Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week. Compared to two weeks ago: feeder steers and heifers and calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, bulls steady except high yielding bulls 6.00 higher. Trade active, demand very good. Quality average to mostly attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.78/cwt on 593 head.

Average price

$156.78

593 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$41.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.95

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	167.47	799	238
Medium and Large 1-2	489	156.09	763	276
Large 1	449	145.50	653	6thin
Medium and Large 2	677	125.51	850	73

One grade step is worth $41.96/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale593 hd

156.78

—

NM average4 barns · 1,650 hd

148.83

+7.95

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	1,580	86.54	1,367	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	65.20	833	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	60.78	998	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	55.10	510	79

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	58.67/cwt	56.50–61.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	421	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	171.44/cwt	170.00–173.00	470	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	70.57/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,011	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	45.63/cwt	40.00–52.00	458	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	931	47.77/cwt	46.00–49.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.72/cwt	134.00–139.00	720	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	161.19/cwt	156.00–166.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	391	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	524	142.34/cwt	141.50–143.00	746	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	140.78/cwt	130.00–141.50	787	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.59/cwt	149.00–155.00	803	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	182.57/cwt	173.00–196.00	778	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	126.67/cwt	123.00–131.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	160.38/cwt	148.00–164.00	898	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.44/cwt	166.00–187.00	823	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	185.86/cwt	173.00–193.00	695	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	165.34/cwt	158.00–171.00	561	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	152.52/cwt	147.00–159.00	642	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,094.44/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	11,306	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	855.00/cwt	810.00–900.00	8,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	665.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	862	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	760	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	62.67/cwt	60.00–66.00	700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,738	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	86.18/cwt	80.00–92.50	1,313	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	766.25/cwt	685.00–785.00	5,816	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	856.25/cwt	725.00–900.00	8,674	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	59.75/cwt	59.00–60.50	583	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	659.38/cwt	460.00–750.00	6,389	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	898.91/cwt	560.00–1,000.00	8,612	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	621.67/cwt	585.00–700.00	6,260	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	567.50/cwt	550.00–585.00	4,682	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	874.29/cwt	535.00–1,000.00	8,927	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	50.81/cwt	40.00–60.00	524	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	602.00/cwt	560.00–650.00	5,900	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	839.55/cwt	650.00–875.00	7,061	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	990.23/cwt	710.00–1,025.00	9,566	22
Bulls	—	—	1,896	97.70/cwt	95.00–100.25	1,852	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	531	2
Steers	Large 1	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	3
Steers	Large 1	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	63.99/cwt	58.00–68.50	801	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	838	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	58.25/cwt	53.00–63.50	559	33
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,265	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	919	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	872	55.38/cwt	50.00–62.50	483	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	65.28/cwt	64.50–66.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	121.35/cwt	119.00–122.00	896	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	178.33/cwt	167.00–181.00	763	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	924	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.46/cwt	126.00–128.50	721	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.04/cwt	125.00–129.50	791	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	134.20/cwt	129.00–141.00	660	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	136.06/cwt	134.25–141.00	831	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	147.69/cwt	141.00–159.00	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	152.13/cwt	151.00–154.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	137.46/cwt	135.00–139.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	149.67/cwt	141.00–156.00	765	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	538	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	790	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	177.18/cwt	170.00–182.00	571	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	308	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	179.89/cwt	173.00–186.00	658	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	364	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	593	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.46/cwt	131.00–154.00	681	52

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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