Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lb. 1.00-4.00 higher except 300-400 lbs, 10.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull 3.00 lower. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.32/cwt on 434 head.

Average price

$151.32

434 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$6.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	152.67	857	240
Medium and Large 1-2	579	152.06	880	116
Medium and Large 2	585	146.06	854	78

One grade step is worth $6.61/cwt here — about $3 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 sale434 hd

151.32

—

NM average3 barns · 944 hd

149.08

+2.24

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	1,538	83.62	1,286	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	64.71	944	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	64.22	793	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	59.39	623	65

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	—	365	185.52/cwt	180.00–190.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,020	76.51/cwt	76.00–77.00	780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	87.77/cwt	81.50–92.50	1,466	15
Bulls	—	—	1,347	74.01/cwt	66.50–80.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	788	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	582	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	7,838	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	939	48.31/cwt	45.00–50.00	454	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	63.15/cwt	58.50–64.50	691	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	49.82/cwt	46.00–56.00	475	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	68.32/cwt	67.50–69.00	747	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,052	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	43.53/cwt	43.00–44.00	353	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	64.00/cwt	61.50–66.50	794	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	64.25/cwt	62.00–66.00	923	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.50	786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,101	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	716	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	971.67/cwt	600.00–1,075.00	11,096	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	183.80/cwt	180.00–189.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	764	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	712	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	132.63/cwt	128.00–134.50	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,162	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	678	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	951	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	507	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	153.09/cwt	147.00–158.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	125.07/cwt	124.75–126.00	896	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	654	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	125.84/cwt	124.00–127.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	135.45/cwt	131.00–145.00	719	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	133.56/cwt	125.00–134.25	787	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.74/cwt	137.00–149.00	815	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	138.44/cwt	138.00–139.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	532	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	790	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	139.20/cwt	135.50–141.00	934	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.37/cwt	139.50–145.00	876	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	533	147.83/cwt	146.00–149.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	435	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	155.10/cwt	148.00–164.00	834	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	142.23/cwt	136.00–145.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	144.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	679	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	4,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	650	495.00/cwt	380.00–610.00	3,218	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	436	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	262	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	819.64/cwt	500.00–875.00	8,778	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	975.00/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	6,581	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	500	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	3,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.39/cwt	160.00–173.00	786	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	864	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	477	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.93/cwt	148.00–166.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	705	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	154.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	878	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	186.91/cwt	184.00–191.00	516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	143.81/cwt	142.00–145.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	144.75/cwt	137.00–147.50	633	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	763	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	122.53/cwt	121.00–123.00	656	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.81/cwt	131.00–133.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.71/cwt	123.50–131.50	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	149.75/cwt	139.00–156.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.18/cwt	145.00–154.50	642	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	920.77/cwt	750.00–935.00	10,976	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	726.25/cwt	550.00–785.00	7,444	4

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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