Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Calves and feeders over 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower, heifers 650-700 lbs. instances 8.00 lower though quality not as attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls 200-3.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.96/cwt on 424 head.

Average price

$148.96

424 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$8.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	149.35	680	239
Medium and Large 1-2	437	149.32	653	165
Medium and Large 2	350	141.31	495	20

One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about $185 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 sale424 hd

148.96

—

NM average4 barns · 1,439 hd

142.36

+6.60

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	1,522	71.19	1,084	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	59.25	850	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	56.00	637	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	40.31	390	59

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	273	196.83/cwt	194.50–200.00	537	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	133.54/cwt	133.00–135.00	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.08/cwt	137.00–144.00	743	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.42/cwt	119.00–120.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	911	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	188.88/cwt	185.00–193.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.24/cwt	155.00–162.00	613	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	56.12/cwt	52.50–59.50	644	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	459	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	294	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	191.36/cwt	186.00–195.00	612	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	249	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	189.96/cwt	188.00–194.00	720	60
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,405	66.67/cwt	62.50–70.00	937	8
Bulls	—	—	1,487	66.00/cwt	54.00–74.00	981	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,138	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	835	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	41.40/cwt	32.00–45.50	424	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	663	275.00/cwt	200.00–350.00	1,823	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	734.64/cwt	485.00–850.00	8,397	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	540	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	810.00/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,719	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,338	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	565.00/cwt	460.00–635.00	5,311	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	49.25/cwt	47.50–51.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	591.25/cwt	535.00–610.00	6,947	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	715.83/cwt	550.00–950.00	7,366	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,280	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,113	1,321.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,950.00	14,708	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,620	71.04/cwt	63.00–78.50	1,151	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	827	24.77/cwt	15.00–30.00	205	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	52.46/cwt	47.50–54.50	607	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	461	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	719	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	59.25/cwt	59.25–59.25	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	884	38.31/cwt	33.00–46.00	339	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	146.21/cwt	141.00–150.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	82.43/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,352	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	162.42/cwt	158.00–164.00	866	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	190.53/cwt	186.00–194.50	743	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	572	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	147.91/cwt	145.00–150.00	677	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	113.93/cwt	113.00–114.50	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	161.27/cwt	150.00–165.00	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	148.39/cwt	146.50–157.00	650	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	178.38/cwt	174.00–193.50	778	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.17/cwt	134.00–139.00	851	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	408	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	132.16/cwt	127.00–136.00	907	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.90/cwt	136.00–146.00	732	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	159.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	164.72/cwt	162.00–168.00	465	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	171.86/cwt	155.00–178.50	821	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	176.98/cwt	172.00–180.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.38/cwt	145.00–162.50	660	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	123.26/cwt	121.00–125.00	846	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	135.17/cwt	134.00–138.00	787	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	141.96/cwt	134.00–147.00	681	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.29/cwt	155.00–166.00	833	17

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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