Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and calves 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls 4.00 higher. Trade active, demand very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.93/cwt on 835 head.

Average price

$137.93

835 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$33.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	139.89	703	293
Medium and Large 1-2	497	137.48	684	505
Medium and Large 2	428	131.25	561	33
Medium and Large 2-3	574	106.00	608	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.89/cwt here — about $95 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 sale835 hd

137.93

—

NM average4 barns · 2,473 hd

135.53

+2.40

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	—	Low	1,534	73.45	1,127	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	52.70	621	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	51.27	722	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	42.54	405	97

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	905	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	173.18/cwt	166.00–182.00	764	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	110.83/cwt	107.00–120.00	715	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.96/cwt	137.00–148.00	816	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	115.14/cwt	113.00–116.00	814	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	144.33/cwt	138.75–145.00	860	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	187.22/cwt	185.00–190.00	410	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	52.41/cwt	48.00–56.00	616	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	157.11/cwt	149.00–158.00	839	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	118.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	195.00/cwt	190.00–201.00	651	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	135.32/cwt	127.00–139.00	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.01/cwt	175.00–192.00	682	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.64/cwt	137.00–143.00	658	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.02/cwt	114.00–120.50	872	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.26/cwt	130.50–144.50	852	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.63/cwt	115.00–129.50	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.38/cwt	160.00–174.00	805	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	148.84/cwt	144.00–167.50	582	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	175.77/cwt	172.00–177.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	175.02/cwt	174.00–179.00	588	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	126.08/cwt	125.00–127.00	744	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	54.71/cwt	54.00–55.00	574	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,234	66.23/cwt	58.00–69.50	817	4
Bulls	—	—	1,306	61.82/cwt	54.00–69.50	807	5
Bulls	—	—	2,035	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	79.95/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,361	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	603.33/cwt	500.00–675.00	5,732	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	909	41.05/cwt	37.50–42.50	373	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	670.00/cwt	635.00–725.00	6,754	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,878	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	800.00/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,536	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	690.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,817	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	533	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	582	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	573.33/cwt	550.00–610.00	5,544	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	733.33/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,639	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	872.29/cwt	710.00–900.00	10,529	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	776.08/cwt	610.00–900.00	8,793	74
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	49.50/cwt	46.00–52.50	576	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	598.82/cwt	425.00–650.00	6,731	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	48.25/cwt	45.00–50.50	561	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	669.81/cwt	610.00–725.00	7,328	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	922.19/cwt	610.00–1,025.00	11,472	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,534	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	670.00/cwt	610.00–700.00	5,682	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	786.67/cwt	760.00–800.00	7,214	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,111.90/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	12,898	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	925	44.96/cwt	44.00–45.50	416	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	47.65/cwt	44.00–51.00	480	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	37.49/cwt	31.50–42.50	395	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	598	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	55.01/cwt	54.50–55.50	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	608	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	50.92/cwt	48.50–53.50	683	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	58.15/cwt	57.50–59.50	729	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	43.44/cwt	37.50–47.50	447	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	852	23.30/cwt	19.00–30.00	199	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	153.17/cwt	145.00–163.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	125.42/cwt	123.50–130.00	513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.53/cwt	119.00–127.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	399	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	163.72/cwt	160.00–169.00	558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.04/cwt	135.75–141.00	789	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.72/cwt	134.00–139.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.05/cwt	134.00–145.00	676	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	148.82/cwt	142.00–152.00	613	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	123.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	144.16/cwt	142.00–147.00	742	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	115.86/cwt	107.00–125.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	150.89/cwt	141.00–155.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.70/cwt	116.00–129.50	796	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.56/cwt	128.00–133.00	670	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.16/cwt	127.00–139.50	654	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	552	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	178.50/cwt	174.00–192.50	573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	164.13/cwt	152.00–167.50	776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	126.80/cwt	124.25–129.50	870	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	819	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	183.94/cwt	164.00–191.00	690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	324	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	575	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	159.87/cwt	150.00–163.00	700	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	160.15/cwt	149.00–165.00	828	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	116.13/cwt	115.00–117.50	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.07/cwt	122.00–125.50	705	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.87/cwt	157.00–174.50	541	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.79/cwt	137.00–147.00	624	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	470	3

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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