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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

1,682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.23/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 512 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.15/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 523 lb · 72 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $182.57/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 426 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,682 2,028 1,285
Feeder cattle 1,270 1,568 931
Slaughter cattle 207 256 152
Replacement cattle 205 204 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

No sale last week. Compared to two weeks ago: feeder steers and heifers and calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, bulls steady except high yielding bulls 6.00 higher. Trade active, demand very good. Quality average to mostly attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 thin fleshed 308 3 196.00 $196.00 $604 —
303–349 322 21 170.00–182.00 $177.18 $571 -11.20
364 364 26 163.00 $163.00 $593 -14.00
358–395 366 23 173.00–186.00 $179.89 $658 +2.89
422–438 428 27 167.00–181.00 $178.33 $763 +10.07
492 492 20 160.50 $160.50 $790 +0.37
505–533 511 74 141.00–156.00 $149.67 $765 +2.19
538 thin fleshed 538 2 171.00 $171.00 $920 —
570 570 7 143.00 $143.00 $815 -1.35
607–614 611 64 134.25–141.00 $136.06 $831 +0.06
671 671 7 142.00 $142.00 $953 —
673 673 2 125.00 $125.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 182.00 $182.00 $528 -18.23
310–348 335 3 191.00 $191.00 $640 -10.35
361–388 374 40 173.00–193.00 $185.86 $695 -1.13
411–447 426 64 173.00–196.00 $182.57 $778 -5.17
455–496 483 18 166.00–187.00 $170.44 $823 -5.45
517–545 523 50 149.00–155.00 $153.59 $803 +3.33
510–536 524 22 141.50–143.00 $142.34 $746 -7.92
554–583 560 23 148.00–164.00 $160.38 $898 +10.48
607 607 5 142.00 $142.00 $862 +4.16
675 675 2 138.00 $138.00 $932 -1.00
700 700 1 136.50 $136.50 $956 +6.81
808 808 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 155.00 $155.00 $597 +2.04
413 413 4 155.00 $155.00 $640 +25.00
535 535 2 131.00 $131.00 $701 —
567 567 11 127.00 $127.00 $720 —
676 676 19 124.00 $124.00 $838 —
737–741 738 23 119.00–122.00 $121.35 $896 —
875 875 2 104.00 $104.00 $910 —
919 919 8 113.50 $113.50 $1,043 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 151.00 $151.00 $596 —
503 503 3 140.00 $140.00 $704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–285 274 6 170.00–173.00 $171.44 $470 +2.44
308–348 339 13 158.00–171.00 $165.34 $561 -11.62
355–385 366 6 156.00–166.00 $161.19 $590 -1.60
390–392 391 5 148.00 $148.00 $579 -14.79
404–439 421 43 147.00–159.00 $152.52 $642 -0.59
421 421 4 144.00 $144.00 $606 -9.11
455–498 468 52 131.00–154.00 $145.46 $681 +2.43
505–548 523 19 134.00–139.00 $137.72 $720 +9.00
551–575 559 33 130.00–141.50 $140.78 $787 +3.78
604–636 616 12 123.00–131.00 $126.67 $780 +0.67
754 754 9 124.00 $124.00 $935 +5.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 3 169.00 $169.00 $401 —
278 278 3 169.00 $169.00 $470 +21.18
334–335 334 8 151.00–154.00 $152.13 $508 +3.81
368–393 378 14 141.00–159.00 $147.69 $558 +1.59
415–443 432 5 135.00–139.00 $137.46 $594 +0.02
470–499 492 21 129.00–141.00 $134.20 $660 -7.87
515 515 2 137.00 $137.00 $706 +12.14
551–588 566 15 126.00–128.50 $127.46 $721 -1.17
602–636 618 37 125.00–129.50 $128.04 $791 +8.04
668 668 2 125.00 $125.00 $835 +4.41
698 698 6 115.00 $115.00 $803 -5.59
736 736 20 125.50 $125.50 $924 +8.50
799 799 9 114.00 $114.00 $911 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 138.00 $138.00 $435 -7.41
365 365 5 134.00 $134.00 $489 +2.77
465 465 2 122.00 $122.00 $567 -3.22
607 607 3 115.00 $115.00 $698 -10.00
783 783 2 112.00 $112.00 $877 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 184.00 $184.00 $561 +26.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 154.00 $154.00 $651 +16.68

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $252 —
760 760 85-90% 1 29.00 $29.00 $220 +5.37
700–1080 872 85-90% 32 50.00–62.50 $55.38 $483 —
880–1020 931 85-90% 4 46.00–49.00 $47.77 $445 —
730–1063 960 85-90% 33 53.00–63.50 $58.25 $559 +12.51
910–1145 1004 85-90% 6 40.00–52.00 $45.63 $458 —
1090–1195 1143 85-90% 2 64.50–66.00 $65.28 $746 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 80-85% 2 56.50 $56.50 $531 —
910–1690 1251 80-85% 21 58.00–68.50 $63.99 $801 -2.13
1185–1710 1433 80-85% 8 69.00–73.00 $70.57 $1,011 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1655 1595 75-80% 2 56.50–61.00 $58.67 $936 —
1735 1735 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,128 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 69.00 $69.00 $828 —
1265 1265 1 63.00 $63.00 $797 —
1230–2060 1523 10 80.00–92.50 $86.18 $1,313 —
1760–2220 1896 4 95.00–100.25 $97.70 $1,852 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–850 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–585.00 $567.50
800–1050 955 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–700.00 $665.00
800–1100 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 32 560.00–1,000.00 $898.91
850–1000 966 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 710.00–1,025.00 $990.23
850–1200 969 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 460.00–750.00 $659.38
950–1000 980 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 560.00–650.00 $602.00
950–1200 1007 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 585.00–700.00 $621.67
900–1050 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 725.00–900.00 $856.25
700–1250 1021 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 535.00–1,000.00 $874.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1050 975 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 59.00–60.50 $59.75 $583
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 56.00 $56.00 $560
850–1200 1031 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 40.00–60.00 $50.81 $524
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 66.00 $66.00 $693
950–1250 1117 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 60.00–66.00 $62.67 $700

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
700–800 759 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 685.00–785.00 $766.25
750–850 841 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 650.00–875.00 $839.55

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 +412.50
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 -25.00
850–1150 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00–900.00 $855.00 —
1000–1150 1033 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,094.44 —
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 -85.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 -77.22

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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.