Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison available on feeder steers and heifers due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher though quality more attractive. Bulls 1.00 lower on limited receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.20/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$142.20

179 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$36.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	161.95	791	29
Medium and Large 2	474	148.29	703	32
Medium and Large 1-2	553	147.96	819	32
Small and Medium 1-2	355	133.22	472	62
Small and Medium 2	313	125.75	394	24

One grade step is worth $36.20/cwt here — about $397 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 sale179 hd

142.20

—

NM average3 barns · 872 hd

137.30

+4.90

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	—	Low	1,608	76.11	1,224	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	62.92	890	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	62.67	704	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	57.04	578	33

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	752	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	51.13/cwt	49.00–52.50	477	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	57.78/cwt	53.25–63.50	590	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	61.58/cwt	56.00–64.00	671	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	121.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	119.63/cwt	117.00–123.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	156.83/cwt	154.00–159.00	587	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	440	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	419	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	574	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	121.31/cwt	118.00–147.00	449	37
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	412	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	494	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	242	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.23/cwt	154.00–163.50	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	127.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	172.01/cwt	164.00–175.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	150.25/cwt	149.50–151.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	931	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	165.29/cwt	160.00–166.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	151.37/cwt	148.00–154.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	152.13/cwt	150.00–155.00	490	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	288	126.86/cwt	123.00–139.00	365	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	332	136.99/cwt	136.00–143.00	455	21
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	376	131.86/cwt	131.00–137.00	496	31
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	350	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	399	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	310	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	407	129.50/cwt	123.00–136.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	156.77/cwt	150.00–161.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	125.33/cwt	121.00–129.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	758	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	772	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,385	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	652	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	313	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	516	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,087.50/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	10,473	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	937.50/cwt	925.00–950.00	8,672	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	10,369	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,162.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	13,811	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,945	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	820.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,643	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	660	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,541	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	70.00/cwt	67.50–72.00	1,029	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	77.74/cwt	73.25–82.25	1,279	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	65.18/cwt	64.00–67.00	785	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	63.75/cwt	63.75–63.75	1,151	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	62.64/cwt	62.25–63.00	805	3

How this sale compares

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