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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

1,675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.58/cwt -4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 527 lb · 49 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.61/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 378 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.00/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 634 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,675 2,152 1,901
Feeder cattle 1,257 1,454 1,262
Slaughter cattle 188 303 298
Replacement cattle 230 395 341

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and calves under 700 lbs. 1.00-300 lower except 300-450 lbs. 3.00 higher. Feeders over 700 lbs. 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower except 300-400 lbs. 3.00 higher. Over 600 lbs. steady except a few 700-750 lbs. 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady, bull 2.00 lower on limited receipts. Trade active, demand moderate to good following a sharp decline in CME markets.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 172.00 $172.00 $344 —
315–316 316 6 177.00–182.00 $181.17 $572 +6.01
375–390 377 25 181.00–185.00 $181.50 $684 +3.07
406–449 430 28 173.00–179.00 $176.59 $759 +2.59
432–448 444 12 160.00–162.00 $160.49 $713 -13.51
450–460 value added 454 5 170.00–175.00 $172.03 $781 +1.28
451–492 475 12 157.00–164.00 $161.80 $769 +0.59
515–526 522 8 155.00–161.00 $157.22 $821 +7.80
551 thin fleshed 551 4 150.00 $150.00 $826 —
558–593 583 39 134.00–145.00 $140.40 $819 -1.61
600–637 633 40 131.00–138.50 $138.00 $874 -3.84
648 unweaned 648 4 116.00 $116.00 $752 -9.00
658 658 2 125.00 $125.00 $822 -5.60
670–683 680 10 120.00–125.00 $124.02 $843 -6.58
715 unweaned 715 2 120.00 $120.00 $858 —
710–745 720 21 128.00–131.00 $128.19 $923 -0.04
760–786 777 6 120.50–125.50 $122.13 $949 +0.48
803 803 2 117.50 $117.50 $944 -8.92
865 865 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 177.00 $177.00 $513 +7.61
320–333 325 10 170.00–177.00 $172.87 $562 +4.94
368–398 388 20 167.00–177.50 $172.81 $671 +12.69
405 thin fleshed 405 3 172.00 $172.00 $697 —
418–430 422 16 151.00–165.00 $156.06 $659 +4.02
455 value added 455 7 169.00 $169.00 $769 —
453–495 466 12 151.00–161.00 $155.60 $725 -9.44
503–536 516 20 140.00–147.00 $143.04 $738 -7.26
589 589 5 130.00 $130.00 $766 -11.54
620–628 625 25 136.00–141.00 $138.28 $864 +0.78
625 unweaned 625 5 125.00 $125.00 $781 —
697 697 3 122.00 $122.00 $850 -11.93
762 762 3 123.50 $123.50 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 167.00 $167.00 $498 +6.45
329 329 4 166.00 $166.00 $546 +6.00
366 366 9 167.00 $167.00 $611 +7.00
477 value added 477 6 148.00 $148.00 $706 —
520 520 4 137.00 $137.00 $712 —
556–597 577 15 125.00–138.00 $131.25 $757 —
688–693 691 4 122.00–125.00 $123.51 $853 -4.49
760 760 4 123.00 $123.00 $935 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–217 214 5 158.00–160.00 $159.22 $341 —
295–297 296 5 151.00–159.00 $155.81 $461 +3.55
315–328 326 21 144.00–156.50 $154.92 $505 +4.42
363–395 378 47 141.00–155.00 $149.61 $566 +0.07
415–435 429 16 145.00–147.00 $145.40 $624 +3.95
455–478 value added 467 4 146.00 $146.00 $682 —
460–486 473 38 134.00–142.50 $140.30 $664 -2.89
530 thin fleshed 530 2 136.00 $136.00 $721 —
505–549 532 16 125.50–132.50 $130.42 $694 +5.57
553–555 554 5 126.00–128.00 $127.20 $705 -0.51
605 605 24 129.50 $129.50 $783 +9.50
655–657 656 15 110.00–115.00 $111.33 $730 -18.17
659–691 680 21 117.00–126.00 $123.63 $841 +8.63
706–725 709 13 115.50–120.50 $119.71 $849 +4.27
763–790 772 3 107.00–113.00 $109.05 $842 +1.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 151.00 $151.00 $362 —
323 value added 323 5 154.00 $154.00 $497 -4.00
370–395 390 11 141.50–152.50 $148.09 $578 -2.01
417–446 432 16 130.00–140.00 $132.56 $573 -10.49
448 thin fleshed 448 2 144.00 $144.00 $645 —
466 value added 466 6 145.00 $145.00 $676 +3.00
473–499 494 22 125.00–131.50 $129.55 $640 -3.40
500–549 527 49 120.00–128.00 $124.58 $657 -5.34
557–594 566 33 125.00–129.00 $126.22 $714 +4.24
638 638 4 117.00 $117.00 $746 -3.24
653 653 2 119.00 $119.00 $777 +1.00
748 748 2 109.00 $109.00 $815 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–270 267 4 149.00–157.00 $152.95 $408 —
318–342 335 7 130.00–137.00 $135.10 $453 -10.90
353–363 356 8 127.50–141.00 $130.95 $466 —
404 404 7 141.50 $141.50 $572 +5.08
457–478 466 23 120.00–129.00 $123.52 $576 -4.17
533–537 535 5 127.50–128.00 $127.70 $683 —
550–570 563 13 111.00–124.50 $114.76 $646 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 10 140.00 $140.00 $713 —
621–628 623 32 119.00–120.00 $119.75 $746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–582 575 7 118.00 $118.00 $678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1065 890 85-90% 5 17.00–27.00 $21.95 $195 -4.22
835–1005 901 85-90% 5 44.00–45.50 $44.92 $405 +2.92
823–1330 967 85-90% 28 34.00–43.50 $40.09 $388 —
790–1150 980 85-90% 9 33.00–44.00 $41.32 $405 —
1040–1070 1060 85-90% 3 52.00–52.50 $52.16 $553 +11.13
915–1252 1088 85-90% 17 44.50–51.50 $48.84 $531 -6.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1130 1063 80-85% 2 40.00–46.00 $43.19 $459 —
915–1995 1158 80-85% 46 47.00–54.50 $52.24 $605 +0.79
1057–1428 1199 80-85% 16 54.75–56.25 $54.89 $658 -0.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 47.00 $47.00 $651 —
1400–1575 1523 75-80% 5 50.50–54.50 $52.81 $804 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1455 1332 3 65.00–70.00 $66.98 $892 —
1095–1950 1511 6 65.50–70.50 $68.11 $1,029 —
1465–2055 1767 5 74.50–80.50 $76.84 $1,358 —
2020 2020 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,656 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
735–1500 1026 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 28 625.00–900.00 $790.71
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
915–1250 1103 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 685.00–750.00 $707.00
850–1350 1104 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 500.00–675.00 $607.60
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 625.00–650.00 $643.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1450 1242 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 44.00–58.25 $50.46 $627
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 51.00 $51.00 $714

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
850 850 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —
850–900 883 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 550.00–625.00 $578.33 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 635.00 $635.00 -290.00
1050–1150 1067 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–800.00 $783.33 -317.67
900–1250 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,100.00 $985.00 -116.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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.