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Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 28
● Final159 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
945 head
▲ 945 vs last sale 0▲ 27 vs year ago 918 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
256 head
▲ 256 vs last sale 0▲ 37 vs year ago 219 · +16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 0▲ 98 vs year ago 73 · +134.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves had no comparable numbers because of the holiday sale being small, but a sharply higher market was evident. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, instances 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 16.00 higher. Market was higher 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 $342.77/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −72.54 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$342.77
86 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$37.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.31
vs NM average
−31.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1533349.311,86226
Medium and Large 1540343.011,85440
Medium 1545337.651,84217thin
Medium and Large 1-2520312.001,6223thin
One grade step is worth $37.31/cwt here — about $239 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 sale86 hd
342.77
—
NM average4 barns · 408 hd
343.08
−0.31
National average176 barns · 11,859 hd
374.43
−31.66
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−72.54
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—Average1,737174.383,02936
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,133151.161,71228
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,141138.231,57755
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low990120.531,19332

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,585$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$2,17818
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$2,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,9506
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,8502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,051$1,8507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$1,7926
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,6205
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)710$1,6068
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,395$2,88020
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,266$2,81114
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$2,6105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,4668
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)715$1,7502thin

Every lot

159 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Small and Medium 2245375.00/cwt375.00–375.009193
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009452
Steers250–300Small and Medium 2276315.00/cwt315.00–315.008694
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284437.27/cwt435.00–440.001,2429
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2243
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308452.93/cwt450.00–460.001,39514
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full335421.49/cwt420.00–422.001,4128
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1823
Steers350–400Medium 1375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5002
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377426.60/cwt420.00–440.001,60813
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2378408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,54213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy382377.32/cwt370.00–390.001,44112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408385.04/cwt370.00–390.001,5718
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5792
Steers400–450Large 1414417.51/cwt395.00–425.001,72813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed422409.00/cwt405.00–415.001,7269
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427356.38/cwt342.00–365.001,5225
Steers400–450Medium 1-2436368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,6046
Steers400–450Small and Medium 2443340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5064
Steers450–500Medium 1-2455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480376.55/cwt370.00–390.001,80721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480348.24/cwt340.00–350.001,67211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full488363.13/cwt360.00–364.001,7729
Steers500–550Medium 1506348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,7616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6223
Steers500–550Large 1521347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,80816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534346.04/cwt334.00–351.001,84832
Steers550–600Large 1552353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,94910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566330.88/cwt322.00–352.001,8738
Steers550–600Medium 1567332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,88211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full631320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0195
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1691306.27/cwt303.00–320.002,11610
Steers700–750Large 1725286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,0743
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732281.04/cwt279.00–292.002,05711
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1797263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,0968
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1871267.54/cwt265.00–268.002,33046
Steers850–900Large 1878254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,2306
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0662
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3502
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned80808.33/head775.00–875.008083
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned114887.46/head875.00–900.008879
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned163915.76/head775.00–975.009166
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2051,117.48/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1173
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned275340.00/cwt340.00–340.009352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285374.07/cwt370.00–380.001,0665
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 1-2295357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,0532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316398.05/cwt385.00–402.001,25813
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1346347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,2015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375411.85/cwt392.00–415.001,54419
Heifers350–400Large 1388387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,5022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full388385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2093
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2423255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0792
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6912
Heifers400–450Large 1429390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6735
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2Unweaned453342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,5492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned468330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5442
Heifers450–500Large 1481344.04/cwt340.00–345.001,65510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484352.36/cwt344.00–372.001,70527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489327.09/cwt314.00–330.001,59911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed506346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,7518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full510295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5053
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525325.91/cwt310.00–338.001,71127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5305
Heifers550–600Large 1556327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,8186
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2560276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565309.72/cwt308.00–310.001,75014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584170.00/cwt170.00–170.009934
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,6682
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610290.16/cwt285.00–298.001,77020
Heifers600–650Large 1617270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6663
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5512
Heifers650–700Large 1665317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1084
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672268.70/cwt260.00–270.001,80633
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3852
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added723270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9523
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727213.47/cwt212.00–215.001,5524
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,91310
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0702
Heifers750–800Medium 1-2780151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1782
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1857205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7573
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed858264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,26513
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1993190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8872
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,029185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9044
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned90923.61/head900.00–950.009242
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned140880.81/head750.00–900.008817
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1150875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned175840.71/head800.00–875.008412
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2141,152.43/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1525
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,5333
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5443
Bulls500–550Large 1-2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,7722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8202
Bulls650–700Large 1-2685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9874
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9002
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7881
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7902
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2Full920193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7761
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,1881
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7661
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8682
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,0101
Bulls1250–1300Medium and Large 1-21,265148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,8721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480149.40/cwt146.00–154.002,2115
Bulls——1,601169.72/cwt163.00–179.002,7178
Bulls——1,840181.43/cwt174.00–190.003,33823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%863107.38/cwt95.00–110.0092711
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed991139.83/cwt137.50–149.001,3866
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082122.45/cwt115.00–129.001,32515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,108158.56/cwt158.00–160.001,7577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138137.00/cwt129.00–141.001,55953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,141148.69/cwt142.50–155.001,69721
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,208170.70/cwt168.00–173.002,0622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27231,262.50/head1,175.00–1,350.001,2632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0122,716.67/head2,500.00–2,850.002,7173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,0902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0932,375.00/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1402,383.33/head2,350.00–2,450.002,3833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2193,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3582,570.00/head1,950.00–3,000.002,5705
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4743,133.33/head3,000.00–3,200.003,13312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5543,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2505
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29011,775.00/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29131,650.00/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0091,650.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0291,962.50/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0522,245.83/head2,000.00–2,550.002,24612
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0951,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1182,300.00/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1332,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1542,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1541,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3082,075.00/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,325135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-26651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-27652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-25401,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 16621,580.00/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5805
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29131,950.00/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1920163.96/cwt135.50–220.001,50826
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,086240.00/cwt215.00–265.002,6069

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.