Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-08-21

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 21
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
581 head
471 vs last sale 1,052 127 vs year ago 708 · 17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
152 vs last sale 414 154 vs year ago 108 · +142.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
42 vs last sale 167 28 vs year ago 97 · +28.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 450-500 lbs sold steady. No other comparable sales due to smaller numbers. Feeder steers had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs were 8.00-14.00 higher, while 500-600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers had too low of numbers to report. Trade moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $264.88/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$264.88
153 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,354
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$216.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.73
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537276.431,484102
Medium 1-2494270.001,3344thin
Large 1-2473263.671,2468thin
Medium and Large 1-2495258.361,27917thin
Medium and Large 2492255.671,2576thin
Medium 2347235.008146thin
Large 1690220.001,5181thin
Small and Medium 2-3348213.207425thin
Large 2420200.008402thin
Small 349060.002942thin
One grade step is worth $216.43/cwt here — about $1,190 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 sale153 hd
264.88
NM average3 barns · 1,137 hd
262.15
+2.73
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
BullsAverage1,495122.851,83733
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,239107.591,33346
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16194.151,09387
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03485.6988658

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,3253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$1,11722
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)836$9504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)695$77110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)810$7623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)680$6882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$1,41012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$8314thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)673$6382thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,8229

Every lot, as filed

108 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
HeifersLarge 1-2485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1164
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22699.10/cwt96.00–102.001,21525
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11895.14/cwt93.00–97.001,06428
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14889.70/cwt85.00–95.001,03034
SteersLarge 2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008402
BullsMedium 1215290.00/cwt290.00–290.006241
Bred CowsMedium 2854815.00/head600.00–1,350.008154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2845856.67/head745.00–975.008573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19901,249.00/head900.00–1,460.001,24915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0201,325.00/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3253
BullsLarge 1580255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,234101.78/cwt100.00–104.001,2567
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,263107.85/cwt103.00–116.001,36236
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed723175.80/cwt156.00–190.001,2713
CowsLean 85-90%1,04580.28/cwt75.00–86.0083919
CowsLean 85-90%1,08689.16/cwt77.00–114.009687
CowsLean 85-90%1,06183.25/cwt71.00–88.0088323
CowsLean 85-90%99163.04/cwt52.00–75.006256
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed955118.04/cwt113.00–123.001,1273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3293
SteersMedium and Large 1359308.95/cwt305.00–315.001,1095
HeifersMedium and Large 1768180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3822
HeifersMedium 1583229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3355
HeifersMedium and Large 1572239.19/cwt225.00–255.001,36810
HeifersMedium and Large 1435268.78/cwt265.00–272.001,16910
HeifersMedium 1525238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2504
SteersMedium 2318210.00/cwt210.00–210.006683
SteersMedium and Large 2475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2834
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned530257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3623
BullsLarge 1420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added458315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4433
SteersMedium and Large 1557283.04/cwt275.00–288.001,5778
SteersMedium and Large 1644252.83/cwt245.00–258.001,6285
SteersMedium 1-2543250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3582
SteersSmall 349060.00/cwt60.00–60.002942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414270.09/cwt268.00–275.001,1187
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3218262.00/cwt262.00–262.005713
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3543140.00/cwt140.00–140.007602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2493270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512255.89/cwt240.00–272.001,3104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4852
SteersLarge 1-2603235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4172
SteersMedium 2375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009753
SteersMedium and Large 2525227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1922
SteersMedium and Large 1810234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4232
SteersMedium and Large 1925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
SteersMedium and Large 1797231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8413
SteersLarge 1-2429273.22/cwt260.00–287.001,1726
SteersMedium 1-2445290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2912
SteersMedium and Large 1519290.62/cwt272.00–297.001,50826
SteersMedium and Large 1437299.00/cwt287.00–305.001,30712
SteersMedium and Large 1705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4452
SteersMedium and Large 1995160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5921
SteersMedium and Large 1883227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0044
SteersMedium and Large 1342322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1013
Dairy HeifersLarge 337268.00/cwt68.00–68.002533
SteersMedium and Large 1475283.07/cwt267.00–298.001,34510
SteersMedium and Large 1672241.85/cwt205.00–267.001,6258
SteersMedium and Large 1260288.64/cwt275.00–317.007506
SteersLarge 1690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
BullsMedium and Large 1225660.00/head660.00–660.006601
BullsLarge 1-2734206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5124
BullsMedium and Large 1588250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4702
Bulls1,476115.48/cwt110.00–118.001,7047
Bulls1,642126.26/cwt120.00–134.002,07319
Bulls1,49288.70/cwt81.00–96.001,3233
BullsReturn to Feed94555.00/cwt55.00–55.005201
BullsReturn to Feed795175.18/cwt154.00–188.001,3933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-26691,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1810761.67/head635.00–1,000.007623
Bred CowsMedium 2836950.00/head850.00–1,125.009504
Heifer PairsMedium 21,0331,822.22/head1,050.00–2,000.001,8229
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1181,550.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3673637.50/head400.00–875.006382
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1640500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium 2735510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1669550.00/head550.00–550.005504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1720875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2780750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1915875.00/head625.00–1,125.008752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1810825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2788887.50/head850.00–925.008882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1541,506.25/head800.00–2,100.001,5068
BullsMedium and Large 1725187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3561
HeifersSmall 353176.62/cwt75.00–77.004075
HeifersMedium and Large 1200610.00/head610.00–610.006101
HeifersSmall 3344360.00/head360.00–360.003604
HeifersMedium and Large 1115560.00/head560.00–560.005601
HeifersMedium 1225287.00/cwt287.00–287.006461
BullsMedium and Large 1183607.50/head590.00–625.006082
HeifersMedium 1-2355262.00/cwt262.00–262.009302
HeifersLarge 1-2593223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3228
HeifersMedium 1-2410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1382
HeifersLarge 2478217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0372
HeifersMedium and Large 1322270.00/cwt270.00–270.008693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2498212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2403232.00/cwt232.00–232.009353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320275.00/cwt275.00–275.008802
HeifersLarge 1-2752191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4365
HeifersLarge 1-2699218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5244
HeifersMedium and Large 1665227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5104
HeifersMedium and Large 1519241.27/cwt238.00–249.001,25219
HeifersMedium and Large 1610226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3791
HeifersMedium and Large 1462257.88/cwt240.00–272.001,19118
HeifersMedium and Large 1371274.11/cwt270.00–285.001,01710

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.