Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00-5.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00-4.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.96/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$130.96

245 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	139.22	805	61
Medium and Large 2	524	135.08	708	45
Medium and Large 1-2	671	126.00	845	139

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale245 hd

130.96

—

NM average3 barns · 766 hd

131.01

−0.05

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	1,466	85.40	1,252	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	65.17	763	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	62.81	877	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	59.04	612	39

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	51.82/cwt	49.00–54.50	462	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	65.62/cwt	65.00–66.50	770	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	66.61/cwt	66.00–68.00	785	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	61.23/cwt	55.00–64.50	643	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	584	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	40.54/cwt	40.00–41.00	417	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	62.81/cwt	62.00–63.00	877	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	64.36/cwt	62.00–65.75	758	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	806.25/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,006	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	823.75/cwt	750.00–975.00	8,962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	759	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,215.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,350.00	12,515	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,135.71/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	13,140	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	106.35/cwt	98.00–108.50	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	522	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	116.13/cwt	115.50–116.50	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	112.60/cwt	111.00–116.00	701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	124.81/cwt	116.00–131.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	584	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.90/cwt	115.00–124.00	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	346	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	839	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	125.41/cwt	122.50–130.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	117.07/cwt	115.00–123.00	750	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.21/cwt	125.00–138.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	125.55/cwt	116.00–133.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	499	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	131.89/cwt	131.50–132.00	580	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,080	77.10/cwt	75.50–79.00	833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	88.82/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,375	10
Bulls	—	—	1,283	77.36/cwt	75.50–79.00	993	4
Bulls	—	—	2,150	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	123.75/cwt	101.00–130.00	714	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	117.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	142.28/cwt	142.00–143.00	771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	330	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.47/cwt	111.50–126.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.08/cwt	124.00–135.00	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	119.72/cwt	115.00–121.75	882	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	152.63/cwt	152.00–154.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	120.75/cwt	117.00–124.00	830	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	493	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	104.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	127.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	815	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	981	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	144.11/cwt	143.00–146.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,940	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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