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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

1,700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.58/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 735 lb · 71 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.12/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 388 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.20/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 484 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,700 904 0
Feeder cattle 1,390 727 0
Slaughter cattle 221 98 0
Replacement cattle 89 79 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No reportable sales for the past three weeks, so no comparison quoted. Trade and demand moderate. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and heifers weighing 300-800 lbs Also included in the sale were several lots of 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
205 205 3 218.00 $218.00 $447 -4.00
288–292 290 7 218.00 $218.00 $632 —
303–337 317 11 204.00–218.00 $207.51 $658 -11.49
367–390 value added 370 7 212.00–215.00 $212.45 $786 —
370–390 378 20 195.00–211.00 $197.89 $748 +0.89
408–432 423 30 190.00–199.00 $192.49 $814 -4.23
433–443 value added 436 12 207.00–208.00 $207.25 $904 —
453 value added 453 4 202.00 $202.00 $915 —
465 thin fleshed 465 2 194.00 $194.00 $902 —
454–481 466 19 185.00–190.00 $188.09 $876 +6.54
494 494 5 177.00 $177.00 $874 -4.55
505 thin fleshed 505 3 190.00 $190.00 $960 —
502–540 522 29 176.00–183.00 $178.54 $932 +0.03
566 thin fleshed 566 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,030 —
574 574 7 170.00 $170.00 $976 -7.00
590 590 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,056 —
604 604 10 177.00 $177.00 $1,069 +8.34
609 609 8 160.00 $160.00 $974 -8.66
649 649 26 165.00 $165.00 $1,071 —
650 650 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,020 —
686 686 13 149.00 $149.00 $1,022 —
730 730 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 -8.50
701–739 735 69 149.00–154.50 $153.97 $1,132 +5.47
777 777 44 147.50 $147.50 $1,146 —
828 828 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,159 -5.50
888 888 46 142.50 $142.50 $1,265 —
935 935 28 133.50 $133.50 $1,248 —
Medium 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 32 74.00 $74.00 $399 —
590 590 4 61.00 $61.00 $360 —
639 639 17 69.00 $69.00 $441 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–382 377 9 177.00–188.00 $180.71 $681 -16.29
477 477 9 172.00 $172.00 $820 -4.00
568 568 2 172.00 $172.00 $977 +17.00
660 660 14 140.00 $140.00 $924 —
747 747 5 130.00 $130.00 $971 —
790 790 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,082 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 10 196.00 $196.00 $566 +9.00
334–338 337 26 178.00–1,178.00 $332.85 $1,122 —
358–399 388 69 169.00–177.00 $172.12 $668 +2.63
405 405 3 150.00 $150.00 $608 -23.56
411 411 7 155.00 $155.00 $637 -18.56
418–440 431 29 160.00–171.00 $166.75 $719 -6.81
455–487 478 35 162.00–170.00 $164.86 $788 -1.12
499 499 15 156.00 $156.00 $778 -9.98
501–543 518 34 158.00–169.00 $165.77 $859 +12.10
543 543 16 150.00 $150.00 $814 -3.67
551–555 552 17 156.00–166.00 $160.60 $887 +14.13
587 587 3 148.00 $148.00 $869 +1.53
600 600 14 156.00 $156.00 $936 +14.61
697 697 3 131.00 $131.00 $913 —
705 705 3 129.50 $129.50 $913 -9.50
759 759 11 133.50 $133.50 $1,013 -0.50
800 800 6 128.50 $128.50 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–325 324 8 160.00–167.00 $162.61 $527 -13.39
413–430 420 5 151.00–157.00 $153.46 $645 -5.54
456–475 465 16 140.00–145.00 $143.16 $666 -7.28
544–545 544 7 142.00–153.00 $148.28 $807 +7.28
582 582 3 137.00 $137.00 $797 -10.50
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 11 115.00 $115.00 $415 —
427 427 14 123.00 $123.00 $525 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 8 184.00 $184.00 $403 —
373 373 3 178.00 $178.00 $664 —
438 438 4 150.00 $150.00 $657 —
524 524 4 145.00 $145.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 3 125.50 $125.50 $668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 12 213.00 $213.00 $648 —
362–397 380 6 175.00–184.00 $179.29 $681 —
450–498 494 34 168.00–176.00 $175.16 $865 —
542 542 5 151.00 $151.00 $818 +1.00
612–646 641 19 148.00–150.00 $148.30 $951 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $850 +24.00
840–1110 975 80-85% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.57 $620 —
1100 1100 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $572 —
965–1295 1138 80-85% 16 73.00–83.00 $77.52 $882 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1550 1335 75-80% 7 75.00–81.00 $78.57 $1,049 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1200 1063 85-90% 2 52.00–65.00 $59.34 $631 -14.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
887–1510 1242 50 80.00–94.00 $88.67 $1,101 —
1155–1480 1291 4 68.00–77.00 $73.30 $946 —
1405 1405 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,096 —
1280–2425 1458 44 83.50–99.00 $92.18 $1,344 —
1630–2125 1910 4 100.00–111.50 $105.09 $2,007 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–745 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 625.00–700.00 $662.50
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 675.00 $675.00
969 969 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 600.00 $600.00
983 983 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
946 946 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 710.00 $710.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00 $700.00
1475 1475 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890–1128 1063 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 750.00–875.00 $845.83 —
1109 1109 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 935.00 $935.00 —
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 875.00 $875.00 —
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1543 1543 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
1555–1562 1559 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,360.00–1,375.00 $1,369.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820–930 858 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,050.00 $950.00 —

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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.