Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher; steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs 10.00 higher; 500-600 lb steers were 2.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers have no comparison due to light offerings last week. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.58/cwt on 732 head.

Average price

$137.58

732 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$38.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	148.13	743	398
Medium and Large 1-2	596	129.16	770	191
Medium and Large 2	547	122.25	669	78
Medium 2	433	122.00	528	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	120.00	632	26
Small 2-3	462	114.00	527	5thin
Medium 1	601	112.00	673	4thin
Large 1-2	877	110.00	965	5thin
Medium 1-2	663	110.00	729	16thin

One grade step is worth $38.13/cwt here — about $14 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 sale732 hd

137.58

—

NM average4 barns · 2,627 hd

141.83

−4.26

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	—	Average	1,589	75.27	1,196	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	52.10	670	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	51.35	596	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	41.79	406	147

Every lot, as filed

134 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 1-2	—	553	129.29/cwt	129.00–130.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	118.28/cwt	115.00–122.00	803	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	792	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	688	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	788	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	111.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	876	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	114.38/cwt	109.25–119.00	650	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	126.37/cwt	120.00–132.00	591	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.03/cwt	140.00–145.50	601	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	718	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	156.12/cwt	155.00–157.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.48/cwt	130.00–137.50	575	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	677	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	134.24/cwt	131.00–140.00	566	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	426	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	131.19/cwt	129.00–132.00	638	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	117.04/cwt	116.00–118.00	776	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	462	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	289	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	134.23/cwt	130.00–139.50	511	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	822	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	126.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	651	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	791	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	807	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	266	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	333	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	668	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	541	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	557	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	529	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	444	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	608	7
Bulls	—	—	1,634	80.21/cwt	76.50–84.50	1,311	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	52.86/cwt	46.00–56.50	672	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	52.69/cwt	47.50–56.50	621	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	48.99/cwt	45.50–54.50	529	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	42.75/cwt	36.00–46.25	413	59
Bulls	—	—	1,541	69.92/cwt	60.00–76.50	1,077	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	936	38.62/cwt	33.00–42.50	361	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	42.20/cwt	41.00–43.50	560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	44.58/cwt	42.00–48.25	477	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	854	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	769	24.41/cwt	24.00–24.50	188	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	32.48/cwt	30.00–35.00	305	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	500	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	460	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	708	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	602	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Fleshy	—	529	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	497	10
Steers	Small 2-3	—	462	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	527	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	670	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	4,489	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	408	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	877	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	632	26
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	564	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	581	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	433	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	528	9
Steers	Medium 1Full	—	608	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	663	2
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	49.82/cwt	44.50–52.50	573	45
Heifers	Medium 2	—	487	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	693	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	112.97/cwt	109.00–117.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	752.81/cwt	675.00–810.00	8,748	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,351	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	769	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	308	4
Steers	Medium 1Full	—	593	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	682	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	42.75/cwt	42.00–44.00	423	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	619.29/cwt	600.00–635.00	6,534	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	51.88/cwt	47.50–55.00	577	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	429	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	51.25/cwt	50.00–54.50	645	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,739	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	121.92/cwt	120.00–122.50	680	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	53.08/cwt	52.50–56.00	656	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,944	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,965	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,623	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,824	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	156.42/cwt	146.00–159.00	713	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.42/cwt	121.50–126.50	657	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	118.43/cwt	117.50–124.00	968	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	590	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	164.53/cwt	164.00–165.50	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	167.30/cwt	162.50–170.00	622	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	518	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	147.82/cwt	144.00–149.50	503	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	143.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	529	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	166.79/cwt	166.00–167.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	551	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	145.36/cwt	143.00–147.50	772	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.50	782	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	155.36/cwt	147.00–159.50	674	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	164.26/cwt	164.00–164.50	744	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	778	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	544	137.08/cwt	132.00–139.00	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	120.72/cwt	119.00–123.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	443	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	616	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	887.50/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,650	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	653	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	499	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	624	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	51.00/cwt	49.00–53.00	690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	624	9

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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