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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

1,477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.07/cwt +6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 375 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.22/cwt -18.38 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 506 lb · 34 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.32/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 366 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,477 1,297 727
Feeder cattle 949 1,078 400
Slaughter cattle 287 179 163
Replacement cattle 241 40 164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer calves 300-350 lbs. and 500-550 lbs. due to more attractive weighing conditions last week but other weights steady to 2.00 lower. Feeders over 600 lbs. not well tested but a higher undertone noted on a few yearling type offerings. Feeder heifers and calves mostly 1.00 lower except 300-350 lbs. 2.00 higher and 450-500 lbs. 5.00 higher though quality more attractive. Slaughter cows steady to strong, bulls 2.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 216.00 $216.00 $497 —
318 318 6 195.00 $195.00 $620 -29.00
357 thin fleshed 357 9 208.00 $208.00 $743 —
360–390 381 12 189.00–197.00 $192.72 $734 -5.23
400–441 413 24 191.00–196.00 $194.79 $804 -3.55
463–492 483 22 164.00–186.00 $174.06 $841 -31.56
493 493 2 146.00 $146.00 $720 —
501–525 506 34 166.00–174.00 $172.22 $871 -18.38
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
199 thin fleshed 199 4 194.00 $194.00 $386 —
250–298 270 10 190.00–206.00 $199.88 $540 -6.38
312 thin fleshed 312 13 213.00 $213.00 $665 —
328–348 340 11 177.00–187.00 $183.21 $623 -5.34
360–375 368 6 168.00–178.00 $173.10 $637 -13.99
365–390 thin fleshed 374 24 192.00–214.00 $210.02 $785 —
403 403 2 174.00 $174.00 $701 -17.45
410–416 414 7 193.00–194.00 $193.28 $800 +1.83
460–490 475 6 162.00–179.00 $172.51 $819 -6.44
518–534 529 8 151.00–166.00 $162.25 $858 -3.59
607–613 611 9 145.00–155.00 $148.31 $906 —
677 677 3 139.00 $139.00 $941 —
702 702 3 130.00 $130.00 $913 —
818 818 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,047 +10.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–270 263 5 160.00–169.00 $165.30 $435 —
340 340 4 154.00–176.50 $165.25 $562 -4.75
433–435 434 5 162.00–172.00 $166.01 $720 -19.49
568 thin fleshed 568 3 152.50 $152.50 $866 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 157.00 $157.00 $652 —
651 651 6 129.00 $129.00 $840 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226–238 229 8 177.00–192.00 $188.10 $431 —
284–298 295 27 185.00–190.50 $189.52 $559 +11.52
352–376 366 33 167.00–178.50 $175.32 $642 -1.51
406–423 407 33 152.00–168.50 $167.32 $681 -1.04
453–460 455 9 150.00–157.00 $154.64 $704 -3.49
503–545 509 25 135.00–145.50 $142.55 $726 -7.22
558–586 570 21 130.00–142.00 $135.97 $775 -0.39
608–640 619 3 131.00–141.00 $134.45 $832 -0.30
736 736 8 126.00 $126.00 $927 +26.00
928 928 25 111.00 $111.00 $1,030 —
958 958 9 111.00 $111.00 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 15 186.00 $186.00 $521 +9.00
343–348 346 16 159.00–180.00 $172.69 $598 -2.79
358–399 375 37 157.00–175.50 $170.07 $638 +6.11
423–448 439 15 145.00–158.50 $152.12 $668 -12.47
467–490 470 15 134.00–169.50 $164.57 $773 +11.18
554–575 562 10 134.00–139.00 $136.96 $770 +6.52
609–627 616 8 124.50–126.00 $125.43 $773 -7.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 155.00 $155.00 $539 +2.17
383 383 3 149.50 $149.50 $573 +2.43
408–445 434 12 134.00–145.50 $140.46 $610 -11.09
465–495 484 14 143.00–145.00 $144.42 $699 +10.29
508 thin fleshed 508 2 130.00 $130.00 $660 —
563 563 4 140.00 $140.00 $788 +16.00
653–687 668 14 118.00–128.00 $126.15 $843 —
830 830 4 118.00 $118.00 $979 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 6 178.00 $178.00 $696 -14.00
445 445 2 178.00 $178.00 $792 +26.00
498 498 9 159.00 $159.00 $792 -8.00
642 642 3 123.50 $123.50 $793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 8 164.00 $164.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 135.00 $135.00 $790 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1100 864 85-90% 5 25.00–30.50 $26.53 $229 -4.47
925 925 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $278 —
929 929 85-90% 7 53.50 $53.50 $497 —
835–1065 940 85-90% 11 38.00–50.00 $47.20 $444 —
710–1130 958 85-90% 29 33.00–48.50 $43.77 $419 —
825–1150 1017 85-90% 48 51.00–63.00 $58.07 $591 —
1060–1295 1159 85-90% 7 64.00–66.00 $64.29 $745 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
969–1620 1144 80-85% 40 59.00–65.50 $62.98 $720 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $718 —
1120–1675 1293 80-85% 16 66.00–68.00 $66.86 $864 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1513–1738 1580 75-80% 7 58.00–63.50 $62.58 $989 —
1935 1935 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,258 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1205 1132 3 71.00–75.00 $72.76 $824 —
1095–1730 1428 6 65.00–79.00 $73.29 $1,047 —
1265–1860 1640 18 80.00–92.50 $86.59 $1,420 —
1830–1915 1875 3 94.50–96.50 $95.15 $1,784 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1025 901 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 30 61.00–74.00 $65.32 $589

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–860 753 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 510.00–625.00 $548.33
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
950–1150 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 600.00–835.00 $790.40
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00 $700.00
1100–1300 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 33 725.00–985.00 $957.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1050 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 61.50–63.50 $62.50 $609
950–1400 1127 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 35 55.50–64.00 $63.06 $711
1150–1300 1164 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 63.50–64.75 $64.64 $752
850–1250 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 55.00–64.50 $63.31 $760
1100–1400 1258 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 60.00–60.50 $60.33 $759
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 62.00 $62.00 $806
1550 1550 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,008
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 385.00 $385.00

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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
800–1000 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,037.50 —
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 +227.50
800–1100 992 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 585.00–1,050.00 $795.00 -37.50
950–1200 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 800.00–950.00 $905.00 -137.50
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 -442.50
950–1250 1107 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 975.00–1,085.00 $1,026.43 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 450.00–560.00 $538.00 —
700–750 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 390.00–575.00 $482.50 —

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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.