Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 2.00 higher except 300*400 lbs. 7.00-10.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 1.00 higher except 400-450 lbs. 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 7.00-10.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.19/cwt on 555 head.

Average price

$143.19

555 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$18.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

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	484	150.92	731	226
Medium and Large 1	623	138.64	864	291
Medium and Large 2	610	131.99	806	38

One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale555 hd

143.19

—

NM average4 barns · 2,294 hd

141.95

+1.24

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	1,516	67.78	1,027	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	45.16	546	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	44.94	583	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	39.85	396	325

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	661.25/cwt	650.00–685.00	5,786	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,248	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	935.65/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	9,965	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	633.33/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,352	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	808.33/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	847.80/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,131	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	697.50/cwt	660.00–735.00	7,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	121.33/cwt	119.00–126.50	642	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.53/cwt	131.50–141.00	576	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	722	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	116.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	738	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	118.40/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	160.38/cwt	159.00–167.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	978	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	147.35/cwt	146.50–157.00	791	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	162.87/cwt	158.00–169.00	674	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	141.84/cwt	139.00–148.00	833	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	800	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,880	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	641.25/cwt	605.00–750.00	4,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	123.96/cwt	111.00–137.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	858	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	128.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	148.73/cwt	143.00–152.00	556	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	125.54/cwt	119.50–130.00	670	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	750	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	137.57/cwt	135.00–146.00	600	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	118.82/cwt	116.00–119.00	875	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	111.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	123.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	777	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	486	125.80/cwt	125.50–126.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.75/cwt	132.00–140.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	791	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	949	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	44.94/cwt	43.50–47.50	583	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	45.49/cwt	42.00–50.50	555	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	40.24/cwt	40.00–41.00	424	4
Bulls	—	—	1,643	72.51/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,191	11
Bulls	—	—	1,376	62.58/cwt	57.50–66.00	861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	122.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	842	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	27.89/cwt	25.00–31.00	233	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	33.29/cwt	30.00–35.50	313	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	40.08/cwt	36.00–45.50	414	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	993	41.87/cwt	39.00–44.50	416	174
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	46.50/cwt	46.00–47.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	738.09/cwt	550.00–875.00	8,311	152
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	64.00/cwt	57.00–71.00	502	41
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	57.08/cwt	44.50–65.00	543	153
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	964.23/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	11,050	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,023.00/cwt	875.00–1,110.00	11,253	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,180	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,156.56/cwt	985.00–1,185.00	12,884	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,073.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	11,270	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,077.50/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	11,475	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,092.92/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	11,661	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	135.95/cwt	132.00–137.00	865	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	161.41/cwt	158.00–165.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	134.21/cwt	132.00–135.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.46/cwt	165.00–168.00	546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	165.79/cwt	162.50–170.00	691	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.75/cwt	139.00–146.00	739	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	150.76/cwt	146.00–159.00	736	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	388	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	130.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	714	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	835	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	527	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	125.19/cwt	123.00–125.50	913	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	146.72/cwt	145.00–148.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.95/cwt	124.50–130.50	723	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	140.76/cwt	138.00–151.00	515	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	592.50/cwt	500.00–700.00	6,020	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	842.22/cwt	675.00–1,000.00	9,972	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	836.36/cwt	835.00–850.00	10,630	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	940.38/cwt	925.00–960.00	11,068	66

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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