Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders mostly steady on limited comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on limited quotes. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.05/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$181.05

109 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$31.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

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	457	187.16	855	55
Medium and Large 1	524	184.36	965	36
Medium and Large 2	628	155.72	978	18thin

One grade step is worth $31.44/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale109 hd

181.05

—

NM average4 barns · 834 hd

182.00

−0.95

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	1,654	91.05	1,506	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	75.14	998	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	75.01	925	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	68.09	652	49

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	469	172.72/cwt	164.00–177.00	810	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	760	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	155.42/cwt	153.00–158.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	167.61/cwt	165.00–169.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	932	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	179.28/cwt	179.00–180.00	475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	62.77/cwt	58.50–64.00	563	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	75.14/cwt	72.00–76.50	998	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	987	15
Bulls	—	—	1,768	94.34/cwt	89.50–99.50	1,668	8
Bulls	—	—	1,260	78.79/cwt	73.00–85.00	993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,954	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,405.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,600.00	14,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,123.33/cwt	885.00–1,300.00	12,548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,675.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,700.00	19,263	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	625	842.50/cwt	785.00–900.00	5,266	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,658.33/cwt	1,575.00–1,750.00	17,131	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	10,913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,875	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	808.75/cwt	760.00–900.00	6,066	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,007.14/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	11,794	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	861.00/cwt	700.00–960.00	9,213	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	74.05/cwt	70.00–76.50	897	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	763	60.11/cwt	59.00–62.00	459	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	64.41/cwt	61.00–67.00	531	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	705	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	303	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	76.44/cwt	76.00–78.50	878	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.39/cwt	160.00–175.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	886	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	599	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	69.43/cwt	65.00–75.00	678	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	214.75/cwt	212.00–216.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	350	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	308	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	154.66/cwt	148.00–160.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	194.72/cwt	193.00–203.00	851	11

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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