Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower except 400-450 lbs. 10.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs.2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls 3.00 higher. Trade active demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.19/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$156.19

438 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$10.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	158.47	802	235
Medium and Large 1-2	507	154.65	785	167
Medium and Large 2	439	148.46	652	36

One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about $149 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 sale438 hd

156.19

—

NM average2 barns · 1,058 hd

155.21

+0.99

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	1,620	79.81	1,293	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	61.97	743	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	60.61	852	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	53.12	525	75

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1Fleshy	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	189.50/cwt	181.00–196.00	633	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	181.66/cwt	179.00–183.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	162.44/cwt	161.00–163.00	676	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	178.29/cwt	160.00–185.00	724	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	158.03/cwt	155.00–160.50	733	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	143.42/cwt	141.00–146.00	683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	148.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	605	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	113.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	122.31/cwt	120.00–127.50	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	417	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	500	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	115.98/cwt	110.00–122.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.05/cwt	121.00–127.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.82/cwt	125.00–126.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	120.62/cwt	119.00–124.00	704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	138.03/cwt	132.50–140.00	652	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	254	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	147.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	553	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	134.60/cwt	128.00–138.50	708	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.84/cwt	122.50–130.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	553	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	636	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	47.95/cwt	45.00–49.50	440	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	51.99/cwt	51.50–52.50	498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	56.15/cwt	50.00–61.75	578	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	65.76/cwt	65.00–68.00	798	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	803	37.19/cwt	33.00–40.00	299	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	61.52/cwt	55.50–64.00	747	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	833	45.28/cwt	44.50–46.00	377	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	60.61/cwt	58.50–63.00	852	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	282	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	64.85/cwt	63.50–65.75	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	676	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	527	117.82/cwt	116.00–121.00	621	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	126.94/cwt	122.00–133.50	679	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	800	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,692	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	76.48/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,287	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	84.71/cwt	79.50–88.50	1,493	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,372	73.22/cwt	67.50–78.50	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	183.10/cwt	179.00–186.00	665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.30/cwt	151.00–160.00	809	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	141.48/cwt	135.00–143.00	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	149.28/cwt	144.00–155.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	129.86/cwt	129.50–130.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.35/cwt	155.00–167.00	769	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	172.01/cwt	162.00–179.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.12/cwt	139.00–145.50	880	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	444	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	130.57/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	832	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.67/cwt	144.00–154.50	791	42

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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