Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-11-04

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Nov 4
● Final161 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,344 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 1,704▼ 168 vs year ago 1,512 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 390▼ 129 vs year ago 382 · −33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 273▼ 65 vs year ago 313 · −20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-450 lbs sold 7.00-12.00 higher, 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lbs were 10.00 lower. Steer yearlings sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 4.00-12.00 higher with exception of 450-500 lbs being 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were good on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower few 6.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 lower. Market was moderate to good 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 $266.15/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −149.16 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$266.15
179 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,479
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2
$48.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.65
vs NM average
−35.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1542270.001,4638thin
Medium and Large 1557267.721,492159
Medium and Large 1-2503261.331,3146thin
Large 1575225.001,2944thin
Large 1-2588222.001,3052thin
One grade step is worth $48.00/cwt here — about $158 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 sale179 hd
266.15
—
NM average4 barns · 866 hd
263.49
+2.65
National average187 barns · 26,509 hd
301.85
−35.70
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−149.16
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—Average1,574130.812,05923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,066127.521,3597thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,082109.751,18786
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,048101.481,06378

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)1,003$2,01518
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$1,42832
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)981$1,4256
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)957$1,4003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)920$1,9503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,39150
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,625$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,091$1,6005
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$1,3001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)640$9501thin

Every lot

161 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 · Steers56 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned223712.50/head625.00–800.007132
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009552
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0883
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303326.99/cwt326.99–326.999912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned335410.00/head410.00–410.004102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0943
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed352367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,2927
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369282.56/cwt265.00–285.001,0438
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned372290.48/cwt282.00–302.001,0817
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374333.65/cwt330.00–336.001,24811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full383320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2263
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned400305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2202
Steers400–450Medium 1-2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full405345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3973
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,49228
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full427290.93/cwt290.00–292.001,2429
Steers400–450Medium 1428295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned448270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,21016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned461230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full473273.27/cwt270.00–275.001,2939
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477324.14/cwt314.00–327.001,54624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482287.67/cwt278.00–298.001,38722
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483254.27/cwt245.00–261.001,22825
Steers450–500Large 1Unweaned484259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2544
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Full495201.00/cwt201.00–201.009954
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full500246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,2302
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2504269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3564
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy511265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3545
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519283.20/cwt274.00–291.001,47046
Steers500–550Medium 1542270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4638
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571260.33/cwt248.00–268.001,48655
Steers550–600Large 1575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2944
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added579280.51/cwt278.50–283.001,62427
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy581243.75/cwt243.00–244.001,4168
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full583245.37/cwt245.00–246.001,43111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned585239.28/cwt239.00–240.001,4007
Steers550–600Large 1-2588222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3052
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy610265.51/cwt263.00–267.001,62011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618244.89/cwt240.00–253.001,51350
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629232.86/cwt228.00–236.001,4655
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3523
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2639109.00/cwt109.00–109.0069735
Steers650–700Medium 1656236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5484
Steers650–700Medium 1-2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663229.07/cwt226.00–230.001,51918
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665245.20/cwt241.00–256.001,63114
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682226.73/cwt223.00–232.001,54640
Steers700–750Medium 1742221.85/cwt220.00–223.001,64621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7822
Steers800–850Large 1828233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9293
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1843233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9643
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4562
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1958201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9262
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,0222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned110300.00/head300.00–300.003002
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned173580.00/head560.00–600.005802
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned220600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235310.00/cwt310.00–310.007292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned250625.00/head625.00–625.006252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320260.00/cwt260.00–260.008326
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328280.00/cwt280.00–280.009186
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned374240.00/cwt240.00–240.008983
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy378297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,1232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy378292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,1042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381326.02/cwt320.00–330.001,24243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned388298.09/cwt285.00–307.001,1575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2399265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0579
Heifers400–450Medium 1402294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,1829
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned421269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,13210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426260.38/cwt255.00–270.001,10919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437227.16/cwt220.00–230.009937
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy441302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full449268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2038
Heifers450–500Small 346382.00/cwt82.00–82.003804
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470259.10/cwt248.00–265.001,21850
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1502
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2Unweaned480216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0372
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1272
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2492240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1815
Heifers500–550Large 1510244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,24415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510231.57/cwt225.00–245.001,1816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full523231.82/cwt230.00–234.001,2129
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533250.81/cwt246.00–266.001,33755
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full554228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2639
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569235.35/cwt230.00–249.001,33930
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569222.28/cwt220.00–227.001,26527
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1513
Heifers600–650Medium 1600215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2902
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627220.40/cwt215.00–230.001,38236
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4158
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684185.51/cwt185.00–186.001,2694
Heifers650–700Medium 1691195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,34714
Heifers800–850Large 1820184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5092
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7832
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned170525.00/head500.00–600.005254
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,0584
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,1323
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2433250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0832
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,020135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3771
Bulls——1,336119.83/cwt114.00–124.001,6014
Bulls——1,506136.05/cwt126.00–143.002,04910
Bulls——1,535104.05/cwt100.00–108.001,5972
Bulls——1,918143.14/cwt139.00–146.002,7455
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,125110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,3381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed946103.30/cwt96.00–126.0097720
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed94696.86/cwt95.00–106.009167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,066127.52/cwt123.00–135.001,3597
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081102.14/cwt94.00–110.001,10452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08891.42/cwt90.00–94.009955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,094110.89/cwt105.00–116.001,21379
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15081.00/cwt81.00–81.009321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows30 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2675800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27801,225.00/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28231,158.33/head925.00–1,300.001,1583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2823122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0042
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 28851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 19281,271.88/head1,200.00–1,525.001,2728
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19571,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred Cows—Medium 19751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0032,015.28/head2,000.00–2,050.002,01518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,035138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4281
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,040116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2061
Bred Cows—Large 11,0701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,106121.92/cwt109.00–131.501,3486
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1291,418.75/head1,375.00–1,425.001,4198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,5161
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,155115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,192135.13/cwt129.00–143.001,61116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2201,837.50/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,260140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7641
Bred Cows—Medium 11,262111.80/cwt105.00–129.001,4115
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2681,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7506
Bred Cows—Medium 11,278125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5982
Bred Cows—Large 11,278110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4062
Bred Cows—Large 11,288116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4946
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,300132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,7161
Bred Cows—Large 11,365113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,5421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,450122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,7691
Bred Cows—Medium 11,490109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6241
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1640950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3568100.00/cwt100.00–100.005684
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2623175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0907
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1665164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0913
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1672158.10/cwt141.00–176.001,06210
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18801,391.20/head1,285.00–1,460.001,39150
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0881,625.00/head1,400.00–1,850.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,675.00/head1,500.00–1,850.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1875165.67/cwt136.00–181.001,4503
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1905168.39/cwt149.00–197.001,52418

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.