Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 4.00 lower though quality not as attractive. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.28/cwt on 933 head.

Average price

$140.28

933 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	142.99	598	604
Medium and Large 1-2	440	136.30	599	272
Medium and Large 2	462	130.49	603	57

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale933 hd

140.28

—

NM average4 barns · 2,293 hd

135.57

+4.71

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	1,574	68.94	1,085	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	47.25	767	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	45.82	569	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,076	42.68	459	235

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1Unweaned	—	615	132.19/cwt	130.00–134.50	813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	170.75/cwt	165.00–173.00	456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	129.43/cwt	127.00–136.00	945	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	158.54/cwt	154.00–164.00	696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.30/cwt	140.50–152.00	758	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.97/cwt	160.00–173.00	546	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	163.48/cwt	161.00–166.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	137.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	138.95/cwt	137.00–143.50	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.83/cwt	134.00–140.50	642	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	8,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	170.27/cwt	160.00–173.50	642	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	172.39/cwt	168.00–175.50	736	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.85/cwt	138.00–141.50	866	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.99/cwt	138.00–148.00	822	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	157.19/cwt	155.00–165.00	799	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	126.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	111.24/cwt	106.00–114.00	798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	171.93/cwt	163.00–176.00	564	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	652.40/cwt	500.00–810.00	7,483	96
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	643.75/cwt	550.00–725.00	6,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	808.33/cwt	600.00–975.00	9,199	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	115.33/cwt	110.00–119.00	563	5
Bulls	—	—	1,422	64.23/cwt	60.00–68.50	913	9
Bulls	—	—	1,646	71.17/cwt	69.00–74.50	1,171	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	827.50/cwt	625.00–900.00	9,806	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	612.50/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,819	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	16,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,220	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	132.23/cwt	126.00–134.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.93/cwt	139.00–148.00	547	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	142.70/cwt	138.00–147.00	595	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	153.22/cwt	148.00–156.00	516	45
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	816.67/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	138.15/cwt	136.00–139.50	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	137.44/cwt	136.00–140.00	695	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	135.41/cwt	135.00–136.00	693	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.42/cwt	124.50–128.50	726	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	145.29/cwt	145.00–153.00	567	417
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	149.20/cwt	145.00–155.00	407	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	124.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	697	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	144.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	553	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.50/cwt	126.50–131.50	673	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.83/cwt	136.00–142.50	462	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	132.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	646	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	141.97/cwt	134.50–145.00	583	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	625	118.37/cwt	118.00–119.00	740	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	52.27/cwt	51.00–53.50	651	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	42.62/cwt	42.50–45.00	566	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	47.37/cwt	44.00–50.00	559	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	821	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	46.19/cwt	43.50–48.50	752	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	28.87/cwt	22.00–33.00	262	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	36.43/cwt	35.00–37.50	372	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	43.47/cwt	38.00–47.50	472	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	157.91/cwt	146.00–160.00	720	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.71/cwt	163.00–174.25	649	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.53/cwt	132.50–144.50	801	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	127.01/cwt	126.50–128.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	678	127.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	183.50/cwt	183.00–184.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.95/cwt	160.00–171.50	787	8

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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