Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

1,256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $239.73/cwt -8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 627 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $298.41/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,407/hd at 472 lb · 57 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.06/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 474 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,256	1,845	1,836
Feeder cattle	944	1,344	1,264
Slaughter cattle	259	253	389
Replacement cattle	53	248	183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 6.00-15.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 8.00-9.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady -3.00 higher with instances of 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Market was uneven with excellent buyer attendance

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	360.00	$360.00	$792	—
300–335	316	10	302.00–332.00	$317.90	$1,005	+0.90
373–385	379	4	344.00–355.00	$349.41	$1,324	+29.41
381 unweaned	381	4	287.00	$287.00	$1,093	-3.48
404–433	418	20	316.00–335.00	$326.53	$1,365	-29.47
456 value added	456	7	322.00	$322.00	$1,468	-2.14
467–480	473	9	270.00–273.00	$272.01	$1,287	-1.26
464–490	474	41	290.00–308.00	$300.18	$1,423	+26.91
502–519 value added	510	9	289.00–293.00	$291.19	$1,485	—
501–548	517	21	260.00–271.00	$264.97	$1,370	-18.23
543 unweaned	543	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,385	—
550–593	573	13	231.00–250.00	$237.17	$1,359	-23.16
595 value added	595	5	279.00	$279.00	$1,660	-1.51
614–649	626	52	230.00–245.50	$238.43	$1,493	-6.46
637	637	6	251.00	$251.00	$1,599	+6.11
653–695	671	7	235.00–248.00	$242.23	$1,625	+15.50
700 fancy	700	17	240.00	$240.00	$1,680	—
708–731	716	25	215.00–223.00	$219.77	$1,574	—
775–786	780	9	210.00–223.00	$217.18	$1,694	-11.82
858–899	876	9	195.00–209.00	$201.38	$1,764	—
905–941	931	7	186.00–191.00	$189.61	$1,765	+29.61
933 value added	933	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,959	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359	359	6	266.00	$266.00	$955	-16.56
445	445	3	278.00	$278.00	$1,237	-12.93
458–497	478	17	253.00–267.00	$257.99	$1,233	+3.72
498	498	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,195	-14.27
513–541	529	10	245.00–254.00	$248.74	$1,316	-20.26
582–593	588	6	230.00–237.00	$233.53	$1,373	—
600–645	608	12	215.00–230.00	$217.65	$1,323	-15.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	3	162.00	$162.00	$612	—
443	443	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,134	—
538	538	2	254.00	$254.00	$1,367	—
670	670	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	7	280.00	$280.00	$1,257	-15.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637	637	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,440	—
697	697	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,568	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	4	202.00	$202.00	$652	—
725	725	2	127.00	$127.00	$921	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	3	250.00	$250.00	$792	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185 unweaned	185	2	575.00	$575.00	+50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	4	292.00	$292.00	$961	+12.00
333 unweaned	333	2	270.00	$270.00	$899	—
381–390	388	17	276.00–292.00	$288.30	$1,119	-37.72
413–423	416	16	265.00–285.00	$281.71	$1,172	+21.33
435 unweaned	435	5	264.00	$264.00	$1,148	-5.00
465–470 unweaned	466	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,165	—
455–495	472	32	254.00–271.00	$260.40	$1,229	+1.30
488 value added	488	10	282.00	$282.00	$1,376	—
513–540	531	35	244.00–257.50	$251.21	$1,334	+0.40
536	536	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,244	-18.81
553–599	583	26	220.00–240.00	$227.48	$1,326	-7.87
613	613	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,477	+20.60
653–693	664	12	210.00–225.00	$218.69	$1,452	+8.69
813–815	814	5	191.00–194.00	$192.80	$1,569	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	250.00	$250.00	$812	-10.00
375	375	2	252.00	$252.00	$945	-13.00
405–431	424	14	242.00–281.00	$266.39	$1,129	+39.23
453–492	465	10	239.00–245.00	$243.34	$1,132	+13.34
547	547	8	231.00	$231.00	$1,264	+21.00
595	595	4	219.00	$219.00	$1,303	-3.28
609	609	5	202.00	$202.00	$1,230	—
666	666	7	204.00	$204.00	$1,359	+18.49

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	13	292.00	$292.00	$1,139	—
400–435	418	8	268.00–278.00	$273.21	$1,142	-20.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165–190 unweaned	184	5	635.00–700.00	$658.00	+78.00
205–218 unweaned	209	3	300.00–600.00	$400.00	-200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	4	252.00	$252.00	$1,084	—
608	608	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,161	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	2	215.00	$215.00	$694	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	292.00	$292.00	$1,299	—
546	546	14	254.00	$254.00	$1,387	—
683	683	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,571	—
765	765	4	193.00	$193.00	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180 unweaned	180	2	700.00	$700.00	+175.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1535	1017	80-85%	30	111.00–116.00	$112.52	$1,144	—
1040	1040	80-85%	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,352	—
1030–1225	1110	80-85%	3	119.00–122.00	$120.43	$1,337	—
948–1700	1203	80-85%	45	114.00–119.00	$116.76	$1,405	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1295	962	85-90%	36	109.00–113.00	$110.17	$1,060	—
815–1070	964	85-90%	5	90.00–99.00	$93.32	$900	—
845–1345	1107	85-90%	19	100.00–109.00	$106.86	$1,183	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1105	1036	75-80%	4	122.00–129.00	$125.83	$1,304	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1205	1125	4	135.00–140.00	$136.54	$1,536	—
1215–1915	1565	2	124.00–130.00	$127.67	$1,998	—
1310–1890	1591	4	139.00–145.00	$140.23	$2,231	—
1605–1915	1754	5	140.00–150.00	$143.57	$2,518	—
2635	2635	1	125.00	$125.00	$3,294	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
616–975	776	(<2 yrs)	Open	33	180.00–230.00	$209.45	$1,625
545–1015	841	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	131.00–215.00	$172.00	$1,447

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,300
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,035
905–1178	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	131.00–142.00	$136.17	$1,452
1065–1125	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	122.00–132.00	$125.33	$1,372
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,589
1240–1250	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	115.00–132.00	$129.17	$1,604

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1070	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	115.00–129.00	$122.00	$1,248
1205–1215	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	115.00–131.00	$128.33	$1,557

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1165	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,375.00
975–1090	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,625.00–1,725.00	$1,675.00
840–1355	1098	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,027

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–915	895	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,125.00–1,900.00	$1,835.42
815–985	900	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,620.00	$1,497.50
990	990	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,702

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	+875.00
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.