Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2022-03-28

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 28
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
107 vs last sale 707 90 vs year ago 904 · 10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
30 vs last sale 96 56 vs year ago 182 · 30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
16 vs last sale 97 5 vs year ago 86 · 5.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There will be no comparison quoted, as the last sale reported was three weeks ago. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and heifers weighing 300-800 lbs. Also included in the sale were several bred cows and several slaughter cows and bulls. Next sale date will be April 4th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.27/cwt on 378 head.
Average price
$157.27
378 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.78
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483162.81786179
Medium and Large 1-2411157.73649150
Medium 2327136.0044518thin
Medium and Large 2430135.3958231
One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $203 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 sale378 hd
157.27
NM average4 barns · 1,176 hd
152.48
+4.78
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
BullsHigh1,40893.871,32132
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42584.111,1992thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12278.2987828

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1612154.68/cwt151.00–155.0094725
HeifersMedium and Large 2485138.00/cwt138.00–138.006694
HeifersMedium and Large 1427168.16/cwt164.00–173.0071835
HeifersMedium and Large 1375177.11/cwt172.50–181.0066431
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full630141.00/cwt141.00–141.008883
HeifersMedium and Large 1309179.70/cwt178.00–181.005559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2458155.00/cwt155.00–155.007102
SteersMedium and Large 1509181.76/cwt179.00–186.0092517
SteersMedium 3-446160.00/cwt60.00–60.002778
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658145.00/cwt145.00–145.009543
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy777157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2203
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy532202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0753
HeifersMedium and Large 1577153.27/cwt152.50–156.0088413
SteersMedium and Large 1327209.09/cwt208.00–215.0068418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2392182.00/cwt182.00–182.0071338
HeifersMedium and Large 1521157.85/cwt153.00–162.0082233
SteersMedium and Large 1-2511155.00/cwt155.00–155.0079215
SteersMedium and Large 2793133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0556
SteersMedium and Large 1295216.00/cwt216.00–216.006375
SteersMedium and Large 1360208.71/cwt195.00–211.0075115
SteersMedium and Large 1622164.12/cwt159.00–166.001,02111
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0364
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned453180.00/cwt180.00–180.008156
SteersMedium and Large 1795139.40/cwt137.00–141.001,1085
SteersMedium and Large 2414146.00/cwt146.00–146.006048
SteersMedium and Large 1595176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0472
SteersMedium and Large 1434200.50/cwt190.00–205.0087030
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668140.00/cwt140.00–140.009355
SteersMedium and Large 1485199.00/cwt199.00–199.009651
SteersMedium and Large 1717147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0547
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned681145.26/cwt144.00–145.5098912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586149.49/cwt145.50–158.0087612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2403162.00/cwt162.00–162.0065374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy553138.00/cwt138.00–138.007639
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy336156.00/cwt156.00–156.0052444
BullsMedium and Large 187785.00/cwt85.00–85.007453
BullsMedium and Large 1558155.00/cwt155.00–155.008653
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42584.11/cwt83.00–85.001,1992
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01968.51/cwt63.00–75.0069813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32294.61/cwt93.00–98.001,2513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18384.80/cwt81.00–91.001,00312
Bulls1,535104.47/cwt99.50–108.001,6047
Bulls1,42996.47/cwt87.50–108.001,37918
Bulls1,22576.57/cwt70.00–83.009387
Bred CowsMedium 11,0551,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,6051
Bred CowsMedium 11,0731,150.00/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0012,3402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 11,1001,041.67/cwt975.00–1,075.0011,4583
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,045925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,6661
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,2501,385.00/cwt1,385.00–1,385.0017,3131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1331,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0015,9753
Bred HeifersLarge 11,2601,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,4351
Bred CowsMedium 11,043992.50/cwt900.00–1,085.0010,3522
Bred CowsMedium 11,14778.20/cwt77.00–80.0089710
Bred CowsMedium 19811,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,8101
Bred CowsLarge 11,210987.50/cwt900.00–1,025.0011,94910
Bred CowsMedium 11,18075.00/cwt75.00–75.008851
Bred CowsMedium 11,040837.50/cwt800.00–875.008,7102
Bred CowsMedium 11,1051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,0501
Bred CowsSmall 192065.00/cwt65.00–65.005981
Bred CowsLarge 11,1751,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,8062
Bred CowsMedium 11,045945.00/cwt945.00–945.009,8751
Bred CowsSmall 1925900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,3251
Bred CowsSmall 1877843.00/cwt650.00–1,050.007,3935
Bred CowsLarge 11,28079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 11,0681,375.00/cwt1,350.00–1,400.0014,6852
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,1751,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,6311
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full466158.24/cwt158.00–159.0073713
HeifersMedium and Large 1285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005132
HeifersMedium and Large 1486171.00/cwt171.00–171.008314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364171.04/cwt170.00–172.006236
HeifersMedium 2327136.00/cwt136.00–136.0044518
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy598141.50/cwt141.50–141.5084611
HeifersMedium and Large 2412135.00/cwt135.00–135.0055624
HeifersMedium and Large 2503135.00/cwt135.00–135.006793

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.