Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves or feeders due to an increase in unweaned and fleshy offerings. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls 2.00 higher. Trade moderate, demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.08/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$141.08

272 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$15.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

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	490	143.53	703	83
Medium and Large 1	505	143.21	723	150
Medium and Large 2	501	127.65	639	39

One grade step is worth $15.88/cwt here — about $64 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 sale272 hd

141.08

—

NM average3 barns · 1,001 hd

146.57

−5.49

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	1,682	84.02	1,414	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	61.08	763	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	57.91	800	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	49.98	510	154

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	403	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	559	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	829.63/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	8,263	27
Bulls	—	—	1,840	92.84/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,708	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	895.00/cwt	675.00–950.00	10,651	5
Bulls	—	—	1,719	86.01/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,479	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	678.85/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,999	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	850	562.50/cwt	475.00–650.00	4,781	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	734	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	533	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	688	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,531	72.72/cwt	66.00–78.00	1,113	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	866	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	471	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,675	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,501	76.60/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,150	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.74/cwt	135.00–141.50	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	121.40/cwt	117.00–126.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.85/cwt	140.00–144.00	742	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	146.00/cwt	136.00–150.00	673	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.24/cwt	132.00–144.50	744	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	447	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	136.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	402	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	576	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	698	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	325	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	123.75/cwt	121.00–127.00	589	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	514	114.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	118.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	781	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	131.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	552	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	503	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	482	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	111.39/cwt	109.00–115.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	591.67/cwt	500.00–650.00	5,816	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	647	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.96/cwt	151.00–153.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	138.43/cwt	130.00–150.00	493	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	141.90/cwt	131.00–146.00	647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.98/cwt	122.50–124.00	651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	152.62/cwt	152.00–154.00	658	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	731.25/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,128	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	873.53/cwt	760.00–940.00	10,491	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	46.31/cwt	41.00–49.00	454	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	64.98/cwt	64.00–68.00	743	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	53.55/cwt	50.00–61.00	565	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	60.26/cwt	55.00–63.50	776	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	924	36.06/cwt	30.00–40.00	333	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	945	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	491	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	930	43.44/cwt	40.00–45.00	404	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	58.90/cwt	56.00–61.00	857	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	361	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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