Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

2,681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.45/cwt +9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 466 lb · 121 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.80/cwt +6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 582 lb · 102 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.48/cwt +4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 482 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,681	2,364	1,838
Feeder cattle	1,958	1,284	1,476
Slaughter cattle	397	507	245
Replacement cattle	326	573	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves 300-400 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower, 400-600 lbs. 2.00-9.00 higher, the most advance on 550-600 lbs. Steers over 600 lbs. 5.00 higher on comparable quotes. Heifers under 500 bs. unevenly steady, over 500 lbs. 2.00-6.00 higher on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Trade active, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–280	279	7	160.00–166.00	$164.29	$458	-19.71
325 value added	325	1	178.00	$178.00	$578	—
319–340	336	19	173.00–178.00	$177.00	$595	-3.80
386 value added	386	5	171.00	$171.00	$660	-14.01
376–398	387	42	164.00–175.00	$173.06	$670	-7.19
402–442	426	21	168.00–175.00	$172.92	$737	+4.92
450–498	470	11	161.00–169.00	$165.45	$778	+5.10
488	488	2	144.00	$144.00	$703	-16.35
508–540	525	36	151.50–162.00	$155.69	$817	+0.80
568–576	575	60	139.00–145.50	$145.11	$834	+5.25
562–594 value added	592	42	143.50–156.00	$144.35	$855	—
618–625	623	6	139.00–140.50	$139.50	$869	+6.76
636 unweaned	636	8	132.50	$132.50	$843	—
672 unweaned	672	3	128.00	$128.00	$860	+9.23
678	678	11	133.50	$133.50	$905	+6.00
708–748	737	7	129.00	$129.00	$951	+10.00
780	780	2	123.00	$123.00	$959	+10.00
811	811	16	124.00	$124.00	$1,006	+4.00
927–935	930	6	113.00–117.50	$115.58	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261–282	275	16	155.00–165.00	$162.04	$446	—
308–330	323	19	160.00–167.00	$164.91	$533	+1.50
335 value added	335	7	179.00	$179.00	$600	—
376–397 value added	387	37	174.00–176.00	$175.03	$677	—
384–396	391	24	163.00–171.00	$166.70	$652	+20.26
418–449	426	12	157.00–168.00	$165.10	$703	+3.10
418–438 value added	430	9	169.00–175.00	$172.38	$741	+7.38
471–494	482	83	157.00–164.00	$160.48	$774	+4.76
505–540	526	9	151.00–153.00	$152.09	$800	+7.08
557–594	575	22	132.00–146.00	$141.85	$816	+5.85
596	596	4	130.50	$130.50	$778	-5.50
604 value added	604	5	137.00	$137.00	$827	—
608 unweaned	608	6	132.00	$132.00	$803	—
650	650	4	133.00	$133.00	$864	—
666 unweaned	666	11	123.50	$123.50	$823	—
702	702	3	120.00	$120.00	$842	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	3	147.00	$147.00	$407	+2.00
321	321	7	145.00	$145.00	$465	+10.00
361	361	4	149.00	$149.00	$538	—
533	533	4	159.00	$159.00	$847	—
569–598	579	11	128.00–145.00	$140.02	$811	—
733 unweaned	733	2	117.00	$117.00	$858	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	12	158.25	$158.25	$472	—
348	348	2	158.00	$158.00	$550	+0.04
350–377	374	41	151.25–156.00	$151.76	$568	+2.59
409–434	425	17	144.00–147.00	$144.98	$616	+10.98
460–470	466	119	138.50–145.75	$144.81	$675	+11.03
490	490	2	123.00	$123.00	$603	-10.78
507–539	520	60	124.00–136.00	$133.32	$693	+3.71
558–593	583	50	127.50–133.00	$128.81	$751	+16.81
603–641	620	21	126.50–129.00	$127.13	$788	+8.13
607–646 unweaned	629	7	119.00–120.50	$119.62	$752	+10.62
666	666	10	119.25	$119.25	$794	+8.98
750–763	762	10	112.00–114.00	$113.80	$867	—
814	814	17	115.25	$115.25	$938	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	13	155.50	$155.50	$462	+0.50
308–309	308	10	146.00–147.00	$146.40	$451	-7.82
368–390	378	21	146.00–150.00	$148.69	$562	+9.13
405–436	420	28	138.00–151.50	$144.39	$606	+7.63
453–497	464	54	132.00–148.50	$145.08	$673	+29.08
521–548	530	31	131.00–136.50	$133.53	$708	+11.94
578–584	582	11	122.00–126.00	$125.28	$729	+12.30
663	663	2	124.00	$124.00	$822	—
700–709	706	11	117.00–117.50	$117.32	$828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–275	266	7	150.00–151.00	$150.29	$400	—
346	346	4	136.00	$136.00	$471	—
383	383	8	145.00	$145.00	$555	+12.00
428–439	436	34	130.00–137.00	$132.45	$577	—
469–494	477	21	122.00–128.50	$126.26	$602	—
528–529	529	7	111.00–123.00	$114.42	$605	—
595	595	3	120.00	$120.00	$714	—
697	697	5	117.50	$117.50	$819	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	114.00	$114.00	$274	—
394	394	6	106.00	$106.00	$418	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	164.00	$164.00	$558	—
464	464	14	153.00	$153.00	$710	—
656	656	4	125.00	$125.00	$820	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	2	120.00	$120.00	$732	—
668	668	5	113.00	$113.00	$755	—
768	768	2	80.00	$80.00	$614	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579–593	585	9	111.00–126.00	$117.76	$689	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–965	843	85-90%	15	20.00–30.00	$24.36	$205	-5.64
715–1365	884	85-90%	59	32.00–42.50	$37.13	$328	+9.86
883–1270	984	85-90%	27	39.00–44.50	$41.93	$413	+3.16
860–1360	1013	85-90%	40	34.00–42.00	$37.78	$383	—
910–1245	1084	85-90%	30	42.50–49.50	$45.00	$488	-7.91
1120–1130	1124	85-90%	4	50.00–51.50	$50.38	$566	+2.12

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1420	1170	80-85%	4	42.00–44.00	$43.37	$507	—
975–1920	1314	80-85%	31	46.00–52.00	$50.12	$659	—
1445	1445	80-85%	4	55.00	$55.00	$795	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	75-80%	1	47.00	$47.00	$682	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1445	1415	2	67.50–70.00	$68.72	$972	-5.33
1195–1775	1488	11	60.00–70.50	$66.29	$986	+2.40
1300–2735	1663	16	72.00–80.00	$74.50	$1,239	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1225	1028	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	34.00–52.00	$45.85	$471
765–1350	1067	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	39.50–51.50	$47.68	$509
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	49.50	$49.50	$619

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900 thin fleshed	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00	$525.00
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	550.00	$550.00
900–1200	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	600.00–850.00	$764.81
950–1275	1145	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	550.00–685.00	$626.93
1200–1250	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–675.00	$650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
950–1150	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–950.00	$925.00	—
950–1100	1033	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–925.00	$900.00	—
900–1200	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	580.00–835.00	$710.00	—
950–1200	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–925.00	$895.00	-89.38
950–1100	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	685.00–900.00	$782.50	-201.88
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-134.38

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	335.00	$335.00	-145.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	-90.00

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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.