Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-12-02

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Dec 2
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,163 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 1,998▲ 649 vs year ago 1,514 · +42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 287▼ 127 vs year ago 280 · −45.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 202▼ 117 vs year ago 169 · −69.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher with the exception of 500-550 lbs being 4.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were steady to 8.00 higher with 700-750 lbs being 2.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher with instances 0f 15.00 higher. No comparable sales to report on feeder heifers. Trade and demand were very good on bigger bunches of calves with weaning dates and vaccination reports. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Market was very active 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 $306.35/cwt on 388 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −108.96 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$306.35
388 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$33.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.98
vs NM average
−19.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556310.601,728339
Medium and Large 1-2547276.961,51549
One grade step is worth $33.64/cwt here — about $214 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 sale388 hd
306.35
—
NM average2 barns · 432 hd
305.37
+0.98
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−19.02
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−108.96
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—Average1,387129.321,7938thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,053127.961,34819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,123118.731,33352
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05694.901,0026thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,8333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$1,70810
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)969$1,53110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)700$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$1,8305
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,8002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)778$1,7884thin

Every lot

142 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 · Steers61 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned175675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned205775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1266414.07/cwt410.00–422.001,10111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned271360.00/cwt360.00–360.009766
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Full277387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,07211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284378.52/cwt365.00–382.001,07510
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added286450.18/cwt442.00–455.001,28826
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned306390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1934
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313407.34/cwt400.00–420.001,27514
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322335.02/cwt330.00–340.001,0794
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,2972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,20515
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full338340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1492
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed345422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,45614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned356290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0327
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363419.99/cwt407.00–425.001,52555
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned364353.47/cwt340.00–357.001,28710
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,32512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full369379.79/cwt375.00–395.001,40118
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373262.00/cwt262.00–262.009772
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full383302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387322.57/cwt320.00–327.001,24815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full405364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,47410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned409362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,4815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy413360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,48714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,45322
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420334.38/cwt325.00–338.001,40418
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full425327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,3908
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436377.97/cwt365.00–385.001,648101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,3822
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465360.28/cwt352.00–365.001,67582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476336.42/cwt330.00–347.001,60181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478296.73/cwt296.00–300.001,41820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,5532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full490312.42/cwt312.00–313.001,5317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned504306.15/cwt305.00–310.001,5439
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed513311.38/cwt300.00–315.001,59717
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521288.94/cwt280.00–296.001,50521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528324.75/cwt320.00–338.001,715110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy533313.00/cwt307.00–318.001,66810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full544300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6324
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569267.44/cwt260.00–272.001,52226
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581302.60/cwt299.00–315.001,758189
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605295.58/cwt290.00–297.001,788129
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full613249.26/cwt240.00–251.001,52819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed619275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7026
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full638269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,71611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,59914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy659250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,64812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy663272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,8032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7386
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706240.95/cwt240.00–245.001,70121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full706225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5896
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4672
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835226.48/cwt220.00–236.001,8915
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1851242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0649
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8722
Steers1950–2000Medium and Large 11,965100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned194616.67/head400.00–725.006173
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned225330.00/cwt330.00–330.007433
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255360.00/cwt360.00–360.009184
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2255292.00/cwt292.00–292.007452
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273247.00/cwt247.00–247.006745
Heifers300–350Large 1-2303237.00/cwt237.00–237.007182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,1586
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321329.03/cwt325.00–335.001,0567
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added323397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,28239
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2333275.00/cwt275.00–275.009165
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned333252.00/cwt252.00–252.008392
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,07913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370323.24/cwt310.00–325.001,19618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370267.37/cwt265.00–268.0098914
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2393275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,08111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,48668
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,3839
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431325.20/cwt316.00–332.001,40255
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned436298.04/cwt292.00–305.001,2999
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440271.46/cwt260.00–280.001,19416
Heifers400–450Medium 1444312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,3855
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2602
Heifers450–500Medium 1455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3654
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458321.72/cwt321.00–325.001,47317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464299.50/cwt290.00–310.001,39090
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full510270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3772
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528244.89/cwt236.00–252.001,2938
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529294.29/cwt286.00–301.001,55737
Heifers500–550Large 1-2547270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4778
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed572281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6076
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590262.02/cwt250.00–264.001,54630
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy591240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4187
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,33911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,66520
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5339
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658230.78/cwt226.00–236.001,51928
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3502
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727197.54/cwt192.00–202.001,4369
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783167.96/cwt164.00–170.001,3156
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6592
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,6693
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7546
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3804
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6015
Bulls750–800Medium 1795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3913
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303120.94/cwt117.00–126.001,5764
Bulls——1,470137.69/cwt132.00–141.002,0244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01874.11/cwt70.00–78.007542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,041124.16/cwt122.00–126.001,29315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075105.30/cwt99.00–110.001,1324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,099142.20/cwt135.00–147.001,5634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120118.95/cwt112.00–124.001,33246
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,143117.04/cwt115.00–125.001,3386
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19551,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2531,900.00/head1,800.00–1,975.001,9003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27501,291.67/head1,250.00–1,375.001,2923
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3770910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0101,833.33/head1,775.00–1,925.001,8333
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0751,775.00/head1,725.00–1,825.001,7752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,097137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1291,743.75/head1,625.00–1,850.001,7444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,809.38/head1,675.00–2,000.001,8098
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,235131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,277125.40/cwt117.00–135.001,6015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,310115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,535118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,8112
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 16681,587.50/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5882
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18881,987.50/head1,925.00–2,050.001,9882
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1800174.00/cwt124.00–212.001,39227
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,010138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3941

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.