Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeders mostly 2.00-5.00 lower except a few 300-400 lbs. 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.49/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$147.49

265 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$12.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.79

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	151.57	683	108
Medium and Large 1-2	474	146.44	694	120
Medium and Large 2	367	138.98	509	37

One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about $174 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 sale265 hd

147.49

—

NM average4 barns · 966 hd

137.69

+9.79

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	—	High	1,544	84.83	1,310	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,225	65.50	802	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	63.63	776	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	49.74	500	41

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	535	132.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	707	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	124.61/cwt	119.50–126.00	987	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	136.58/cwt	135.00–139.00	911	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	124.11/cwt	122.50–129.00	957	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	175.31/cwt	169.50–179.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	161.99/cwt	158.00–179.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	161.73/cwt	157.00–165.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	181.39/cwt	181.00–185.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	161.91/cwt	157.00–164.50	703	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.70/cwt	140.00–141.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	457	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	182.86/cwt	171.00–186.00	666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	186.64/cwt	177.00–189.50	689	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	708	119.61/cwt	118.00–122.00	847	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Bulls	—	—	2,090	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	2,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	87.09/cwt	81.00–93.50	1,441	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	893	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	868	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	179.11/cwt	178.00–186.00	788	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	63.30/cwt	62.50–63.50	709	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	57.61/cwt	50.00–62.50	604	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	802	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	56.46/cwt	55.00–58.50	671	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	77.56/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,092	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	597.50/cwt	435.00–760.00	5,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	63.13/cwt	62.00–64.00	742	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	11,970	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	637.00/cwt	485.00–750.00	5,924	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	542.50/cwt	500.00–585.00	4,530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	779.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.26/cwt	122.00–132.50	725	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	136.06/cwt	132.50–141.00	558	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	68.28/cwt	67.50–70.00	853	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	63.20/cwt	60.00–66.50	768	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	959	41.05/cwt	35.00–46.50	394	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	793	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	41.80/cwt	35.00–45.50	407	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,003	87.93/cwt	85.00–90.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	146.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	129.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	428	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	64.76/cwt	64.50–65.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	751	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	901	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.19/cwt	120.00–138.00	842	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	712	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.76/cwt	136.00–147.00	664	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	131.48/cwt	124.00–134.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	158.18/cwt	154.00–164.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	438	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.10/cwt	140.00–149.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	125.60/cwt	121.00–128.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	164.69/cwt	154.00–176.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	170.26/cwt	166.00–177.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	170.31/cwt	168.00–173.00	608	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	4

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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