Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-10-07

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 7
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▼ 720 vs last sale 1,420▼ 943 vs year ago 1,643 · −57.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
363 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 398▼ 101 vs year ago 464 · −21.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 161▼ 280 vs year ago 362 · −77.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 3.00-11.00 higher with 500-600 lbs being steady. Steer yearlings were steady to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold steady and 500-550 lbs were 8.00 higher with no comparable numbers or sales of feeder heifers. Trade was moderately good on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher with instances of 4.00 lower. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance and participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $266.22/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −149.08 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$266.22
52 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,460
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$28.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.10
vs NM average
−28.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550274.381,50937
Medium and Large 1-2545246.101,34115thin
One grade step is worth $28.27/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale52 hd
266.22
—
NM average4 barns · 467 hd
269.32
−3.10
National average177 barns · 23,944 hd
294.31
−28.09
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−149.08
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—Low1,525142.992,18040
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,107118.401,311215
CowsLean 85-90%Average983103.701,01936

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 (2-4 yrs)1,340$1,9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,7296
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$1,6503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,54611
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,2252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)832$1,5833thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)920$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,485$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,047$1,6655
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,6314thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$1,8882thin

Every lot

113 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225735.00/head735.00–735.007353
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned308335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned348200.00/cwt200.00–200.006962
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378351.92/cwt340.00–359.001,33016
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added402350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4073
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned411303.35/cwt290.00–308.001,24720
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424292.83/cwt290.00–296.001,24219
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437332.49/cwt325.00–336.001,45319
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,4112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned455276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465295.67/cwt287.00–300.001,3753
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466324.10/cwt320.00–326.001,51010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full476284.56/cwt278.00–288.001,35513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned479264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added482297.89/cwt292.00–301.001,4366
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full488251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525248.96/cwt238.00–254.001,3078
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,6923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528272.93/cwt269.00–280.001,44115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568242.84/cwt240.00–244.001,3797
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571268.16/cwt255.00–272.001,53119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full624235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4669
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625244.15/cwt239.00–254.001,52617
Steers600–650Small 262890.00/cwt90.00–90.005653
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4857
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy663257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,70411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672226.39/cwt216.00–234.001,5217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688230.22/cwt227.00–236.501,58418
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7108
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8884
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy808215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7372
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8173
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1953180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7152
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8503
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium 1140625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Heifers300–350Medium 1317260.00/cwt260.00–260.008243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322312.92/cwt307.00–315.001,0084
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned324281.04/cwt270.00–285.009117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383290.28/cwt285.00–300.001,11212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439283.51/cwt282.00–285.001,2456
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2302
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added507270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3699
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed510245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2503
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525257.33/cwt252.00–265.001,35112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1882
Heifers500–550Medium 1542187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0143
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587247.83/cwt235.00–252.001,45530
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589227.57/cwt224.00–230.001,3409
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full642215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3809
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4191
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added703224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5756
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4534
Heifers700–750Medium 1722230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,66112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3522
Heifers800–850Medium 1817224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,83023
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1913175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5983
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1164690.00/head675.00–700.006905
Bulls250–300Medium 1-2295315.00/cwt315.00–315.009292
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2764172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3144
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6551
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,082135.10/cwt130.00–140.001,4623
Bulls——1,337136.21/cwt134.00–139.001,8216
Bulls——Return to Feed1,418153.00/cwt152.00–154.002,1702
Bulls——Heavy Weight1,483130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9282
Bulls——1,501142.77/cwt135.00–150.002,14316
Bulls——1,810149.70/cwt139.00–153.002,71011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97490.64/cwt80.00–99.0088310
Cows—Lean 85-90%986108.72/cwt101.00–115.001,07226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090116.00/cwt105.00–128.001,264136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136122.53/cwt108.00–126.001,39279
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,088186.20/cwt170.00–192.002,0265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,099174.50/cwt159.00–187.001,9184
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,737.50/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1751,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1715900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2760875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2870111.00/cwt111.00–111.009661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,175.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19681,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Large 11,0331,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Large 11,0351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,095110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,137117.67/cwt115.00–119.001,3383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1581,721.00/head1,500.00–1,885.001,7215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173119.67/cwt113.00–125.001,4043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,242120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4909
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2471,855.00/head1,700.00–2,025.001,8555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,248118.00/cwt115.00–121.001,4732
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,255116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,345115.40/cwt115.00–115.501,5525
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 17451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred Heifers—Large 19201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1879174.74/cwt152.00–200.001,53623
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1963157.33/cwt130.00–182.001,5153
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19201,887.50/head1,750.00–2,025.001,8882

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.