Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2022-04-25

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 25
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,390 head
1,390 vs last sale 0 1,390 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
221 vs last sale 0 221 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
89 vs last sale 0 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No reportable sales for the past three weeks, so no comparison quoted. Trade and demand moderate. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and heifers weighing 300-800 lbs Also included in the sale were several lots of slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.33/cwt on 517 head.
Average price
$156.33
517 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$660
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3-4
$95.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.02
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1640167.201,070420
Medium and Large 1-2585154.8590644
Medium 3-457571.4241153
One grade step is worth $95.79/cwt here — about $660 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 sale517 hd
156.33
NM average4 barns · 1,774 hd
163.35
−7.02
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
BullsAverage1,36490.111,229103
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33578.571,0497thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11075.4783820
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06359.346312thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1705129.50/cwt129.50–129.509133
HeifersMedium and Large 1600156.00/cwt156.00–156.0093614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377180.71/cwt177.00–188.006819
SteersMedium and Large 1604177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,06910
SteersMedium and Large 1290218.00/cwt218.00–218.006327
SteersMedium and Large 1317207.51/cwt204.00–218.0065811
SteersMedium and Large 1650157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0212
SteersMedium 3-459061.00/cwt61.00–61.003604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2790137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0825
SteersMedium 3-463969.00/cwt69.00–69.0044117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477172.00/cwt172.00–172.008209
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.0092414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568172.00/cwt172.00–172.009772
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy686149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,02213
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0222
SteersMedium and Large 1Full609160.00/cwt160.00–160.009748
SteersMedium and Large 1423192.49/cwt190.00–199.0081430
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy494177.00/cwt177.00–177.008745
SteersMedium 3-453974.00/cwt74.00–74.0039932
HeifersMedium and Large 1759133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,01311
HeifersMedium 1219184.00/cwt184.00–184.004038
HeifersMedium and Large 1431166.75/cwt160.00–171.0071929
HeifersMedium and Large 1388172.12/cwt169.00–177.0066869
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy574170.00/cwt170.00–170.009767
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy649165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,07126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2747130.00/cwt130.00–130.009715
SteersMedium and Large 1205218.00/cwt218.00–218.004473
SteersMedium and Large 1522178.54/cwt176.00–183.0093229
SteersMedium and Large 1888142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,26546
SteersMedium and Large 1828140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1594
SteersMedium and Large 1466188.09/cwt185.00–190.0087619
SteersMedium and Large 1735153.97/cwt149.00–154.501,13269
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009603
SteersMedium and Large 1935133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,24828
SteersMedium and Large 1378197.89/cwt195.00–211.0074820
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465194.00/cwt194.00–194.009022
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed566182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0305
SteersMedium and Large 1590179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0564
SteersMedium and Large 1777147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,14644
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added453202.00/cwt202.00–202.009154
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added436207.25/cwt207.00–208.0090412
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added370212.45/cwt212.00–215.007867
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy587148.00/cwt148.00–148.008693
BullsMedium and Large 1494175.16/cwt168.00–176.0086534
BullsMedium and Large 1641148.30/cwt148.00–150.0095119
BullsMedium and Large 1542151.00/cwt151.00–151.008185
BullsMedium and Large 1304213.00/cwt213.00–213.0064812
BullsMedium and Large 1380179.29/cwt175.00–184.006816
CowsLean 85-90%1,06359.34/cwt52.00–65.006312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33578.57/cwt75.00–81.001,0497
CowsBoner 80-85%94590.00/cwt90.00–90.008511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13877.52/cwt73.00–83.0088216
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10052.00/cwt52.00–52.005721
CowsBoner 80-85%97563.57/cwt63.00–64.006202
Bulls1,45892.18/cwt83.50–99.001,34444
Bulls1,40578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0961
Bulls1,910105.09/cwt100.00–111.502,0074
BullsReturn to Feed1,29173.30/cwt68.00–77.009464
BullsReturn to Feed1,24288.67/cwt80.00–94.001,10150
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1946710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,7175
Bred CowsMedium 1805675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,4343
Bred CowsMedium 1983700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8812
Bred CowsMedium 1715662.50/cwt625.00–700.004,7374
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,109935.00/cwt935.00–935.0010,3695
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,1251,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0015,4691
Bred CowsLarge 11,4751,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,2251
Bred CowsLarge 11,105700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7353
Bred CowsMedium 1969600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,8145
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1858950.00/cwt900.00–1,050.008,1513
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,105875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6692
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,063845.83/cwt750.00–875.008,99112
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,5431,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.0020,9852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324162.61/cwt160.00–167.005278
HeifersMedium and Large 1478164.86/cwt162.00–170.0078835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2544148.28/cwt142.00–153.008077
HeifersMedium and Large 1800128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0286
HeifersMedium and Large 1552160.60/cwt156.00–166.0088717
HeifersMedium and Large 2532125.50/cwt125.50–125.506683
HeifersMedium 2-3427123.00/cwt123.00–123.0052514
HeifersMedium 2-3361115.00/cwt115.00–115.0041511
HeifersMedium and Large 1289196.00/cwt196.00–196.0056610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582137.00/cwt137.00–137.007973
HeifersMedium and Large 1518165.77/cwt158.00–169.0085934
HeifersMedium 1373178.00/cwt178.00–178.006643
HeifersMedium 1438150.00/cwt150.00–150.006574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465143.16/cwt140.00–145.0066616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420153.46/cwt151.00–157.006455
HeifersMedium and Large 1337332.85/cwt178.00–1,178.001,12226
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy697131.00/cwt131.00–131.009133
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy543150.00/cwt150.00–150.0081516
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy411155.00/cwt155.00–155.006377
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy499156.00/cwt156.00–156.0077815
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006083
HeifersMedium 1524145.00/cwt145.00–145.007604
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,5591,369.00/cwt1,360.00–1,375.0021,3435
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,5954

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.