Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and calves 4.00-7.00 higher, instances 9.00 higher on 500-600 lb. steers and 400-450 lb heifers. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher bulls 1.00 lower but condition not as attractive. Trade active demand good to very good on weaned or thin offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.45/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$156.45

554 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$4.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	419	158.97	666	40
Medium and Large 1	531	157.71	837	258
Medium and Large 1-2	467	154.79	723	256

One grade step is worth $4.18/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale554 hd

156.45

—

NM average4 barns · 1,903 hd

149.45

+7.00

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	1,458	67.87	990	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	55.83	689	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	54.85	608	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	49.88	487	67

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2	—	579	143.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	146.59/cwt	144.00–150.00	611	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	143.88/cwt	135.00–149.00	694	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	152.40/cwt	150.00–153.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	152.74/cwt	152.00–155.00	506	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	171.12/cwt	169.00–172.50	739	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.40/cwt	139.00–150.00	754	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.16/cwt	134.00–135.50	831	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	150.82/cwt	143.00–155.00	730	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	176.16/cwt	170.00–178.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	546	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	870	433.33/cwt	400.00–450.00	3,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	261	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	416	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	350	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	538	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	154.18/cwt	152.00–158.00	509	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	177.29/cwt	175.50–178.50	826	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	180.80/cwt	180.00–181.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	876	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	298	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	263	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	151.87/cwt	150.00–156.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	759	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	146.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	691	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,021	51.85/cwt	50.50–52.00	529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	627	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	166.18/cwt	165.00–167.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	422	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	646	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	489	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	—	449	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	537	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	564	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	547	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	153.27/cwt	151.00–160.00	823	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	129.06/cwt	129.00–131.00	946	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	165.48/cwt	161.00–173.00	794	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.35/cwt	166.00–179.00	740	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	867.50/cwt	860.00–875.00	10,410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,376	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	750.63/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,927	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	661.36/cwt	620.00–750.00	7,282	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	782.86/cwt	600.00–825.00	9,911	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	55.60/cwt	53.00–57.50	706	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	8,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	842.50/cwt	785.00–900.00	8,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.76/cwt	144.00–155.00	569	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.27/cwt	126.00–135.00	692	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	144.25/cwt	142.50–154.00	482	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	138.62/cwt	137.50–142.00	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	176.81/cwt	171.00–181.00	661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	124.01/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	184.12/cwt	183.00–186.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	561	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	797.22/cwt	650.00–825.00	8,020	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	743.33/cwt	710.00–760.00	6,259	3
Bulls	—	—	1,574	73.99/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,165	8
Bulls	—	—	1,387	64.10/cwt	59.50–69.50	889	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	532	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	54.85/cwt	53.50–56.00	602	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	55.00/cwt	53.50–56.50	611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	226	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	43.25/cwt	41.00–45.00	395	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	50.94/cwt	46.00–55.00	500	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	156.45/cwt	155.00–158.00	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	152.91/cwt	151.00–158.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	176.93/cwt	176.00–180.00	419	4

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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