Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
36 vs last sale 831 37 vs year ago 758 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
277 head
111 vs last sale 166 142 vs year ago 135 · +105.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
288 head
217 vs last sale 71 238 vs year ago 50 · +476.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-400 lbs were 13.00 higher and 400-550 lbs sold 10.00 higher while 550-600 lbs sold 14.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 13.00 higher and 700-750 lbs were15.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 5.00- 8.00 higher 500-550 lbs were 2.00 higher and 550-600 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was stronger on a very active market with larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher while slaughter bulls were 1.00-5.00 higher. Demand was aggressive with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.99/cwt on 323 head.
Average price
$249.99
323 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,430
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,020
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$166.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.35
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582263.221,531241
Large 1-2485260.001,2614thin
Large 1413244.001,0082thin
Medium and Large 1-2596228.621,36341
Medium 1-2465223.811,04016thin
Medium 1515220.751,1368thin
Small 352996.5551111thin
One grade step is worth $166.67/cwt here — about $1,020 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 sale323 hd
249.99
NM average4 barns · 2,253 hd
261.34
−11.35
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
BullsAverage1,435116.911,67741
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,503122.601,8434thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,357110.961,50683
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221101.881,244150
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08388.8896375

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,321$1,68538
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$1,2659
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,372$1,83010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,293$1,71818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)963$1,3173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,218$1,1632thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)725$7001thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,05093.03/cwt89.00–97.0097733
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,396113.26/cwt110.00–117.001,5818
CowsLean 85-90%1,08591.65/cwt85.00–97.5099425
Bulls1,386119.30/cwt106.00–125.001,65320
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,353110.72/cwt106.00–116.001,49875
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251105.15/cwt102.00–110.001,31562
CowsLean 85-90%1,16165.02/cwt60.00–71.007557
CowsLean 85-90%1,18483.04/cwt75.00–89.009839
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233102.09/cwt99.00–105.001,25943
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,503122.60/cwt116.00–130.001,8434
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16897.18/cwt93.00–99.001,13545
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed675102.00/cwt102.00–102.006891
Bulls1,10492.97/cwt79.00–105.001,0269
Bulls1,764130.88/cwt125.00–135.002,30912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2961,862.50/head1,500.00–2,250.001,8634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3221,689.86/head1,000.00–1,725.001,69037
Bred CowsMedium 11,2951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0441,265.00/head975.00–1,375.001,2659
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4051,625.00/head1,250.00–2,000.001,6254
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1810850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1725700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1800148.79/cwt100.00–235.001,1907
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2901,757.69/head1,300.00–2,150.001,75813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4761,890.00/head1,700.00–2,250.001,8905
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2181,162.50/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1632
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3800875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0451,537.50/head1,075.00–2,000.001,5382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
HeifersMedium 2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008702
BullsMedium 1-2665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009982
BullsMedium 1-2638173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2671211.18/cwt197.00–217.001,4177
BullsMedium 1-2373200.00/cwt200.00–200.007462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559221.09/cwt201.00–229.001,2367
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618212.60/cwt190.00–225.001,31410
SteersMedium and Large 1327311.63/cwt300.00–335.001,01920
Dairy HeifersSmall 3-464875.00/cwt75.00–75.004862
Dairy SteersSmall 371079.00/cwt79.00–79.005614
Dairy SteersSmall 340090.00/cwt90.00–90.003602
SteersMedium and Large 1679239.17/cwt221.00–252.001,62429
SteersMedium and Large 1522266.03/cwt260.00–275.001,38925
SteersMedium 1-2Value Added448265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1872
SteersMedium and Large 1422320.01/cwt300.00–323.001,35020
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5084
SteersMedium and Large 1574247.95/cwt240.00–259.001,42318
SteersMedium and Large 11,53570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0751
SteersMedium and Large 1771228.52/cwt220.00–246.001,7629
SteersMedium and Large 1470293.53/cwt285.00–300.001,38031
SteersMedium and Large 11,065180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9172
SteersLarge 1Unweaned413244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0082
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned310248.00/cwt248.00–248.007692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2778165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2846
SteersMedium and Large 1274308.45/cwt307.00–310.008454
SteersMedium and Large 11,013169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7122
SteersMedium 1648220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4262
SteersMedium 1675247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6672
SteersMedium and Large 1370330.91/cwt310.00–340.001,22413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2653190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478254.95/cwt250.00–260.001,2198
SteersMedium and Large 1732242.23/cwt225.00–253.001,77312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2609238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4497
SteersMedium and Large 11,188140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6632
SteersMedium and Large 1857185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5853
SteersSmall 349270.00/cwt70.00–70.003443
SteersSmall 360590.00/cwt90.00–90.005454
SteersMedium 1-2568190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0792
SteersMedium and Large 1949158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4994
SteersMedium and Large 1629246.59/cwt230.00–261.001,55123
SteersMedium and Large 1976210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0507
HeifersMedium 2584187.81/cwt185.00–190.001,0977
HeifersMedium and Large 1262275.00/cwt275.00–275.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 1515231.60/cwt225.00–234.001,19318
HeifersMedium and Large 1341277.22/cwt265.00–282.009457
BullsMedium and Large 1-2508255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627205.37/cwt188.00–218.001,2889
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3199
HeifersMedium and Large 1372265.09/cwt260.00–270.009864
HeifersMedium 1-2300262.00/cwt262.00–262.007862
HeifersSmall 344470.00/cwt70.00–70.003115
HeifersSmall 354263.00/cwt63.00–63.003413
HeifersMedium 1305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007932
HeifersMedium 1620202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2523
HeifersMedium and Large 1618216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3354
HeifersMedium 1-2511200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1414
HeifersMedium 11,043179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8672
HeifersMedium and Large 1660207.42/cwt205.00–209.001,3695
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned363260.00/cwt260.00–260.009445
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned338260.00/cwt260.00–260.008795
HeifersMedium and Large 1564220.38/cwt210.00–224.001,24317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0444
HeifersSmall 349494.00/cwt94.00–94.004647
SteersSmall 354379.00/cwt79.00–79.004292
SteersSmall 3420167.00/cwt167.00–167.007012
SteersMedium 1368208.00/cwt208.00–208.007654
SteersMedium and Large 1Mexican Origin71551.00/cwt51.00–51.003651
HeifersMedium and Large 1485232.07/cwt221.00–250.001,12615
HeifersMedium and Large 1775194.46/cwt180.00–207.001,5077
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414280.65/cwt280.00–282.001,16212
SteersMedium 1-2345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009662
SteersMedium 1-2518212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0985
SteersMedium and Large 1833227.22/cwt220.00–230.001,8937
HeifersMedium and Large 1428245.43/cwt236.00–260.001,05017
HeifersMedium and Large 1703209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2962130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2842180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5163
SteersLarge 1-2485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2614
SteersMedium 1-2425210.18/cwt200.00–225.008935
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0802
HeifersMedium 1-2Unweaned328182.00/cwt182.00–182.005973

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.