Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves unevenly steady except 650-700 lbs. 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.09/cwt on 570 head.

Average price

$137.09

570 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

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	501	142.60	714	247
Medium and Large 1	614	133.06	817	286
Medium and Large 2	475	131.46	624	37

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $90 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 sale570 hd

137.09

—

NM average4 barns · 1,936 hd

139.18

−2.09

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	1,567	82.02	1,285	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	58.75	848	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	56.61	671	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	942	46.66	439	100

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,259	67.88/cwt	61.00–76.50	855	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	794	26.51/cwt	20.00–30.00	210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.35/cwt	187.00–201.00	736	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	196.30/cwt	195.00–197.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,043	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	168.47/cwt	166.00–171.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	126.47/cwt	124.50–138.00	930	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	694	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	806	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	118.44/cwt	111.00–119.00	929	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.86/cwt	135.00–139.00	781	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.37/cwt	143.00–147.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	154.80/cwt	151.50–160.00	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.92/cwt	141.00–151.50	902	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	167.78/cwt	158.00–174.00	874	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	403	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	152.72/cwt	147.00–157.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.50/cwt	135.00–158.00	686	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	167.65/cwt	159.00–170.50	622	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,735	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.43/cwt	115.00–117.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	765	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	541.67/cwt	500.00–575.00	4,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	596.25/cwt	535.00–650.00	5,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,125.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	12,150	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	58.75/cwt	57.50–60.00	848	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	56.35/cwt	50.00–61.00	667	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	864	43.68/cwt	34.00–48.00	377	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	490.83/cwt	450.00–535.00	4,663	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	51.50/cwt	45.50–57.50	618	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	596.88/cwt	500.00–785.00	5,969	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	609.17/cwt	550.00–710.00	5,836	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	675.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	730.00/cwt	685.00–785.00	6,935	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	771.25/cwt	685.00–800.00	6,941	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	680.00/cwt	560.00–775.00	7,310	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	628.00/cwt	600.00–635.00	5,087	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	483.75/cwt	435.00–600.00	4,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	45.25/cwt	36.00–54.50	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.01/cwt	113.00–120.00	837	7
Bulls	—	—	1,168	71.79/cwt	64.50–79.50	839	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	86.96/cwt	81.00–93.50	1,465	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	111.45/cwt	108.00–117.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	635	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	281	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	39.08/cwt	31.50–45.50	336	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.90/cwt	135.00–156.00	528	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	54.16/cwt	47.50–57.50	571	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,002	50.27/cwt	47.50–55.00	504	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	193.97/cwt	180.00–199.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	160.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	497	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	191.29/cwt	180.00–199.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	125.35/cwt	125.00–125.50	886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	165.84/cwt	164.50–167.50	847	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,011	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	195.68/cwt	195.00–196.00	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	149.48/cwt	140.00–159.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	130.51/cwt	129.00–137.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	165.11/cwt	156.00–170.00	596	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	426	171.12/cwt	170.00–172.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.96/cwt	126.00–138.00	695	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	851	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	929	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	155.82/cwt	153.00–160.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	152.60/cwt	142.00–162.00	639	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	787	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	154.78/cwt	147.50–159.00	669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	128.07/cwt	125.00–134.50	803	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	164.47/cwt	158.00–174.00	791	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.61/cwt	132.00–141.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	124.73/cwt	123.50–134.00	854	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	187.32/cwt	185.00–194.00	776	18

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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