Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-09-16

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 16
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,097 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 980▼ 128 vs year ago 1,225 · −10.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 250▲ 65 vs year ago 230 · +28.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 153▼ 110 vs year ago 229 · −48.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady and heifer calves were higher with exception of 450-500 lbs being 10.00 lower. Special note; weaning and vaccination programs were paid a premium. Steer and heifer yearlings sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate to active on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold moderately lower. Market was moderate with 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 $257.22/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −158.09 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$257.22
182 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,405
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$27.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.55
vs NM average
−9.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547258.581,415166
Medium and Large 1-2538244.811,31714thin
Medium 1-2518231.001,1972thin
One grade step is worth $27.58/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale182 hd
257.22
—
NM average4 barns · 954 hd
261.77
−4.55
National average174 barns · 10,991 hd
266.64
−9.42
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−158.09
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—High1,586132.382,09923
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,226121.861,49473
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,069113.001,208166

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,6004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,4101thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)823$1,1132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$2,2086
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)965$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,3882thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,2501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)625$1,0752thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned318275.00/cwt275.00–275.008752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,13711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,1123
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy362300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0863
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,23112
Steers400–450Small and Medium 2400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1206
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added423315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3323
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426296.53/cwt290.00–309.001,26325
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned428280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1982
Steers400–450Medium 1-2443270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1964
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3196
Steers450–500Medium 1480242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484269.05/cwt253.00–270.001,30257
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485247.60/cwt235.00–249.001,20120
Steers500–550Medium 1-2518231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,46123
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full523250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524268.21/cwt259.00–275.001,40555
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538244.81/cwt240.00–249.001,31714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570246.63/cwt230.00–250.001,40686
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628227.82/cwt227.00–228.001,43111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630242.39/cwt235.00–248.001,527129
Steers600–650Medium 2638225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4362
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664229.86/cwt222.00–232.001,52618
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1702225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5809
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,62669
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Large 1320275.00/cwt275.00–275.008802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321288.00/cwt288.00–288.009248
Heifers300–350Medium 1344300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0326
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345270.00/cwt270.00–270.009322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345264.00/cwt264.00–264.009113
Heifers350–400Medium 2362228.00/cwt228.00–228.008253
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,0465
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,0352
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2408232.00/cwt232.00–232.009472
Heifers400–450Medium 1415281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1665
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427276.61/cwt265.00–284.001,18113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned428220.00/cwt220.00–220.009422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,2602
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2-3430202.00/cwt202.00–202.008692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned433260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1183
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2440237.97/cwt232.00–244.001,0476
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0353
Heifers450–500Medium 1468253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,18411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472257.08/cwt252.00–266.001,21339
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned482238.99/cwt238.00–240.001,1524
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2483170.00/cwt170.00–170.008212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,29522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519218.85/cwt216.00–226.001,13611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520246.31/cwt240.00–251.501,28122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned528230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2148
Heifers500–550Large 1535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009632
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2538215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1573
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550248.69/cwt244.00–249.001,36832
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1689
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full574230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3204
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2580178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0322
Heifers550–600Large 1-2595155.00/cwt155.00–155.009223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619222.12/cwt221.00–225.001,3757
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open662227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,50613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2062
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6023
Heifers750–800Medium 1-2779140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0915
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5442
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4547
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4482
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned215775.00/head775.00–775.007752
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2985
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1701203.32/cwt192.00–209.001,4256
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438132.76/cwt124.00–140.501,90910
Bulls——1,676142.48/cwt135.00–147.002,3888
Bulls——1,736115.44/cwt92.00–123.002,0045
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960109.35/cwt99.00–112.501,05043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02892.31/cwt90.00–97.009493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109114.82/cwt110.00–120.001,273120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202120.43/cwt118.00–122.501,44848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271124.60/cwt120.00–130.001,58425
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3730775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19651,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2832,425.00/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2882,333.33/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1915155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103119.38/cwt118.50–119.501,3178
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,253118.00/cwt115.00–121.001,4792
Bred Cows—Medium 11,285120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,5481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,310119.89/cwt106.00–125.001,57136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,340128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,7152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,355118.75/cwt112.50–125.001,6092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,368107.50/cwt105.00–110.001,4712
Bred Cows—Medium 11,390102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4181
Bred Cows—Medium 11,453117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,580118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,8721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1820141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1561
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18231,112.50/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4083
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2520750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 17301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1722164.00/cwt125.00–216.001,1847

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.