Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.67/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 573 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $171.60/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 478 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.40/cwt +10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 593 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	856	918	2,681
Feeder cattle	515	740	1,791
Slaughter cattle	141	112	592
Replacement cattle	200	66	298

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeders 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls 1.00 lower. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–265	259	4	193.00–194.00	$193.49	$501	—
318–342	335	7	178.00–188.00	$180.71	$605	—
353–386	381	12	173.00–181.00	$174.24	$664	-4.37
395 unweaned	395	2	175.00	$175.00	$691	+15.00
445 unweaned	445	3	167.00	$167.00	$743	+17.00
460–470	467	6	174.00–180.00	$178.03	$831	+4.02
470 unweaned	470	5	169.00	$169.00	$794	+9.57
533	533	2	155.00	$155.00	$826	-14.00
550–598 unweaned	564	9	136.00–151.00	$146.82	$828	-5.32
571–593	576	22	163.00–169.00	$166.34	$958	+0.34
653 unweaned	653	2	135.00	$135.00	$882	—
678–698	686	5	140.00–143.00	$141.78	$973	—
822	822	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328 unweaned	328	4	171.00	$171.00	$561	—
403–405	404	4	177.00–192.00	$188.24	$760	—
442 unweaned	442	2	162.00	$162.00	$716	-4.24
457–495 unweaned	477	15	165.00–175.00	$169.47	$808	+4.46
478–485	482	5	176.00–181.00	$177.98	$858	+2.42
508 unweaned	508	2	150.00	$150.00	$762	+2.00
533	533	2	163.00	$163.00	$869	+3.00
563–578	571	4	164.00	$164.00	$936	+5.62
637	637	5	158.00	$158.00	$1,006	+10.03
653 unweaned	653	2	138.00	$138.00	$901	±0.00
673–680	677	6	140.00–144.00	$142.01	$961	-5.99
740	740	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,043	—
960	960	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	2	170.00	$170.00	$711	—
423 unweaned	423	2	150.00	$150.00	$634	—
476	476	4	165.00	$165.00	$785	—
594	594	5	130.00	$130.00	$772	—
846	846	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,134	+7.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208	208	2	156.00	$156.00	$324	—
268	268	2	160.00	$160.00	$429	—
323	323	6	160.00	$160.00	$517	—
363 unweaned	363	3	135.00	$135.00	$490	-16.00
403–418 unweaned	413	6	139.00–144.00	$142.37	$588	—
430	430	2	146.00	$146.00	$628	+0.32
453	453	9	147.50	$147.50	$668	-0.50
485–490 unweaned	488	4	129.00–143.00	$135.96	$663	+3.01
583 unweaned	583	2	124.00	$124.00	$723	—
585–595	594	15	138.00–148.50	$147.12	$874	+13.63
615 unweaned	615	2	132.00	$132.00	$812	—
620	620	3	140.00	$140.00	$868	—
657–663	661	15	138.00–142.00	$140.67	$930	+10.67
665 unweaned	665	2	126.00	$126.00	$838	—
940	940	4	122.00	$122.00	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 unweaned	325	2	145.00	$145.00	$471	-5.00
350–385	357	6	156.00–161.00	$159.53	$570	+7.53
423–448	441	13	150.00–157.00	$155.46	$686	+7.96
460–485 unweaned	477	7	131.00–149.00	$141.14	$673	+2.78
483	483	2	153.00	$153.00	$739	+6.46
558 unweaned	558	2	126.00	$126.00	$703	-1.81
593	593	2	146.00	$146.00	$866	—
642 unweaned	642	3	128.00	$128.00	$822	—
805–832	817	7	126.00–130.00	$128.25	$1,048	+1.25
896	896	4	126.00	$126.00	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	147.00	$147.00	$478	—
453 unweaned	453	2	136.00	$136.00	$616	—
456	456	3	135.00	$135.00	$616	+9.32
570	570	3	136.00	$136.00	$775	—
620	620	2	135.00	$135.00	$837	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–405	403	4	170.00–171.00	$170.75	$688	—
463–483	472	7	154.00–166.00	$159.27	$752	—
538	538	2	149.00	$149.00	$802	—
567 unweaned	567	3	130.00	$130.00	$737	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	4	187.00	$187.00	$531	—
409	409	4	166.00	$166.00	$679	—
623	623	2	135.00	$135.00	$841	—
685	685	2	120.00	$120.00	$822	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	2	160.00	$160.00	$805	—
555	555	3	140.00	$140.00	$777	—
608	608	2	138.00	$138.00	$839	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–975	908	85-90%	7	43.00–52.00	$48.08	$437	—
780–1050	915	85-90%	2	39.00–50.00	$43.69	$400	—
848–1130	943	85-90%	4	55.00–60.00	$56.50	$533	—
930–955	943	85-90%	2	31.00–35.00	$33.03	$311	—
918–1140	1016	85-90%	16	55.00–65.50	$61.72	$627	-3.04
1040	1040	85-90%	1	29.00	$29.00	$302	-35.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1125	996	80-85%	5	56.00–62.00	$59.49	$593	—
970–1455	1188	80-85%	21	64.00–73.50	$70.68	$840	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1480	1400	75-80%	6	68.00–71.50	$70.37	$985	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,054	—
1230–1575	1426	4	58.00–76.50	$66.57	$949	—
1355–1930	1604	16	82.00–93.50	$88.23	$1,415	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–900	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$850.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1000–1150	1056	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	800.00–925.00	$834.44
1000–1450	1196	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	900.00–1,325.00	$1,095.42

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	—
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,037.50	—
950–1000	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,150.00	$1,025.00	—
950–1250	1064	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	900.00–1,400.00	$1,201.07	+1.07
1000–1200	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	885.00–1,250.00	$1,001.00	-199.00
800–1250	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	925.00–1,350.00	$1,237.00	—
1000–1150	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00	—
650	650	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	710.00	$710.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.