Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, instances 8.00-10.00 higher on 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows and bull steady to strong. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.38/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$144.38

328 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	146.80	734	47
Medium and Large 1	568	146.68	833	165
Medium and Large 1-2	617	140.18	865	112
Large 1	470	139.00	653	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about $80 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 sale328 hd

144.38

—

NM average3 barns · 1,327 hd

139.48

+4.91

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	—	Average	1,647	85.44	1,408	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	59.65	704	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	57.85	864	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	56.40	588	83

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1Replacement	—	813	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	141.88/cwt	140.00–142.00	766	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.66/cwt	125.50–130.00	798	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	697	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	148.52/cwt	142.50–151.00	604	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.36/cwt	140.00–146.50	551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	144.06/cwt	142.00–148.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	668	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	763	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,638	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	86.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,413	8
Bulls	—	—	1,826	90.20/cwt	88.75–93.50	1,647	6
Bulls	—	—	1,305	74.27/cwt	70.00–79.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	625	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	723	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	145.54/cwt	144.00–146.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	131.14/cwt	130.00–134.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	152.48/cwt	151.00–155.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	196.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	126.68/cwt	126.00–129.00	850	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	144.54/cwt	144.00–145.50	873	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.37/cwt	144.00–154.00	804	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.57/cwt	157.00–168.00	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	176.82/cwt	173.00–186.00	550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	130.30/cwt	127.50–139.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.62/cwt	148.00–159.00	705	3
Steers	Large 1	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	121.52/cwt	120.00–122.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	113.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	664	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	141.75/cwt	141.00–143.00	553	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	720	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	875.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	10,544	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	658.33/cwt	625.00–675.00	7,077	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	60.37/cwt	57.50–62.00	715	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	57.34/cwt	54.00–61.75	611	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	50.77/cwt	45.00–52.50	472	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	62.77/cwt	62.00–64.00	711	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	57.85/cwt	55.00–61.25	864	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	59.60/cwt	56.50–62.25	687	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	63.78/cwt	63.00–64.50	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	858	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	990.00/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	10,207	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,021.88/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,566	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,163	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	878.57/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.32/cwt	131.50–138.00	824	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	131.66/cwt	123.00–132.25	1,007	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	151.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	51.92/cwt	51.50–52.50	601	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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