Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 9.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 5.00-9.00 higher, a few 350-400 lbs. 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher. Trade active, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.21/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$167.21

436 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$88.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.23

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	409	177.00	725	123
Medium and Large 1	515	165.01	849	291
Medium and Large 2	448	157.06	703	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	664	89.00	591	5thin

One grade step is worth $88.00/cwt here — about $134 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 sale436 hd

167.21

—

NM average4 barns · 2,016 hd

151.98

+15.23

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	1,354	81.23	1,100	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	62.25	1,019	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	60.24	739	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	988	50.17	496	96

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	202.34/cwt	197.00–205.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	126.74/cwt	124.50–130.00	797	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.40/cwt	149.00–155.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	133.04/cwt	125.00–138.00	950	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	302	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	259	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	484	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	194.02/cwt	189.00–210.00	726	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	229	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	492	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.95/cwt	141.00–160.00	865	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	183.30/cwt	163.00–202.00	761	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	216	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	408	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	185.78/cwt	185.00–186.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	389	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	200	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	170.79/cwt	161.00–183.00	818	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	159.07/cwt	155.00–167.00	845	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	327	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	697	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	62.39/cwt	62.25–63.00	799	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,212	74.20/cwt	70.50–79.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	681	24
Bulls	—	—	1,335	68.03/cwt	66.00–71.00	908	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,852	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	721.25/cwt	460.00–925.00	7,451	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	851.67/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	334	166.62/cwt	165.00–167.00	557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	413	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	632	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	60.00/cwt	59.00–61.00	690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	575.00/cwt	550.00–625.00	5,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	733.33/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	707	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,177	80.44/cwt	73.00–86.50	947	11
Bulls	—	—	1,460	84.31/cwt	78.50–89.00	1,231	21
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	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	824	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	743	25.21/cwt	20.00–29.00	187	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	888	42.18/cwt	39.00–43.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	352	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	47.33/cwt	40.00–48.00	480	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	60.59/cwt	60.00–62.50	704	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	53.37/cwt	48.50–59.50	530	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	58.37/cwt	50.00–60.00	689	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.81/cwt	139.00–145.00	661	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,059	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.85/cwt	154.00–161.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	680	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	965	49.96/cwt	47.50–57.00	482	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	290	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	116.69/cwt	116.50–117.00	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	128.81/cwt	127.00–130.00	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	125.04/cwt	120.00–127.50	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	368	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	176.22/cwt	166.00–182.00	550	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	178.27/cwt	174.00–181.00	836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	156.66/cwt	152.00–161.00	598	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	131.91/cwt	131.00–132.50	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	180.14/cwt	167.00–187.50	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	142.51/cwt	141.00–144.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	192.70/cwt	183.00–205.00	617	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.23/cwt	129.00–136.00	761	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.58/cwt	136.00–142.50	737	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	317	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	181.89/cwt	171.00–188.00	755	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	153.68/cwt	153.00–155.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.21/cwt	138.00–147.50	885	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	198.10/cwt	187.50–206.00	658	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	403	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	160.40/cwt	154.00–165.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	797	6

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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