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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.01/cwt +11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 573 lb · 57 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $222.96/cwt +6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 427 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $203.43/cwt +18.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 510 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 943 913 805
Feeder cattle 758 708 558
Slaughter cattle 135 108 91
Replacement cattle 50 97 156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves sold mostly 3.00-7.00 higher on comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers have no accurate comparison. Trade active, demand good for calves that are suitable for grazing. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-8.00 higher on comparable weights. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with breaker cattle selling steady and boner and lean cattle selling to 2:00-3:00 lower. Slaughter bulls have no comparison due to light receipts last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217–237 228 9 212.00–230.00 $220.58 $503 —
250–293 282 13 200.00–230.00 $223.16 $629 -6.84
300–345 336 21 212.00–235.00 $228.65 $768 -2.35
355–394 379 31 216.00–232.00 $226.34 $858 +7.81
400–444 427 49 212.00–232.00 $222.96 $952 +10.36
450–490 459 26 200.00–225.50 $213.25 $979 +14.25
503–535 508 36 194.00–206.00 $204.47 $1,039 +19.88
530 530 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,012 +6.41
572–579 573 57 186.00–193.00 $192.01 $1,100 +11.01
609–625 616 9 184.00–186.00 $184.90 $1,139 +13.15
658 658 2 175.50 $175.50 $1,155 +9.50
717 717 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 197.00 $197.00 $532 -6.06
310–340 325 2 200.00–205.00 $202.38 $658 -2.22
378–395 384 3 196.00–200.00 $198.63 $763 -0.27
415 value added 415 1 215.00 $215.00 $892 —
417–443 430 13 186.00–200.00 $191.61 $824 +16.17
455–488 474 7 182.00–186.00 $183.65 $871 —
479 value added 479 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,025 —
600–625 609 4 169.00–171.00 $170.01 $1,035 +9.34
665 665 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,064 —
708–710 709 3 146.00–153.00 $148.34 $1,052 —
938 938 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,294 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 429 8 160.00–178.00 $172.43 $740 —
500–530 518 6 158.00–167.00 $163.33 $846 —
560 560 1 168.00 $168.00 $941 +4.00
655–690 673 2 140.00–147.00 $143.41 $965 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
828 828 4 57.00 $57.00 $472 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 150.00 $150.00 $784 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 2 192.00 $192.00 $250 —
200 200 1 182.00 $182.00 $364 —
266–297 283 24 181.00–206.00 $195.83 $554 —
331–349 341 19 185.00–193.00 $189.85 $647 +6.93
370–394 390 24 183.00–196.00 $188.82 $736 —
402–446 426 35 182.00–190.50 $187.11 $797 +1.28
453–493 478 17 160.00–187.00 $177.13 $847 -11.07
505–513 511 11 161.00–182.00 $177.01 $905 -0.61
555–574 561 19 170.00–181.00 $174.06 $976 +3.13
625–635 634 21 157.00–178.00 $175.04 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 178.00 $178.00 $409 —
253 253 2 174.00 $174.00 $440 —
300 300 1 173.00 $173.00 $519 +2.10
370–395 383 2 172.00–177.00 $174.42 $668 +1.05
405–429 424 11 162.00–179.00 $174.61 $740 +7.43
450–495 478 13 165.00–178.00 $173.43 $829 -0.07
515–530 523 4 160.00–167.00 $162.49 $850 -3.96
559–595 567 11 165.00–169.00 $166.47 $944 +6.54
635 635 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,010 —
655 655 1 135.00 $135.00 $884 —
765 765 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 —
855 855 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 175.00 $175.00 $429 —
318–320 318 5 160.00–175.00 $166.79 $530 +12.97
415–440 423 3 145.00–155.00 $148.46 $628 —
480–495 488 2 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $727 -5.95
500 500 2 149.00–155.00 $152.00 $760 —
570 value added 570 1 160.00 $160.00 $912 —
580–597 592 5 149.00–158.00 $150.99 $894 —
610–630 620 2 144.00–149.00 $146.46 $908 +2.46
680 680 1 144.00 $144.00 $979 —
740 value added 740 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 —
785 785 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 202.00 $202.00 $465 —
340 fancy 340 1 218.00 $218.00 $741 —
460 460 2 188.00 $188.00 $865 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 142.00 $142.00 $831 —
655–690 673 2 139.00 $139.00 $935 +5.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 164.00 $164.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028–1265 1100 80-85% 13 73.00–91.00 $79.42 $874 —
1115 1115 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,037 —
1130 1130 80-85% 1 82.50 $82.50 $932 —
1050–1365 1151 80-85% 7 80.00–88.00 $82.04 $944 -6.19
1040–1560 1300 80-85% 2 87.00–88.00 $87.60 $1,139 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 85-90% 5 50.00 $50.00 $276 —
725–955 826 85-90% 4 79.00–87.00 $83.08 $686 —
890–990 941 85-90% 4 70.00–72.50 $71.91 $677 +8.23
860–1055 942 85-90% 5 62.00–67.50 $65.57 $618 +1.89
975 975 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $741 -5.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $720 —
1115–1230 1173 75-80% 2 80.00–82.50 $81.19 $952 -6.81
1170–1425 1318 75-80% 3 89.00–90.00 $89.36 $1,178 —
1260–1420 1323 75-80% 4 82.00–85.00 $82.99 $1,098 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 92.50 $92.50 $944 —
910–1205 1058 2 107.00–110.00 $108.29 $1,146 —
1065–1415 1206 10 71.00–91.00 $84.23 $1,016 —
930–1820 1442 27 90.00–106.50 $98.34 $1,418 —
1315–1750 1603 16 100.00–110.00 $103.96 $1,666 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
940–1105 997 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,033.33
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–890 783 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00–775.00 $692.50
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
850–1145 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,161.25 -117.32
900–1200 1041 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,000.00–1,435.00 $1,352.22 +73.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775–810 793 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 725.00–900.00 $812.50 —
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
850–985 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 700.00–825.00 $758.33 —
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825–900 863 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,235.00–1,325.00 $1,280.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1060–1100 1087 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00–1,525.00 $1,483.33 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 142.00 $142.00 $682 —

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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.