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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

1,826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.59/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 521 lb · 96 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.51/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 609 lb · 93 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.91/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 610 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,826 1,600 1,252
Feeder cattle 1,386 1,097 944
Slaughter cattle 311 419 164
Replacement cattle 129 84 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00 higher, instances 6.00 higher on weaned offerings. Feeders steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 194.00 $194.00 $667 +2.00
367 value added 367 6 210.00 $210.00 $771 —
370–388 377 7 178.00–186.00 $181.21 $683 +1.21
415–445 428 14 174.00–185.00 $178.46 $764 -6.54
433 433 2 161.00 $161.00 $697 -24.00
452–464 461 11 160.00–164.00 $161.07 $743 -7.21
462 value added 462 6 174.00 $174.00 $804 —
478 478 5 154.00 $154.00 $736 -14.28
514–518 value added 515 31 168.00–174.00 $173.03 $891 —
504–528 unweaned 520 48 144.00–152.00 $147.51 $767 —
515–538 533 14 160.00–165.00 $162.78 $868 +2.26
537 537 3 135.00 $135.00 $725 -25.52
555–588 unweaned 567 9 140.00–145.00 $142.52 $808 —
563–586 574 34 150.00–157.00 $153.83 $883 -2.39
574 574 11 135.00 $135.00 $775 -21.22
606–627 609 91 140.00–150.00 $148.75 $906 -1.71
630 unweaned 630 2 137.50 $137.50 $866 -6.73
656–691 679 13 130.00–138.00 $135.66 $921 -17.34
736 736 22 129.00 $129.00 $949 —
860–882 873 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,074 —
935 935 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,159 —
951 951 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–320 313 5 175.00–187.00 $182.37 $571 -8.63
328 thin fleshed 328 2 210.00 $210.00 $689 —
351 351 12 181.00 $181.00 $635 -8.00
379 thin fleshed 379 14 206.00 $206.00 $781 —
404–449 419 43 160.00–178.00 $170.50 $714 -1.03
425–428 unweaned 427 10 151.00–155.00 $151.80 $648 -10.95
450 450 2 146.00 $146.00 $657 -21.61
457 value added 457 30 181.00 $181.00 $827 —
453–478 unweaned 465 9 145.00–159.00 $152.43 $709 —
470–491 489 21 159.00–160.00 $159.23 $779 -8.38
509–525 515 11 154.00–160.00 $156.97 $808 -5.30
545–546 unweaned 546 13 141.00–149.00 $145.31 $793 +0.31
558–568 564 7 143.00–155.00 $146.71 $827 -7.27
594–595 unweaned 594 16 138.00–145.00 $139.75 $830 +1.75
606 606 48 150.00 $150.00 $909 +2.16
604–647 unweaned 619 18 132.00–139.00 $135.02 $836 -8.21
672–690 683 8 131.00–135.00 $133.52 $912 -10.48
692 692 3 126.00 $126.00 $872 -18.00
706–731 714 22 135.00–138.25 $136.06 $971 -4.08
785 785 2 134.50 $134.50 $1,056 -4.00
850 850 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,054 -8.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 6 125.00 $125.00 $526 -27.00
514 value added 514 26 174.00 $174.00 $894 —
538 538 2 137.00 $137.00 $737 —
552–593 570 11 130.00–135.00 $132.27 $754 -12.95
610 610 2 128.00 $128.00 $781 —
674 674 4 125.00 $125.00 $842 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 166.00 $166.00 $456 —
310–315 314 8 144.00–159.00 $154.73 $486 —
358–397 384 10 148.00–161.00 $152.05 $584 —
418–443 423 23 145.00–157.00 $150.79 $638 -2.85
427 427 3 139.00 $139.00 $594 -14.64
428 value added 428 3 161.00 $161.00 $689 —
468 unweaned 468 3 129.00 $129.00 $604 —
453–497 475 31 138.00–149.00 $140.76 $669 -6.13
514–528 523 28 135.00–136.50 $136.32 $713 -4.83
545 unweaned 545 6 133.00 $133.00 $725 —
559–576 566 20 133.00–141.00 $136.12 $770 -2.88
550–598 unweaned 581 31 120.00–129.00 $126.13 $733 —
603–634 621 11 130.00–131.00 $130.54 $811 -8.46
620–645 unweaned 628 11 114.00–120.00 $117.30 $737 +2.30
653 653 3 126.00 $126.00 $823 —
679 679 14 122.25 $122.25 $830 —
748 748 2 121.00 $121.00 $905 -14.47
898 898 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 thin fleshed 345 2 162.00 $162.00 $559 —
371–399 382 13 151.00–159.00 $155.18 $593 +4.71
425 unweaned 425 2 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
400–443 432 41 138.50–150.00 $146.48 $633 -0.05
453–473 466 6 137.00–146.00 $139.91 $652 -5.68
453–488 unweaned 480 9 125.00–129.00 $125.84 $604 —
506–528 522 38 128.00–132.00 $131.69 $687 -1.31
608–615 unweaned 610 14 120.00–128.00 $126.13 $769 —
674 674 5 128.00 $128.00 $863 —
704–736 724 23 126.00–130.00 $128.86 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 139.00 $139.00 $463 —
403 403 4 140.00 $140.00 $564 —
550 thin fleshed 550 3 139.00 $139.00 $764 —
553 553 2 122.50 $122.50 $677 -5.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 127.00 $127.00 $546 —
572 572 3 130.00 $130.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 127.00 $127.00 $629 -39.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 46.50 $46.50 $360 —
810–830 820 85-90% 2 20.00–25.00 $22.53 $185 —
750–1025 863 85-90% 27 32.00–49.50 $44.85 $387 +17.44
830–1140 957 85-90% 30 35.00–49.50 $46.77 $448 +5.12
815–1430 1036 85-90% 73 50.00–60.50 $55.13 $571 -6.62
1115 1115 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $758 +3.00
1125–1230 1202 85-90% 5 50.50–57.00 $52.94 $636 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1185 1078 80-85% 2 51.00–57.50 $54.57 $588 —
890–1685 1182 80-85% 51 55.00–65.50 $62.45 $738 —
990–1280 1213 80-85% 6 48.00–56.00 $54.03 $655 —
1025–1309 1236 80-85% 6 66.50–67.00 $66.58 $823 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 57.50 $57.50 $750 -0.85
1498–1610 1528 75-80% 10 59.00–65.00 $61.17 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1450 1384 4 71.00–77.50 $74.20 $1,027 —
1215–1740 1390 4 66.00–77.50 $73.06 $1,016 —
1580–2400 1924 15 80.00–89.50 $84.78 $1,631 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1050 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00–650.00 $586.67
850–1050 988 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 460.00–625.00 $552.50
850–1150 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 810.00–975.00 $863.75
850–1250 1144 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 550.00–760.00 $690.77
950–1600 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 825.00–1,200.00 $983.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–900 789 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 585.00–835.00 $671.67

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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
900–950 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,106.25 —
950–1150 1067 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,050.00 $975.00 —
950–1350 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,000.00–1,360.00 $1,203.89 —
1050–1250 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,060.00–1,375.00 $1,155.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
750 750 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 —

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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.