Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers heifers 2.00 lower on 650-700 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, bulls 4.00 higher compared to last week's limited receipts. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.65/cwt on 398 head.

Average price

$154.65

398 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	159.54	803	247
Medium and Large 1-2	506	151.09	765	115
Medium and Large 2	596	132.51	790	36

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $13 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 sale398 hd

154.65

—

NM average2 barns · 1,040 hd

154.64

+0.02

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	—	High	1,383	75.81	1,048	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	62.55	720	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	59.92	934	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	55.04	563	96

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	500.00–700.00	6,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	292	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	63.72/cwt	63.00–65.00	696	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	46.69/cwt	42.00–50.00	418	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	59.39/cwt	52.50–62.50	654	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	62.12/cwt	57.00–64.00	709	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	960	53.50/cwt	50.00–56.50	514	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	894	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	766	40.16/cwt	38.00–44.00	308	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	65.67/cwt	65.00–66.75	805	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	59.29/cwt	58.00–61.50	937	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	983.33/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	10,492	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	825	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,208	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	745	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,980	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,563	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,281	70.27/cwt	61.00–75.50	900	6
Bulls	—	—	1,578	81.54/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,287	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,428	75.82/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,083	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,161	70.23/cwt	62.50–75.50	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	142.85/cwt	132.00–146.00	670	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	149.80/cwt	149.00–151.00	686	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	131.11/cwt	130.00–133.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	775	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.04/cwt	137.00–143.50	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	861	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	138.93/cwt	135.00–143.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	146.31/cwt	141.00–150.00	461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	151.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	568	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	144.41/cwt	141.00–150.00	553	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	136.52/cwt	130.00–138.50	737	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.45/cwt	157.00–165.00	684	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	187.46/cwt	181.00–196.50	716	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	141.47/cwt	140.00–152.00	808	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	148.03/cwt	147.00–156.00	859	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.98/cwt	165.00–174.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.36/cwt	145.00–152.50	708	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.12/cwt	133.00–137.00	963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	157.79/cwt	151.00–170.50	753	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	519	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	131.85/cwt	131.00–133.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	141.83/cwt	137.00–146.00	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	802	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.11/cwt	140.00–141.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	130.56/cwt	126.00–137.00	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	178.00/cwt	169.00–184.50	685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	145.09/cwt	144.00–146.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	138.28/cwt	138.00–139.00	855	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	135.75/cwt	135.50–136.00	922	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	193.70/cwt	190.00–197.00	641	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	775.00/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,494	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1

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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