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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.24/cwt +18.45 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 611 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.23/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 519 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $186.70/cwt -7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 483 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 336 1,766 1,824
Feeder cattle 227 1,509 1,568
Slaughter cattle 109 184 256
Replacement cattle — 73 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to weather total number of cattle sold were very limited. No recent sales reported to compare to. Trade active, demand good. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and heifers weighing 300-800 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–293 288 10 223.00–232.00 $229.40 $661 +10.19
300 300 1 226.00 $226.00 $678 +3.47
400–449 433 8 190.00–201.00 $196.85 $852 -23.93
458–498 483 14 180.00–191.00 $186.70 $902 -7.98
511 511 5 180.00 $180.00 $920 +0.57
513–517 value added 515 5 192.00–194.00 $192.80 $993 —
505–541 unweaned 529 6 161.00–164.00 $161.95 $857 +11.61
582 582 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,013 +7.43
595 fancy 595 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 —
603–635 622 9 175.00–176.00 $175.22 $1,090 +6.36
623 unweaned 623 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,015 +10.12
673 673 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,057 +12.65
728 728 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,187 +25.00
765 765 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,113 +11.50
873 873 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,231 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 7 70.00 $70.00 $480 —
727 727 6 69.00 $69.00 $502 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 unweaned 375 2 159.00 $159.00 $596 —
404 404 4 181.00 $181.00 $731 —
510 510 4 170.00 $170.00 $867 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 200.00 $200.00 $530 —
485–495 490 2 170.00–179.00 $174.45 $855 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284–293 288 7 181.00–200.00 $189.29 $545 +9.29
385–393 389 4 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $632 -15.04
434 unweaned 434 4 142.00 $142.00 $616 —
443 443 3 159.00 $159.00 $704 -9.26
467–483 479 11 164.00–168.00 $166.94 $800 +9.54
570–577 573 7 154.00–161.00 $157.02 $900 —
609–614 611 16 157.00–161.00 $159.24 $973 +16.53
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 155.00 $155.00 $566 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 130.00 $130.00 $488 -48.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 144.00 $144.00 $554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 181.00 $181.00 $748 —
508 508 2 166.00 $166.00 $843 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1380 1187 85-90% 5 76.00–80.50 $78.27 $929 —
1055–1440 1316 85-90% 6 80.50–88.00 $83.13 $1,094 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1220 1109 80-85% 5 73.50–77.00 $74.59 $827 +12.16
1250 1250 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $875 +2.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,115 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1875 1586 7 91.00–98.00 $94.43 $1,498 —
1250–2065 1658 2 78.00–85.00 $80.64 $1,337 —
1700–1905 1803 2 100.00–101.00 $100.53 $1,813 —

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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.