Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady except value added 8.00 higher. 600-700 lbs. 1.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 1.00 higher on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 2.00 lower. Trade active, demand good to very good for weaned offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.51/cwt on 567 head.

Average price

$163.51

567 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$40.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	171.51	780	304
Medium and Large 1-2	489	158.70	776	221
Medium and Large 2	568	130.92	743	42

One grade step is worth $40.60/cwt here — about $37 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 sale567 hd

163.51

—

NM average1 barns · 567 hd

163.51

+0.00

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	1,582	69.53	1,100	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	50.83	625	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	50.02	723	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,005	44.91	452	93

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	—	399	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	127.47/cwt	122.50–130.00	742	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	614	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	124.80/cwt	120.00–126.50	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	140.82/cwt	138.50–143.00	645	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	162.46/cwt	162.00–163.00	829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	161.03/cwt	160.00–163.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	139.18/cwt	137.00–139.50	848	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	113.48/cwt	112.00–114.50	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	188.59/cwt	186.00–190.00	688	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	285	159.72/cwt	154.00–160.00	455	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	135.95/cwt	132.00–140.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	136.86/cwt	135.00–139.00	686	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	417	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	755	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	228	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	294	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	559	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	137.25/cwt	134.00–142.00	603	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	376	153.50/cwt	146.50–157.00	577	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	528	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	467	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	178.72/cwt	173.00–183.50	783	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	327	189.75/cwt	184.00–192.00	620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	625	9
Bulls	—	—	1,687	75.01/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	748	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	50.65/cwt	47.00–53.00	615	26
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,229	66.32/cwt	55.00–72.50	815	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	991.67/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	11,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	130.39/cwt	130.00–131.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	758	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,066.00/cwt	725.00–1,225.00	11,683	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	49.75/cwt	47.00–52.50	771	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	7,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	54.32/cwt	54.00–54.50	784	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	900	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	243	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,669	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	521.43/cwt	500.00–550.00	5,214	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,094.70/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	11,615	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	46.50/cwt	38.00–53.50	478	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	38.02/cwt	34.00–43.00	355	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	425	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,615	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	47.71/cwt	44.00–52.00	499	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	664	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	52.02/cwt	51.50–52.50	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	117.32/cwt	116.00–118.00	679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.22/cwt	115.00–121.00	553	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	133.09/cwt	132.00–136.00	713	7
Bulls	—	—	1,814	66.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,203	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	863	40.31/cwt	35.00–43.00	348	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,073	44.36/cwt	43.00–46.50	476	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	164.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	823	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	175.63/cwt	171.00–179.00	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	623	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	522	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	133.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	630	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	124.71/cwt	119.00–127.50	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	117.57/cwt	117.00–119.00	696	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	157.21/cwt	154.50–158.50	902	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	122.61/cwt	117.00–128.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.04/cwt	147.00–151.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	160.26/cwt	155.00–163.00	750	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	127.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	544	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	169.20/cwt	165.00–176.00	613	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	177.98/cwt	176.00–186.00	584	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	135.14/cwt	133.00–136.00	828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	138.08/cwt	130.50–141.50	808	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	165.68/cwt	157.00–166.50	790	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	143.74/cwt	140.00–146.00	460	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	178.14/cwt	174.00–180.00	737	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	143.64/cwt	137.00–147.50	563	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.50	558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	143.63/cwt	142.00–145.00	520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	886	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	12,075	2

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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