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Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 28
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 344▲ 3 vs year ago 539 · +0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 85▼ 29 vs year ago 211 · −13.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 58▲ 1 vs year ago 101 · +1.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 450-550 lbs sold 17.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers had insufficient numbers to compare but a stronger undertone was felt. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Trade was moderate with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Market was moderate with good 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 $423.96/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 19 of 35 comparable sales and sits +8.66 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$423.96
61 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$59.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+49.37
vs NM average
+42.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508429.632,18255
Large 1525374.001,9643thin
Medium and Large 1-2598370.002,2133thin
One grade step is worth $59.63/cwt here — about −$31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale61 hd
423.96
—
NM average3 barns · 180 hd
374.59
+49.37
National average143 barns · 4,821 hd
381.68
+42.28
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
+8.66
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—Average1,404194.262,72721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,095168.311,84286
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,301166.572,1689thin
CowsLean 85-90%High960157.291,51055

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)1,084$3,2006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)948$2,7502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$2,72516
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,7173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,126$2,7007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$2,43812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,068$2,2752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)880$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)765$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,216$3,0827
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$3,02513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$3,0007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$2,5502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)875$3,1336

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned316467.98/cwt455.00–475.001,4796
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full324512.93/cwt490.00–520.001,6624
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334571.27/cwt560.00–572.001,90815
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374470.61/cwt457.00–475.001,7604
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418474.09/cwt457.00–475.001,98238
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy453357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6172
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467406.25/cwt405.00–407.001,8978
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486407.58/cwt390.00–417.001,98111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,17547
Steers500–550Large 1525374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,9643
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538401.73/cwt394.00–407.002,1615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,2743
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2133
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added624412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,5717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626367.98/cwt360.00–377.002,3048
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688358.49/cwt357.00–360.002,4662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706348.48/cwt340.00–352.002,4604
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full741320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3714
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3272
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full775285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2091
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,5451
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5381
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,090185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0171
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,238222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,7482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned110800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 42051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12651,350.94/head1,325.00–1,375.001,3512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6073
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1341438.80/cwt435.00–460.001,49623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356423.18/cwt410.00–440.001,5078
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419398.61/cwt394.00–406.001,6707
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,93643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476392.45/cwt377.00–400.001,86825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Heifers500–550Large 1515340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524378.67/cwt378.00–385.001,98410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562368.72/cwt365.00–370.002,0724
Heifers550–600Large 1585342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8741
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,2312
Heifers650–700Large 1670327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3523
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Heifers700–750Large 1735312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,2932
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7092
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1914275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5144
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5755
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 11851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12091,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3006
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2261,081.63/head1,000.00–1,275.001,0824
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fleshy290520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1293575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6852
Bulls300–350Medium 2300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335429.40/cwt410.00–450.001,4382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed383520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9922
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384477.38/cwt455.00–485.001,8334
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1442365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6133
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,9211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,9501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1584365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1324
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780278.50/cwt275.00–282.002,1722
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815264.33/cwt264.00–265.002,1546
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 2555190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0554
Dairy Steers750–800Large 2788237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8683
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 2679230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5624
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,287185.98/cwt178.00–190.002,3949
Bulls——1,433198.85/cwt193.00–205.002,85010
Bulls——1,783208.54/cwt208.00–209.003,7182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed914184.97/cwt170.00–197.001,6917
Cows—Lean 85-90%927139.57/cwt130.00–146.001,29413
Cows—Lean 85-90%938150.86/cwt145.00–157.001,41512
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed985186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8322
Cows—Lean 85-90%990173.05/cwt169.00–180.001,7133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006160.62/cwt155.00–167.001,61620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078162.69/cwt153.00–167.001,75417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102169.21/cwt160.00–181.001,86567
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,119180.93/cwt178.00–184.002,0255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529148.63/cwt141.00–152.502,2734
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850250.00/cwt235.00–265.002,1253
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-37602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29253,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-39602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0202,920.00/head2,750.00–3,000.002,9205
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1683,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1852,925.00/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,062.50/head2,950.00–3,175.003,0636
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3283,300.00/head3,250.00–3,350.003,3004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Large 29451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29482,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29753,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0152,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0532,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0682,275.00/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,950.00/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,633.50/head2,500.00–2,750.502,6343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1383,225.00/head3,000.00–3,300.003,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1472,761.54/head2,700.00–2,900.002,76213
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,916.67/head2,750.00–3,000.002,9173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,540.00/head2,450.00–2,750.002,5405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2162,525.00/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5254
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1713222.40/cwt197.00–260.001,5863
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1795242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9241
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1983212.48/cwt191.00–220.002,0898
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,005196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,9701
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27822,966.67/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9673
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29673,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.