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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.72/cwt -16.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 527 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.30/cwt +9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 525 lb · 51 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $218.92/cwt -17.98 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 433 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 816 1,926 1,371
Feeder cattle 749 1,551 781
Slaughter cattle 45 301 367
Replacement cattle 22 74 223

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly 14.00-18.00 lower on much lighter receipts. Heifer calves 3.00-6.00 lower, with the exception of 500-550 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Receipts were light due to moisture around the area. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 240.00 $240.00 $588 +12.30
310–335 327 5 225.00–230.00 $228.98 $749 -15.37
350–395 372 20 205.00–229.00 $220.31 $820 -25.68
403–448 433 41 200.00–226.00 $218.92 $948 -17.98
458–490 467 13 210.00–227.00 $218.45 $1,020 +12.20
500–542 527 55 179.00–198.00 $192.72 $1,016 -16.03
560–590 578 19 171.00–191.00 $185.44 $1,072 -7.45
600–649 618 38 173.00–186.00 $180.57 $1,116 +7.00
653–691 677 41 155.00–173.00 $169.97 $1,151 +8.82
700–748 724 15 156.00–170.00 $166.63 $1,206 -1.39
750–765 758 5 145.00–160.00 $156.43 $1,186 -2.20
890 890 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,380 +12.97
955 955 1 140.50 $140.50 $1,342 —
1145 1145 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–324 310 14 190.00–210.00 $203.67 $631 -10.59
375–377 377 6 182.00–200.00 $184.99 $697 -21.81
425–445 434 7 180.00–198.00 $188.86 $820 -6.62
450–497 473 17 180.00–197.00 $189.72 $897 +6.44
550–570 560 2 165.00–176.00 $170.40 $954 -6.30
618–633 628 7 157.00–174.00 $163.35 $1,026 +4.06
660 660 1 141.00 $141.00 $931 -3.01
710–735 729 4 150.00–159.00 $152.19 $1,109 +18.68
778–785 780 3 131.00–140.00 $136.98 $1,068 -4.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 195.00 $195.00 $517 +3.00
365–375 370 2 170.00–172.00 $171.01 $633 -8.61
400–435 426 8 160.00–177.00 $171.21 $729 +1.21
460–495 480 6 161.00–175.00 $169.18 $812 +7.85
513–545 524 3 157.00 $157.00 $823 +7.21
582 582 3 154.00 $154.00 $896 -3.00
615 615 1 128.00 $128.00 $787 —
660 660 1 128.00 $128.00 $845 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 44.00 $44.00 $195 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 322 3 167.00–178.00 $174.30 $561 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–396 381 26 175.00–195.00 $183.20 $698 -6.62
415–448 425 17 163.00–181.00 $174.47 $741 -6.65
454–498 474 22 166.00–181.00 $176.64 $837 +3.94
500–546 525 51 158.00–174.00 $170.30 $894 +9.27
555–590 574 12 153.00–163.00 $157.73 $905 -0.65
604–642 618 26 151.00–167.00 $162.63 $1,005 +5.02
653–695 663 6 143.00–150.00 $147.46 $978 -8.59
700–710 706 14 148.00–161.00 $155.41 $1,097 +3.95
750–795 769 5 143.00–145.00 $144.59 $1,112 -10.41
826 826 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,198 +4.98
855–890 878 3 141.00–143.00 $141.65 $1,244 +1.04
985 985 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–333 322 8 173.00–176.00 $174.84 $563 -3.35
353–390 372 6 166.00–170.00 $169.35 $630 -1.61
456–490 459 12 159.00–176.00 $174.49 $801 +18.91
475 475 5 165.00 $165.00 $784 +9.42
513–537 521 19 145.00–151.00 $149.05 $777 -0.67
614 614 4 141.00 $141.00 $866 +4.26
715–740 728 2 142.00–143.00 $142.49 $1,037 +11.36
840 840 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,176 +25.00
880 880 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,153 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 463 2 143.00–155.00 $149.03 $690 +3.03
505 505 1 147.00 $147.00 $742 +0.15
645 645 1 141.00 $141.00 $909 +35.09
850 850 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,037 —
1095 1095 1 85.00 $85.00 $931 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 131.00 $131.00 $485 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 120.00 $120.00 $300 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 148.00 $148.00 $651 +13.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 225.00 $225.00 $866 +75.00
415 415 1 201.00 $201.00 $834 +52.95
487 487 9 205.00 $205.00 $998 +38.42
548 548 3 180.00 $180.00 $986 +21.30
554 554 4 174.00 $174.00 $964 +0.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 174.00 $174.00 $740 +47.00
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1060 1007 85-90% 3 44.00–50.00 $45.85 $462 -20.96
1000–1115 1048 85-90% 3 62.50–67.50 $65.38 $685 -1.43
960–1270 1168 85-90% 10 57.50–63.50 $60.74 $709 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1390 1233 80-85% 6 50.00–63.00 $57.79 $713 —
1190–1370 1309 80-85% 4 68.00–72.50 $70.30 $920 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $976 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1945 1378 7 63.50–78.00 $69.86 $963 —
1565–1955 1737 5 83.00–90.00 $88.07 $1,530 —
2190 2190 1 92.50 $92.50 $2,026 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1080–1105 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,400.00 $1,312.50
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1010–1345 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,083.33
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1270 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.