Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Feeders over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeders steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher except high yielding bulls 7.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.01/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$160.01

254 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.84

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	174.58	819	42
Medium and Large 1-2	543	158.56	862	175
Medium and Large 2	581	150.34	873	37

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale254 hd

160.01

—

NM average4 barns · 1,190 hd

148.17

+11.84

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	1,611	82.99	1,337	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	64.79	768	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	61.23	613	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	58.31	1,026	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	368	190.71/cwt	184.00–194.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	170.24/cwt	169.00–171.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	185.12/cwt	185.00–186.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	189.18/cwt	185.00–191.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	173.87/cwt	169.00–179.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	162.52/cwt	161.00–165.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	376	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.75/cwt	128.00–140.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	153.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	794	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	158.76/cwt	153.00–161.00	730	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.05/cwt	124.00–127.00	848	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	144.38/cwt	137.00–149.00	817	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	161.13/cwt	158.00–164.00	670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.08/cwt	164.00–166.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	154.85/cwt	150.00–156.00	782	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	164.86/cwt	163.00–172.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	161.24/cwt	159.00–168.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.26/cwt	132.00–143.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	169.54/cwt	159.00–180.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	60.82/cwt	55.00–63.50	597	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	65.53/cwt	64.00–68.00	727	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	52.73/cwt	51.50–54.50	468	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	58.31/cwt	55.00–62.50	1,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	65.45/cwt	64.50–66.50	767	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	63.52/cwt	61.50–64.50	769	18
Bulls	—	—	1,484	81.20/cwt	75.50–84.00	1,205	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	89.39/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,605	6
Bulls	—	—	1,500	70.05/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,051	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	966.67/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	12,837	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	930.00/cwt	875.00–985.00	9,467	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,644	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	725	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	6,416	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,087.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	11,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,042.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,060.00	9,122	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	11,495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,023.33/cwt	985.00–1,075.00	7,931	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	970.00/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	9,176	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	750	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	17,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	404	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	175.83/cwt	170.00–178.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	121.43/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	598	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	471	177.53/cwt	176.00–180.00	836	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	534	166.72/cwt	166.00–168.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	154.13/cwt	149.00–158.00	880	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	139.16/cwt	138.00–140.00	910	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	139.49/cwt	134.00–143.00	863	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	165.97/cwt	161.00–170.00	795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.62/cwt	129.00–135.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	189.29/cwt	188.00–192.00	640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	164.67/cwt	160.00–169.00	858	8

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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