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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

1,238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.40/cwt +7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 489 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.43/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 626 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.06/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 409 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,238 785 635
Feeder cattle 880 541 387
Slaughter cattle 227 157 115
Replacement cattle 131 87 133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 222.00 $222.00 $533 +10.00
285 285 1 210.00 $210.00 $598 -5.47
305–347 331 10 215.00–218.00 $215.87 $715 -6.53
356 value added 356 8 237.00 $237.00 $844 —
365–395 379 11 210.00–225.00 $220.31 $835 +8.31
412 value added 412 19 217.00 $217.00 $894 —
457 457 28 199.00 $199.00 $909 +3.48
508 508 2 184.00 $184.00 $935 —
500–540 525 12 189.00 $189.00 $992 —
528–543 533 9 184.00–185.00 $184.66 $984 —
579–583 580 36 177.00–188.50 $184.83 $1,072 +3.83
600–633 626 46 170.00–176.50 $173.43 $1,086 +1.43
682 682 7 168.50 $168.50 $1,149 —
713 713 3 164.50 $164.50 $1,173 —
890 890 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,068 —
1200 1200 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,428 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 202.00 $202.00 $495 +2.00
278 278 2 204.00 $204.00 $567 —
322–346 340 31 193.00–205.00 $198.52 $675 -3.48
365–396 388 6 185.00–195.00 $191.80 $744 +2.08
400–430 420 17 183.00–196.00 $189.50 $796 +1.35
451–497 489 53 182.00–191.00 $189.40 $926 +7.68
508–527 519 5 175.00–185.00 $178.91 $929 -1.48
552–598 569 18 170.50–177.00 $173.45 $987 -2.55
600–613 609 3 165.00–171.00 $166.97 $1,017 —
718–735 726 7 149.00–159.00 $151.17 $1,097 —
773 773 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,160 —
800 800 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 -9.00
875 875 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,190 —
1059 1059 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,324 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 181.00 $181.00 $700 —
450–460 455 2 175.00–176.00 $175.51 $799 +14.51
650 650 2 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
940 940 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 2 360.00 $360.00 —
180–185 183 3 350.00–385.00 $361.45 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 170.00 $170.00 $537 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 4 116.00 $116.00 $597 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 2 127.00 $127.00 $753 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 204.00 $204.00 $449 —
267–278 271 5 193.00 $193.00 $523 +7.79
315 value added 315 2 197.00 $197.00 $621 —
345 345 4 182.00 $182.00 $628 -1.07
407–423 409 44 164.00–175.00 $170.06 $696 -2.94
461–487 481 37 171.00–174.00 $173.28 $833 -1.45
504–545 517 12 166.00–173.00 $168.06 $869 -2.26
550–583 565 5 165.00–167.00 $166.19 $939 —
608–645 616 11 160.00–167.00 $163.28 $1,006 +5.28
658–673 669 7 160.00–163.00 $160.84 $1,076 +3.33
955 955 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 177.00–187.00 $182.10 $437 —
275–287 283 5 164.00–174.00 $170.66 $483 -4.06
310–342 334 9 167.00–176.00 $169.41 $566 -4.56
375–395 386 12 160.00–175.00 $167.00 $645 -9.20
400–425 413 2 156.00–165.00 $160.64 $663 -2.03
429 429 4 155.00 $155.00 $665 +5.00
485 485 4 159.00–163.00 $162.00 $786 -4.77
515 515 1 156.00 $156.00 $803 -5.00
555–595 576 7 158.00–159.50 $159.14 $917 —
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 —
605–630 606 32 145.00–157.00 $156.15 $946 +3.70
650–688 681 7 142.00–156.00 $151.41 $1,031 +12.08
715 715 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,094 —
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 —
763–795 774 3 135.00–138.00 $136.97 $1,060 -6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 159.00 $159.00 $358 —
318 318 6 142.00–155.00 $148.50 $472 +8.50
365 365 1 149.00 $149.00 $544 -2.46
425–448 438 12 146.00–147.50 $146.24 $641 -6.76
460 460 1 146.00 $146.00 $672 -8.83
511 511 7 145.00 $145.00 $741 —
565–570 568 5 138.00–150.00 $142.19 $808 -0.14
638–640 639 3 145.00–148.00 $146.00 $933 —
670 670 2 149.00 $149.00 $998 —
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
142 142 3 345.00 $345.00 —
172–195 181 5 325.00–360.00 $344.93 —
225 225 1 380.00 $380.00 —
250 250 2 400.00 $400.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 118.00 $118.00 $434 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 171.00 $171.00 $556 -21.00
490 490 2 165.00 $165.00 $808 -10.00
628 628 2 144.00 $144.00 $904 —
735 735 2 129.00 $129.00 $948 —
828 828 2 120.00 $120.00 $994 —
1059 1059 5 107.00 $107.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
179 179 4 400.00 $400.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $360 —
750–1050 865 85-90% 3 40.00–51.00 $45.68 $395 —
835–1070 954 85-90% 6 55.00–62.50 $59.58 $568 -0.58
685–1175 978 85-90% 31 67.00–77.00 $72.79 $712 +12.63
830–1195 987 85-90% 22 65.00–73.50 $70.40 $695 +10.24
1070 1070 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $599 —
995–1218 1152 85-90% 6 74.00–77.50 $76.94 $886 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
818 818 80-85% 2 59.00 $59.00 $483 —
965 965 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $724 —
978 978 80-85% 2 64.00 $64.00 $626 —
1075 1075 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $785 —
950–1340 1115 80-85% 19 75.00–87.00 $79.40 $885 —
975–1400 1191 80-85% 34 74.50–83.50 $79.75 $950 —
1230 1230 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,033 +4.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,046 —
1180–1290 1240 75-80% 3 75.00–85.00 $80.36 $996 —
1225–1410 1324 75-80% 14 78.50–81.50 $80.38 $1,064 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1090 1053 3 80.00–82.00 $81.34 $857 —
1230 1230 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,107 —
1255–1710 1480 13 80.00–90.50 $85.61 $1,267 —
1555–1700 1637 3 97.50–101.00 $98.95 $1,620 —
1515–2040 1757 9 90.00–98.50 $94.34 $1,658 -8.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
950–1175 1032 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 775.00–950.00 $897.00
1050–1160 1102 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 810.00–1,025.00 $945.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
984 984 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 550.00 $550.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 900.00 $900.00 —
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 -257.86
910–1260 1038 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 1,135.00–1,410.00 $1,252.08 —
985–1175 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,291.67 +249.17
1185–1230 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,335.00 $1,301.25 —
1170–1360 1272 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 11 950.00–1,225.00 $1,134.09 -115.91
1235–1377 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,310.00–1,475.00 $1,376.25 —
1341 1341 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
865–880 872 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 775.00–1,000.00 $858.33 —
670–1125 876 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 975.00–1,060.00 $1,008.57 —
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1158 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 300.00 $300.00 —
762–888 798 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 310.00–350.00 $321.43 —
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 425.00 $425.00 —

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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.