Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2020-05-18

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, May 18
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
702 head
31 vs last sale 733 118 vs year ago 820 · 14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
306 head
114 vs last sale 192 98 vs year ago 208 · +47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
61 vs last sale 15 15 vs year ago 61 · +24.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00-4.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 4.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 higher. feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, bulls 3.00 higher except high yielding 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.60/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$139.60
224 head · 609 lb average
Value per head Derived
$850
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.76
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601143.57863113
Medium and Large 1632138.6287679
Medium and Large 2576133.9777217thin
Medium and Large 2-3584121.2770815thin
One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale224 hd
139.60
NM average2 barns · 439 hd
135.84
+3.76
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,56787.831,37634
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19969.66836102
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47769.101,0217thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99061.4760982

Every lot, as filed

79 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474139.69/cwt139.50–140.0066213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534132.89/cwt127.00–137.0071021
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full643114.00/cwt114.00–114.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 1463143.62/cwt138.00–149.006654
HeifersMedium and Large 1622125.01/cwt124.00–127.007786
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2293158.00/cwt158.00–158.004634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702116.41/cwt113.50–117.0081712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2410141.79/cwt140.00–145.0058114
HeifersMedium and Large 2461128.00/cwt128.00–128.005904
HeifersMedium and Large 1735116.50/cwt116.50–116.508562
HeifersMedium and Large 1506132.80/cwt130.00–138.506726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373145.00/cwt145.00–145.005413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2318170.00/cwt170.00–170.005412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2434171.00/cwt171.00–171.007429
BullsMedium and Large 1-276699.00/cwt99.00–99.007584
BullsMedium and Large 1-2374180.00/cwt180.00–180.006734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578135.23/cwt122.00–137.0078219
Bulls1,64397.29/cwt96.00–99.501,5983
Bulls1,30974.87/cwt70.00–78.009805
Bulls1,60889.23/cwt82.00–95.001,43526
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2975935.00/cwt935.00–935.009,1161
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0014,8282
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,6031
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0381,125.00/cwt975.00–1,275.0011,6782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18572.00/cwt71.25–73.5085320
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56072.13/cwt72.00–72.251,1252
CowsLean 85-90%88553.66/cwt49.00–57.0047518
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed78259.06/cwt56.00–65.004627
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20369.09/cwt63.50–70.5083182
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52169.23/cwt67.50–70.501,0534
CowsLean 85-90%1,04164.25/cwt59.00–68.5066952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,13562.50/cwt62.50–62.507091
CowsLean 85-90%1,19371.07/cwt69.50–72.508483
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,04853.72/cwt50.00–57.505632
SteersMedium and Large 1470167.57/cwt161.00–172.007885
SteersMedium and Large 1628137.72/cwt137.00–140.008658
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705101.00/cwt101.00–101.007123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770122.13/cwt119.00–127.0094012
SteersMedium and Large 1559142.55/cwt139.00–150.0079714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2922118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2442160.00/cwt160.00–160.0070710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed433177.00/cwt177.00–177.007662
SteersMedium and Large 2592137.50/cwt137.50–137.508145
SteersMedium and Large 1542152.00/cwt152.00–152.008243
SteersMedium and Large 1427172.89/cwt171.00–178.007387
SteersMedium and Large 2-3599120.00/cwt120.00–120.007198
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700127.68/cwt126.50–128.0089414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363173.00/cwt173.00–173.006282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2842110.00/cwt110.00–110.009269
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615137.83/cwt134.00–141.0084822
SteersMedium and Large 2763113.00/cwt113.00–113.008623
SteersMedium and Large 1315181.00/cwt181.00–181.005701
SteersMedium and Large 1698131.00/cwt131.00–131.009145
SteersMedium and Large 1764125.98/cwt125.50–127.5096213
SteersMedium and Large 2-3464139.00/cwt139.00–139.006454
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471160.96/cwt154.00–166.0075813
SteersMedium and Large 1712125.02/cwt120.00–125.5089023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2339185.24/cwt181.00–187.006287
SteersMedium and Large 1-2553152.89/cwt147.00–157.0084519
SteersMedium and Large 2520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007023
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29881,006.25/cwt725.00–1,100.009,9424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,025800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,2001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2850800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0011,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2693115.50/cwt115.50–115.5080012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200825.00/cwt700.00–900.009,9009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2913700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100778.00/cwt750.00–785.008,5585
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,153.85/cwt900.00–1,200.0014,86213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,1751
SteersMedium and Large 2497141.00/cwt141.00–141.007016
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2842825.00/cwt750.00–950.006,9473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2339152.00/cwt152.00–152.005157
HeifersMedium and Large 1331156.43/cwt155.00–169.005189
HeifersMedium and Large 1424141.00/cwt141.00–141.005985
HeifersMedium and Large 1780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 2335137.50/cwt137.50–137.504612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573128.24/cwt125.00–137.5073513

How this sale compares

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.