Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 9.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 5.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher. Trade active demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.70/cwt on 463 head.

Average price

$151.70

463 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$11.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	154.76	831	194
Medium and Large 1-2	542	150.62	816	227
Medium and Large 2	493	143.37	707	42

One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $124 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 sale463 hd

151.70

—

NM average4 barns · 2,607 hd

144.44

+7.26

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	1,609	77.97	1,255	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	57.11	684	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	56.75	782	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	54.07	565	102

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1-2Value Added	—	410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	851	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	130.83/cwt	126.00–134.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	509	2
Bulls	—	—	1,238	67.68/cwt	63.00–70.00	838	4
Bulls	—	—	1,864	83.98/cwt	83.50–84.50	1,565	4
Bulls	—	—	1,627	78.63/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,279	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	59.17/cwt	58.50–61.00	730	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	56.34/cwt	54.00–58.00	668	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	839	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	58.67/cwt	58.00–59.00	692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	44.59/cwt	38.00–47.50	404	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	53.84/cwt	49.50–57.50	552	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,099	56.58/cwt	46.00–58.50	622	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	56.88/cwt	55.50–58.00	671	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	54.35/cwt	51.00–58.50	646	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.15/cwt	134.50–143.00	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.92/cwt	144.50–154.00	797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.05/cwt	150.00–165.00	748	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	910	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	139.07/cwt	136.00–140.50	908	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.19/cwt	135.00–146.50	828	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	456	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	334	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	598	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	170.85/cwt	170.00–173.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	169.92/cwt	167.00–174.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	168.16/cwt	166.50–170.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	116.53/cwt	110.00–120.50	735	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	116.30/cwt	112.00–117.50	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	773	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	562	133.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	752	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	152.37/cwt	144.00–158.00	517	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	634	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	128.93/cwt	128.50–130.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.90/cwt	121.50–124.00	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	156.06/cwt	155.00–157.00	432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.02/cwt	142.00–147.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	134.20/cwt	131.00–140.00	586	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	723	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.13/cwt	126.00–140.00	617	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	767.00/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,248	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	763.75/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	127.60/cwt	122.00–133.00	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	145.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	536	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	146.82/cwt	145.00–148.00	507	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	123.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	691	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,453	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	631.50/cwt	510.00–775.00	6,605	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	967.50/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	10,159	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	658	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	478	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	508	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	437	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.77/cwt	130.00–145.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	120.21/cwt	118.00–122.50	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	774	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	145.62/cwt	140.00–150.50	848	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.99/cwt	164.00–177.50	718	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	834	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	163.56/cwt	157.00–170.00	792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.24/cwt	168.00–174.50	655	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.13/cwt	142.00–145.00	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	176.75/cwt	176.00–178.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	519	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	553	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	716	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	116.57/cwt	113.00–119.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	58.50/cwt	57.50–60.50	841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	650	1

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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