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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.78/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 623 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.12/cwt -13.95 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 560 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight S 2 heifers $119.00/cwt ≈ $624/hd at 524 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 880 721 935
Feeder cattle 635 569 721
Slaughter cattle 124 — 132
Replacement cattle 121 152 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and calves mostly 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Replacement cows and pairs in very good demand with producers beginning to need to replace their herds that were reduced or dispersed during the drought conditions that have been in effect the past few years throughout the trade area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 210.00 $210.00 $483 —
289 289 4 220.00 $220.00 $636 —
388–395 389 30 213.00–218.00 $213.68 $831 —
420 420 4 160.50 $160.50 $674 -34.45
400–448 432 6 204.00–210.00 $205.85 $889 +10.90
465–480 473 9 189.00–199.00 $194.83 $922 +14.16
505–528 521 10 180.00–191.00 $185.71 $968 +11.51
559 559 7 175.50 $175.50 $981 +7.43
558–562 560 28 148.00–150.00 $148.78 $833 -19.29
620–646 640 8 160.00–174.00 $163.39 $1,046 -5.38
642 642 7 143.00 $143.00 $918 -25.77
671 671 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,141 —
717 717 5 135.00 $135.00 $968 -12.00
720 720 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,123 +9.00
765 765 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,086 —
1004 1004 6 105.00 $105.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 201.00 $201.00 $770 -6.38
451–495 475 11 186.00–202.00 $191.90 $912 +4.66
578 578 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,029 +18.00
628 628 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,061 -1.00
670–683 680 8 136.00–138.00 $136.49 $928 -27.51
704–725 711 19 139.50–156.00 $145.90 $1,037 —
771 771 9 137.00 $137.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 171.00 $171.00 $675 —
535 535 2 138.00 $138.00 $738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 180.00 $180.00 $499 ±0.00
350–390 367 19 173.00–184.00 $178.74 $656 +2.48
422–430 425 9 160.00–170.00 $165.36 $703 -2.59
455 455 3 178.00 $178.00 $810 +32.41
469 469 7 139.00 $139.00 $652 -6.59
529–538 533 15 141.00–152.00 $147.56 $786 +6.92
573 573 6 159.50 $159.50 $914 +14.18
602 602 11 134.50 $134.50 $810 -13.50
609–619 612 15 145.50–150.00 $147.02 $900 -0.98
682 682 6 134.00 $134.00 $914 -7.00
732 732 4 105.00 $105.00 $769 -19.00
869 869 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 11 164.00 $164.00 $640 -4.99
405–440 419 7 156.00–175.00 $165.02 $691 -7.98
453–498 476 4 153.00–157.00 $155.09 $738 +5.14
530–540 534 5 157.50–159.00 $158.39 $846 +4.95
555–598 570 6 138.00–149.00 $142.62 $813 —
613–628 623 41 140.00–143.50 $142.78 $890 -0.88
685 685 2 141.00 $141.00 $966 —
700 700 2 139.00 $139.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 183.00 $183.00 $622 —
418 418 3 137.00 $137.00 $573 —
480 480 2 139.00 $139.00 $667 +0.18
610 610 11 127.50 $127.50 $778 —
658 658 16 127.50 $127.50 $839 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 32 119.00 $119.00 $624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573–577 575 6 149.00–151.00 $150.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 2 134.00 $134.00 $828 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $315 —
781–860 794 85-90% 6 46.00–60.50 $57.88 $460 —
855–870 863 85-90% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.50 $470 —
845–895 870 85-90% 2 62.00–67.00 $64.43 $561 —
870–970 920 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $368 —
890–1195 1012 85-90% 21 63.00–74.50 $68.97 $698 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $836 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1355 1095 80-85% 14 71.00–76.00 $74.20 $812 —
1140 1140 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $684 —
1105–1315 1225 80-85% 3 77.50–78.50 $78.03 $956 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1425 1383 75-80% 2 69.00–73.00 $71.06 $983 —
1410 1410 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,086 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1730 1273 5 76.00–81.00 $78.42 $998 —
1305 1305 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,116 —
1265–1960 1557 24 84.00–99.50 $90.21 $1,405 —
1720 1720 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,118 —
2140 2140 1 102.00 $102.00 $2,183 —

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Bred Cows

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) 1 925.00 $925.00
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 750.00–760.00 $755.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00
850–1300 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 800.00–1,450.00 $1,158.75
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
650 thin fleshed 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
700–1000 858 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,075.00–1,310.00 $1,164.17 +64.17
950–1000 986 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,425.00–1,560.00 $1,509.29 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 -191.67
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -425.00
950–1100 1061 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,261.11 -213.89
1050–1150 1119 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,217.50 —
1050–1250 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,350.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 thin fleshed 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–950 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,175.00–1,310.00 $1,221.25 —

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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.