Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower though quality not as attractive, feeders over 600 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.05/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$166.05

196 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$79.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	483	171.23	826	113
Medium and Large 2	442	162.51	718	39
Medium and Large 1	633	158.92	1,005	42
Medium and Large 2-3	773	92.00	711	2thin

One grade step is worth $79.23/cwt here — about $115 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 sale196 hd

166.05

—

NM average3 barns · 854 hd

165.12

+0.93

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	1,550	88.84	1,377	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	63.33	726	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	61.96	832	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	957	53.47	512	165

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	929	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,445.28/cwt	1,150.00–1,500.00	13,976	18
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,237.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	9,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,308.85/cwt	1,100.00–1,510.00	15,405	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	163.30/cwt	159.00–166.00	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	64.12/cwt	60.00–71.50	736	70
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,189	76.68/cwt	63.00–82.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	160.30/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	162.71/cwt	160.00–168.00	937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.61/cwt	139.00–148.00	824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	177.00/cwt	171.00–183.00	758	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,117	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	79.02/cwt	72.50–83.00	1,114	5
Bulls	—	—	1,662	102.19/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,698	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,975	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,015.00/cwt	835.00–1,150.00	10,404	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,018.36/cwt	700.00–1,225.00	11,752	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,146.43/cwt	925.00–1,210.00	11,957	7
Bulls	—	—	1,699	93.66/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,591	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	893	1,030.67/cwt	800.00–1,520.00	9,204	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,500.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,575.00	13,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	683	473.33/cwt	370.00–550.00	3,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	725	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,105.19/cwt	810.00–1,400.00	11,892	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,345.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	17,754	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	510.00/cwt	460.00–560.00	4,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	762.81/cwt	450.00–910.00	8,032	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	61.96/cwt	60.00–65.50	832	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	810	31.63/cwt	31.00–32.00	256	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	880	43.11/cwt	34.00–51.00	379	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	47.00/cwt	35.00–51.00	422	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	65.45/cwt	65.00–66.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	885	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	313	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	250	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	958	55.73/cwt	50.50–62.50	534	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	56.17/cwt	51.00–59.50	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	184.20/cwt	180.00–190.00	698	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	58.11/cwt	53.00–64.00	584	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	344	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	564	142.11/cwt	137.50–144.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	169.00/cwt	165.00–172.00	887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	833	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	137.16/cwt	131.00–150.00	442	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,025	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	159.36/cwt	158.00–161.00	993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	145.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	153.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	634	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.19/cwt	156.00–170.00	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	153.48/cwt	143.00–160.00	583	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	273	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	189.89/cwt	188.00–192.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.38/cwt	140.00–151.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	188.83/cwt	185.00–190.00	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.56/cwt	131.00–138.00	903	6

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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