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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

1,907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.36/cwt +7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 571 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.25/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 519 lb · 53 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $187.45/cwt +13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 442 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,907 1,310 2,680
Feeder cattle 1,209 912 1,913
Slaughter cattle 524 277 452
Replacement cattle 174 121 315

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. 8.00-10.00 higher, a fee value added 13.00-15.00 higher though quality and weighing conditions more attractive. Calves and feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 3.00 lower. Trade active, demand very good on calves and feeders, trade and demand moderate on slaughter cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
202–224 thin fleshed 217 9 222.00–227.00 $223.55 $485 —
233 233 5 217.00 $217.00 $506 +12.00
333 value added 333 2 212.00 $212.00 $706 —
347 347 3 191.00 $191.00 $663 -1.00
370–383 value added 380 12 202.00–205.00 $202.73 $770 —
383 383 3 184.00 $184.00 $705 -6.00
428–448 442 45 184.00–192.00 $189.71 $839 +16.23
443 443 6 170.50 $170.50 $755 -2.98
451–499 469 31 186.00–189.00 $187.35 $879 +16.70
483–493 488 4 162.00–166.00 $163.98 $800 -6.67
504–522 515 30 171.00–184.00 $175.18 $902 +20.11
526–540 530 7 153.00–164.00 $156.20 $828 +1.13
555 unweaned 555 2 145.00 $145.00 $805 —
562–590 571 59 152.00–165.00 $158.28 $904 +8.65
586 586 4 150.00 $150.00 $879 +0.37
601–622 610 7 155.00–164.00 $160.07 $976 +16.57
662–688 unweaned 673 24 143.00–145.00 $144.67 $974 +6.17
665–693 678 20 144.50–148.00 $146.51 $993 +5.40
797 797 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 value added 330 2 206.00 $206.00 $680 —
332 332 3 190.00 $190.00 $631 +21.20
370–371 thin fleshed 371 18 186.00–204.00 $201.01 $746 —
365–387 378 5 186.00 $186.00 $703 +14.00
416 value added 416 4 190.00 $190.00 $790 —
409–438 426 22 170.00–173.00 $170.90 $728 +5.28
500–531 value added 518 23 170.00–175.00 $172.91 $896 —
524–531 527 21 154.00–161.50 $158.66 $836 +1.04
555–597 578 31 151.00–166.00 $157.80 $912 +8.28
602–642 638 27 147.50–152.00 $147.97 $944 —
646 unweaned 646 6 144.00 $144.00 $930 —
670–683 680 10 141.50–148.00 $146.72 $998 +0.72
712 712 6 139.00–147.00 $143.00 $1,018 —
914–932 922 7 123.00–130.00 $126.97 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 155.00 $155.00 $632 —
463–480 473 7 155.00–165.00 $159.20 $753 —
540 540 2 149.00 $149.00 $805 -4.00
553–558 554 16 141.00–145.00 $141.50 $784 —
609 609 4 155.00 $155.00 $944 —
667 thin fleshed 667 3 146.00 $146.00 $974 —
663–696 678 11 142.00–143.50 $142.80 $968 -2.20
740 740 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,029 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 thin fleshed 242 5 179.00 $179.00 $433 —
312 312 3 150.00 $150.00 $468 -5.28
358–369 361 32 156.00–171.00 $164.04 $592 +10.45
448 448 8 153.00 $153.00 $685 +26.00
451–491 471 28 144.00–155.00 $148.69 $700 +13.98
479 479 7 139.00 $139.00 $666 +4.29
502–546 518 51 138.00–146.00 $143.81 $745 +10.46
533 unweaned 533 2 129.00 $129.00 $688 —
563–565 564 10 137.00–142.00 $139.00 $784 +4.00
600–613 604 6 130.50–134.00 $132.82 $802 —
612 unweaned 612 3 128.00 $128.00 $783 +3.00
643 643 2 128.00 $128.00 $823 —
708 708 3 124.00 $124.00 $878 —
790 790 2 125.50 $125.50 $991 —
878 878 4 124.50 $124.50 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 thin fleshed 268 2 170.00 $170.00 $456 —
298 298 2 159.00 $159.00 $474 —
347 347 5 150.00 $150.00 $520 +15.00
377–393 388 16 159.00–166.00 $163.87 $636 +15.77
395 395 4 141.00 $141.00 $557 -7.10
414–449 421 28 148.00–154.50 $152.11 $640 +17.11
403–449 423 16 134.00–138.00 $135.86 $575 +0.86
462–488 466 13 142.50–155.00 $152.99 $713 +15.65
450–488 480 9 126.00–135.00 $133.12 $639 -4.22
500–548 536 28 136.00–142.50 $140.76 $754 —
550–588 569 4 138.00–139.00 $138.48 $788 +9.48
607 unweaned 607 3 125.00 $125.00 $759 -3.00
640 640 2 137.00 $137.00 $877 —
731 731 4 129.00 $129.00 $943 —
868 868 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 166.00 $166.00 $382 —
386–387 386 14 138.00–140.00 $138.72 $535 +6.72
425 425 2 146.00 $146.00 $620 —
455 455 2 129.00 $129.00 $587 -3.30
466–490 472 12 142.00–146.00 $144.96 $684 +12.66
505 505 2 130.00 $130.00 $656 -4.00
573 573 5 125.00 $125.00 $716 -4.00
610 610 2 135.00 $135.00 $824 +5.00
690 690 2 129.00 $129.00 $890 —
743 743 2 123.00 $123.00 $914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 thin fleshed 275 5 207.00 $207.00 $569 —
383 383 8 168.00 $168.00 $643 —
504 504 8 140.00 $140.00 $706 ±0.00
616 616 6 130.00 $130.00 $801 —
650 650 2 123.00 $123.00 $800 —
702 702 3 126.00 $126.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508–538 523 4 139.00–143.00 $140.94 $737 —
610–645 628 8 120.00–131.00 $125.65 $789 —
664 664 4 127.00 $127.00 $843 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–910 824 85-90% 4 29.00–35.00 $33.34 $275 —
755–1250 958 85-90% 63 36.00–50.00 $46.57 $446 —
910–1020 965 85-90% 2 25.00–35.00 $29.72 $287 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $630 +5.87
875–1275 1022 85-90% 76 50.50–59.50 $53.78 $550 -3.35
885–1190 1022 85-90% 9 42.00–51.00 $46.96 $480 -10.17
927–1335 1060 85-90% 35 50.50–62.50 $55.78 $591 +9.30
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 80-85% 1 46.00 $46.00 $409 —
950–1265 1104 80-85% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.18 $587 —
880–1540 1199 80-85% 54 56.00–65.00 $61.76 $741 —
1170–1500 1320 80-85% 7 66.00–67.50 $66.55 $878 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $745 —
1120–2025 1421 75-80% 12 59.50–64.00 $62.93 $894 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 76.00 $76.00 $821 —
1050–1920 1395 13 63.00–79.00 $72.87 $1,017 —
1380–2210 1661 11 80.00–87.00 $83.77 $1,391 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00
900–1300 1036 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 625.00–1,000.00 $882.73
1000–1300 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 600.00–750.00 $712.50
750–1400 1124 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 33 750.00–1,135.00 $921.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
850–1050 919 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,275.00–1,400.00 $1,353.13 +32.02
850–1200 1014 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 910.00–1,360.00 $1,264.17 +364.17
950–1150 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,110.00 $1,005.00 -295.00
850–1200 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,350.00 $1,258.33 -41.67
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 +65.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 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.