Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, no comparison over 600 lbs due to limited receipts. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, instance 5.00 higher on high yielding cows. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher on limited receipts. Trade active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.86/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$177.86

311 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	186.85	786	50
Medium and Large 1-2	515	184.15	949	93
Medium and Large 1	567	171.71	974	168

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about −$188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale311 hd

177.86

—

NM average3 barns · 1,145 hd

178.48

−0.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,655	75.04	1,242	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	60.54	791	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	55.06	905	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	55.01	592	16

Every lot, as filed

93 lots · USDA AMS · Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	154.47/cwt	148.00–157.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	872	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	164.34/cwt	160.00–165.00	702	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	404	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	157.74/cwt	153.50–159.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	163.68/cwt	161.00–166.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	557	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	439	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	574	135.08/cwt	134.50–136.50	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	181.27/cwt	178.00–183.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	190.75/cwt	187.00–195.00	897	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	188.87/cwt	188.50–190.00	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	157.91/cwt	157.00–158.00	883	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	303	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	358	178.51/cwt	178.00–179.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	296	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	898	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.58/cwt	160.00–171.00	715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	862	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	864	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,063	4
Bulls	—	—	1,453	66.88/cwt	65.00–69.00	972	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	63.10/cwt	61.25–65.00	856	8
Bulls	—	—	1,957	81.51/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,595	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.50	760	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	54.27/cwt	49.00–59.50	561	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	55.06/cwt	53.50–57.00	905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	58.96/cwt	55.00–60.75	752	13
Bulls	—	—	1,487	74.00/cwt	71.50–76.50	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	812.50/cwt	750.00–875.00	8,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	853.33/cwt	835.00–875.00	7,910	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,608	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,964	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,267.50/cwt	1,135.00–1,400.00	11,978	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	1,345.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,425.00	16,570	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,379	1,371.43/cwt	1,350.00–1,375.00	18,912	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	15,561	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,300	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	18,330	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	27,830	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,356	2,420.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,900.00	32,815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	383	200.72/cwt	190.00–202.00	769	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	339	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	458	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	171.31/cwt	170.00–179.00	826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	946	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	161.56/cwt	160.50–166.50	1,010	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	192.57/cwt	190.00–196.50	920	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	179.27/cwt	179.00–180.00	921	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	314	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	393	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	275	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	395	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	991	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	44

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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