Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-07-26

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 26
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
110 vs last sale 635 274 vs year ago 1,019 · 26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
16 vs last sale 124 57 vs year ago 197 · 28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
29 vs last sale 121 107 vs year ago 43 · +248.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and calves 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to1.00 higher except high yielding cows 3.00 higher, bulls steady but quality not as attractive. Trade active, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.55/cwt on 321 head.
Average price
$174.55
321 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$77.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.13
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443202.8289942
Medium and Large 1-2522184.00960159
Medium and Large 2589153.58905114
Small and Medium 2524125.006556thin
One grade step is worth $77.82/cwt here — about $244 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 sale321 hd
174.55
NM average3 barns · 698 hd
176.69
−2.13
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
BullsLow1,40486.601,21630
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15376.2587920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48071.001,0511thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90662.9557038

Every lot, as filed

81 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674143.51/cwt142.00–145.009674
HeifersMedium and Large 1430176.00/cwt176.00–176.0075732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422172.91/cwt169.00–174.0073013
BullsMedium and Large 1340212.00/cwt212.00–212.007211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008172
SteersMedium and Large 1570184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,04911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,05620
SteersSmall and Medium 2524125.00/cwt125.00–125.006556
SteersMedium and Large 1308212.45/cwt208.00–217.006548
HeifersMedium and Large 1472168.42/cwt155.00–172.0079510
SteersMedium and Large 1414215.52/cwt212.00–218.008925
SteersMedium and Large 1361218.02/cwt216.00–219.007879
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332170.00/cwt170.00–170.005643
Bulls1,25778.51/cwt74.00–81.009876
Bulls1,660101.50/cwt101.50–101.501,6851
Bulls1,45488.64/cwt81.00–100.001,28921
HeifersMedium and Large 1671138.00/cwt138.00–138.009264
SteersMedium and Large 1508195.00/cwt195.00–195.009919
HeifersMedium and Large 1510159.13/cwt154.00–160.0081214
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-27751,262.50/cwt1,075.00–1,450.009,7842
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28501,287.50/cwt1,225.00–1,350.0010,9442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000925.00/cwt675.00–1,175.009,2502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12074.39/cwt71.00–77.0083312
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed78548.17/cwt45.00–53.003785
CowsLean 85-90%1,01875.51/cwt75.00–76.007695
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2978975.00/cwt775.00–1,300.009,5366
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2865884.62/cwt875.00–925.007,65213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29881,330.86/cwt1,000.00–1,575.0013,14929
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0611,066.43/cwt725.00–1,225.0011,31514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2700625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2700400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3675625.00/cwt600.00–650.004,2192
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3750600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,5001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3800575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,8754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075748.75/cwt660.00–925.008,0494
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2750775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,8131
HeifersMedium and Large 2671133.00/cwt133.00–133.0089238
SteersMedium and Large 2428189.16/cwt181.00–201.0081011
SteersMedium and Large 2298196.50/cwt186.50–206.505864
BullsReturn to Feed1,11585.00/cwt85.00–85.009481
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed73838.69/cwt36.00–41.002864
BullsReturn to Feed1,28079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0111
SteersMedium and Large 2470185.36/cwt169.00–194.0087113
HeifersMedium and Large 2532144.00/cwt144.00–144.007663
SteersMedium and Large 2392202.36/cwt200.00–210.007938
CowsLean 85-90%94869.46/cwt63.00–74.0065821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0511
CowsLean 85-90%85053.48/cwt50.00–57.004553
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed463189.00/cwt189.00–189.008752
HeifersMedium and Large 2471150.00/cwt150.00–150.007078
BullsMedium and Large 2563134.00/cwt134.00–134.007542
SteersMedium and Large 2815121.00/cwt121.00–121.0098625
SteersMedium and Large 2675153.76/cwt144.00–159.001,03810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20279.03/cwt78.00–81.009508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2609141.20/cwt137.00–143.0086010
SteersMedium and Large 2627146.33/cwt143.50–148.0091711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004625
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008752
HeifersMedium and Large 2296165.00/cwt165.00–165.004885
HeifersMedium and Large 2418170.00/cwt170.00–170.007113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370166.05/cwt160.00–172.006149
BullsMedium and Large 2395192.50/cwt192.50–192.507602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2387213.20/cwt209.00–217.0082514
BullsMedium and Large 2335215.00/cwt215.00–215.007201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561175.35/cwt170.00–177.0098410
SteersMedium and Large 2569135.40/cwt133.50–161.0077030
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484155.90/cwt146.00–157.0075520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2593147.00/cwt147.00–147.008726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300217.00/cwt217.00–217.006513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425208.56/cwt204.00–223.0088636
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521175.46/cwt165.00–193.0091425
HeifersMedium and Large 2397144.00/cwt144.00–144.005723
HeifersMedium and Large 1391174.00/cwt174.00–174.006806
SteersMedium and Large 1-2769135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,04216
HeifersMedium and Large 1289168.00/cwt168.00–168.004866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2494188.06/cwt187.00–198.0092931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530156.68/cwt145.00–160.0083014

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.