Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. steady except 750-800 lbs 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.91/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$123.91

214 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$6.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	125.68	697	70
Medium and Large 1	595	123.56	735	128
Medium and Large 2	533	118.99	634	16thin

One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $63 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 sale214 hd

123.91

—

NM average4 barns · 893 hd

125.59

−1.68

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	1,609	85.82	1,381	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	62.75	880	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	62.14	759	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	58.75	612	50

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	—	522	128.01/cwt	121.00–138.50	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	2
Bulls	—	—	1,704	88.36/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,506	22
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,185	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	782	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,194	76.78/cwt	73.75–80.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.80/cwt	131.00–135.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.53/cwt	155.00–163.50	681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	165.65/cwt	165.00–169.00	601	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.57/cwt	152.50–157.00	798	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	863	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	901	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	116.62/cwt	110.00–119.50	788	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	858	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.39/cwt	115.00–129.00	710	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	732	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	63.97/cwt	62.00–65.50	825	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	820	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	55.29/cwt	51.00–57.50	560	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	59.80/cwt	55.00–65.00	630	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	67.15/cwt	66.00–68.50	895	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	51.37/cwt	49.00–54.50	474	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	66.22/cwt	65.50–67.00	843	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	62.16/cwt	59.00–64.50	874	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	910	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	396	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.62/cwt	114.00–120.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	121.33/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,069	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	128.62/cwt	128.50–129.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	408	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	115.63/cwt	115.25–116.00	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.59/cwt	123.00–126.50	705	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	135.82/cwt	132.00–137.50	641	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	669	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	867.50/cwt	685.00–1,075.00	7,660	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	962.50/cwt	960.00–975.00	8,422	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	996.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	597	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	633	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	978.00/cwt	950.00–985.00	7,824	5
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	115.63/cwt	114.00–120.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	137.65/cwt	133.00–141.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	911	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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