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
Bulls—Average1,495122.851,83733
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 1-2—485230.00/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 2—420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008402
BullsMedium 1—215290.00/cwt290.00–290.006241
Bred CowsMedium 2—854815.00/head600.00–1,350.008154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—845856.67/head745.00–975.008573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—9901,249.00/head900.00–1,460.001,24915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0201,325.00/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3253
BullsLarge 1—580255.00/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 Feed—723175.80/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 Feed—955118.04/cwt113.00–123.001,1273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—618215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3293
SteersMedium and Large 1—359308.95/cwt305.00–315.001,1095
HeifersMedium and Large 1—768180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3822
HeifersMedium 1—583229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3355
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572239.19/cwt225.00–255.001,36810
HeifersMedium and Large 1—435268.78/cwt265.00–272.001,16910
HeifersMedium 1—525238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2504
SteersMedium 2—318210.00/cwt210.00–210.006683
SteersMedium and Large 2—475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2834
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—530257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3623
BullsLarge 1—420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—458315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4433
SteersMedium and Large 1—557283.04/cwt275.00–288.001,5778
SteersMedium and Large 1—644252.83/cwt245.00–258.001,6285
SteersMedium 1-2—543250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3582
SteersSmall 3—49060.00/cwt60.00–60.002942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—414270.09/cwt268.00–275.001,1187
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3—218262.00/cwt262.00–262.005713
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3—543140.00/cwt140.00–140.007602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—493270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—512255.89/cwt240.00–272.001,3104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4852
SteersLarge 1-2—603235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4172
SteersMedium 2—375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009753
SteersMedium and Large 2—525227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1922
SteersMedium and Large 1—810234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—583244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4232
SteersMedium and Large 1—925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
SteersMedium and Large 1—797231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8413
SteersLarge 1-2—429273.22/cwt260.00–287.001,1726
SteersMedium 1-2—445290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2912
SteersMedium and Large 1—519290.62/cwt272.00–297.001,50826
SteersMedium and Large 1—437299.00/cwt287.00–305.001,30712
SteersMedium and Large 1—705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4452
SteersMedium and Large 1—995160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5921
SteersMedium and Large 1—883227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0044
SteersMedium and Large 1—342322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1013
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—37268.00/cwt68.00–68.002533
SteersMedium and Large 1—475283.07/cwt267.00–298.001,34510
SteersMedium and Large 1—672241.85/cwt205.00–267.001,6258
SteersMedium and Large 1—260288.64/cwt275.00–317.007506
SteersLarge 1—690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
BullsMedium and Large 1—225660.00/head660.00–660.006601
BullsLarge 1-2—734206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5124
BullsMedium and Large 1—588250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4702
Bulls——1,476115.48/cwt110.00–118.001,7047
Bulls——1,642126.26/cwt120.00–134.002,07319
Bulls——1,49288.70/cwt81.00–96.001,3233
Bulls—Return to Feed—94555.00/cwt55.00–55.005201
Bulls—Return to Feed—795175.18/cwt154.00–188.001,3933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—6691,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—810761.67/head635.00–1,000.007623
Bred CowsMedium 2—836950.00/head850.00–1,125.009504
Heifer PairsMedium 2—1,0331,822.22/head1,050.00–2,000.001,8229
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1181,550.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—673637.50/head400.00–875.006382
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—640500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium 2—735510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—669550.00/head550.00–550.005504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—8601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—720875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—780750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—915875.00/head625.00–1,125.008752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—810825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—788887.50/head850.00–925.008882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1541,506.25/head800.00–2,100.001,5068
BullsMedium and Large 1—725187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3561
HeifersSmall 3—53176.62/cwt75.00–77.004075
HeifersMedium and Large 1—200610.00/head610.00–610.006101
HeifersSmall 3—344360.00/head360.00–360.003604
HeifersMedium and Large 1—115560.00/head560.00–560.005601
HeifersMedium 1—225287.00/cwt287.00–287.006461
BullsMedium and Large 1—183607.50/head590.00–625.006082
HeifersMedium 1-2—355262.00/cwt262.00–262.009302
HeifersLarge 1-2—593223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3228
HeifersMedium 1-2—410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—725157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1382
HeifersLarge 2—478217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0372
HeifersMedium and Large 1—322270.00/cwt270.00–270.008693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—498212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—403232.00/cwt232.00–232.009353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—320275.00/cwt275.00–275.008802
HeifersLarge 1-2—752191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4365
HeifersLarge 1-2—699218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5244
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5104
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519241.27/cwt238.00–249.001,25219
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3791
HeifersMedium and Large 1—462257.88/cwt240.00–272.001,19118
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371274.11/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.