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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

1,459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.74/cwt -7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 321 lb · 57 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $296.69/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 330 lb · 56 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $288.80/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 376 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,459 2,511 816
Feeder cattle 1,024 1,808 749
Slaughter cattle 300 503 45
Replacement cattle 135 200 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves 300-450 lbs were 15.00 lower while 450-500 lbs sold 5.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 3.00-13.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 22.00-23.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 9.00-11.00 lower and 400-450-lbs sold 23.00 lower while 450-550 lbs were 8.00-9.00 lower and 550-600 lbs were 27.00 lower. Insufficient numbers on feeder heifers for comparison. Trade was lower on a lower market with unsteady demand.. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher to 11.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher to 11.00 lower. Lower numbers 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
288 288 6 302.00 $302.00 $870 +10.61
323 unweaned 323 20 282.00 $282.00 $911 -3.08
313–342 331 25 284.00–305.00 $298.19 $987 -18.47
340 value added 340 11 320.00 $320.00 $1,088 —
366–387 value added 372 11 305.00–322.00 $317.17 $1,180 —
359–388 374 21 280.00–300.00 $292.54 $1,094 -4.26
376–398 unweaned 380 17 265.00–266.00 $265.82 $1,010 -9.18
400–438 value added 408 9 286.00–287.00 $286.24 $1,168 —
424 424 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,043 -47.79
416–442 427 35 250.00–277.00 $268.97 $1,149 -24.82
450–478 468 49 246.00–272.00 $264.34 $1,237 +29.34
525–548 532 15 235.00–252.00 $242.43 $1,290 -11.18
550–590 564 33 221.00–248.50 $233.84 $1,319 -7.92
605–635 619 23 210.00–226.00 $222.46 $1,377 -14.41
680–696 693 12 211.00–216.00 $214.60 $1,487 -13.84
815 815 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,386 -32.86
864 864 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,564 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 11 61.00 $61.00 $224 —
407 407 25 60.00 $60.00 $244 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 240.00 $240.00 $799 -12.00
395 395 1 252.00 $252.00 $995 -8.00
419–445 433 9 230.00–247.00 $242.25 $1,049 -22.56
540 540 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 —
598 598 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,196 -14.68
613 613 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,171 -34.00
682–688 685 7 175.00–176.00 $175.43 $1,202 -29.57
840 840 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,176 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 262.00 $262.00 $886 —
378 378 8 254.00 $254.00 $960 +82.00
427 427 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,063 —
460 460 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,035 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 7 130.00 $130.00 $506 —
530 530 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 —
620–625 623 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,364 —
657 657 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 value added 267 5 280.00 $280.00 $748 —
280–285 283 4 250.00–262.00 $255.95 $724 +6.99
310 unweaned 310 6 225.00 $225.00 $698 -15.00
309–344 322 51 241.00–264.00 $258.24 $832 -6.97
356–393 365 45 230.00–259.00 $245.25 $895 -19.48
400–440 412 42 215.00–240.00 $230.00 $948 -16.75
424 unweaned 424 6 200.00 $200.00 $848 -16.34
475 value added 475 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,173 -13.00
468–488 479 21 212.00–236.00 $226.24 $1,084 -8.55
495 495 3 200.00 $200.00 $990 -34.79
506–513 508 15 210.00–228.00 $217.95 $1,107 -12.09
571 value added 571 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,188 —
550–595 576 23 195.00–202.00 $200.97 $1,158 -21.41
576 unweaned 576 5 164.00 $164.00 $945 —
620–625 623 4 160.00–180.00 $170.04 $1,059 -44.33
641 value added 641 7 212.00 $212.00 $1,359 —
663–667 665 5 181.00–187.00 $184.61 $1,228 -41.39
715–729 721 11 160.00–176.00 $165.81 $1,195 —
773 773 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 220.00 $220.00 $876 —
418 418 2 190.00 $190.00 $794 —
455–482 471 5 185.00–205.00 $197.28 $929 -2.72
550–580 568 10 160.00–175.00 $170.11 $966 —
675–680 678 6 144.00–160.00 $152.03 $1,031 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 220.00 $220.00 $594 —
361 361 8 226.00 $226.00 $816 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 4 160.00 $160.00 $726 —
508–530 517 5 190.00–201.00 $194.51 $1,006 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 182.00 $182.00 $646 —
418 418 5 115.00 $115.00 $481 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 253.00 $253.00 $807 —
420 420 2 190.00 $190.00 $798 —
565 565 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,158 —
678 678 2 146.00 $146.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 —— 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,074 —
630 630 —— 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,058 —
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,238 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1450 1228 80-85% 36 79.00–85.00 $82.29 $1,011 —
1010–1570 1312 80-85% 20 85.00–88.00 $86.94 $1,141 —
975–1710 1362 80-85% 43 88.00–93.00 $89.65 $1,221 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1080 958 85-90% 4 77.50–80.00 $78.92 $756 +4.48
925–1205 987 85-90% 14 65.00–71.00 $68.53 $676 -5.91
935–1545 1124 85-90% 21 71.00–77.50 $74.52 $838 -14.49
970–1585 1266 85-90% 6 39.00–62.00 $52.24 $661 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1920 1323 75-80% 14 90.00–94.00 $91.94 $1,216 —
1100–1780 1400 75-80% 6 94.00–117.00 $101.64 $1,423 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1550 1231 4 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $1,261 —
1090–1505 1361 8 70.00–88.00 $78.72 $1,071 -11.78
1290–1825 1605 10 89.00–100.00 $94.15 $1,511 -22.48

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1075 819 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 94.00–165.00 $128.60 $1,053
565–1095 855 (<2 yrs)Open 24 108.00–182.00 $148.38 $1,269

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
807–1145 892 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 725.00–1,525.00 $977.50
735–1045 923 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–1,200.00 $1,033.33
920–1177 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,031.25
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1049 1041 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 38 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,584.21
1065–1066 1066 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 2,100.00–2,600.00 $2,576.19
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -96.43
1145–1360 1232 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,200.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
535–650 593 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 450.00–500.00 $475.00 —
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.