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

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Nov 11
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
944 head
▼ 400 vs last sale 1,344▼ 320 vs year ago 1,264 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 253▼ 130 vs year ago 389 · −33.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 195 vs last sale 248▼ 130 vs year ago 183 · −71.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 6.00-15.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 8.00-9.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady -3.00 higher with instances of 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Market was uneven 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 $258.38/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −156.93 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$258.38
68 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.74
vs NM average
−47.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539263.471,42050
Medium and Large 2538254.001,3672thin
Medium and Large 1-2551243.041,33916thin
One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about $81 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 sale68 hd
258.38
—
NM average3 barns · 337 hd
273.12
−14.74
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−47.06
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−156.93
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—Low1,587137.832,18816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,036125.831,3044thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,125115.821,30381
CowsLean 85-90%High1,008107.721,08660

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)974$1,5694thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,098$1,1882thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)895$1,83512
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)990$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,4982thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,3001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned185575.00/head575.00–575.005752
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220360.00/cwt360.00–360.007922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316317.90/cwt302.00–332.001,00510
Steers300–350Small 2-3317250.00/cwt250.00–250.007933
Steers300–350Small 3323202.00/cwt202.00–202.006524
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359266.00/cwt266.00–266.009556
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378162.00/cwt162.00–162.006123
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379349.41/cwt344.00–355.001,3244
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned381287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,0934
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418326.53/cwt316.00–335.001,36520
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2373
Steers400–450Medium 1449280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2577
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added456322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,4687
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full473272.01/cwt270.00–273.001,2879
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474300.18/cwt290.00–308.001,42341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478257.99/cwt253.00–267.001,23317
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full498240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510291.19/cwt289.00–293.001,4859
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517264.97/cwt260.00–271.001,37021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529248.74/cwt245.00–254.001,31610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3672
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned543255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573237.17/cwt231.00–250.001,35913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588233.53/cwt230.00–237.001,3736
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added595279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,6605
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608217.65/cwt215.00–230.001,32312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626238.43/cwt230.00–245.501,49352
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy637251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5996
Steers600–650Large 1-2637226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4403
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3404
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671242.23/cwt235.00–248.001,6257
Steers650–700Large 1-2697225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5683
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,68017
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716219.77/cwt215.00–223.001,57425
Steers700–750Small and Medium 3725127.00/cwt127.00–127.009212
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780217.18/cwt210.00–223.001,6949
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1876201.38/cwt195.00–209.001,7649
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1931189.61/cwt186.00–191.001,7657
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added933210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned184658.00/head635.00–700.006585
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned209400.00/head300.00–600.004003
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 2323215.00/cwt215.00–215.006942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008133
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329292.00/cwt292.00–292.009614
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned333270.00/cwt270.00–270.008992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375252.00/cwt252.00–252.009452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388288.30/cwt276.00–292.001,11917
Heifers350–400Medium 1390292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,13913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416281.71/cwt265.00–285.001,17216
Heifers400–450Medium 1418273.21/cwt268.00–278.001,1428
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424266.39/cwt242.00–281.001,12914
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2430252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1485
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465243.34/cwt239.00–245.001,13210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned466250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1658
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472260.40/cwt254.00–271.001,22932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,37610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531251.21/cwt244.00–257.501,33435
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full536232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2648
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583227.48/cwt220.00–240.001,32626
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3034
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2608191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2305
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4772
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664218.69/cwt210.00–225.001,45212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3597
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814192.80/cwt191.00–194.001,5695
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned180700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2992
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2546254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,38714
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5714
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4764
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,125136.54/cwt135.00–140.001,5364
Bulls——1,565127.67/cwt124.00–130.001,9982
Bulls——1,591140.23/cwt139.00–145.002,2314
Bulls——1,754143.57/cwt140.00–150.002,5185
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,635125.00/cwt125.00–125.003,2941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%962110.17/cwt109.00–113.001,06036
Cows—Lean 85-90%96493.32/cwt90.00–99.009005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,017112.52/cwt111.00–116.001,14430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,036125.83/cwt122.00–129.001,3044
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,040130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107106.86/cwt100.00–109.001,18319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110120.43/cwt119.00–122.001,3373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203116.76/cwt114.00–119.001,40545
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2925111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1935139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023122.00/cwt115.00–129.001,2482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0351,375.00/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,035100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0471,675.00/head1,625.00–1,725.001,6753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,066136.17/cwt131.00–142.001,4526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,095125.33/cwt122.00–132.001,3723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0981,187.50/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,135140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213128.33/cwt115.00–131.001,5576
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,242129.17/cwt115.00–132.001,6046
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1776209.45/cwt180.00–230.001,62533
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1841172.00/cwt131.00–215.001,44740
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18951,835.42/head1,125.00–1,900.001,83512
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19001,497.50/head1,375.00–1,620.001,4982
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1920185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7021
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.