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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $180.41/cwt -6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 470 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.51/cwt -19.20 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 561 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.11/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 512 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 900 336 1,782
Feeder cattle 707 227 1,479
Slaughter cattle 96 109 212
Replacement cattle 97 — 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent reported sales to compare to. Trade active, demand good. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and heifers weighing 300-800 lbs. Included in the total were 38 angus bulls weighing 900-2000 lbs and selling from 3250-5500. Also there were a number of angus replacement heifers weighing 500-1000 lbs at selling from1500-1900. The attendance and participation for the special sale was outstanding.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 212.00 $212.00 $572 -17.40
315–348 330 8 209.00–217.00 $212.94 $703 -13.06
359–389 372 17 192.00–196.00 $193.79 $721 —
412–445 419 12 190.00–191.00 $190.75 $799 -6.10
430 thin fleshed 430 6 203.00 $203.00 $873 —
459 thin fleshed 459 4 187.00 $187.00 $858 —
471–474 471 55 178.00–181.00 $179.93 $847 -6.77
501 thin fleshed 501 14 186.00 $186.00 $932 —
515–527 517 28 164.00–167.00 $166.67 $862 -13.33
553–579 561 52 154.00–162.00 $156.51 $878 -17.49
620 620 8 157.00 $157.00 $973 -18.22
652–655 654 7 140.00–148.00 $143.42 $938 -13.58
729–743 733 12 135.00–141.00 $139.48 $1,022 -23.52
774–775 775 12 136.00–145.50 $142.34 $1,103 -3.16
830–848 846 17 128.00–138.00 $136.01 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 10 195.00 $195.00 $636 —
633–643 636 14 141.00–144.00 $143.13 $910 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–337 thin fleshed 329 8 180.00–187.00 $181.61 $597 —
353–398 373 26 170.00–180.00 $176.57 $659 +14.04
410 thin fleshed 410 3 185.00 $185.00 $758 —
413–426 419 9 179.00–180.00 $179.45 $752 +20.45
433–440 435 12 160.00 $160.00 $696 +1.00
453 thin fleshed 453 8 176.00 $176.00 $797 —
467–470 468 18 151.00–157.00 $155.99 $730 -10.95
502–505 504 17 155.00–161.00 $156.05 $786 —
571–575 573 13 149.00–152.50 $150.35 $862 -6.67
585 585 13 137.00 $137.00 $801 -20.02
603–641 630 25 131.00–142.50 $139.40 $878 -19.84
665–686 675 21 133.00–135.00 $134.03 $905 —
833 833 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 170.00 $170.00 $570 —
464 464 8 146.00 $146.00 $677 —
469–472 470 9 150.00–160.00 $156.65 $736 —
509 509 5 150.00 $150.00 $764 —
550–578 559 6 133.00–136.00 $134.03 $749 —
600–643 613 15 130.00–134.00 $131.20 $804 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 192.00 $192.00 $758 —
597 597 3 140.00 $140.00 $836 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1725 1204 80-85% 5 62.00–75.00 $69.58 $838 —
1015–1460 1214 80-85% 13 80.00–90.50 $86.75 $1,053 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1790 1282 75-80% 13 84.50–95.00 $86.85 $1,113 —
1350 1350 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $986 —
1945 1945 75-80% 3 104.00 $104.00 $2,023 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1175 1173 85-90% 2 87.50–89.50 $88.50 $1,038 +10.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1845 1547 6 70.00–83.00 $79.33 $1,227 —
1505–1880 1648 11 85.00–98.00 $91.44 $1,507 —
1600–2000 1798 6 101.00–107.00 $104.17 $1,873 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1403 1403 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
728 728 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 975.00 $975.00

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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.