Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower.Feeders over 600 lbs. 11.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 6.00-14.00 lower, no comparison on feeders over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher, bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.31/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$139.31

121 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$7.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	143.19	827	56
Medium and Large 1-2	566	136.02	770	41
Medium and Large 2	517	135.87	702	24

One grade step is worth $7.32/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 sale121 hd

139.31

—

NM average3 barns · 1,233 hd

135.09

+4.22

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	1,785	87.35	1,559	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	62.12	681	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	56.25	837	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	52.91	523	25

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	875	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	130.31/cwt	126.00–139.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	144.54/cwt	139.00–148.00	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.00/cwt	135.00–139.50	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	483	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	827.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	10,255	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	636.25/cwt	500.00–710.00	7,101	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	772.50/cwt	610.00–935.00	7,532	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	987.00/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	12,930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	134.55/cwt	134.00–135.50	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.46/cwt	132.00–139.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	123.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	157.97/cwt	157.00–164.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.40/cwt	117.00–120.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.20/cwt	122.50–130.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.72/cwt	124.00–128.50	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	108.12/cwt	106.00–108.75	666	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.54/cwt	135.00–147.00	535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	649	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	61.70/cwt	59.50–63.50	665	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	936	43.92/cwt	39.50–45.50	411	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	875	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	432	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.50	768	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	59.95/cwt	53.00–62.50	620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	727	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,799	88.42/cwt	82.00–93.50	1,591	25
Bulls	—	—	2,071	95.78/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,984	4
Bulls	—	—	1,484	75.24/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	585	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,025.00/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	11,839	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	905.00/cwt	885.00–925.00	7,810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	936.67/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	8,505	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	5,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	536	3

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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