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Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 31
● Final168 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 701▲ 632 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 153▲ 237 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 194▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 400-550 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher with 500-550 lbs being 8.00 lower and feeder steers 650-700 lbs were 7.00 higher. Heifer calves sold sold lower except for 300-350lbs and 450-500 lbs being steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold lower. Trade was uneven on similar numbers with moderate demand. Weaning and pre-conditioning was rewarded. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. 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 $352.65/cwt on 80 head, down $11.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −62.66 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$352.65
▼ 11.04 vs prior sale
80 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$214.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.34
vs NM average
−18.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544369.122,00956
Medium 1570367.002,0922thin
Large 1-2570352.002,0062thin
Large 1570325.001,8532thin
Medium 1-2538324.151,74313thin
Medium and Large 1-2510290.001,4792thin
Large 2590252.001,4872thin
Small and Medium 2-3565155.008761thin
One grade step is worth $214.12/cwt here — about $1,133 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 sale80 hd
352.65
—
NM average3 barns · 435 hd
358.99
−6.34
National average157 barns · 5,984 hd
371.39
−18.74
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−62.66
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—Average1,549168.842,61518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,072169.691,8205thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,130154.371,744134
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low951127.591,21359

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,206$2,5305
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,159$2,3955
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,095$2,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$2,27511
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,119$1,90230
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)989$1,6384thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)705$8251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)645$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,181$2,9007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,372$2,7418
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)930$3,5504thin

Every lot

168 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 · Steers57 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1257410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0543
Steers300–350Medium 1310535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6592
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322515.00/cwt505.00–540.001,65818
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned324489.98/cwt480.00–495.001,5883
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325362.31/cwt350.00–375.001,1782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned338302.48/cwt300.00–305.001,0222
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added353545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,92413
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372457.91/cwt445.00–475.001,7038
Steers350–400Medium 1-2395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405471.91/cwt465.00–477.001,91112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411426.44/cwt420.00–435.001,7538
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned424400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6966
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3812
Steers400–450Medium 1Thin Fleshed430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9352
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0752
Steers400–450Medium 1-2435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6532
Steers400–450Medium 1437372.04/cwt370.00–380.001,6265
Steers450–500Large 1450422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,8992
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459408.47/cwt399.00–422.001,87513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480377.34/cwt370.00–385.001,8112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4792
Steers500–550Medium 1-2Full515302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,5552
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518383.28/cwt367.00–397.001,98522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned522343.29/cwt330.00–350.001,7923
Steers500–550Medium 1-2529350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8527
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full537353.31/cwt350.00–362.001,8977
Steers550–600Medium 1-2564290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6364
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008761
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569368.78/cwt357.00–377.002,09820
Steers550–600Medium 1570367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0922
Steers550–600Large 1-2570352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0062
Steers550–600Large 1570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8532
Steers550–600Large 2590252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy593340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0164
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed610365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614338.99/cwt325.00–347.002,08126
Steers600–650Medium 1620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4882
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9624
Steers600–650Medium 1-2631272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7167
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6252
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Steers650–700Medium 1660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1126
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8873
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664322.37/cwt321.00–337.002,14116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7752
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2-3710147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713319.75/cwt318.00–320.002,2808
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy732285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0866
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,2702
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Full890235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0922
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4612
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5642
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12671,391.54/head1,375.00–1,425.001,3926
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned312408.54/cwt400.00–417.001,2754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324465.87/cwt450.00–475.001,50926
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,2094
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full338410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed353370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3062
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369333.16/cwt320.00–340.001,2296
Heifers350–400Medium 1374382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,4296
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380384.44/cwt375.00–400.001,46110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added387440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7033
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412430.95/cwt420.00–442.001,77615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420360.30/cwt350.00–367.001,5139
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6548
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full429392.64/cwt385.00–405.001,6847
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1093
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471348.47/cwt340.00–356.001,64113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472389.78/cwt370.00–402.001,84020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477342.12/cwt324.00–355.001,63212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4972
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2-3485327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,5863
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2490367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7982
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added508375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9059
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2-3510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3262
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515337.34/cwt325.00–360.001,73725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543310.14/cwt295.00–318.001,6847
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577327.08/cwt315.00–340.001,8878
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7512
Heifers600–650Medium 1615307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,8882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626315.66/cwt307.00–327.001,97615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673322.30/cwt315.00–330.002,1692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673242.27/cwt234.00–250.001,6302
Heifers700–750Medium 1706300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1184
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8002
Heifers750–800Medium 2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5102
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed780290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2622
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8342
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,4383
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2291,418.57/head1,250.00–1,475.001,4194
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2721,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5755
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9728
Bulls450–500Large 1-2460385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Full475317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,5062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
Bulls500–550Large 1510295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5052
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2550280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5402
Bulls600–650Medium 1615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,71611
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 2-3635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5882
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2668250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6706
Bulls700–750Small and Medium 2-3715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009652
Bulls750–800Medium 1Value Added750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1382
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7512
Bulls750–800Medium 1785211.11/cwt202.00–220.001,6572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2252
Bulls800–850Small and Medium 2825190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5682
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,173175.54/cwt170.00–182.002,0593
Bulls——1,530127.16/cwt115.00–145.001,9464
Bulls——1,602178.71/cwt172.00–185.002,8638
Bulls——1,807191.38/cwt189.00–196.003,4583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed824122.10/cwt120.00–130.001,0069
Cows—Lean 85-90%900115.72/cwt114.00–121.001,04114
Cows—Lean 85-90%996136.68/cwt121.00–145.001,36132
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,006164.68/cwt159.00–168.501,65722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,050169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056108.73/cwt105.00–113.001,1484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,078169.86/cwt163.00–178.001,8314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154152.34/cwt145.00–159.001,758112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows22 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2705825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29891,637.50/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6384
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0562,325.00/head2,000.00–2,525.002,3255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087146.67/cwt145.00–150.001,5943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Large 11,1002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,200.00/head1,950.00–2,500.002,2005
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,106148.80/cwt135.00–157.001,6465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1081,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,934.78/head1,500.00–2,100.001,93523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,530.00/head2,150.00–2,675.002,5305
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,762.50/head2,725.00–2,800.002,7632
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2870950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2893,112.50/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4453,083.33/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,4553,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5233,700.00/head3,600.00–3,800.003,7002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1783226.38/cwt202.00–250.001,7738
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1983232.33/cwt207.00–260.002,2843
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29303,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5504

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.