Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.12/cwt on 432 head.

Average price

$149.12

432 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$9.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	150.71	766	201
Medium and Large 1-2	481	149.36	718	183
Medium and Large 2	461	141.56	653	48

One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about $113 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 sale432 hd

149.12

—

NM average3 barns · 2,040 hd

141.40

+7.72

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	1,561	73.53	1,147	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	54.11	611	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	52.50	722	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	52.34	589	14

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	165.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	173.45/cwt	165.00–176.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	416	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	503	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	135.81/cwt	134.00–137.00	823	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.63/cwt	137.00–142.50	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	152.99/cwt	150.00–156.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	303	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.00/cwt	128.00–146.50	801	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	133.11/cwt	130.00–143.00	712	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.53/cwt	137.00–157.00	645	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	583	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	154.93/cwt	138.00–169.00	713	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	157.97/cwt	154.00–161.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.53/cwt	125.00–142.50	791	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	149.27/cwt	149.00–152.00	754	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	173.32/cwt	163.00–176.00	645	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	220.98/cwt	219.00–223.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	168.18/cwt	163.00–170.00	727	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	183.96/cwt	177.00–195.00	780	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	159.20/cwt	150.00–166.00	898	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	212.48/cwt	207.00–216.00	620	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	210.84/cwt	206.00–215.00	658	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	167.80/cwt	165.00–170.00	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	142.56/cwt	140.00–149.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	363	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	205.25/cwt	201.00–222.00	805	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	154.20/cwt	152.00–155.00	979	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	159.36/cwt	158.50–161.00	827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	165.22/cwt	162.00–170.00	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	140.85/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,035	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	178.83/cwt	171.00–187.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	497	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	174.72/cwt	167.00–195.00	832	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	206.69/cwt	203.00–214.00	777	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	833.33/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	221.23/cwt	221.00–222.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	456	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	135.99/cwt	126.00–152.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.09/cwt	152.50–156.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.19/cwt	123.00–133.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	159.20/cwt	155.00–162.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	167.79/cwt	164.00–174.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	124.00/cwt	119.00–129.00	794	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	51.91/cwt	46.50–57.50	580	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	53.83/cwt	52.50–57.00	600	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	59.41/cwt	58.00–60.50	786	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	75.31/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,206	12
Bulls	—	—	1,252	63.77/cwt	60.00–68.50	798	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	780.00/cwt	725.00–925.00	7,761	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,080.00/cwt	700.00–1,225.00	10,627	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,188	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,112.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	11,548	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,469.12/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	17,688	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	15,420	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	895.00/cwt	885.00–900.00	9,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	881.25/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,473	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	143.36/cwt	143.00–145.00	839	11

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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