Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 10.00-12.00 higher except 300-400 lbs. 18.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade very active, demand very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.49/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$146.49

429 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	149.96	801	249
Medium and Large 1-2	505	148.94	752	124
Medium and Large 2	598	127.59	763	44
Medium and Large 2-3	570	118.67	676	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $125 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 sale429 hd

146.49

—

NM average3 barns · 1,292 hd

141.69

+4.80

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	1,576	80.67	1,271	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	55.94	645	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	51.59	743	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	48.76	475	102

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	524	153.32/cwt	147.00–154.50	803	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	190.87/cwt	187.00–195.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	180.31/cwt	180.00–181.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	137.35/cwt	133.00–138.00	801	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	124.69/cwt	121.00–126.50	837	9
Bulls	—	—	1,265	71.99/cwt	67.00–75.00	911	7
Bulls	—	—	1,923	89.73/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,726	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	82.31/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,344	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	169.41/cwt	167.50–174.00	911	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	156.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	751	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	818	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	192.25/cwt	187.00–197.00	798	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.91/cwt	132.00–145.50	948	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	785	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	700	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	792.50/cwt	700.00–885.00	6,934	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	860.63/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	9,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	157.02/cwt	155.50–163.00	796	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,894	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,039.00/cwt	885.00–1,210.00	11,169	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	937.50/cwt	900.00–950.00	7,153	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,313	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,981	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	935.71/cwt	700.00–1,175.00	10,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	562	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	846	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.49/cwt	121.00–131.00	861	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	141.75/cwt	140.00–144.50	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	353	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	125.32/cwt	124.00–126.25	798	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	155.92/cwt	153.00–157.50	678	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	764	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	944	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	160.35/cwt	156.00–168.00	699	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	138.49/cwt	135.50–142.00	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	740.00/cwt	625.00–775.00	7,215	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	790.71/cwt	675.00–1,010.00	8,302	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	615.91/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	183.31/cwt	183.00–184.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	175.34/cwt	172.00–185.00	740	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	122.95/cwt	119.00–127.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	156.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	719	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	179.99/cwt	167.00–184.00	603	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	189.26/cwt	189.00–190.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	628	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	873	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	3,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	209.58/cwt	205.00–225.00	581	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	196.86/cwt	190.00–198.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	160.62/cwt	156.00–168.00	842	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	318	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	623	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	57.42/cwt	53.00–61.50	679	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	48.02/cwt	46.75–49.00	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	54.39/cwt	49.00–57.50	565	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	889	43.57/cwt	36.00–48.50	387	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,670	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,077	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	843	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	417	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	930	39.60/cwt	39.50–40.50	368	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	51.14/cwt	49.00–52.00	575	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	55.15/cwt	50.50–59.50	745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	47.64/cwt	45.50–48.50	472	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,043	53.90/cwt	48.50–62.00	562	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	193.04/cwt	189.00–197.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	364	205.95/cwt	203.50–208.00	750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.14/cwt	170.00–179.00	839	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	428	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	522.50/cwt	485.00–560.00	4,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	719.17/cwt	625.00–810.00	7,551	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	778.33/cwt	660.00–850.00	6,912	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	713.68/cwt	575.00–785.00	7,908	19

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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