Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady except 500-600 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. No comparison over 600 lbs. but a lower undertone noted.

Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Trade active, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.00/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$187.00

241 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.85

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	440	192.20	846	108
Medium and Large 1	507	185.18	939	106
Medium and Large 2	508	173.37	881	27

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale241 hd

187.00

—

NM average4 barns · 1,845 hd

169.15

+17.85

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	—	Average	1,506	73.36	1,104	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	60.89	717	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	57.00	781	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	53.81	524	18

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Guaranteed Open	—	350	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	620	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	54.15/cwt	47.50–57.51	532	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	56.39/cwt	50.00–62.00	536	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	47.75/cwt	47.50–48.00	454	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	59.87/cwt	54.00–61.75	673	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	62.37/cwt	61.75–63.50	783	13
Bulls	—	—	1,544	74.54/cwt	70.00–79.25	1,151	17
Bulls	—	—	1,194	64.06/cwt	61.00–69.00	765	5
Bulls	—	—	1,807	82.16/cwt	81.25–82.50	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	198.17/cwt	198.00–199.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	185.45/cwt	181.00–187.50	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	134.57/cwt	128.00–136.50	1,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	360	170.96/cwt	165.25–175.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	349	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	448	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	263	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	142.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	169.25/cwt	165.25–172.00	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	167.57/cwt	167.00–168.00	766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	148.02/cwt	140.50–149.50	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	275	186.79/cwt	186.00–187.50	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	303	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.39/cwt	135.00–136.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	750	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	139.07/cwt	132.00–140.25	916	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	140.68/cwt	133.00–141.50	910	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	144.07/cwt	141.50–145.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	157.57/cwt	157.00–158.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.40/cwt	166.00–172.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	762.50/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	812.00/cwt	800.00–835.00	9,054	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	837.50/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,794	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	599.29/cwt	550.00–650.00	6,203	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,723	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,453	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	887.50/cwt	850.00–925.00	8,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	397	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	599	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	489	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	856	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	200.54/cwt	195.50–203.00	854	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	187.30/cwt	185.25–192.00	880	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	207.85/cwt	202.00–209.50	796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	220.08/cwt	218.50–223.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	298	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	398	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	354	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	773	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	199.69/cwt	199.00–200.00	861	13

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →