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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

1,252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $146.47/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 472 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.16/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 538 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.44/cwt -12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 418 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,252 2,199 2,657
Feeder cattle 944 1,496 1,700
Slaughter cattle 164 458 345
Replacement cattle 144 245 612

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison with last week due to no report being issued last week. Trade active, demand good this week

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–291 289 7 144.00–155.00 $153.50 $444 —
303–341 327 19 159.00–164.00 $161.02 $527 -3.98
375–399 385 22 158.00–166.00 $162.12 $624 —
429–440 432 14 151.00–155.50 $153.52 $663 +2.04
461 value added 461 16 161.50 $161.50 $745 —
458–495 475 68 136.00–149.00 $142.93 $679 -8.69
513 513 7 134.00–142.00 $138.57 $711 +2.25
563–593 579 40 123.50–136.00 $129.04 $747 +3.54
605–646 640 7 117.00–125.00 $118.08 $756 —
640 unweaned 640 6 113.50 $113.50 $726 -8.32
663 663 3 116.00 $116.00 $769 +3.00
700–715 708 2 112.00–116.00 $114.02 $807 +2.02
823 823 2 115.00 $115.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 148.00 $148.00 $472 -16.00
315–343 327 11 152.00–163.00 $160.44 $525 -3.56
367 367 3 158.00 $158.00 $580 -4.00
410 thin fleshed 410 3 159.00 $159.00 $652 -0.09
403–443 416 35 139.00–150.00 $144.00 $599 +1.74
445 445 3 135.00 $135.00 $601 -7.26
458–495 476 28 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $630 -12.70
505–548 528 18 128.50–142.00 $132.70 $701 -10.30
542 542 18 125.50 $125.50 $680 -17.50
553–570 564 13 120.00–128.50 $125.35 $707 +0.03
631–632 unweaned 631 18 112.00–114.00 $112.78 $712 +0.81
643 thin fleshed 643 2 116.00 $116.00 $746 —
666 unweaned 666 5 108.00 $108.00 $719 -2.00
665–694 683 11 115.00–118.00 $116.06 $793 +2.06
713 713 3 116.00 $116.00 $827 —
757 757 3 113.00 $113.00 $855 -3.00
811 811 4 102.00 $102.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208–244 232 8 135.00–141.00 $138.38 $321 —
310–320 317 7 136.00–139.00 $138.16 $438 -6.84
415–443 427 7 120.00–131.00 $126.11 $538 +0.11
485 485 6 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
526 526 22 120.00 $120.00 $631 -7.00
563 563 2 117.00 $117.00 $659 —
600 600 4 117.00–119.00 $118.50 $711 —
703 703 2 114.25 $114.25 $803 —
948 948 3 101.50 $101.50 $962 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 4 119.00 $119.00 $281 —
308 308 2 130.00 $130.00 $400 -6.54
323 value added 323 3 141.00 $141.00 $455 —
355–380 376 13 128.00–130.50 $129.51 $487 -3.91
413 413 6 120.00 $120.00 $496 +1.34
403–430 416 28 124.00–136.00 $129.27 $538 +10.61
456 456 4 119.50 $119.50 $545 +5.29
500–549 538 44 106.00–115.50 $112.85 $607 +6.16
540 value added 540 2 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
550–590 581 11 105.00–116.00 $107.63 $625 —
636 unweaned 636 4 106.00 $106.00 $674 +2.33
743 743 3 100.00 $100.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 339 25 120.00–126.50 $124.51 $422 —
447 447 22 108.50 $108.50 $485 -1.50
450–477 471 22 98.00–99.00 $98.78 $465 -11.22
515 515 2 103.00 $103.00 $530 +2.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 2 126.00 $126.00 $275 —
278–295 284 6 128.00–130.00 $128.69 $365 —
303–343 315 13 118.00–129.00 $124.09 $391 -4.68
324 thin fleshed 324 4 133.00 $133.00 $431 —
378–396 392 12 120.00–131.00 $128.34 $503 +9.24
406–422 411 6 119.00–122.00 $120.03 $493 -5.35
500–533 513 22 105.00–112.00 $108.75 $558 +2.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 123.00 $123.00 $588 —
758 758 2 90.00 $90.00 $682 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–920 845 85-90% 4 20.00–26.00 $23.98 $203 —
765–960 867 85-90% 3 18.00–28.00 $24.05 $209 —
808–1080 913 85-90% 17 32.00–40.50 $34.63 $316 —
803–1250 918 85-90% 17 30.00–43.00 $38.54 $354 —
798–1280 983 85-90% 23 43.50–52.00 $46.05 $453 +8.13
1243–1360 1289 85-90% 4 53.00–54.50 $53.99 $696 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1120 1118 80-85% 2 43.00–46.50 $44.75 $500 —
1020–1613 1341 80-85% 18 49.00–55.00 $52.10 $699 —
1185–1695 1348 80-85% 5 56.00–56.50 $56.13 $757 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1590 1433 75-80% 3 47.00–53.50 $50.59 $725 —
1578 1578 75-80% 3 55.00 $55.00 $868 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1365 1233 3 67.50–72.00 $69.46 $856 +5.76
1470–1835 1603 4 71.00–74.25 $72.24 $1,158 —
1285–1955 1620 2 59.00–65.00 $62.62 $1,014 —
1655 1655 1 80.50 $80.50 $1,332 —
1315–2590 1818 8 72.50–77.00 $75.20 $1,367 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1235 1059 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 46.00–56.50 $49.38 $523
900–1355 1144 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 49.00–55.00 $49.93 $571
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 575.00 $575.00
800–950 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 510.00–650.00 $588.13
900 900 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 ±0.00
900–950 925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 -175.00
950 950 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 —
850–1100 988 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 600.00–875.00 $756.88 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 560.00–700.00 $630.00 -126.43
1000–1050 1006 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 750.00–1,125.00 $1,078.13 +321.70
950–1100 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–1,050.00 $991.67 +349.17
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.