Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady on comparable quotes with not enough yearlings to establish a trend. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.33/cwt on 878 head.

Average price

$156.33

878 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.77

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	479	161.04	771	310
Medium and Large 1	523	155.38	812	470
Medium and Large 2	454	145.95	663	98

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $109 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 sale878 hd

156.33

—

NM average4 barns · 3,221 hd

148.56

+7.77

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	1,485	72.69	1,079	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	51.96	710	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	50.35	608	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	45.09	462	171

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	375	177.05/cwt	173.00–180.00	664	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	144.80/cwt	137.00–145.00	695	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.88/cwt	145.00–151.00	544	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	135.53/cwt	133.00–139.50	660	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	402	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	138.01/cwt	131.00–138.75	867	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	159.35/cwt	154.00–163.00	760	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	127.89/cwt	120.00–129.50	715	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	927	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	544	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	893	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.34/cwt	148.00–158.00	790	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	158.33/cwt	156.50–161.00	836	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	124.57/cwt	124.00–125.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	496	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	796	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,085	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	844	14
Bulls	—	—	1,579	76.00/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,200	23
Bulls	—	—	1,224	63.92/cwt	61.00–67.00	782	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	177.58/cwt	172.00–183.00	758	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	148.57/cwt	148.00–150.00	737	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	814.56/cwt	600.00–960.00	9,131	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	943.33/cwt	850.00–985.00	9,905	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	731.32/cwt	550.00–775.00	7,832	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	857	27.73/cwt	26.00–30.00	238	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	41.45/cwt	38.00–42.50	437	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	54.60/cwt	54.00–56.50	736	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	530.00/cwt	485.00–575.00	5,433	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	49.80/cwt	44.50–52.50	578	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	675.00–925.00	8,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,250	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	870.00/cwt	760.00–925.00	8,413	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	388	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	47.57/cwt	43.00–51.50	486	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	992.50/cwt	935.00–1,050.00	11,414	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	717.20/cwt	450.00–835.00	8,183	184
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	442	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	489	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	675	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	915	39.19/cwt	37.00–42.50	359	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,364	66.90/cwt	61.00–70.75	913	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,210	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	871	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	163.10/cwt	159.50–169.00	845	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	45.61/cwt	45.00–46.00	576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	50.63/cwt	47.00–54.00	606	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	44.76/cwt	43.50–45.00	522	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	166.72/cwt	165.00–177.00	765	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,034	45.87/cwt	40.00–47.75	474	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	46.03/cwt	43.50–52.00	474	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	298	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	178.18/cwt	174.00–181.00	754	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	359	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	428	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	124.94/cwt	122.00–129.50	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	141.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	765	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	126.65/cwt	122.00–129.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	141.91/cwt	139.00–149.00	474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	136.28/cwt	135.50–139.00	844	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.07/cwt	143.00–146.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	134.41/cwt	134.00–140.00	573	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.77/cwt	135.00–147.00	536	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	155.39/cwt	147.00–158.50	743	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	140.00/cwt	136.00–144.00	795	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	131.54/cwt	126.00–137.00	706	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.06/cwt	153.00–156.50	501	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	671	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	152.79/cwt	145.00–157.00	775	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	334	155.61/cwt	153.50–156.50	520	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	148.67/cwt	143.00–149.00	838	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.81/cwt	163.00–179.00	738	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.17/cwt	124.00–127.00	723	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	165.03/cwt	156.00–172.00	703	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.62/cwt	139.00–149.00	616	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	129.69/cwt	125.00–131.00	656	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	174.76/cwt	169.00–179.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	105.44/cwt	103.00–109.00	814	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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