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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

1,329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.95/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 573 lb · 65 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $205.37/cwt +10.37 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 330 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $180.34/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 415 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,329 2,784 2,000
Feeder cattle 1,081 1,990 1,646
Slaughter cattle 202 325 206
Replacement cattle 46 469 148

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 9.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 5.00-9.00 higher, a few 350-400 lbs. 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher. Trade active, demand good to very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 thin fleshed 200 2 217.00 $217.00 $434 —
240 240 2 209.00 $209.00 $502 +21.78
293–294 294 6 197.00–205.00 $202.34 $595 —
327 thin fleshed 327 20 213.00 $213.00 $697 —
318–345 332 21 187.50–206.00 $198.10 $658 +3.10
355–395 374 14 189.00–210.00 $194.02 $726 +13.01
413 413 4 153.00 $153.00 $632 -20.18
408–425 415 37 163.00–202.00 $183.30 $761 +10.12
459–498 479 22 161.00–183.00 $170.79 $818 +1.41
520–543 531 21 155.00–167.00 $159.07 $845 +1.96
553–598 573 65 141.00–160.00 $150.95 $865 +6.62
604–623 618 28 138.00–147.50 $143.21 $885 +5.95
654 654 8 139.75 $139.75 $914 +4.43
703–725 714 35 125.00–138.00 $133.04 $950 +6.04
788 788 2 122.50 $122.50 $965 +3.81
830 830 4 120.50 $120.50 $1,000 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 5 194.00 $194.00 $436 —
262 262 6 190.00 $190.00 $498 -12.00
290 thin fleshed 290 2 188.00 $188.00 $545 —
301–338 320 35 183.00–205.00 $192.70 $617 +14.20
368 thin fleshed 368 2 198.00 $198.00 $729 —
378–393 387 8 167.00–187.50 $180.14 $697 -3.80
400–443 415 23 171.00–188.00 $181.89 $755 +22.02
417–440 425 7 154.00–165.00 $160.40 $682 +0.53
461–475 469 10 174.00–181.00 $178.27 $836 +14.14
483 483 6 165.00 $165.00 $797 +0.87
518–535 525 5 154.00–161.00 $156.85 $823 -3.30
550–560 555 4 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $791 +0.55
640 640 2 135.00 $135.00 $864 +7.50
715–739 728 8 120.00–127.50 $125.04 $910 +9.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 162.00 $162.00 $620 -1.00
405 405 9 168.00 $168.00 $680 +14.83
533 533 6 139.00 $139.00 $741 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 5 89.00 $89.00 $591 -31.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
216 thin fleshed 216 18 189.00 $189.00 $408 —
259 thin fleshed 259 22 187.00 $187.00 $484 —
290 290 2 179.00 $179.00 $519 +3.23
302 thin fleshed 302 9 186.00 $186.00 $562 —
306–308 306 9 185.00–186.00 $185.78 $568 +10.76
331–337 334 13 165.00–167.00 $166.62 $557 -8.40
350 350 3 181.00 $181.00 $634 —
389 389 5 157.00 $157.00 $611 +8.16
405–447 435 8 149.00–155.00 $150.40 $654 +1.58
462–481 468 24 140.00–149.00 $145.50 $681 +4.86
517–542 528 16 136.00–142.50 $139.58 $737 +15.58
560–563 563 18 129.00–136.00 $135.23 $761 +9.15
605–635 629 11 124.50–130.00 $126.74 $797 +2.97
787 787 3 115.00 $115.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–337 312 15 166.00–182.00 $176.22 $550 +12.35
317 thin fleshed 317 7 170.00 $170.00 $539 -7.50
380–388 382 30 152.00–161.00 $156.66 $598 +5.77
403 403 3 136.00 $136.00 $548 -8.79
411–428 417 6 153.00–155.00 $153.68 $641 +8.89
453–488 463 13 139.00–145.00 $142.81 $661 +5.65
528–547 539 5 131.00–132.50 $131.91 $711 +1.35
555–589 582 11 127.00–130.00 $128.81 $750 +4.74
601–607 603 9 122.00–123.00 $122.66 $740 -5.04
693 693 2 118.00 $118.00 $818 +1.87
704–718 709 8 116.50–117.00 $116.69 $827 -2.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 thin fleshed 352 3 175.00 $175.00 $616 —
398 398 2 135.00 $135.00 $537 -0.72
506 506 7 125.00 $125.00 $632 +2.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
229 thin fleshed 229 17 215.00 $215.00 $492 —
260 thin fleshed 260 34 220.00 $220.00 $572 —
386 386 4 165.00 $165.00 $637 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 6 140.00 $140.00 $676 —
529 529 5 122.00 $122.00 $645 —
620 620 4 127.00 $127.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 669 4 101.00 $101.00 $676 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–775 743 85-90% 5 20.00–29.00 $25.21 $187 —
755–948 888 85-90% 6 39.00–43.00 $42.18 $375 —
805–1240 965 85-90% 18 47.50–57.00 $49.96 $482 —
830–1130 994 85-90% 41 48.50–59.50 $53.37 $530 —
845–1080 1015 85-90% 17 40.00–48.00 $47.33 $480 -0.32
1047–1310 1162 85-90% 9 60.00–62.50 $60.59 $704 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1645 1180 80-85% 15 50.00–60.00 $58.37 $689 +5.96
1273–1318 1281 80-85% 13 62.25–63.00 $62.39 $799 +4.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,059 +10.99
1670 1670 75-80% 1 58.50 $58.50 $977 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1465 1177 11 73.00–86.50 $80.44 $947 —
970–1965 1212 6 70.50–79.00 $74.20 $899 +7.97
1085–1585 1335 2 66.00–71.00 $68.03 $908 +6.21
1040–2070 1460 21 78.50–89.00 $84.31 $1,231 —
1970 1970 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,852 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
800–950 900 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–625.00 $575.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
800–1250 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 460.00–925.00 $721.25
930–1200 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00–975.00 $851.67
1025–1200 1125 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 650.00–800.00 $733.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 59.00–61.00 $60.00 $690
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 54.00 $54.00 $707
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 61.00 $61.00 $824
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 58.50 $58.50 $819

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.