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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $258.18/cwt +19.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 623 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $269.06/cwt +18.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 528 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.07/cwt +14.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 533 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 935 619 1,700
Feeder cattle 689 394 1,390
Slaughter cattle 202 161 221
Replacement cattle 44 64 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; steer calves were significantly higher on comparable sales, Feeder steers had too low of numbers last week to compare .Heifer calves sold steady and feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Trade was very active on higher numbers and a higher market. Demand was strong with excellent buyer attendance

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 2 327.00 $327.00 $762 —
253 253 2 325.00 $325.00 $822 —
331–333 331 10 322.00–327.00 $323.00 $1,069 +17.19
360 value added 360 4 322.00 $322.00 $1,159 +9.00
370 370 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,006 -20.27
370–393 382 4 290.00–307.00 $298.76 $1,141 +6.49
409–442 423 7 307.00–314.00 $310.87 $1,315 +17.02
441 441 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,147 ±0.00
444 unweaned 444 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,066 —
445 445 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,264 +24.00
455–480 470 27 300.00–317.00 $302.77 $1,423 +77.77
513 513 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,241 -13.26
510–540 528 16 276.00–294.00 $287.11 $1,516 +58.86
543–547 545 6 250.00–255.00 $252.51 $1,376 +24.26
553 value added 553 6 294.00 $294.00 $1,626 —
558–580 thin fleshed 567 7 262.00 $262.00 $1,486 —
575–582 579 6 230.00–240.00 $235.03 $1,361 -5.89
595 595 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,523 +37.00
617 617 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,493 +3.14
601–640 624 35 252.00–266.00 $259.57 $1,620 +20.71
678–698 688 4 200.00–207.00 $203.45 $1,400 -6.55
713–733 719 22 222.00–236.00 $229.20 $1,648 +44.20
803 803 18 223.00 $223.00 $1,791 +43.00
945 945 1 236.00 $236.00 $2,230 —
1115 1115 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,528 —
1230 1230 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,599 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–495 485 20 286.00–300.00 $290.71 $1,410 —
578–583 580 15 265.00–268.00 $266.21 $1,544 —
983 983 6 239.00 $239.00 $2,349 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,335 —
695 695 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,543 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 3 80.00 $80.00 $504 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–330 322 11 282.00–287.00 $283.74 $914 +26.10
338–340 339 4 245.00–258.00 $251.48 $853 -6.16
360–398 387 18 258.00–266.00 $261.16 $1,011 +3.86
446 446 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,079 +1.62
452–480 464 11 220.00–235.00 $228.14 $1,059 -0.82
465–483 value added 475 9 250.00–252.00 $251.13 $1,193 +1.13
484 thin fleshed 484 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,162 —
527 value added 527 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,423 —
518–543 533 21 220.00–235.00 $228.09 $1,216 +25.09
535 thin fleshed 535 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,284 —
558–575 564 8 215.00–230.00 $223.78 $1,262 +24.78
620 value added 620 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,500 —
610–648 632 12 196.00–214.50 $210.62 $1,331 +10.62
686 686 6 206.50 $206.50 $1,417 -1.50
735–739 738 6 174.00–192.50 $186.36 $1,375 —
853 853 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,373 —
938 938 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,754 —
950 950 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,330 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,065 —
418 418 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,150 —
488 488 4 202.00 $202.00 $986 —
509 509 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,232 —
588 588 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,352 —
601 601 7 204.00 $204.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 230.00 $230.00 $782 —
533 533 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,119 +45.00
563 563 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,182 +39.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 4 100.00 $100.00 $419 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 146.00 $146.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 14 257.00 $257.00 $1,275 —
500 500 6 279.00 $279.00 $1,395 —
580 580 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 —
622 622 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,331 +44.00
690 690 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,339 —
725 725 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,378 —
809 809 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,311 —
855 855 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,385 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 2 167.00 $167.00 $882 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1500 1160 80-85% 12 90.00–93.00 $91.55 $1,062 —
915–1560 1192 80-85% 26 93.50–96.50 $94.94 $1,132 —
960–1555 1256 80-85% 17 95.00–100.00 $97.35 $1,223 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1385 1043 85-90% 8 80.00–84.00 $82.36 $859 —
895–1450 1061 85-90% 8 85.00–89.00 $85.96 $912 —
870–1435 1127 85-90% 15 45.00–79.00 $64.76 $730 —
925–1530 1153 85-90% 7 89.00–91.00 $90.11 $1,039 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1435 1226 75-80% 6 100.00–102.50 $101.11 $1,240 —
905–1540 1262 75-80% 9 102.00–109.00 $105.13 $1,327 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1445 1161 5 85.00–99.00 $91.31 $1,060 —
940–1740 1353 7 102.00–108.00 $104.52 $1,414 —
915–2045 1489 20 108.00–129.00 $117.65 $1,752 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
688–830 710 (<2 yrs)Open 9 113.00–175.00 $156.00 $1,108
600–855 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 112.00–137.00 $122.25 $886

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655 655 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
675–1050 863 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,100.00 $1,000.00
650–1135 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–1,400.00 $1,112.50
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
890–1500 1249 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,125.00–1,450.00 $1,345.00
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
580 580 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
915 915 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 -41.67
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00 +825.00
1030–1285 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,360.00–1,775.00 $1,567.50 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 (<2 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.