Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower, no accurate comparison on feeders over 600 lbs. but a higher undertone noted. Heifer calves under 600 lbs mostly 7.00 higher, no accurate comparison on feeders over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.07/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$140.07

227 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$27.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.18

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	146.24	712	77
Medium and Large 1-2	476	142.85	680	79
Medium and Large 2	462	136.49	630	37
Small and Medium 1-2	343	127.00	436	19thin
Small and Medium 2	455	119.14	542	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.10/cwt here — about $170 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 sale227 hd

140.07

—

NM average4 barns · 754 hd

128.89

+11.18

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	1,570	83.94	1,318	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	58.47	700	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	55.77	804	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	54.92	558	78

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	663	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	169.84/cwt	168.00–171.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	129.29/cwt	128.00–134.00	791	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	—	462	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	300	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.48/cwt	135.00–145.50	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.64/cwt	146.00–151.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.41/cwt	152.50–154.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	165.66/cwt	165.00–167.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	543	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	741	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.16/cwt	150.00–155.00	809	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	131.47/cwt	130.00–141.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.55/cwt	146.00–147.50	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.50/cwt	124.00–126.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	155.48/cwt	154.00–156.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	170.92/cwt	168.00–174.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	187.50/cwt	187.00–188.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	612	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	557	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	343	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	436	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.86/cwt	139.50–141.00	655	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	140.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	427	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	552	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.67/cwt	138.00–143.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	147.74/cwt	146.50–151.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.36/cwt	111.00–116.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	157.15/cwt	153.50–159.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.49/cwt	133.00–145.00	739	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	153.27/cwt	152.00–159.00	650	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	579	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	457	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,244	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	687.50/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,659	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	56.25/cwt	52.50–59.00	599	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	49.80/cwt	47.50–52.50	458	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	61.29/cwt	59.75–63.50	648	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	43.25/cwt	43.25–43.25	448	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	55.77/cwt	53.50–57.75	804	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	57.52/cwt	54.00–59.50	700	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	61.40/cwt	60.00–64.50	696	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	700	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	675	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	6,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	8,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,071.67/cwt	985.00–1,260.00	11,563	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,125.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	11,340	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	15,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	900.00/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,675	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	87.66/cwt	86.25–88.75	1,479	15
Bulls	—	—	1,464	82.21/cwt	77.25–85.75	1,204	9
Bulls	—	—	1,173	63.88/cwt	59.50–68.50	749	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	10,013	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	10,413	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	473	115.46/cwt	115.00–117.00	546	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	111.57/cwt	107.00–120.00	819	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	129.68/cwt	121.00–139.00	690	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	123.11/cwt	121.00–126.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	136.81/cwt	136.00–137.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	396	2

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.

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