt242.00–246.501,49724
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3654
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy644240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5468
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676238.22/cwt231.00–248.001,61072
Steers650–700Medium 1-2698225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7223
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3845
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1072
Steers800–850Medium 1-2803218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7514
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1837205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7163
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,016188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,91014
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned220650.00/head600.00–750.006503
Heifers200–250Small and Medium 3247625.00/head625.00–625.006253
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263295.00/cwt295.00–295.0077611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned265875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322325.93/cwt315.00–330.001,04926
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned336291.63/cwt290.00–295.009806
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned342215.00/cwt215.00–215.007353
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343250.00/cwt250.00–250.008583
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy357285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0173
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Full385211.00/cwt211.00–211.008122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full388237.00/cwt237.00–237.009203
Heifers350–400Medium 2393284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,1163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410296.35/cwt290.00–298.001,21529
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2425198.00/cwt198.00–198.008422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432267.92/cwt267.00–268.001,15734
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2449276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2395
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469273.78/cwt265.00–280.001,28417
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469245.75/cwt240.00–255.001,15320
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full470254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1942
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned484256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full493233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1494
Heifers500–550Large 1-2503257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2935
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533246.34/cwt245.00–257.001,31348
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0433
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0834
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572240.73/cwt240.00–242.001,37711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615229.82/cwt225.00–231.001,41329
Heifers600–650Large 1618233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4403
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,45210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673241.84/cwt241.00–243.001,6287
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730198.45/cwt193.00–205.001,4499
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5464
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5172
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,013188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,9042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned120375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned207616.67/head550.00–750.006173
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,0652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1496267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3244
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577242.46/cwt226.00–259.001,3994
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5283
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Small and Medium 3230600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415146.72/cwt140.00–152.002,07612
Bulls——1,502155.99/cwt152.50–160.002,34312
Bulls——1,756161.87/cwt159.00–169.002,84212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995112.42/cwt105.00–119.001,1196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036124.57/cwt119.00–127.001,29137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,071142.77/cwt141.00–150.001,52926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073130.21/cwt127.00–131.001,39711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198136.19/cwt131.00–142.001,632153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257129.48/cwt128.00–132.501,62840
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373144.96/cwt143.00–148.001,9909
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1930170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5811
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,045161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,6821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3495600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1805124.00/cwt124.00–124.009981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1835182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0141,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,025150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5381
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0611,853.57/head1,725.00–1,875.001,8547
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1271,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,176128.33/cwt124.00–132.001,5096
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,878.89/head1,800.00–2,100.001,8799
Bred Cows—Large 11,2402,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-29752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-29851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,0302,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,175.00/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2552,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,850.00/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3281,975.00/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3332,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,5023,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5172,870.59/head2,800.00–2,950.002,87117
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,5432,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,6052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,6292,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27991,558.33/head1,500.00–1,700.001,5586
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19611,672.31/head1,500.00–1,700.001,67213
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0782,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1773178.17/cwt160.00–192.001,3776
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1898180.50/cwt169.00–192.001,6212
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.