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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

2,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.44/cwt -10.35 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 422 lb · 113 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.07/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 474 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.82/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 529 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,028 1,329 2,689
Feeder cattle 1,568 1,081 2,410
Slaughter cattle 256 202 171
Replacement cattle 204 46 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00 lower except 350-450 lbs. 10.00 lower, feeders and calves over 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. steady tp 1.00 lower, 500-600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 4.00 lower. Feeders and calves not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–298 280 9 197.00–204.50 $200.23 $561 -2.11
313–322 315 11 197.00–204.00 $201.35 $634 +3.25
366–384 378 21 184.50–190.00 $186.99 $707 -7.03
405–420 410 32 179.00–190.00 $187.74 $770 +34.74
435 unweaned 435 3 160.00 $160.00 $696 —
451–475 unweaned 458 10 153.00–155.00 $154.38 $707 —
463–497 477 45 164.00–181.00 $175.89 $839 +5.10
524–546 534 13 148.00–154.00 $150.26 $802 -8.81
545 545 2 144.00 $144.00 $785 -15.07
562–585 572 50 149.00–151.00 $149.90 $857 -1.05
605–640 619 22 133.00–145.00 $137.84 $853 -5.37
654–668 657 14 134.00–142.00 $139.00 $913 -0.75
703–713 709 8 129.50–130.00 $129.69 $920 -3.35
798 798 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,005 +3.50
978 978 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 14 169.00 $169.00 $439 -21.00
275–295 285 8 192.00–197.00 $193.99 $553 +3.99
301–314 unweaned 309 12 173.00–174.00 $173.59 $536 —
319–348 330 17 180.00–195.00 $188.38 $622 -4.32
365 365 2 177.00 $177.00 $646 -3.14
355–399 385 36 179.00–195.00 $183.33 $706 +3.19
408 unweaned 408 4 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $632 —
410–448 433 20 164.00–178.00 $168.26 $729 +7.86
471–484 476 13 157.00–165.00 $160.13 $762 -18.14
500–535 510 30 143.00–152.00 $147.48 $752 -9.37
550–560 557 13 142.00–145.50 $144.35 $804 +1.84
612 612 6 136.00 $136.00 $832 +1.00
633 unweaned 633 2 122.00 $122.00 $772 —
670 unweaned 670 2 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
704 704 8 126.00 $126.00 $887 +0.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 172.00 $172.00 $495 —
332 332 5 163.00 $163.00 $541 —
382–397 390 6 151.00–155.00 $152.96 $597 -9.04
433 433 3 130.00 $130.00 $563 -38.00
469–478 474 8 141.00–148.00 $144.53 $685 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 129.00 $129.00 $703 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–277 267 5 146.50–150.00 $147.82 $395 —
300–334 328 48 145.00–164.00 $148.32 $486 -27.90
356–398 372 24 133.00–154.00 $146.10 $543 -10.56
412–445 422 113 133.00–149.00 $137.44 $580 -16.24
460–497 474 60 134.00–146.00 $142.07 $673 -0.74
512 thin fleshed 512 3 144.00 $144.00 $737 —
505–536 530 57 123.00–139.00 $124.86 $662 -7.05
571–598 578 27 119.00–133.00 $128.63 $743 -0.18
625 625 10 120.00 $120.00 $750 -2.66
667–685 674 5 120.00–121.00 $120.59 $813 +2.59
746 746 4 117.00 $117.00 $873 —
780 780 11 117.50 $117.50 $916 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 169.00 $169.00 $402 —
280 280 4 169.00 $169.00 $473 -10.00
303–344 324 26 170.00–185.00 $176.96 $573 +10.34
353–392 371 16 158.00–168.00 $162.79 $604 +5.79
413–420 unweaned 415 6 131.00 $131.00 $544 —
421–449 435 25 151.00–155.00 $153.11 $666 +2.71
458–496 474 14 141.00–146.00 $143.03 $678 -2.47
495 495 4 135.00 $135.00 $668 -10.50
500–511 507 9 123.00–145.00 $128.72 $653 -10.86
590 590 4 137.00 $137.00 $808 +1.77
644 644 4 126.00 $126.00 $811 -0.74
671 671 4 124.00 $124.00 $832 —
740 740 4 116.00 $116.00 $858 —
767–791 782 8 117.50–118.50 $118.13 $924 +3.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 5 151.00 $151.00 $400 —
310–331 324 6 142.00–147.00 $145.41 $471 —
360–390 372 10 126.00–135.00 $131.23 $488 -3.77
403–448 416 17 116.00–126.00 $119.25 $496 —
453–485 472 26 120.00–126.50 $125.22 $591 —
513–538 527 15 125.00 $125.00 $659 ±0.00
571–590 576 7 121.00–125.50 $122.32 $705 —
600 600 2 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
610 unweaned 610 2 111.00 $111.00 $677 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 24 157.50 $157.50 $386 —
418–435 424 6 136.00–138.00 $137.32 $582 —
472–493 480 8 135.00–146.00 $139.24 $668 -0.76
518 518 2 125.00 $125.00 $648 +3.00
550 550 4 126.00 $126.00 $693 —
775 775 2 109.00 $109.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 319 5 150.00–170.00 $157.97 $504 —
427 427 3 136.00 $136.00 $581 —
625 625 4 127.00 $127.00 $794 —
663 663 6 122.00 $122.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 2 105.00 $105.00 $693 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–875 769 85-90% 4 20.00–27.00 $23.63 $182 —
745–1035 847 85-90% 31 35.00–47.50 $44.93 $381 —
760–1195 967 85-90% 16 37.50–47.50 $45.74 $442 -4.22
725–1084 973 85-90% 39 48.50–53.00 $49.69 $483 -0.27
810–1145 977 85-90% 49 48.50–60.50 $53.70 $525 +3.74
1035–1295 1154 85-90% 15 62.25–64.00 $62.57 $722 +1.98
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1535 1123 80-85% 32 55.00–63.50 $59.74 $671 —
1175–1435 1259 80-85% 9 64.00–69.00 $66.12 $832 +3.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1190 1145 2 72.50–76.50 $74.58 $854 —
1025–1540 1325 4 77.50–80.00 $78.48 $1,040 +10.45
1200–1790 1419 5 60.00–78.00 $69.66 $988 —
1005–1815 1422 15 80.00–92.50 $86.84 $1,235 —
1780 1780 1 96.50 $96.50 $1,718 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
800–1100 969 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 440.00–580.00 $515.83
850–1250 995 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 510.00–850.00 $641.50
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
850–1200 1081 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 600.00–760.00 $714.79
850–1200 1084 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 51 425.00–825.00 $706.08
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
900–1250 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 685.00–960.00 $801.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 55.50 $55.50 $555
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $630
1000–1150 1089 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 53.00–55.50 $53.83 $586
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 66.00 $66.00 $726
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 63.00 $63.00 $693
1075–1150 1113 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 53.00–56.50 $54.75 $609
1150–1200 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 54.00–55.00 $54.30 $641
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 59.00 $59.00 $885

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–850 817 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 650.00–660.00 $653.33

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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
900–950 925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 550.00–675.00 $612.50 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
1050–1200 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 935.00–1,150.00 $1,077.22 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.