Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 3.00-9.00 higher on comparable quotes. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 4.00 lower, calves and feeders over 500 lbs. 2.00 higher, instances 6.00 higher on 600-650 lb. offerings. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.91/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$163.91

211 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$59.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.14

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	169.27	877	108
Medium and Large 1-2	519	161.82	839	80
Medium and Large 2	493	149.39	737	21
Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00	660	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.27/cwt here — about $217 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 sale211 hd

163.91

—

NM average4 barns · 1,102 hd

149.77

+14.14

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	—	Average	1,552	84.83	1,317	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	64.85	767	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	59.98	881	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	53.53	528	111

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	575	162.43/cwt	157.00–167.50	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	162.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	167.96/cwt	163.50–173.50	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	772	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	154.22/cwt	151.00–163.00	965	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	134.24/cwt	131.00–137.50	984	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,325	85.14/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,128	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	47.38/cwt	38.00–51.00	444	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.28/cwt	137.00–138.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	864	6
Bulls	—	—	1,672	88.22/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,475	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	183.10/cwt	180.00–188.00	804	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.50	920	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	943.33/cwt	725.00–1,160.00	9,509	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	6,545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	77.27/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,146	6
Bulls	—	—	2,018	94.35/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,904	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	28.99/cwt	28.00–30.00	226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	725.42/cwt	610.00–800.00	7,711	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	628.33/cwt	585.00–650.00	4,712	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	867.06/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,801	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,025.00/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	9,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	681.43/cwt	435.00–750.00	7,591	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	776.67/cwt	775.00–785.00	7,510	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	571	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,234	75.64/cwt	63.00–80.50	933	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	69.84/cwt	69.00–72.00	914	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,050	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	64.26/cwt	58.00–68.00	749	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.26/cwt	132.50–137.50	760	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	150.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	633	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	57.71/cwt	52.50–63.00	583	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	916	40.96/cwt	31.00–49.00	375	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,015	61.31/cwt	56.50–63.50	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	178.25/cwt	170.00–182.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	170.17/cwt	164.00–183.00	791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	870	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	65.72/cwt	65.50–68.00	724	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	59.98/cwt	57.50–62.50	881	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	185.39/cwt	185.00–186.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	158.54/cwt	157.00–160.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	177.74/cwt	173.50–180.00	857	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.36/cwt	135.00–149.00	682	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.51/cwt	145.00–152.50	710	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	155.16/cwt	145.00–158.50	968	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	146.74/cwt	139.00–160.00	716	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	187.67/cwt	186.00–189.00	676	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	157.51/cwt	154.00–165.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	145.86/cwt	141.00–149.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	176.74/cwt	172.00–184.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	125.55/cwt	122.00–130.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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