Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 3.00-6.00 lower, instances 11.00 lower on 500-600 lbs. Heifers under 600 lbs. 8.00-9.00 lower except 300-400 lbs 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower except a few replacements steady. Weighing conditions not as attractive with calves being more fleshy. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.78/cwt on 496 head.

Average price

$142.78

496 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$15.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	143.79	784	301
Medium and Large 1-2	526	143.36	754	168
Medium and Large 2	575	127.96	735	27

One grade step is worth $15.83/cwt here — about $49 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 sale496 hd

142.78

—

NM average4 barns · 2,955 hd

141.97

+0.82

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	—	High	1,564	72.12	1,128	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	54.77	783	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	54.45	687	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	50.91	536	103

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	906.33/cwt	725.00–960.00	10,133	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,581	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	851.67/cwt	710.00–860.00	10,603	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	678	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	55.53/cwt	55.00–57.50	675	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	811.67/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	715.76/cwt	435.00–760.00	8,410	152
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,763	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	597.50/cwt	535.00–660.00	5,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	662.50/cwt	550.00–825.00	6,665	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	633.13/cwt	580.00–675.00	5,818	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	733.33/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	814.64/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,839	42
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	797.78/cwt	600.00–975.00	6,677	9
Bulls	—	—	1,840	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	64.42/cwt	60.00–69.50	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	171.53/cwt	169.00–175.00	497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	157.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	515	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	147.69/cwt	143.50–160.00	650	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	153.52/cwt	147.00–157.50	708	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.39/cwt	134.50–144.00	740	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	711	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	637	134.08/cwt	129.00–136.00	854	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	710	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	792	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	780.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,048	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,753	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,965	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	895.36/cwt	800.00–910.00	7,915	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	869.00/cwt	835.00–900.00	7,995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	121.05/cwt	115.00–125.50	748	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	652	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	139.19/cwt	137.50–142.00	465	6
Bulls	—	—	1,633	75.38/cwt	70.50–79.00	1,231	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	45.22/cwt	45.00–45.50	515	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	56.54/cwt	56.00–58.00	740	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	54.45/cwt	48.50–55.75	685	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	861	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	54.40/cwt	52.00–56.25	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.91/cwt	116.00–122.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.52/cwt	157.50–172.00	620	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.83/cwt	155.00–168.00	682	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.18/cwt	139.00–150.00	752	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	154.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	726	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.75/cwt	133.00–143.50	801	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	769	118.23/cwt	117.00–120.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	808	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	124.99/cwt	124.00–127.50	901	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	31.75/cwt	31.00–32.50	260	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	56.23/cwt	55.50–56.50	718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	44.04/cwt	37.50–47.00	421	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	798	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	757	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.22/cwt	141.00–156.00	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	144.84/cwt	137.00–150.00	546	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.62/cwt	121.00–133.00	722	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.85/cwt	131.00–141.00	579	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.61/cwt	126.50–135.00	680	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	132.87/cwt	129.00–137.00	640	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	585	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.86/cwt	128.00–129.50	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	128.28/cwt	124.00–134.00	570	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.88/cwt	129.50–132.00	627	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	151.00/cwt	150.00–153.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	788	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	123.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	847	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	133.87/cwt	130.50–140.00	838	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	138.98/cwt	137.50–142.00	787	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	51.94/cwt	47.50–55.00	539	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,093	52.53/cwt	49.50–56.00	574	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	57.25/cwt	57.25–57.25	582	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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →