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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

3,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.53/cwt -8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 487 lb · 145 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.23/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 424 lb · 109 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.74/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 521 lb · 102 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,296 2,681 1,950
Feeder cattle 2,535 1,958 1,555
Slaughter cattle 402 397 269
Replacement cattle 359 326 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady on comparable quotes with not enough yearlings to establish a trend. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–348 342 10 169.00–179.00 $174.76 $598 -2.24
350–388 375 23 173.00–180.00 $177.05 $664 +3.99
403–448 422 63 163.00–179.00 $174.81 $738 +1.89
417–438 value added 427 25 172.00–183.00 $177.58 $758 —
465–480 477 60 154.00–163.00 $159.35 $760 -6.10
496 value added 496 10 160.50 $160.50 $796 —
502–548 515 57 148.00–158.00 $153.34 $790 -2.35
500–546 value added 528 42 156.50–161.00 $158.33 $836 —
544 544 3 131.00 $131.00 $713 -24.69
557 value added 557 14 151.50 $151.50 $844 +7.15
557–575 564 74 143.00–149.00 $148.67 $838 +3.56
585 585 2 127.00 $127.00 $743 -18.11
625 unweaned 625 7 124.00–125.00 $124.57 $779 -7.93
627–638 value added 628 50 131.00–138.75 $138.01 $867 —
711 value added 711 4 122.00 $122.00 $867 —
724 724 13 128.00 $128.00 $927 -1.00
790 790 5 123.00 $123.00 $972 ±0.00
828 828 2 115.00 $115.00 $952 -9.00
850 850 4 112.50 $112.50 $956 —
893 893 2 105.00 $105.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 160.00 $160.00 $432 -2.04
298 value added 298 2 180.00 $180.00 $536 —
368 value added 368 12 182.00 $182.00 $670 +6.97
388 388 6 169.00 $169.00 $656 +2.30
401–444 value added 423 68 174.00–181.00 $178.18 $754 +5.80
403–438 426 41 156.00–172.00 $165.03 $703 -0.07
456–477 value added 459 29 165.00–177.00 $166.72 $765 —
465–499 478 22 147.00–158.50 $155.39 $743 -5.09
503–540 507 61 145.00–157.00 $152.79 $775 +0.70
515–520 value added 518 21 159.50–169.00 $163.10 $845 —
566–568 568 20 136.00–144.00 $140.00 $795 -1.85
619 value added 619 18 135.50–139.00 $136.28 $844 -0.72
658 unweaned 658 2 125.00 $125.00 $822 +1.50
748 748 2 113.00 $113.00 $845 —
853 853 4 108.50 $108.50 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 13 160.00 $160.00 $442 +13.00
359 value added 359 8 171.50 $171.50 $616 —
361–372 370 21 135.00–147.00 $144.77 $536 -4.23
435 435 10 146.00 $146.00 $635 —
503–546 540 38 140.00–146.00 $141.72 $765 -17.28
610 610 1 140.00 $140.00 $854 —
684 684 7 118.00 $118.00 $807 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–342 value added 334 28 153.50–156.50 $155.61 $520 —
331–340 334 7 139.00–149.00 $141.91 $474 -4.49
365–391 380 10 143.00–146.00 $144.07 $547 -4.62
403–438 420 36 139.00–149.00 $146.62 $616 +2.23
480 value added 480 82 137.00–145.00 $144.80 $695 —
484 484 12 137.50 $137.50 $666 -7.58
503–517 506 14 125.00–131.00 $129.69 $656 -3.84
518 value added 518 23 140.00 $140.00 $725 —
554–578 559 83 120.00–129.50 $127.89 $715 +2.61
605–625 value added 617 10 122.00–129.50 $124.94 $771 —
671 671 8 110.00 $110.00 $738 -14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–335 325 17 153.00–156.50 $154.06 $501 -3.94
355–388 368 11 145.00–151.00 $147.88 $544 -3.88
402 value added 402 3 148.00 $148.00 $595 —
425–442 426 46 134.00–140.00 $134.41 $573 -10.57
467–498 487 145 133.00–139.50 $135.53 $660 +12.53
500 500 2 125.00 $125.00 $625 -8.32
505 value added 505 4 145.00 $145.00 $732 —
510–545 537 32 126.00–137.00 $131.54 $706 -1.78
576–580 578 31 124.00–127.00 $125.17 $723 -3.64
724 724 4 112.50 $112.50 $814 —
763–785 772 5 103.00–109.00 $105.44 $814 -8.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 4 128.00 $128.00 $548 —
489 thin fleshed 489 15 138.00 $138.00 $675 —
498 498 2 126.00 $126.00 $627 -0.26
528 528 2 130.00 $130.00 $686 +15.58
555–560 557 6 122.00–129.00 $126.65 $705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 5 165.00 $165.00 $475 —
366 366 9 173.00 $173.00 $633 —
495–496 496 7 148.00–150.00 $148.57 $737 -4.43
525 525 12 125.00 $125.00 $656 —
695 695 9 114.00 $114.00 $792 —
720 720 10 105.50 $105.50 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 6 88.00 $88.00 $569 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1070 857 85-90% 4 26.00–30.00 $27.73 $238 -9.40
755–1075 915 85-90% 7 37.00–42.50 $39.19 $359 —
890–1271 1029 85-90% 104 43.50–52.00 $46.03 $474 +8.25
710–1235 1034 85-90% 43 40.00–47.75 $45.87 $474 +8.09
870–1187 1055 85-90% 11 38.00–42.50 $41.45 $437 -3.55
1200 1200 85-90% 2 54.50 $54.50 $654 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $521 —
945–1283 1167 80-85% 10 43.50–45.00 $44.76 $522 +1.39
1060–1595 1197 80-85% 71 47.00–54.00 $50.63 $606 +7.26
1260–1430 1348 80-85% 9 54.00–56.50 $54.60 $736 +4.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1530 1263 75-80% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.61 $576 —
1407 1407 75-80% 5 54.50 $54.50 $767 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 72.00 $72.00 $871 —
1055–1340 1224 4 61.00–67.00 $63.92 $782 —
1180–1690 1364 7 61.00–70.75 $66.90 $913 —
1220–1980 1579 23 72.00–80.50 $76.00 $1,200 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
1000–1050 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 485.00–575.00 $530.00
950–1300 1071 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 550.00–775.00 $731.32
950–1270 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 34 600.00–960.00 $814.56
800–1350 1141 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 184 450.00–835.00 $717.20
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 40.00 $40.00 $388
900–1050 1021 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 43.00–51.50 $47.57 $486
950–1450 1160 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 44.50–52.50 $49.80 $578

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00 $950.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
900–1100 967 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 760.00–925.00 $870.00 —
950–1050 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 675.00–925.00 $800.00 -125.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00 -115.00
1000–1100 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 850.00–985.00 $943.33 +48.33
1100–1200 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 935.00–1,050.00 $992.50 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.