Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and calves 1.00-4.00 lower, the most decline on those over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, no accurate comparison on bulls due to limited receipts but a lower undertone noted. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.29/cwt on 360 head.

Average price

$153.29

360 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	157.69	830	128
Medium and Large 1-2	576	152.34	877	169
Medium and Large 2	548	147.17	806	60
Large 1	520	142.00	738	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $92 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 sale360 hd

153.29

—

NM average4 barns · 1,677 hd

154.84

−1.55

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	1,404	77.11	1,083	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	61.38	931	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	60.57	737	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	52.30	501	26

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	792	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,172.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	12,658	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	128.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	123.28/cwt	117.00–126.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	144.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	749	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	132.40/cwt	125.00–136.00	813	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.32/cwt	148.00–158.00	691	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.25/cwt	143.00–145.50	686	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	131.34/cwt	129.50–136.00	831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	120.61/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	749	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	544	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	832	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	130.03/cwt	127.00–133.00	758	4
Bulls	—	—	1,442	71.03/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,024	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	81.61/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,200	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,083	68.24/cwt	66.50–70.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	799	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	911	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,013	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	928	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	60.86/cwt	58.00–62.50	932	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	49.15/cwt	47.50–50.50	432	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	55.58/cwt	51.00–60.00	562	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	65.19/cwt	64.50–66.00	810	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	710	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	55.19/cwt	55.00–55.50	672	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	940	45.76/cwt	45.50–46.00	430	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	60.83/cwt	57.00–62.75	738	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	819	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	187.33/cwt	178.00–192.00	731	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	—	371	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.97/cwt	123.00–135.50	745	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	125.85/cwt	119.00–129.00	934	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	464	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.93/cwt	133.50–136.00	766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	865.00/cwt	775.00–950.00	8,218	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	993.75/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	9,570	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	783.33/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	135.92/cwt	133.00–136.50	926	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	174.72/cwt	171.00–181.00	755	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	164.82/cwt	158.00–170.00	707	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	144.77/cwt	139.00–146.50	845	44
Steers	Large 1	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	129.23/cwt	128.50–130.50	1,080	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	160.57/cwt	160.00–163.00	841	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	677	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	137.06/cwt	131.00–140.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.92/cwt	138.00–148.00	823	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	472	160.63/cwt	154.00–163.00	758	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	127.20/cwt	125.00–129.50	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	151.95/cwt	145.00–159.00	781	14

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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