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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

3,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.41/cwt +12.63 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 433 lb · 158 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.39/cwt +6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 659 lb · 149 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.20/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 536 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,001 1,575 2,257
Feeder cattle 2,486 1,121 1,439
Slaughter cattle 318 191 380
Replacement cattle 197 263 438

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and calves 4.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. mixed, 4.00-5.00 higher except 350-450 lbs.1.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active, demand very good, especially on a good selection of thin weaned calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 thin fleshed 262 18 200.00 $200.00 $524 —
263–280 269 10 186.00–193.00 $188.63 $507 —
326–344 thin fleshed 332 34 186.00–191.00 $189.69 $630 —
315–342 336 19 180.50–192.00 $188.47 $633 +6.97
367–382 373 29 177.50–189.00 $183.90 $686 -0.33
390 thin fleshed 390 6 188.00 $188.00 $733 —
406–446 430 94 169.00–181.00 $176.46 $759 +15.45
438 438 3 165.00 $165.00 $723 +3.99
472–492 480 40 155.00–170.00 $163.64 $785 +2.76
505–544 536 107 144.00–157.00 $152.20 $816 -7.27
558–597 573 71 134.00–151.00 $145.94 $836 -2.50
573 573 2 130.00 $130.00 $745 -18.44
632–638 632 76 131.00–137.50 $136.93 $865 +6.43
652–670 659 149 126.00–133.00 $132.39 $872 +6.37
705–738 730 4 125.00–129.00 $128.03 $935 +8.04
750–753 751 69 125.00–126.00 $125.83 $945 +5.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227–240 233 9 192.00–197.00 $195.28 $455 —
262 thin fleshed 262 10 192.00 $192.00 $503 +5.48
281 281 4 168.00 $168.00 $472 +2.00
323 323 6 166.00 $166.00 $536 -7.22
306–349 336 42 180.00–188.00 $183.81 $618 +10.59
387–393 392 12 177.00–186.00 $179.73 $705 +3.19
401–446 430 19 160.00–172.00 $165.52 $712 -1.30
452–487 462 15 152.00–165.00 $157.85 $729 -7.82
484 thin fleshed 484 23 172.00 $172.00 $832 —
510–548 533 32 138.00–148.00 $147.24 $785 -2.63
561–579 570 11 133.00–144.00 $137.91 $786 -1.96
611 611 59 137.00 $137.00 $837 +1.97
651–688 675 36 127.00–128.50 $127.52 $861 -2.98
717–734 727 7 118.00–122.50 $119.90 $872 —
890 890 3 109.00 $109.00 $970 —
906 906 25 102.00 $102.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 3 158.00 $158.00 $352 —
303–308 306 5 179.00–185.00 $182.62 $559 +16.62
446 446 10 177.00 $177.00 $789 +37.00
502–546 539 18 130.00–135.00 $130.78 $705 —
577 577 7 138.00 $138.00 $796 +6.32
612–624 621 11 124.00–135.50 $132.41 $822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–243 240 4 169.00–170.00 $169.76 $407 —
256 thin fleshed 256 13 171.50 $171.50 $439 -0.50
257–283 274 10 163.00–168.00 $166.69 $457 +9.26
305–335 331 14 157.00–166.00 $164.81 $546 +2.38
303–335 thin fleshed 332 35 162.00–168.00 $167.53 $556 -1.47
372–389 383 25 148.00–163.00 $158.53 $607 +2.93
438–440 439 44 142.00–147.00 $145.18 $637 -1.31
472–495 483 48 134.25–149.00 $142.28 $687 +1.23
504–544 519 70 125.00–144.00 $135.22 $702 -1.35
563–595 577 61 117.00–130.50 $128.48 $741 -2.28
600–634 606 51 118.50–122.50 $120.61 $731 -2.67
620–648 642 13 113.00–118.00 $116.88 $750 -6.40
650–684 680 78 117.50–121.00 $119.18 $810 -6.62
756–788 769 12 116.50 $116.50 $896 -0.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 3 159.00 $159.00 $509 -9.00
335 335 36 156.50–164.00 $157.13 $526 -0.87
356–395 380 51 147.50–162.50 $152.42 $579 +9.15
408–430 thin fleshed 412 42 155.00 $155.00 $639 —
415–448 441 116 143.00–148.00 $147.38 $650 +10.60
450–493 488 29 128.50–136.50 $131.62 $642 +3.35
509–528 512 22 121.00–135.00 $132.33 $678 +0.13
547 thin fleshed 547 7 145.00 $145.00 $793 —
553–576 565 51 120.00–127.00 $123.79 $699 —
643 643 4 115.00 $115.00 $739 -14.26
696 696 7 119.25 $119.25 $830 —
714 714 7 118.00 $118.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 137.00 $137.00 $466 —
352–393 386 19 131.00–144.00 $136.72 $528 +6.83
439 439 9 125.00 $125.00 $549 —
461–475 467 10 130.00–133.00 $131.22 $613 -3.78
507–548 534 24 113.00–125.00 $119.90 $640 -3.10
550 550 2 112.00 $112.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–381 376 12 167.00–179.00 $176.13 $662 —
414 thin fleshed 414 14 180.00 $180.00 $745 —
660 660 3 122.00 $122.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 6 175.00 $175.00 $700 —
453 453 3 163.00 $163.00 $738 +24.00
511 511 5 139.00 $139.00 $710 —
615 615 3 127.00 $127.00 $781 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 135.00 $135.00 $605 —
543 543 3 111.00 $111.00 $603 —
638–648 641 6 109.00–112.00 $110.01 $705 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $176 —
718–1395 842 85-90% 14 34.00–43.50 $38.10 $321 +13.10
740–985 898 85-90% 22 35.00–43.50 $43.07 $387 —
910–1009 956 85-90% 27 44.50–48.75 $46.45 $444 +6.13
800–1185 960 85-90% 3 29.00–30.00 $29.28 $281 -11.04
785–1265 971 85-90% 69 44.00–51.50 $47.71 $463 +8.60
1265 1265 85-90% 2 52.50 $52.50 $664 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1310 1106 80-85% 4 43.00–47.50 $44.81 $496 -9.19
990–1325 1177 80-85% 40 49.75–54.50 $52.85 $622 +8.72
1140–1595 1227 80-85% 20 55.00–56.75 $55.71 $684 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1610 1304 6 60.00–70.00 $64.62 $843 —
1175–1530 1377 3 65.00–68.00 $66.11 $910 -8.84
1385 1385 1 76.50 $76.50 $1,060 +1.55
1500–1995 1762 5 74.50–80.50 $78.52 $1,384 —
1805 1805 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,480 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1240 793 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 28 52.00–69.00 $63.16 $501
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 13 58.00 $58.00 $493

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–965 808 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 885.00–910.00 $897.50
825–1400 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 560.00–935.00 $786.92
950–1250 1063 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 39 600.00–700.00 $643.59
1050–1350 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 46 635.00–800.00 $775.11
725–1300 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 650.00–900.00 $840.00
900–1300 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 635.00–760.00 $712.73
1200–1400 1350 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–750.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1250 995 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 40.00–54.00 $45.44 $452
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 45.00 $45.00 $450
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 58.50 $58.50 $629
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 45.00 $45.00 $540
1100–1450 1233 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 47.50–54.50 $52.00 $641
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 53.50 $53.50 $669
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 54.50 $54.50 $708

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 963 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–800.00 $787.50
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 68.00 $68.00 $833

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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.