Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 10.00-15.00 lower except a few 300-400 lbs. and a few 550-600 lbs. steady, over 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 higher, bulls 4.00-5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good on a depressed CME futures market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.85/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$173.85

348 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$33.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.30

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	184.91	872	187
Medium and Large 1-2	566	162.10	918	144
Medium and Large 2	552	151.79	837	17thin

One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $35 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 sale348 hd

173.85

—

NM average3 barns · 1,377 hd

163.55

+10.30

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	1,514	77.09	1,167	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	64.15	1,008	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	60.89	701	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	54.65	519	89

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	328	220.76/cwt	219.00–225.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	179.35/cwt	177.00–186.00	764	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.14/cwt	147.50–152.00	931	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	161.70/cwt	152.00–169.00	834	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	177.88/cwt	171.50–183.00	856	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	59.51/cwt	54.50–62.00	662	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	64.15/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,008	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.47/cwt	150.00–151.00	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	151.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	822	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	134.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	826	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	140.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	692	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	120.24/cwt	118.00–125.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	661	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	183.47/cwt	179.00–188.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	134.11/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	151.61/cwt	150.00–154.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	141.77/cwt	138.00–148.00	758	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.62/cwt	155.00–167.00	591	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.32/cwt	145.00–151.00	702	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	633	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	164.14/cwt	159.00–169.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	170.23/cwt	165.00–172.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	388	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	884	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	138.60/cwt	132.00–140.00	873	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	142.31/cwt	141.50–143.00	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	759	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	799	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,023	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	63.54/cwt	62.50–67.00	783	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	874	48.81/cwt	39.00–56.00	427	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	350	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	187.62/cwt	186.00–188.00	871	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	329	212.06/cwt	210.00–216.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	388	212.71/cwt	205.00–215.00	825	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	173.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	924	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	341	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	344	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	349	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	785	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	55.11/cwt	50.00–60.00	530	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	62.17/cwt	61.75–64.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	733	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	69.86/cwt	68.00–71.00	966	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,471	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	768.33/cwt	735.00–775.00	5,632	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	792.50/cwt	710.00–875.00	7,830	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	614.29/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,475	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	623.75/cwt	500.00–710.00	6,475	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	8,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,446.43/cwt	1,350.00–1,485.00	16,634	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,084.38/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	10,443	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,438	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,266.67/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	14,985	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	143.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	147.61/cwt	146.00–150.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	148.99/cwt	144.00–152.00	921	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	164.89/cwt	162.00–166.00	884	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	141.14/cwt	136.00–144.00	954	13
Bulls	—	—	1,544	78.87/cwt	73.00–84.25	1,218	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	815	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	424	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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