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
BullsLow1,53584.721,3008thin
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 1455175.51/cwt169.00–178.0079918
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned485162.00/cwt162.00–162.007862
SteersMedium and Large 1388198.25/cwt195.50–204.0076916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615149.00/cwt149.00–149.009163
HeifersMedium and Large 1642153.00/cwt153.00–153.009823
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed86261.28/cwt60.50–63.005283
HeifersMedium and Large 1368183.00/cwt183.00–183.006733
BullsMedium and Large 1475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008312
Bulls1,20379.65/cwt75.00–83.509582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19572.33/cwt69.50–73.5086418
BullsReturn to Feed1,52064.00/cwt64.00–64.009731
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0011,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned413165.00/cwt165.00–165.006812
SteersMedium and Large 1485179.00/cwt179.00–179.008683
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2725850.00/cwt725.00–975.006,1632
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-27001,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0010,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,025812.50/cwt800.00–825.008,3282
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3655684.09/cwt500.00–825.004,48111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0011
Bulls1,67090.89/cwt87.50–95.001,5185
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3850875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,4381
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3713685.00/cwt475.00–775.004,8848
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950830.00/cwt725.00–935.007,8852
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3700700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,9003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0141,322.73/cwt1,225.00–1,400.0013,41211
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29301,346.00/cwt925.00–1,410.0012,51810
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3813581.88/cwt575.00–600.004,7318
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29541,409.64/cwt1,000.00–1,750.0013,44814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2750975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,3131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,6881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1341,241.67/cwt1,050.00–1,375.0014,0816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0011,065.71/cwt900.00–1,185.0010,6687
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,092954.17/cwt775.00–1,000.0010,4206
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed87353.76/cwt46.00–56.004695
CowsLean 85-90%1,01165.39/cwt60.50–70.5066119
BullsMedium and Large 2410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007382
BullsMedium and Large 2355178.00/cwt178.00–178.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 2370153.00/cwt153.00–153.005662
HeifersMedium and Large 2520133.00/cwt133.00–133.006922
SteersMedium and Large 2605126.00/cwt126.00–126.007622
BullsMedium and Large 2654106.00/cwt106.00–106.006936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2337211.00/cwt211.00–211.007113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383177.90/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 2736128.00/cwt128.00–128.009424
SteersMedium and Large 2522143.38/cwt140.00–147.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672145.50/cwt145.50–145.509787
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525154.76/cwt154.00–155.0081226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538154.00/cwt154.00–154.008293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2213221.00/cwt221.00–221.004712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633162.00/cwt155.00–164.001,0259
SteersMedium and Large 2566135.60/cwt132.00–144.507677
SteersMedium and Large 1443185.55/cwt185.00–186.0082229
HeifersMedium and Large 1510154.00/cwt154.00–154.007855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440193.00/cwt193.00–193.008497
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,05520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434176.11/cwt165.00–177.0076425
BullsMedium and Large 2533154.00/cwt154.00–154.008212
SteersMedium and Large 1562167.67/cwt167.00–168.009426
SteersMedium and Large 1309215.00/cwt215.00–215.006645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2536155.50/cwt144.00–159.0083310
HeifersMedium and Large 1400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1805133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2286191.00/cwt191.00–191.005464
HeifersMedium and Large 1322182.29/cwt180.00–184.005875
SteersMedium and Large 1245222.00/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.