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Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Dec 16
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,293 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 1,326▲ 101 vs year ago 1,192 · +8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 192▼ 31 vs year ago 217 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 168▼ 90 vs year ago 223 · −40.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 7.00-12.00 lower with the exception of 400-500 lbs being 5.00-11.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were 3.00-6.00 higher except for 600-650 lbs being 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 13.00-16.00 higher with 500-600 lbs being 4.00-10.00 lower. Heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade and demand were moderate on similar numbers to last week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance, Next sale will be January 6,2025

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $289.99/cwt on 212 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −125.32 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$289.99
212 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$711
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3
$119.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.50
vs NM average
−36.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545309.311,68590
Medium 1555283.881,57496
Medium and Large 1-2564262.361,47820
Large 2-3513190.009756thin
One grade step is worth $119.31/cwt here — about $711 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 sale212 hd
289.99
—
NM average3 barns · 541 hd
299.49
−9.50
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
−36.64
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−125.32
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—Low1,497133.281,99614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,101123.421,35929
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,140115.831,32060
CowsLean 85-90%Average98399.1497516

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)1,094$2,71120
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$2,4002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,99013
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,96616
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$1,7418
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$1,66316
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,61411
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)865$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)995$1,9251thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers55 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned260405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0534
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1264441.41/cwt435.00–445.001,1656
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315375.04/cwt357.00–387.001,1818
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322405.08/cwt395.00–415.001,3049
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned325367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,1932
Steers300–350Large 2-3347222.00/cwt222.00–222.007703
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned368340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384395.55/cwt387.00–400.001,51919
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full384372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,4284
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,3742
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned390332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,2952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy400350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added408389.47/cwt380.00–394.001,58914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0663
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned420242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432361.50/cwt358.00–367.001,56216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,4775
Steers400–450Medium 1-2438350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full440345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1456373.35/cwt372.00–377.001,70211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned469334.35/cwt332.00–341.001,56814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476318.68/cwt310.00–330.001,51710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478354.70/cwt352.00–356.001,6956
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full481345.80/cwt345.00–347.001,66322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full485302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4652
Steers500–550Medium 1501306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,53330
Steers500–550Large 2-3513190.00/cwt190.00–190.009756
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full523299.12/cwt290.00–305.001,5649
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524321.44/cwt312.00–330.001,68444
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535274.76/cwt260.00–280.001,4709
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570303.91/cwt300.00–318.001,73228
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full577230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3275
Steers550–600Medium 1579273.83/cwt262.00–279.001,58566
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full591277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6379
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595270.73/cwt260.00–276.001,6116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy613282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,7292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy619260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,60916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625273.73/cwt262.00–278.001,71123
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7232
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full659240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5825
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3974
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy667278.60/cwt270.00–281.001,8589
Steers650–700Large 1670244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6359
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680252.89/cwt245.00–261.001,72044
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703259.04/cwt250.00–260.001,82152
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full712235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6733
Steers700–750Large 1735240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7646
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772225.50/cwt220.00–235.001,74124
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy850245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0832
Steers850–900Large 2-3859171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4699
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1877220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9293
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,4811
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1911231.29/cwt231.00–232.002,1077
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,2892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266396.42/cwt395.00–397.001,0547
Heifers250–300Medium 1271374.72/cwt365.00–385.001,0154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy318365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1613
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323333.26/cwt330.00–335.001,0766
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned381335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2765
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383354.98/cwt346.00–360.001,36018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405360.00/cwt357.00–362.001,4585
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427339.11/cwt327.00–347.001,44822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429255.60/cwt250.00–260.001,0977
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned439308.59/cwt305.00–310.001,3557
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed447294.13/cwt294.00–295.001,31515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full473290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477304.73/cwt294.00–315.001,45424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full518266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3783
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525276.04/cwt269.00–288.001,44943
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532234.26/cwt224.00–239.001,2466
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582251.28/cwt245.00–258.001,46223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2601225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy603230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1253
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1639248.37/cwt247.00–252.001,5877
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full643200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2862
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement651240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5624
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 2658160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0533
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659228.00/cwt220.00–232.001,50363
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730222.19/cwt220.00–225.001,62210
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6735
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7282
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1185875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7232
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6833
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,71210
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2918159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed943142.47/cwt142.00–143.001,3432
Bulls——1,205119.73/cwt118.00–121.001,4432
Bulls——1,573130.58/cwt122.00–136.002,0547
Bulls——1,885142.48/cwt141.00–144.002,6863
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98399.14/cwt95.00–109.0097516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,101123.42/cwt121.00–128.001,35929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140115.83/cwt110.00–120.001,32060
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,110142.00/cwt139.00–145.001,5762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,120142.33/cwt127.00–150.001,5943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows22 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19182,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,0251,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,555.00/head1,475.00–1,600.001,5555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0692,230.00/head2,050.00–2,250.002,23010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0812,746.05/head2,525.00–2,800.002,74619
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1021,764.29/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7647
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1532,043.75/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0448
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,525.00/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,662.50/head1,475.00–1,725.001,66316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,187114.33/cwt111.00–119.001,3576
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,905.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1971,700.00/head1,500.00–1,750.001,7005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218111.00/cwt104.00–118.001,3522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,245110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,3761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,248118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,625105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7061
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1895169.75/cwt165.00–179.001,5194
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1992144.40/cwt143.00–150.001,4325
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,1452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.