Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeders 5.00-9.00 lower except 300-400 lbs. 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.81/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$142.81

308 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$33.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	353	162.62	573	13thin
Medium and Large 2	420	152.68	640	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	481	149.16	717	101
Medium and Large 1	581	138.26	803	145
Small and Medium 1-2	477	129.32	617	31

One grade step is worth $33.29/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale308 hd

142.81

—

NM average4 barns · 1,054 hd

139.05

+3.75

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	1,790	87.03	1,558	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	61.30	680	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	60.64	868	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	56.86	574	83

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	350	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	452	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.93/cwt	135.00–141.50	788	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	726	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	163.86/cwt	155.00–167.00	624	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.85/cwt	144.00–145.00	688	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	169.59/cwt	167.00–176.50	529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.66/cwt	124.00–126.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	183.75/cwt	179.00–187.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	819	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	125.05/cwt	123.00–128.00	772	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	832	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	133.35/cwt	132.00–137.00	844	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	158.42/cwt	155.00–159.00	643	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.57/cwt	142.00–155.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.36/cwt	127.50–131.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.53/cwt	182.00–185.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	341	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	556	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	371	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	669	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	124.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	715	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	483	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	148.14/cwt	143.00–150.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	127.00/cwt	122.00–129.50	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	611	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	678	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	825	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	705.00/cwt	660.00–750.00	7,283	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	57.53/cwt	54.00–61.50	600	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	52.32/cwt	50.00–53.50	464	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	62.87/cwt	62.00–64.50	709	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	60.64/cwt	59.50–61.00	868	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	60.37/cwt	55.00–62.50	674	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	64.08/cwt	62.75–67.50	728	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	852	53.56/cwt	52.50–54.50	456	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	354	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	393	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	121.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	555	46
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	386	126.33/cwt	121.00–127.00	488	26
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	432	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	361	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	720	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	600	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	89.49/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,578	12
Bulls	—	—	1,831	83.33/cwt	76.00–87.50	1,526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	752	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	621	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,988	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	511	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	644	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	439	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	619	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	494	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	598	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	371	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	453	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	133.30/cwt	129.50–137.00	689	4

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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