Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2022-12-12

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Dec 12
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,393 head
490 vs last sale 1,883 22 vs year ago 1,371 · +1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
183 vs last sale 325 298 vs year ago 440 · 67.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
59 vs last sale 147 363 vs year ago 451 · 80.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. steer calves under 400 lbs were not well tested; 400-450 lbs were 20.00 lower; steer calves over 450 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with 300-350 lbs 9.00 higher. Feeder steers traded 8.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 7.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good with good buyer attendance. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls have no comparison due to light offerings last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.69/cwt on 668 head.
Average price
$186.69
668 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$726
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$139.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.10
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538194.011,044493
Medium and Large 1-2506180.56913100
Medium and Large 2482166.2380145
Small and Medium 2-3413152.006286thin
Medium and Large 2-3578145.008384thin
Medium 2565141.007972thin
Medium 3520140.807325thin
Medium and Large 3710138.009804thin
Small 457855.003189thin
One grade step is worth $139.01/cwt here — about $726 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 sale668 hd
186.69
NM average4 barns · 2,402 hd
185.59
+1.10
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
BullsLow1,42880.031,14323
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37271.389794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,19964.5077326
CowsLean 85-90%Average95655.4953147

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,2006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,231$1,1444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,0975
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$1,0623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,0503thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$9135
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$8252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$7251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)835$9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$1,3194thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,1632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)956$1,1154thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,090$9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$9251thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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 1-2785151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2319211.19/cwt207.00–218.006746
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,000110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2491163.23/cwt160.00–165.0080113
SteersMedium and Large 2389183.73/cwt170.00–187.007155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423177.93/cwt175.00–195.0075318
SteersMedium and Large 1730165.73/cwt162.00–167.501,21021
SteersMedium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3413152.00/cwt152.00–152.006286
SteersMedium and Large 2-3578145.00/cwt145.00–145.008384
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517178.98/cwt175.00–189.009259
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585178.80/cwt177.00–184.001,04611
SteersMedium and Large 2940116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0902
SteersMedium and Large 1980139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3621
SteersMedium 2565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2011
SteersMedium and Large 3710138.00/cwt138.00–138.009804
SteersMedium and Large 2533160.08/cwt152.00–165.008538
SteersMedium and Large 2426168.28/cwt166.00–170.007177
SteersMedium and Large 11,107131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4503
SteersMedium and Large 1572188.40/cwt177.00–194.001,07851
SteersSmall 457855.00/cwt55.00–55.003189
SteersMedium 3520140.80/cwt140.00–142.007325
SteersMedium and Large 2592164.27/cwt162.00–165.009724
SteersMedium and Large 2229194.38/cwt187.00–200.004455
HeifersMedium and Large 1324198.28/cwt190.00–202.006425
HeifersMedium and Large 1754155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1695
HeifersMedium and Large 1870145.50/cwt145.00–146.001,2662
SteersMedium and Large 1Full533181.00/cwt181.00–181.009652
SteersMedium and Large 1622175.53/cwt165.00–183.001,09248
SteersMedium and Large 1845159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377176.11/cwt170.00–179.0066416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2413174.00/cwt174.00–174.0071913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358201.72/cwt200.00–210.007226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2840143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475187.85/cwt177.00–194.0089227
SteersMedium and Large 1374228.33/cwt210.00–242.0085418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2952
SteersMedium and Large 1334244.72/cwt230.00–257.0081712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669152.13/cwt151.00–160.001,0188
SteersMedium and Large 1767167.42/cwt165.00–168.501,28411
SteersMedium and Large 1664170.72/cwt160.00–178.501,13456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275212.91/cwt210.00–220.005865
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added573205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1752
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added378256.06/cwt250.00–260.009685
SteersMedium and Large 1466202.11/cwt189.00–217.0094257
SteersMedium and Large 1427209.15/cwt195.00–221.0089385
SteersMedium and Large 1530193.29/cwt185.00–201.001,02491
SteersMedium and Large 1940157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4766
SteersMedium and Large 1239231.31/cwt225.00–250.005539
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-41,08570.00/cwt70.00–70.007602
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-474398.00/cwt98.00–98.007282
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3513111.00/cwt111.00–111.0056914
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3691119.00/cwt119.00–119.008224
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added423225.00/cwt225.00–225.009528
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added508205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0416
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-4777101.00/cwt101.00–101.007855
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3823124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0212
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3764136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624148.74/cwt142.00–152.009285
BullsMedium and Large 1-2416182.00/cwt182.00–182.007574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2795139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1053
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490169.53/cwt167.00–172.008312
BullsMedium and Large 1585169.00/cwt169.00–169.009892
BullsMedium and Large 1415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008724
CowsBoner 80-85%99250.82/cwt45.00–52.505045
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35569.75/cwt65.00–74.5094512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02759.71/cwt58.00–63.506137
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56575.50/cwt75.50–75.501,1821
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,28591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1691
CowsLean 85-90%1,04767.39/cwt63.50–70.507067
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,30770.00/cwt70.00–70.009153
Bulls1,31275.68/cwt60.00–86.0099317
Bulls1,72695.56/cwt95.00–96.001,6492
CowsLean 85-90%96256.87/cwt50.50–63.5054727
CowsLean 85-90%89546.21/cwt35.00–50.5041413
Bulls1,77090.74/cwt87.00–93.501,6064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 17331,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,090950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,070925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1835950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1801,233.33/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2883825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,018885.00/head765.00–975.008854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2605650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2431,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925892.50/head810.00–975.008932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2501,200.00/head1,125.00–1,350.001,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2955810.00/head810.00–810.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1665168.36/cwt157.00–171.001,12011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569158.66/cwt153.00–166.0090315
HeifersMedium and Large 1382186.28/cwt180.00–198.0071234
HeifersMedium and Large 1290187.00/cwt187.00–187.005424
HeifersMedium and Large 1425177.02/cwt171.00–183.0075229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2339184.94/cwt175.00–189.0062717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521164.73/cwt155.00–171.0085816
HeifersMedium and Large 1615163.27/cwt155.00–170.001,00435
HeifersMedium and Large 1724164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,1918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0391
HeifersMedium and Large 1477179.34/cwt169.00–186.0085566
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665142.19/cwt141.00–147.009466
HeifersMedium and Large 2743129.00/cwt129.00–129.009582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468172.57/cwt161.00–176.0080818
HeifersMedium and Large 1531169.93/cwt162.00–177.0090238
HeifersMedium and Large 3590101.00/cwt101.00–101.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 2778125.53/cwt122.00–129.009772
HeifersMedium and Large 2431146.62/cwt143.00–151.0063211
HeifersMedium and Large 2513150.58/cwt147.00–156.007729
HeifersMedium 2440105.00/cwt105.00–105.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2272180.75/cwt178.00–182.004923
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full511169.00/cwt169.00–169.008644
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full925144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3321
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full623140.00/cwt140.00–140.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 1578167.83/cwt160.00–173.0097023
HeifersMedium 2325118.00/cwt118.00–118.003841
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19501,337.50/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1531,187.50/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1882

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.