Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders under 500 lbs. 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs. mostly 5.00 lower except 400-500 lbs. instances 1.00 higher. No comparison over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Trade moderate to active demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.28/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$141.28

235 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	142.99	758	65
Medium and Large 1-2	517	142.95	739	129
Small and Medium 2	435	135.00	587	4thin
Medium and Large 2	544	133.14	725	33
Medium and Large 2-3	477	132.91	634	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.08/cwt here — about $124 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 sale235 hd

141.28

—

NM average3 barns · 571 hd

135.15

+6.13

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	—	High	1,452	79.01	1,148	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,120	62.00	694	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	60.46	720	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	55.06	553	44

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	748	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	930	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	150.90/cwt	138.50–164.00	801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	128.05/cwt	123.50–132.50	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	132.91/cwt	131.00–135.00	634	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	149.78/cwt	139.00–161.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	162.35/cwt	161.00–165.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	193.97/cwt	192.00–196.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	191.26/cwt	189.00–192.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.82/cwt	164.00–169.00	867	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	172.75/cwt	169.00–180.00	788	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	178.21/cwt	170.00–184.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.17/cwt	156.00–158.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	731	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.66/cwt	163.00–166.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	151.64/cwt	148.00–155.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	119.87/cwt	116.00–121.00	846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.42/cwt	147.00–151.00	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	154.52/cwt	152.00–164.00	675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	129.45/cwt	125.00–136.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.23/cwt	121.00–123.00	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	156.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	661	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.49/cwt	132.00–141.50	704	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,004	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	433	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	666	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	799	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	693	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	159.18/cwt	157.00–160.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	138.35/cwt	137.00–139.00	683	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.47/cwt	51.75–60.75	557	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	50.38/cwt	50.00–50.50	509	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	63.01/cwt	62.00–63.75	614	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	743	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.43/cwt	55.25–62.50	694	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	83.95/cwt	83.25–84.25	1,308	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	78.82/cwt	74.75–82.25	1,115	4
Bulls	—	—	1,180	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	708	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,678	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	855.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	6,584	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	5,015	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	635	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,699	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	5,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.91/cwt	138.00–147.00	874	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	921.43/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	9,638	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	787.50/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,135	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	975	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	525	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	725	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	168.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.28/cwt	160.00–163.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	162.13/cwt	160.00–171.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	135.95/cwt	130.00–140.50	899	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	214.12/cwt	209.00–217.00	585	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	341	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	508	162.58/cwt	159.00–164.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	154.59/cwt	154.00–155.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	533	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	478	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	712	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,385	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	700	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,970	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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