Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-08-16

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 16
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 262▼ 555 vs year ago 942 · −58.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 86▲ 0 vs year ago 115 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 62▲ 47 vs year ago 86 · +54.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves or feeders due to limited receipts but a lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-5.00 lower on limited receipts. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.56/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$174.56
119 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$882
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.90
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1430188.9881262
Medium and Large 1-2596165.4898644
Medium and Large 2558136.5276213thin
One grade step is worth $52.47/cwt here — about $50 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 sale119 hd
174.56
—
NM average3 barns · 546 hd
164.66
+9.90
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
Bulls—Low1,53584.721,3008thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39072.001,0011thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17271.4483721
CowsLean 85-90%Average96962.7860827

Every lot, as filed

68 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—455175.51/cwt169.00–178.0079918
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—485162.00/cwt162.00–162.007862
SteersMedium and Large 1—388198.25/cwt195.50–204.0076916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—615149.00/cwt149.00–149.009163
HeifersMedium and Large 1—642153.00/cwt153.00–153.009823
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—86261.28/cwt60.50–63.005283
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368183.00/cwt183.00–183.006733
BullsMedium and Large 1—475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008312
Bulls——1,20379.65/cwt75.00–83.509582
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19572.33/cwt69.50–73.5086418
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,52064.00/cwt64.00–64.009731
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0011,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—413165.00/cwt165.00–165.006812
SteersMedium and Large 1—485179.00/cwt179.00–179.008683
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—725850.00/cwt725.00–975.006,1632
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—7001,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0010,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,025812.50/cwt800.00–825.008,3282
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3—655684.09/cwt500.00–825.004,48111
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0011
Bulls——1,67090.89/cwt87.50–95.001,5185
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3—850875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,4381
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—713685.00/cwt475.00–775.004,8848
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—950830.00/cwt725.00–935.007,8852
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3—700700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,9003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0141,322.73/cwt1,225.00–1,400.0013,41211
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9301,346.00/cwt925.00–1,410.0012,51810
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—813581.88/cwt575.00–600.004,7318
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9541,409.64/cwt1,000.00–1,750.0013,44814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—750975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,3131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,6881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1341,241.67/cwt1,050.00–1,375.0014,0816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0011,065.71/cwt900.00–1,185.0010,6687
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,092954.17/cwt775.00–1,000.0010,4206
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—87353.76/cwt46.00–56.004695
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01165.39/cwt60.50–70.5066119
BullsMedium and Large 2—410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007382
BullsMedium and Large 2—355178.00/cwt178.00–178.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370153.00/cwt153.00–153.005662
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520133.00/cwt133.00–133.006922
SteersMedium and Large 2—605126.00/cwt126.00–126.007622
BullsMedium and Large 2—654106.00/cwt106.00–106.006936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—337211.00/cwt211.00–211.007113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—383177.90/cwt175.00–184.006816
CowsBoner 80-85%—85860.93/cwt58.00–63.505232
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,0631
BullsMedium and Large 2—736128.00/cwt128.00–128.009424
SteersMedium and Large 2—522143.38/cwt140.00–147.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—672145.50/cwt145.50–145.509787
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—525154.76/cwt154.00–155.0081226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—538154.00/cwt154.00–154.008293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—213221.00/cwt221.00–221.004712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—633162.00/cwt155.00–164.001,0259
SteersMedium and Large 2—566135.60/cwt132.00–144.507677
SteersMedium and Large 1—443185.55/cwt185.00–186.0082229
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510154.00/cwt154.00–154.007855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—440193.00/cwt193.00–193.008497
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—719146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,05520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—434176.11/cwt165.00–177.0076425
BullsMedium and Large 2—533154.00/cwt154.00–154.008212
SteersMedium and Large 1—562167.67/cwt167.00–168.009426
SteersMedium and Large 1—309215.00/cwt215.00–215.006645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—536155.50/cwt144.00–159.0083310
HeifersMedium and Large 1—400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—805133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—286191.00/cwt191.00–191.005464
HeifersMedium and Large 1—322182.29/cwt180.00–184.005875
SteersMedium and Large 1—245222.00/cwt222.00–222.005441

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.