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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.53/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 534 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $218.80/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 530 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.05/cwt +7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 566 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 889 1,397 1,021
Feeder cattle 669 1,037 814
Slaughter cattle 150 183 126
Replacement cattle 70 177 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 450 lbs sold 3.00 lower; 450-600 lbs were 5.00-11-00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs were 14.00 higher, while 400-450 lbs sold 6.00 higher; 450-550 lb heifer calves were 3.00-6.00 lower, while 550-600 lb calves 7.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 8-00 lower and 650-700lbs sold 2.00-3-00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 8-00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs had insufficient numbers for comparison. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate good on light numbers. Excellent buyer attendance. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 6.00-12.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 1 225.00 $225.00 $720 —
320–345 332 6 227.00–245.00 $238.44 $792 -17.56
360 360 1 210.00 $210.00 $756 -23.81
355–395 unweaned 372 5 195.00–202.00 $198.52 $738 —
350–398 383 22 221.00–237.00 $226.51 $868 -7.30
394 value added 394 6 251.00 $251.00 $989 -10.00
410 410 1 200.00 $200.00 $820 -24.65
413 thin fleshed 413 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,008 -3.00
431–443 435 6 216.00–232.00 $221.43 $963 -3.22
452 452 3 218.00 $218.00 $985 -6.33
453 value added 453 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,105 —
458 458 4 191.00 $191.00 $875 -33.33
455–478 470 15 228.00–238.00 $233.72 $1,098 +9.39
497 unweaned 497 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,019 —
500–543 value added 520 15 226.00–230.00 $228.88 $1,190 -0.48
523–545 533 16 207.00–226.00 $219.52 $1,170 +9.69
537 thin fleshed 537 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,240 +3.00
530–548 542 6 183.00–191.00 $185.61 $1,006 -24.22
559–593 573 13 214.50–231.00 $223.59 $1,281 +25.78
601 value added 601 9 219.00 $219.00 $1,316 —
600–636 614 15 190.00–197.00 $193.52 $1,188 -7.52
650–698 671 19 172.00–190.00 $181.13 $1,215 -3.01
723–740 732 5 175.00–189.00 $178.21 $1,304 +23.21
760 760 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,345 +8.96
823–843 833 4 155.00–171.00 $162.90 $1,357 —
850 850 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,445 —
1160 1160 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 197.00 $197.00 $591 —
485 485 1 183.00 $183.00 $888 -21.00
525 525 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,018 -7.00
562–578 567 11 183.00–199.00 $192.40 $1,091 —
600–645 629 4 170.00–186.00 $176.54 $1,110 +1.94
830 830 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
490 490 1 171.00 $171.00 $838 —
545 545 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,008 —
575–598 593 12 176.00–182.00 $176.97 $1,049 —
668 668 3 140.00 $140.00 $935 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 162.00 $162.00 $486 —
550–570 560 2 161.00–170.00 $165.58 $927 —
760 760 1 123.00 $123.00 $935 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 54.00 $54.00 $249 —
510 510 1 50.00 $50.00 $255 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 308 3 220.00–235.00 $229.89 $708 +25.75
345 unweaned 345 1 210.00 $210.00 $724 —
350 value added 350 2 229.00 $229.00 $802 —
361–396 382 17 213.00–225.00 $218.63 $835 +14.31
385 unweaned 385 1 198.00 $198.00 $762 +4.80
405 value added 405 8 223.00 $223.00 $903 —
408–433 413 28 202.00–220.00 $214.45 $886 +5.78
453–494 474 20 187.00–205.00 $199.77 $947 +8.77
510–549 534 42 180.00–195.00 $185.53 $991 -2.97
555–576 566 38 185.00–193.00 $189.05 $1,070 +7.96
600–610 605 13 164.00–181.00 $172.17 $1,042 +8.19
668–690 673 17 166.00–175.00 $172.66 $1,162 +0.06
730 730 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,058 -18.41
750–776 772 6 139.00–146.00 $140.13 $1,082 -14.87
825 825 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,213 —
825 825 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,180 —
910 910 4 139.50 $139.50 $1,269 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–447 441 8 177.00–195.00 $189.48 $836 —
460–495 490 13 172.00–183.00 $181.52 $889 -1.92
506–515 508 7 170.00–184.00 $173.46 $881 -5.60
560–575 568 2 166.00–170.00 $168.03 $954 —
640–648 646 4 144.00–160.00 $156.04 $1,008 —
685 685 1 137.00 $137.00 $938 —
800 800 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 161.00 $161.00 $842 +16.00
600 600 4 137.00 $137.00 $822 —
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 50.00 $50.00 $195 —
520–522 522 4 45.00–50.00 $48.75 $254 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 696 4 90.00 $90.00 $626 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 113.00 $113.00 $362 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 220.00 $220.00 $634 —
610 610 1 162.00 $162.00 $988 —
686 686 12 180.00 $180.00 $1,235 —
1085 1085 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1240 fancy 1067 (<2 yrs)N/A 16 1,800.00–3,500.00 $2,693.75 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 182.00 $182.00 $646 —
450 450 1 204.00 $204.00 $918 +1.00
558–587 579 7 184.50–186.00 $185.59 $1,075 +17.59
630 630 2 140.50 $140.50 $885 —
670 670 1 146.00 $146.00 $978 -39.00
700 700 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,092 —
820 820 1 121.00 $121.00 $992 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 137.00 $137.00 $877 —
723 723 2 132.00 $132.00 $954 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1440 1282 80-85% 11 94.00–99.00 $96.46 $1,237 +6.96
1030–1630 1292 80-85% 12 87.00–93.00 $90.27 $1,166 +0.77
1195–1710 1441 80-85% 10 99.00–102.00 $100.08 $1,442 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1265 1072 85-90% 5 50.00–66.00 $56.63 $607 -27.16
925–1320 1156 85-90% 10 80.00–89.00 $84.56 $978 +35.37
935–1790 1181 85-90% 7 65.00–81.00 $74.16 $876 +24.97
1125–1430 1243 85-90% 3 89.00–94.00 $90.82 $1,129 +2.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1505 1400 75-80% 5 103.00–107.00 $103.86 $1,454 +7.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1890 1384 7 92.00–104.00 $97.27 $1,346 —
1345–2015 1561 7 105.00–111.00 $108.26 $1,690 —
1555–2235 1795 11 110.00–118.00 $113.96 $2,046 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
909 909 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 146.50 $146.50 $1,332

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
955–1145 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,125.00 $1,041.67
1105–1135 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00
1065–1175 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,075.00–1,275.00 $1,185.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995–1290 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,235.00 —
1115–1240 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,112.50 —
1100–1625 1387 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,200.00–1,600.00 $1,313.89 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 57.00 $57.00 $442 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 72.00 $72.00 $670 —

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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.