Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. mostly 3.00-7.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, bulls 5.00 lower, though quality not as attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.10/cwt on 394 head.

Average price

$138.10

394 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$16.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	432	141.77	612	52
Medium and Large 1-2	500	139.38	697	105
Medium and Large 1	589	138.24	814	206
Medium 1-2	520	127.50	663	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	336	126.24	424	14thin
Large 1	427	125.00	534	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.77/cwt here — about $79 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 sale394 hd

138.10

—

NM average4 barns · 1,931 hd

138.31

−0.21

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	1,605	75.79	1,216	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	51.48	679	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	48.18	741	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	45.92	479	92

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2	—	622	116.12/cwt	115.00–119.50	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	108.05/cwt	104.00–111.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	128.62/cwt	120.00–140.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.00/cwt	120.00–131.50	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.67/cwt	117.50–118.00	674	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	43.64/cwt	42.50–45.00	427	49
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	713	175.00/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,248	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	488	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	142.57/cwt	142.00–144.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	127.11/cwt	124.00–133.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.47/cwt	126.00–137.00	689	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	169.01/cwt	164.00–175.00	632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	134.32/cwt	134.00–135.00	834	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.73/cwt	134.50–135.50	713	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	151.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	120.52/cwt	120.00–122.00	935	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.27/cwt	153.00–160.00	747	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.81/cwt	131.00–145.50	817	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	126.78/cwt	125.50–127.50	870	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	791	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	164.74/cwt	160.00–169.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	141.23/cwt	131.00–148.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.02/cwt	138.50–145.50	737	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	134.16/cwt	130.00–136.50	640	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	117.17/cwt	115.00–118.75	755	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	122.74/cwt	119.00–128.25	719	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.50	594	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.81/cwt	135.00–136.00	585	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	353	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	579	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	243	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	328	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	123.74/cwt	115.00–126.00	445	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	771.43/cwt	675.00–825.00	8,262	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	900.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,153	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	781.67/cwt	760.00–825.00	8,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	10,290	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	492.86/cwt	450.00–650.00	4,332	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	133.60/cwt	132.00–137.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	666	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	368	121.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	445	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	358	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	451	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	408	124.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	507	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	489	101.86/cwt	101.00–107.00	498	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	347	122.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	424	17
Steers	Large 1	—	427	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	534	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	520	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	663	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	686.67/cwt	625.00–760.00	7,828	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	650.00/cwt	500.00–725.00	7,781	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	52.42/cwt	45.00–57.50	669	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	47.50/cwt	45.00–50.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	843	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	50.79/cwt	46.25–55.00	599	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	36.81/cwt	35.00–41.00	292	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	48.18/cwt	45.50–52.00	741	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	51.65/cwt	46.50–57.50	682	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	45.24/cwt	44.25–46.00	584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	77.99/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,286	16
Bulls	—	—	1,463	68.73/cwt	62.00–72.50	1,006	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	825	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	8,255	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	668.33/cwt	500.00–725.00	7,786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	169.57/cwt	168.00–176.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	122.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	133.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	108.83/cwt	107.00–112.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	128.75/cwt	127.00–130.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	517	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	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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