Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves mostly 2.00-6.00 higher. No comparison on yearling cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 4.00 lower on limited receipts and quality not as attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.58/cwt on 618 head.

Average price

$146.58

618 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

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

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	422	158.04	666	244
Medium and Large 2	491	141.81	696	59
Medium and Large 1	582	138.60	807	315

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale618 hd

146.58

—

NM average2 barns · 2,109 hd

143.81

+2.78

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	1,663	70.44	1,171	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	51.43	658	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	48.77	722	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,096	47.40	520	47

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	—	717	126.72/cwt	126.00–128.00	909	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	159.99/cwt	155.00–161.00	656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	159.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.32/cwt	125.00–131.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	181.22/cwt	174.00–185.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	133.06/cwt	125.00–135.50	845	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	907	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	140.59/cwt	133.00–143.50	790	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	148.36/cwt	145.00–156.00	708	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	178.79/cwt	170.00–184.00	515	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.28/cwt	158.00–167.00	669	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	168.94/cwt	167.00–174.00	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	602	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	719	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	131.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	118.16/cwt	113.00–119.00	812	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	115.90/cwt	115.00–116.00	710	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	125.37/cwt	123.00–131.00	604	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	122.93/cwt	118.00–127.50	702	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	125.00/cwt	122.00–129.00	659	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	153.49/cwt	146.00–156.00	487	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	128.97/cwt	125.00–136.00	544	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	149.22/cwt	148.00–150.00	700	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	169.16/cwt	168.00–177.00	589	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	672	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	128.90/cwt	124.50–133.00	791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	241	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	146.52/cwt	141.00–150.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	146.65/cwt	142.00–149.00	695	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	748	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	616	124.18/cwt	121.00–129.00	765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	516	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	122.65/cwt	119.00–127.00	597	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.24/cwt	118.00–125.25	724	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	664	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	44.40/cwt	43.00–45.50	471	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	56.83/cwt	56.50–58.00	725	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	51.23/cwt	46.00–54.00	662	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	48.77/cwt	45.00–54.00	722	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	36.12/cwt	30.00–39.00	332	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	42.83/cwt	40.00–45.00	460	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	51.94/cwt	46.00–55.25	594	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,256	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	736.48/cwt	650.00–760.00	8,941	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	127.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	824	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	581	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	75.41/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,357	7
Bulls	—	—	1,544	66.09/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,020	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,190.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	14,173	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	979.17/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	10,800	6

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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