Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on 300-400 lb. steers and heifers, 400-600 lbs. mostly 4.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 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 $148.41/cwt on 593 head.

Average price

$148.41

593 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$3.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	149.04	782	474
Medium and Large 2	366	146.09	534	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	450	145.85	657	105

One grade step is worth $3.19/cwt here — about $126 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

148.41

—

NM average4 barns · 1,458 hd

144.25

+4.16

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	1,561	82.28	1,284	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	64.02	758	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	61.50	855	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	45.13	428	32

Every lot, as filed

81 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	Medium and Large 1	—	330	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	161.48/cwt	159.00–165.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.31/cwt	140.00–145.50	836	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	164.20/cwt	157.00–175.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.66/cwt	142.00–156.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.09/cwt	146.00–164.00	581	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	149.69/cwt	138.00–152.00	784	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.93/cwt	130.00–131.00	875	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	42.82/cwt	39.00–46.50	401	4
Bulls	—	—	1,184	71.53/cwt	61.50–78.50	847	8
Bulls	—	—	1,689	85.32/cwt	79.00–90.50	1,441	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.77/cwt	137.00–156.00	710	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	604	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	55.52/cwt	51.00–62.50	560	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	889	42.81/cwt	35.00–47.50	381	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	793.33/cwt	760.00–860.00	9,782	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	62.33/cwt	60.00–66.50	800	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,012	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,037.14/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	11,035	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	692.50/cwt	660.00–725.00	6,579	2
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	—	1,050	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	667	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	686.67/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,407	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	540.00/cwt	510.00–575.00	6,021	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	151.30/cwt	147.00–153.00	466	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	158.01/cwt	155.00–161.00	825	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,175	70.85/cwt	66.00–74.50	832	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	176.56/cwt	173.00–184.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	67.42/cwt	66.50–70.00	766	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	63.78/cwt	58.00–66.00	763	19
Bulls	—	—	1,891	93.85/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	135.63/cwt	134.00–137.00	693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.65/cwt	134.00–150.00	664	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	159.78/cwt	156.00–166.00	518	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	949	27.14/cwt	25.00–30.00	258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	181.78/cwt	180.00–185.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.28/cwt	147.00–157.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	173.06/cwt	172.00–176.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	166.20/cwt	164.00–169.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.65/cwt	131.00–139.50	820	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	182.31/cwt	179.00–186.00	695	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	160.83/cwt	153.00–162.00	712	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	128.08/cwt	121.00–131.00	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	179.28/cwt	176.00–185.00	861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	393	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	165.26/cwt	154.00–176.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	8

How this sale compares

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