Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week due to no report being issued last week. Trade active, demand good this week

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.20/cwt on 457 head.

Average price

$136.20

457 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$19.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	143.65	692	213
Medium and Large 1-2	516	131.47	679	183
Medium and Large 2	481	124.39	598	61

One grade step is worth $19.26/cwt here — about $94 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 sale457 hd

136.20

—

NM average4 barns · 977 hd

129.86

+6.35

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	1,642	72.48	1,190	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	52.79	795	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	52.32	693	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	39.52	377	68

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	385	162.12/cwt	158.00–166.00	624	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	107.63/cwt	105.00–116.00	625	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	745	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	112.85/cwt	106.00–115.50	607	44
Bulls	—	—	1,655	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	124.51/cwt	120.00–126.50	422	25
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,603	72.24/cwt	71.00–74.25	1,158	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	52.10/cwt	49.00–55.00	699	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	46.05/cwt	43.50–52.00	453	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	50.59/cwt	47.00–53.50	725	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	75.20/cwt	72.50–77.00	1,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	120.03/cwt	119.00–122.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	98.78/cwt	98.00–99.00	465	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	948	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	138.16/cwt	136.00–139.00	438	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	116.06/cwt	115.00–118.00	793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.50/cwt	117.00–119.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	126.11/cwt	120.00–131.00	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	410	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	138.38/cwt	135.00–141.00	321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	631	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	124.09/cwt	118.00–129.00	391	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	485	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	542	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	680	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	125.35/cwt	120.00–128.50	707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	128.69/cwt	128.00–130.00	365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	643	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	160.44/cwt	152.00–163.00	525	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	144.00/cwt	139.00–150.00	599	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	108.75/cwt	105.00–112.00	558	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	324	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	128.34/cwt	120.00–131.00	503	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	129.51/cwt	128.00–130.50	487	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.93/cwt	136.00–149.00	679	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	630.00/cwt	560.00–700.00	6,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	413	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	496	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	991.67/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	455	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	588.13/cwt	510.00–650.00	5,293	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	756.88/cwt	600.00–875.00	7,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	946	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	1,078.13/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	10,846	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	49.93/cwt	49.00–55.00	571	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.04/cwt	123.50–136.00	747	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.70/cwt	128.50–142.00	701	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	666	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	138.57/cwt	134.00–142.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	631	112.78/cwt	112.00–114.00	712	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	153.50/cwt	144.00–155.00	444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	118.08/cwt	117.00–125.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	161.02/cwt	159.00–164.00	527	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	153.52/cwt	151.00–155.50	663	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	129.27/cwt	124.00–136.00	538	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	319	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	49.38/cwt	46.00–56.50	523	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,175	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	53.99/cwt	53.00–54.50	696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	845	23.98/cwt	20.00–26.00	203	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	24.05/cwt	18.00–28.00	209	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	62.62/cwt	59.00–65.00	1,014	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,233	69.46/cwt	67.50–72.00	856	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	913	34.63/cwt	32.00–40.50	316	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	44.75/cwt	43.00–46.50	500	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	38.54/cwt	30.00–43.00	354	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	868	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	56.13/cwt	56.00–56.50	757	5

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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