Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-12-09

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Dec 9
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,326 head
▼ 837 vs last sale 2,163▼ 65 vs year ago 1,391 · −4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 153▼ 25 vs year ago 217 · −11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 52▲ 9 vs year ago 159 · +5.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher and feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-550 lbs sold 8.00-14.00 higher with 550-600 lbs calves being 9.00 lower. Heifer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 9.00 lower and 650-700 lbs were 6.00 higher. Trade was active and demand was good on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance. Special note; December 16th. will be the last sale of 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.02/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −110.45 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$265.02
168 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,459
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$438
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$63.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.31
vs NM average
−15.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554270.101,496131
Medium and Large 1-2542251.881,36433
Medium and Large 2511207.001,0584thin
One grade step is worth $63.10/cwt here — about $438 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 sale168 hd
265.02
—
NM average3 barns · 372 hd
268.33
−3.31
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−15.28
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−110.45
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
430389347306median 375.4703/0204/2706/2909/0811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $319.75, median $375.47 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—Low1,540132.702,04325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,001122.161,22318
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,099114.961,26439
CowsLean 85-90%Average971109.091,05935

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 (2-4 yrs)1,129$2,71913
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$2,48129
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$1,9882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,9254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,8676
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,7899
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,74822
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,128$1,7253thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)893$2,09514
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)723$1,5466
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,186$2,78010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,038$1,4502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,025$2,7867

Every lot

141 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260310.00/cwt310.00–310.008063
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284453.97/cwt447.00–465.001,28920
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Full323270.00/cwt270.00–270.008722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned327382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,2493
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1162
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3946
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,3142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned363315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,59413
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full377387.27/cwt382.00–392.001,4606
Steers350–400Large 2381220.00/cwt220.00–220.008385
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390382.61/cwt375.00–385.001,4928
Steers400–450Large 2400217.00/cwt217.00–217.008682
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added427402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,7179
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427319.44/cwt312.00–327.001,3644
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5663
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437353.78/cwt345.00–362.001,54621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full460322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,4814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478340.53/cwt327.00–347.001,62817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487317.73/cwt315.00–327.001,54724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added502338.32/cwt335.00–350.001,6989
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy502260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3053
Steers500–550Large 2516257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3267
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed522302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,5765
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524320.79/cwt312.00–332.001,68127
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531275.61/cwt270.00–287.001,46313
Steers500–550Large 2Full532200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0643
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full534299.81/cwt295.00–310.001,6016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed552323.91/cwt322.00–325.001,78811
Steers550–600Large 2555290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6104
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added574320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8374
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578292.72/cwt282.00–298.001,69239
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,7645
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594268.49/cwt265.00–270.001,59510
Steers600–650Large 2603228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3752
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617281.52/cwt275.00–285.001,73733
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy623268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6709
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628263.54/cwt262.00–265.001,65515
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full642265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed654271.60/cwt270.00–272.001,77610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670251.44/cwt245.00–256.001,68530
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6342
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712233.64/cwt231.00–235.001,6646
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,79311
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0973
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9033
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,325160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1203
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238367.00/cwt367.00–367.008732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273330.92/cwt330.00–332.009036
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281405.87/cwt395.00–415.001,14032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned286357.25/cwt345.00–367.001,02210
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3052
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331355.02/cwt350.00–370.001,17511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345326.64/cwt320.00–330.001,1276
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed352345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2145
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360374.37/cwt365.00–382.001,34841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377327.53/cwt317.00–335.001,23514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full389285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1098
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy395310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422327.80/cwt310.00–330.001,38340
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full428305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3053
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full448258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460207.00/cwt207.00–207.009522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned470268.32/cwt265.00–277.001,2617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned473232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475293.04/cwt282.00–302.001,39226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477312.43/cwt305.00–318.001,49012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488254.99/cwt250.00–260.001,24411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0584
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524260.09/cwt255.00–262.001,36322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525281.30/cwt274.00–292.001,47752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full540266.34/cwt262.00–270.001,43813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574265.74/cwt260.00–278.001,52544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577235.46/cwt235.00–236.001,35911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590254.55/cwt253.00–255.001,50222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624248.91/cwt240.00–256.001,55333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2034
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full645235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5163
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670239.89/cwt238.00–242.001,60716
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3592
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729234.55/cwt232.00–237.001,7104
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8025
Heifers800–850Large 1818192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5712
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7022
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1706267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,8855
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7714
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2865132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1462
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,161133.39/cwt126.00–137.501,5495
Bulls——1,518131.38/cwt128.00–135.001,99412
Bulls——1,653123.37/cwt120.00–127.502,0392
Bulls——1,861137.87/cwt136.00–141.002,5666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed893131.85/cwt120.00–137.001,1779
Cows—Lean 85-90%93488.28/cwt83.00–95.008255
Cows—Lean 85-90%983106.79/cwt99.00–114.001,05019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,001122.16/cwt120.00–124.001,22318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,073110.87/cwt110.00–112.001,1908
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106116.01/cwt113.00–119.001,28331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29280.50/cwt80.00–81.001,0402
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005162.00/cwt156.00–168.001,6282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,107150.83/cwt121.00–182.001,6706
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0252,785.71/head2,400.00–2,900.002,7867
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27801,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Fancy9251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,837.50/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,546.25/head1,500.00–1,685.001,5464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,045114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,550.00/head1,525.00–1,575.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,987.50/head1,950.00–2,025.001,9882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1281,725.00/head1,625.00–1,775.001,7253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1292,719.23/head2,500.00–2,850.002,71913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1372,736.96/head2,450.00–2,800.002,73723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,747.37/head1,500.00–1,850.001,74719
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1701,925.00/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2332,025.00/head1,775.00–2,125.002,0254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,266114.60/cwt101.00–118.001,4515
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3870800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1582,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1862,780.00/head2,550.00–2,950.002,78010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26401,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1660209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3791
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17401,600.00/head1,525.00–1,725.001,6005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27631,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7255
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1780178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3881
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19652,300.00/head2,150.00–2,375.002,3009
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1810181.62/cwt115.00–212.001,47113
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1908190.50/cwt180.00–212.001,7304

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.