Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 lower except 400-500 lbs and over 600 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.87/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$164.87

148 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$27.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.86

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	171.21	820	59
Medium and Large 1-2	515	164.17	846	74
Medium and Large 2	514	143.40	737	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.81/cwt here — about $83 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 sale148 hd

164.87

—

NM average4 barns · 1,564 hd

152.01

+12.86

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	1,475	78.20	1,154	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,253	63.50	796	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	63.34	755	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	58.59	586	81

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	338	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	185.38/cwt	180.00–189.00	771	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.81/cwt	140.00–147.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	186.97/cwt	183.00–189.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	190.17/cwt	188.00–195.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	136.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.83/cwt	159.00–171.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	158.62/cwt	152.00–160.50	720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.27/cwt	156.00–160.50	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	164.48/cwt	163.00–165.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	160.97/cwt	156.00–164.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.94/cwt	132.50–135.50	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	334	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	162.12/cwt	161.00–165.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	830	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	59.16/cwt	55.00–63.50	588	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	64.80/cwt	63.00–66.50	719	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	50.25/cwt	45.00–57.50	459	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	64.64/cwt	63.00–65.50	822	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	61.39/cwt	58.00–63.00	643	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	607	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	79.27/cwt	74.50–82.50	1,173	15
Bulls	—	—	1,728	84.37/cwt	84.00–85.50	1,458	7
Bulls	—	—	1,168	68.34/cwt	63.50–73.00	798	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	712.50/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,232	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	904.29/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,047	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	795.00/cwt	710.00–900.00	7,274	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	655.00/cwt	650.00–660.00	6,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	170.16/cwt	164.00–175.00	810	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	161.62/cwt	159.00–165.00	899	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	140.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	774	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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