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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

1,803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.84/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 379 lb · 125 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.00/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 434 lb · 92 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $187.89/cwt +10.84 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 367 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,803 3,296 1,171
Feeder cattle 1,445 2,535 1,001
Slaughter cattle 233 402 110
Replacement cattle 125 359 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady except value added 8.00 higher. 600-700 lbs. 1.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 1.00 higher on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 2.00 lower. Trade active, demand good to very good for weaned offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 value added 294 20 190.00 $190.00 $559 —
303–337 value added 327 11 184.00–192.00 $189.75 $620 —
362–377 value added 365 76 186.00–190.00 $188.59 $688 —
399 399 6 179.00 $179.00 $714 +1.95
417 thin fleshed 417 18 181.00 $181.00 $755 —
429 429 4 175.00 $175.00 $751 +0.19
410–447 value added 438 70 173.00–183.50 $178.72 $783 +1.14
463 value added 463 5 184.00 $184.00 $852 +23.50
465–483 471 6 160.00–163.00 $161.03 $758 +1.68
509–511 510 11 162.00–163.00 $162.46 $829 +9.12
526 value added 526 10 168.50 $168.50 $886 +10.17
575 value added 575 2 148.00 $148.00 $851 -3.50
562–594 585 14 130.50–141.50 $138.08 $808 +11.08
602–612 609 26 137.00–139.50 $139.18 $848 —
603–642 unweaned 626 5 130.00–131.00 $130.39 $816 +5.82
650–665 658 2 132.00–140.00 $135.95 $895 —
689 unweaned 689 5 127.00 $127.00 $875 —
705–744 733 11 120.00–126.50 $124.80 $915 -3.20
788 788 2 120.00 $120.00 $946 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–346 value added 328 22 176.00–186.00 $177.98 $584 —
360–364 value added 362 13 165.00–176.00 $169.20 $613 -12.80
353–385 374 9 171.00–179.00 $175.63 $657 +6.63
403–427 411 9 160.00–167.00 $164.58 $676 -0.45
401–432 value added 414 19 174.00–180.00 $178.14 $737 -0.04
455–489 468 29 155.00–163.00 $160.26 $750 +4.87
452–479 value added 477 33 157.00–166.50 $165.68 $790 -1.04
503–533 value added 518 16 160.00–162.00 $161.03 $834 -2.07
510–530 520 4 147.00–151.00 $149.04 $775 -3.75
522 522 10 149.00 $149.00 $778 -3.79
555–584 value added 574 12 154.50–158.50 $157.21 $902 —
592 592 12 139.00 $139.00 $823 -1.00
602–628 613 12 133.00–136.00 $135.14 $828 —
616–641 unweaned 629 8 117.00–128.00 $122.61 $771 —
695 695 3 126.50 $126.50 $879 —
784 784 8 118.50 $118.50 $929 —
803 803 2 124.50 $124.50 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 160.00 $160.00 $464 ±0.00
478–490 485 11 140.00–145.00 $142.24 $690 —
510–546 536 7 132.00–136.00 $133.09 $713 -8.63
583–598 593 6 119.00–127.50 $124.71 $740 —
623 unweaned 623 2 128.00 $128.00 $797 —
664 664 7 119.00 $119.00 $790 +1.00
730 730 4 114.00 $114.00 $832 —
755 755 2 114.50 $114.50 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 value added 228 2 158.00 $158.00 $360 —
250–288 value added 285 37 154.00–160.00 $159.72 $455 —
346 346 4 155.00 $155.00 $536 +0.94
350–390 value added 376 104 146.50–157.00 $153.50 $577 —
388–397 392 21 137.00–147.50 $143.64 $563 -4.24
414 value added 414 9 151.00 $151.00 $625 +3.00
403–446 439 27 134.00–142.00 $137.25 $603 +2.84
454–469 value added 458 46 138.50–143.00 $140.82 $645 —
467 467 5 134.00 $134.00 $626 -1.53
490 490 6 133.00–136.00 $134.50 $659 -1.03
500–505 501 14 135.00–139.00 $136.86 $686 +11.86
528 528 2 128.00 $128.00 $676 -3.54
561 value added 561 7 140.00 $140.00 $785 —
575–596 582 26 122.50–130.00 $127.47 $742 +2.30
617–643 unweaned 627 5 112.00–114.50 $113.48 $712 —
655 655 5 120.50 $120.50 $789 —
668 unweaned 668 4 112.00 $112.00 $748 —
714 714 4 113.00 $113.00 $807 +0.50
770 770 3 110.00 $110.00 $847 +4.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–324 value added 320 13 140.00–146.00 $143.74 $460 -11.87
355–371 362 9 142.00–145.00 $143.63 $520 -0.44
409–431 value added 421 11 130.00–135.50 $132.43 $558 —
404–437 427 22 120.00–130.00 $127.37 $544 -19.25
459–489 value added 472 14 130.00–138.00 $133.55 $630 -11.25
499 499 13 123.00 $123.00 $614 -14.50
549 549 8 117.75 $117.75 $646 —
555–593 579 14 116.00–118.00 $117.32 $679 -10.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 4 130.00 $130.00 $506 —
458–478 468 15 115.00–121.00 $118.22 $553 -7.78
485 value added 485 2 133.00 $133.00 $645 —
513–533 530 12 120.00–122.00 $121.68 $645 -8.32
575–599 592 19 117.00–119.00 $117.57 $696 -9.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 8 140.00 $140.00 $671 —
541 541 10 120.50 $120.50 $652 —
556 556 5 120.00 $120.00 $667 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
675 675 2 117.00 $117.00 $790 +3.00
758 758 2 100.00 $100.00 $758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 127.00 $127.00 $620 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708–980 863 85-90% 17 35.00–43.00 $40.31 $348 +12.58
895 895 85-90% 1 29.00 $29.00 $260 —
900 900 85-90% 1 27.00 $27.00 $243 -12.19
780–1050 934 85-90% 6 34.00–43.00 $38.02 $355 -1.17
825–1310 1046 85-90% 57 44.00–52.00 $47.71 $499 +1.84
910–1178 1073 85-90% 11 43.00–46.50 $44.36 $476 +2.91
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $425 —
910–1545 1215 80-85% 26 47.00–53.00 $50.65 $615 —
1290–1590 1443 80-85% 3 54.00–54.50 $54.32 $784 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1500 1425 75-80% 3 51.50–52.50 $52.02 $741 -2.48
1510 1510 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $664 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1500 1229 9 55.00–72.50 $66.32 $815 +2.40
1615 1615 1 72.50 $72.50 $1,171 —
1440–1950 1687 10 72.50–78.00 $75.01 $1,265 —
1350–2280 1814 9 60.00–70.00 $66.31 $1,203 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
900–1300 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 500.00–550.00 $521.43
700–1350 1061 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 800.00–1,200.00 $1,094.70
750–1450 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 725.00–1,225.00 $1,066.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1100 1029 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 38.00–53.50 $46.50 $478
1450–1650 1550 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 47.00–52.50 $49.75 $771

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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
850–1050 950 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 900.00–925.00 $912.50 +42.50
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 +55.00
1000–1100 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,150.00 +206.67
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +207.50
1100–1300 1183 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,000.00 $991.67 -0.83

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.