Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.90/cwt on 479 head.

Average price

$155.90

479 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$43.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.56

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	162.59	867	142
Medium and Large 1-2	487	157.97	769	108
Small and Medium 1-2	386	152.23	588	136
Small and Medium 2	315	150.93	476	44
Medium and Large 2	498	150.51	749	43
Medium and Large 2-3	513	118.67	609	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.92/cwt here — about $258 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 sale479 hd

155.90

—

NM average3 barns · 1,184 hd

148.34

+7.56

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	1,538	75.98	1,168	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,431	58.73	840	1,466
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	55.56	805	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	969	50.67	491	54

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2-3	—	733	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	850	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	482	150.88/cwt	149.00–152.00	727	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	153.62/cwt	150.00–154.00	676	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,030.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,050.00	10,094	2
Bulls	—	—	1,923	84.34/cwt	83.75–85.25	1,622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,283	68.21/cwt	61.00–72.50	875	12
Bulls	—	—	1,608	78.51/cwt	72.75–83.50	1,262	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,938	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,481	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	775	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	411	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Mexican Origin	—	403	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	484	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	339	162.98/cwt	159.00–165.00	553	37
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	369	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	535	58
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	443	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	656	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	377	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	599	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	137.58/cwt	136.75–139.00	768	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.75/cwt	121.00–132.00	803	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	120.53/cwt	119.00–126.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.26/cwt	139.00–147.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	154.51/cwt	153.00–156.00	603	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	293	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	369	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	246	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	308	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	322	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	438	30
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	369	138.78/cwt	135.00–139.50	512	43
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	412	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	494	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	830	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	427	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	60.42/cwt	60.00–61.50	714	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	58.73/cwt	54.50–59.50	841	1,459
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	55.56/cwt	55.00–56.25	805	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	40.23/cwt	38.00–41.00	329	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	47.29/cwt	42.75–51.00	422	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	54.54/cwt	51.25–59.25	566	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,289	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,369	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	600	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,460	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	615	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,337	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.72/cwt	143.00–147.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.23/cwt	144.00–148.00	629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	160.97/cwt	157.00–166.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.61/cwt	138.00–144.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	424	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.95/cwt	135.00–136.50	774	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	138.72/cwt	138.00–139.00	710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	140.40/cwt	140.00–141.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	143.51/cwt	141.50–150.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	176.44/cwt	170.00–183.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	726	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	159.22/cwt	158.00–162.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	131.30/cwt	130.50–131.50	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	933	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	133.84/cwt	132.00–135.00	925	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	186.82/cwt	186.00–192.00	684	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	632	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	170.96/cwt	167.00–174.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	117.54/cwt	116.00–126.50	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	—	607	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	—	467	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	454	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	384	176.00/cwt	174.00–181.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.78/cwt	150.00–155.50	781	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	761	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	147.23/cwt	141.00–151.00	867	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	171.10/cwt	167.00–176.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	512	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	260	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	39

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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