Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher except 400-450 lbs. instances 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 1.00 lower. Heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull 4.00-5.00 lower. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.21/cwt on 398 head.

Average price

$149.21

398 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$36.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.52

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	155.33	779	258
Medium and Large 2	495	144.55	715	32
Medium and Large 1-2	594	140.67	835	85
Small and Medium 1-2	309	118.57	367	23

One grade step is worth $36.76/cwt here — about $412 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 sale398 hd

149.21

—

NM average4 barns · 2,537 hd

145.68

+3.52

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	1,669	72.85	1,216	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	55.31	890	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	54.50	698	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	50.14	530	138

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	753	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	137.42/cwt	133.00–141.00	793	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	146.80/cwt	144.00–150.00	766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.44/cwt	156.00–157.00	735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	803	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	161.31/cwt	155.00–163.00	790	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.39/cwt	141.00–147.00	830	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	174.63/cwt	172.00–178.00	719	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.07/cwt	142.50–155.00	757	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	127.62/cwt	127.00–130.00	910	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	184.52/cwt	178.00–186.00	570	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	171.00/cwt	167.00–176.00	646	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.09/cwt	129.00–132.00	868	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	137.51/cwt	134.50–143.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	176.51/cwt	171.00–181.00	512	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	432	161.12/cwt	161.00–162.00	696	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	122.26/cwt	118.00–123.50	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	132.98/cwt	129.00–139.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	135.96/cwt	128.00–137.50	661	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	123.53/cwt	120.25–127.00	784	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	156.30/cwt	155.00–157.00	530	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.45/cwt	125.00–136.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	727	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	341	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	610	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	517.50/cwt	500.00–535.00	4,916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,581	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	52.41/cwt	46.00–57.00	566	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	42.46/cwt	35.00–45.50	426	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	58.44/cwt	58.00–58.50	633	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	31.26/cwt	29.00–33.00	233	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	55.31/cwt	54.50–56.00	890	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	54.50/cwt	46.50–57.50	698	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	712.50/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	74.59/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,275	32
Bulls	—	—	1,503	67.17/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,010	13
Bulls	—	—	2,118	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.87/cwt	121.00–123.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,725	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	287	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	336	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	519	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	558	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	123.25/cwt	119.00–125.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.68/cwt	117.50–126.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	123.84/cwt	120.00–125.50	660	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	148.51/cwt	148.00–151.00	414	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	137.09/cwt	129.00–139.00	609	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,400	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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