Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 450 lbs 10.00 higher on comparable sales; steers over 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher; heifers over 500 lbs steady. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady, instances 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.70/cwt on 527 head.

Average price

$148.70

527 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$19.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	150.69	752	232
Medium and Large 1-2	506	149.23	755	261
Medium and Large 2	488	131.08	640	34

One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $112 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 sale527 hd

148.70

—

NM average4 barns · 1,497 hd

146.45

+2.25

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	1,514	82.02	1,242	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	62.34	703	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	61.50	924	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	44.56	398	43

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	656	149.77/cwt	149.00–152.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	146.95/cwt	145.00–152.00	761	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	783	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	192.73/cwt	190.50–196.00	630	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,141	798.13/cwt	785.00–800.00	9,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	166.08/cwt	166.00–167.00	638	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	158.21/cwt	153.00–165.00	682	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	832	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	804	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	68.28/cwt	67.50–69.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	152.98/cwt	141.00–158.00	739	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	175.59/cwt	173.00–177.00	929	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	293	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	163.28/cwt	157.00–172.50	511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	138.16/cwt	130.00–138.50	858	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	540	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.18/cwt	158.00–172.00	961	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Steers	Small 4	—	383	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	191.13/cwt	185.00–196.00	808	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	729	118.81/cwt	117.00–122.50	866	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	925.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	63.53/cwt	58.50–68.00	709	29
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,027	82.03/cwt	73.00–89.00	842	3
Bulls	—	—	1,296	73.41/cwt	66.00–79.00	951	14
Bulls	—	—	1,824	94.36/cwt	92.50–98.50	1,721	9
Bulls	—	—	1,623	85.80/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,393	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	715.00/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,436	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	982	745.00/cwt	735.00–750.00	7,316	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	897.14/cwt	830.00–950.00	10,416	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,598	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	20,135	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	845	583.33/cwt	500.00–700.00	4,929	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	729.38/cwt	700.00–785.00	8,206	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	63.00/cwt	60.00–66.00	564	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	845.83/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	9,143	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,310	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	782	80.40/cwt	78.00–90.00	629	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	685.56/cwt	650.00–710.00	7,288	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	498	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,124	605.00/cwt	600.00–625.00	6,800	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	675.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	5,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	54.72/cwt	52.50–56.50	585	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	47.21/cwt	40.00–51.50	421	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	55.47/cwt	52.50–60.00	561	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	61.50/cwt	59.00–66.50	924	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,298	62.62/cwt	59.00–65.25	813	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	816	30.80/cwt	24.00–35.00	251	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	805	41.86/cwt	35.50–48.00	337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	207	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	141.65/cwt	139.00–145.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	136.54/cwt	131.00–142.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	134.72/cwt	125.00–137.00	653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,512	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	162.86/cwt	154.00–165.00	620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	243	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.52/cwt	134.00–142.50	729	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.30/cwt	146.00–155.00	715	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	130	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.85/cwt	137.00–139.00	800	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	172.78/cwt	159.00–176.00	833	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	445	161.38/cwt	161.00–163.00	718	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	176.50/cwt	172.00–180.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	194.34/cwt	183.00–197.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	941	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	157.04/cwt	156.00–159.00	917	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	153	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	127	189.18/cwt	150.00–210.00	240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	190.39/cwt	184.00–192.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	521	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	792	105
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	166.13/cwt	157.00–168.00	877	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	806	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	991	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	702	138.82/cwt	137.00–141.00	975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,067	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	177.00/cwt	176.00–177.50	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.67/cwt	144.00–148.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	437	3

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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