Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. uneven but mostly 3.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher, calves over 600 lbs. unevenly steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00 higher, calves over 600 lbs. 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls 1.00 lower. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.48/cwt on 770 head.

Average price

$157.48

770 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$37.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.91

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	158.90	866	381
Medium and Large 1-2	524	157.31	824	342
Medium and Large 2	533	149.02	794	44
Medium and Large 2-3	578	121.00	699	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.90/cwt here — about $167 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 sale770 hd

157.48

—

NM average3 barns · 2,613 hd

153.57

+3.91

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	77.17	1,168	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	60.54	710	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	58.23	751	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	49.43	490	220

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	532	161.35/cwt	155.00–163.00	858	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	200.99/cwt	190.00–206.00	557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	174.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	711	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	157.43/cwt	150.00–164.00	842	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	159.71/cwt	150.00–164.00	739	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	147.54/cwt	142.00–151.00	990	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	151.54/cwt	143.00–156.50	868	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	421	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.05/cwt	131.50–136.50	912	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	166.53/cwt	160.00–177.00	809	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	186.47/cwt	176.00–194.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	171.85/cwt	170.00–173.00	748	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	156.01/cwt	153.00–160.00	877	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	494	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	133.90/cwt	133.00–138.00	952	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	412	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	527	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.84/cwt	141.00–153.00	921	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	883	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	741	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	754	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	369	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	126.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	778	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	128.10/cwt	121.00–135.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	131.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	903	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	810	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	389	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	922	51.17/cwt	45.00–54.50	472	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	45.49/cwt	35.00–48.00	428	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	54.55/cwt	49.00–60.00	590	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	58.23/cwt	56.00–60.50	751	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	61.64/cwt	55.00–66.00	743	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	941	47.21/cwt	34.00–50.00	444	100
Bulls	—	—	1,344	68.65/cwt	61.00–76.00	923	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	84.21/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,450	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	51.24/cwt	50.00–51.50	545	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,404	73.32/cwt	62.00–79.50	1,029	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,565	83.47/cwt	82.50–84.50	1,306	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	740.74/cwt	500.00–985.00	8,570	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	733.33/cwt	625.00–825.00	7,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	625.50/cwt	560.00–710.00	5,536	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	982.27/cwt	735.00–1,150.00	11,650	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	530.00/cwt	475.00–585.00	4,108	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,259.41/cwt	1,000.00–1,335.00	13,967	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	995.83/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	11,452	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	572.50/cwt	510.00–635.00	5,009	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	149.51/cwt	145.50–159.00	719	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	131.49/cwt	129.50–133.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	774	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	492	153.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	755	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	433	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	477	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	543	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	128.27/cwt	127.00–129.00	754	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	126.25/cwt	124.00–130.50	799	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	673	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	131.89/cwt	131.50–132.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	131.43/cwt	131.00–132.00	740	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	142.85/cwt	136.00–149.50	737	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	357	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	156.08/cwt	153.00–157.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.85/cwt	147.00–158.00	642	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	152.09/cwt	150.00–154.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	894	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	132.72/cwt	131.00–134.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	142.80/cwt	135.00–149.00	624	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	151.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	555	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.16/cwt	140.00–141.00	413	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	510	2

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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