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Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 13
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,109 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 1,141▼ 347 vs year ago 1,456 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 260▼ 211 vs year ago 458 · −46.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 104▼ 45 vs year ago 141 · −31.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 20.00 higher and 350-400 lbs were 25.00-30.00 higher while 400-500 lbs sold steady-3.00 higher with 500-550 lbs being 3.00 higher and 550-600 lbs selling 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 450-500 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 18.00-22.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 higher. Trade was very active with very good demand on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-9.00 lower. Market was 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 $412.58/cwt on 206 head. That ranks 18 of 35 comparable sales and sits −2.72 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$412.58
206 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,282
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$706
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$102.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.91
vs NM average
−56.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554419.472,322178
Medium 1515410.002,1122thin
Medium and Large 1-2554374.042,07321
Large 1585350.002,0482thin
Medium and Large 2510317.001,6173thin
One grade step is worth $102.47/cwt here — about $706 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 sale206 hd
412.58
—
NM average3 barns · 523 hd
410.68
+1.91
National average176 barns · 29,227 hd
469.04
−56.46
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−2.72
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—Low1,578182.342,87735
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,129189.572,1409thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,113156.051,737109
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,066146.031,55772

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)1,045$3,2333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$2,52510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,134$2,47333
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,4502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$2,4003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$2,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)818$1,9833thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)785$1,5002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)948$3,1339
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)970$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,360$3,3503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,306$3,2086
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$2,3001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,043$3,0502thin

Every lot

139 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12651,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280579.14/cwt565.00–605.001,62213
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned290515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4943
Steers250–300Medium 1298560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6692
Steers300–350Small and Medium 2-33001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,1452
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331544.83/cwt530.00–560.001,80314
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed358650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,3273
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full376482.00/cwt482.00–482.001,8126
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,30013
Steers350–400Medium 1383502.12/cwt480.00–505.001,92316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7362
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,80810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0712
Steers400–450Medium 1425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436475.79/cwt470.00–495.002,07415
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full445455.29/cwt440.00–460.002,02620
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned445435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,8667
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed475481.00/cwt481.00–481.002,28526
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added479460.70/cwt450.00–470.002,20716
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479430.43/cwt420.00–445.002,06236
Steers450–500Medium 1481454.00/cwt450.00–462.002,18415
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3488127.00/cwt127.00–127.006202
Steers450–500Medium 1-2495382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,8912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511438.08/cwt420.00–450.002,23947
Steers500–550Medium 1515410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full522407.37/cwt404.00–410.002,1268
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy533362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,9297
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534387.29/cwt375.00–395.002,0685
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572413.15/cwt397.00–424.002,363123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582376.04/cwt370.00–385.002,1899
Steers550–600Large 1585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0482
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed608417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,5355
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full632360.74/cwt355.00–367.002,2806
Steers600–650Medium 1635358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,2733
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643371.89/cwt370.00–385.002,39146
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653376.80/cwt375.00–377.002,46120
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3223
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full686352.73/cwt345.00–359.002,42016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706358.92/cwt350.00–365.002,5345
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5162
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768343.56/cwt337.00–350.002,6394
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy773330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5512
Steers800–850Medium 1820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3372
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,7053
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,8988
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7432
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,4062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 11901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Heifers200–250Medium 12351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Heifers300–350Medium 1326436.05/cwt425.00–440.001,4227
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335429.03/cwt410.00–440.001,43712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned368340.79/cwt325.00–360.001,2549
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381436.90/cwt420.00–450.001,66520
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,5058
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full393400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5727
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3282
Heifers400–450Medium 1432400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7283
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7127
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,9577
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,5373
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477395.61/cwt380.00–405.001,88745
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full483364.59/cwt360.00–372.001,7618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513396.92/cwt390.00–415.002,03642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7663
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579368.43/cwt355.00–385.002,13321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full594345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0494
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637357.61/cwt350.00–360.002,2788
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full683300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0492
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0852
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1698341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,3806
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708357.14/cwt352.00–359.002,52915
Heifers700–750Medium 1710335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3792
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1753347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,6133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium 12451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bulls300–350Large 1337515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7365
Bulls400–450Large 1420470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9746
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,0553
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2932
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9433
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,102178.74/cwt176.00–180.001,9703
Bulls——Light Weight1,275190.00/cwt185.00–195.002,4232
Bulls——1,635186.06/cwt179.00–192.003,04219
Bulls——1,635171.29/cwt160.00–178.002,8019
Bulls——1,790194.51/cwt194.00–195.003,4822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight836134.56/cwt121.00–140.001,1255
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed858109.49/cwt107.00–112.009392
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed887133.89/cwt120.00–152.501,1888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022135.20/cwt130.00–140.001,3825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103149.52/cwt137.00–152.001,64959
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,116199.53/cwt197.00–212.002,2275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131157.81/cwt150.00–172.001,785101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,145177.12/cwt172.00–187.002,0284
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895197.50/cwt185.00–210.001,7682
Bulls—Large 11,248175.50/cwt175.00–176.002,1902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Small 37451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28102,275.00/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19633,150.00/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Large 1-29752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,575.00/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0822,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,472.92/head2,300.00–2,800.002,47324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1442,642.86/head2,500.00–3,100.002,6437
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1782,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,8901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2622,416.67/head2,150.00–2,650.002,4173
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,0452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3653,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4083,600.00/head3,500.00–3,700.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Heifer Pairs—Medium 11,1603,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1851228.84/cwt165.00–297.001,94719
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1921303.67/cwt240.00–320.002,7976
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Heifers—Large 1-29702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0173,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4007

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.