Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. Heifers mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade active demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.43/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$137.43

485 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

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

$54.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	139.36	788	301
Medium and Large 1-2	539	137.41	741	132
Medium and Large 2	578	133.68	773	38
Small and Medium 1-2	457	120.00	548	5thin
Small and Medium 2	329	102.40	337	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	338	85.00	287	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.36/cwt here — about $500 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 sale485 hd

137.43

—

NM average4 barns · 1,961 hd

141.44

−4.01

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	1,587	72.34	1,148	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	54.38	744	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	49.99	577	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	44.20	454	90

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	592.50/cwt	550.00–635.00	4,373	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	338	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	287	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	329	102.40/cwt	99.00–107.00	337	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.29/cwt	118.00–126.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	119.92/cwt	118.00–121.00	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	129.82/cwt	125.50–133.00	606	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	127.35/cwt	118.00–130.50	681	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	128.20/cwt	124.00–130.00	540	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	137.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	118.18/cwt	117.00–120.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	142.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	497	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.62/cwt	130.00–147.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	599	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	47.23/cwt	45.00–48.00	522	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	50.00/cwt	49.00–51.00	663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	41.19/cwt	36.00–43.50	387	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	139.42/cwt	130.00–139.75	806	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	145.81/cwt	145.00–147.00	709	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.67/cwt	136.00–146.00	750	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	156.87/cwt	154.00–162.00	576	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	655	115.83/cwt	114.00–116.00	759	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	116.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	716	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	125.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	655	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.15/cwt	121.00–130.00	530	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.89/cwt	123.00–124.50	712	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	457	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	377	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	127.46/cwt	127.00–128.00	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.53/cwt	122.50–132.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	124.78/cwt	123.50–128.00	796	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	126.33/cwt	126.00–126.50	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.47/cwt	132.00–140.00	792	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.25/cwt	139.00–144.00	672	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.21/cwt	136.00–145.00	606	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.98/cwt	137.00–142.00	739	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	158.80/cwt	152.00–163.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	128.45/cwt	127.00–128.50	853	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	47.47/cwt	44.00–52.50	529	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	33.99/cwt	33.00–35.00	292	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	54.38/cwt	54.00–55.50	744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	51.41/cwt	46.00–56.00	618	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	43.71/cwt	43.00–44.50	420	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,474	68.18/cwt	63.00–71.50	1,005	17
Bulls	—	—	1,682	76.28/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,283	15
Bulls	—	—	2,075	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,743	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	775.00/cwt	600.00–875.00	9,316	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	506.67/cwt	475.00–535.00	4,727	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	726.11/cwt	625.00–810.00	7,690	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,093	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	591.67/cwt	575.00–600.00	6,284	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	800	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	3,960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,473	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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