Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. mixed, 300-400 lbs. instances 5.00 higher, 500-550 lbs. 10.00 higher, 550-600 lbs. 6.00 lower. Feeders and calves over 600 lbs. 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower, bulls 3.00 higher. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.42/cwt on 794 head.

Average price

$135.42

794 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$31.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

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	449	146.87	659	208
Medium and Large 1	580	133.24	773	525
Medium and Large 2	597	115.14	687	61

One grade step is worth $31.73/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale794 hd

135.42

—

NM average4 barns · 2,258 hd

137.44

−2.02

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	1,499	80.83	1,211	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	61.20	698	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	55.00	859	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	52.28	508	85

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	362	161.99/cwt	150.00–166.00	586	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	42.50/cwt	34.00–49.00	385	11
Bulls	—	—	1,282	76.76/cwt	74.00–79.00	984	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,278	64.81/cwt	58.00–77.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	294	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	117.92/cwt	116.00–118.00	751	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	188.93/cwt	183.00–192.00	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.52/cwt	135.50–145.00	664	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	160.77/cwt	150.00–162.00	659	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	154.85/cwt	148.00–157.00	875	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	188.49/cwt	171.00–192.50	812	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	889	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.82/cwt	162.00–177.00	817	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,024	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	197.81/cwt	197.00–198.00	665	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	135.44/cwt	131.00–141.50	726	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	185.36/cwt	180.00–189.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.12/cwt	155.00–168.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	132.82/cwt	121.00–135.50	959	48
Bulls	—	—	1,561	86.51/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,350	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	65.52/cwt	64.50–67.50	823	7
Bulls	—	—	2,107	96.58/cwt	94.50–100.00	2,035	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,018	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,050.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	10,763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,175	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	923.08/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	9,766	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	680.00/cwt	660.00–700.00	6,970	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	745.00/cwt	650.00–810.00	7,949	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	1,033.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	8,959	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	57.38/cwt	56.00–60.50	617	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	616.67/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	853.89/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,112	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	925.00/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,481	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	671.43/cwt	600.00–735.00	7,527	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	787	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	867.86/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	7,715	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	807.00/cwt	635.00–850.00	7,021	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	42.01/cwt	40.50–44.50	473	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	62.28/cwt	62.25–62.50	650	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	60.53/cwt	55.50–63.50	680	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	777	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	848	28.53/cwt	24.00–30.00	242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	656	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.85/cwt	116.00–124.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	133.05/cwt	129.00–137.00	516	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	54.97/cwt	50.00–59.25	569	34
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,428	82.27/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,175	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	886	56.80/cwt	50.00–60.00	503	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	162.98/cwt	161.00–165.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	765	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	169.21/cwt	161.00–181.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	131.17/cwt	125.00–132.00	728	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	148.03/cwt	144.00–157.00	642	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.66/cwt	132.50–141.00	718	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.84/cwt	139.50–142.00	675	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	181.05/cwt	174.00–185.00	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	155.92/cwt	142.50–157.00	574	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	705	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	176.05/cwt	171.00–177.00	775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	118.35/cwt	117.00–121.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	153.36/cwt	145.00–158.00	816	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	189.90/cwt	180.00–196.00	556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	181.55/cwt	174.00–189.50	597	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	126.90/cwt	120.00–127.50	938	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	126.78/cwt	119.00–136.00	870	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	166.84/cwt	155.00–170.50	787	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	169.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	573	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.75/cwt	128.50–130.00	804	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	310	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	124.18/cwt	123.50–129.00	830	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	130.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	807	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	119.14/cwt	115.50–122.00	842	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	141.26/cwt	126.00–143.00	942	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.82/cwt	132.00–155.00	834	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	156.73/cwt	153.00–161.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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