Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. unevenly steady, steer calves over 600 lbs. 3.00 lower, feeders steady. Heifer calves over 600 lbs. and feeders steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, bulls steady. Quality on calves and feeders not as attractive. Trade moderate to active and demand moderate on calves and feeders, demand good to very good on cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.65/cwt on 730 head.

Average price

$149.65

730 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

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	508	153.06	777	153
Medium and Large 1	538	152.55	820	439
Medium and Large 2	489	136.65	668	138

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $110 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 sale730 hd

149.65

—

NM average3 barns · 2,589 hd

151.09

−1.43

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	1,541	78.95	1,217	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	64.32	776	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	63.85	859	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	51.33	489	281

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	609	133.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	152.55/cwt	145.00–157.00	642	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	141.19/cwt	140.50–142.50	962	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	143.79/cwt	141.00–149.00	880	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	197.68/cwt	196.00–199.00	623	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	141.67/cwt	139.00–143.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	163.76/cwt	160.00–167.00	704	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	181.77/cwt	170.00–188.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	344	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	170.97/cwt	160.00–180.00	380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	145.38/cwt	141.00–150.00	855	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	129.04/cwt	125.00–136.50	797	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	142.35/cwt	135.00–152.00	557	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	830	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	139.04/cwt	133.00–140.00	672	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	528	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	199.12/cwt	195.00–200.00	542	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	136.44/cwt	133.00–136.75	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	128.28/cwt	123.00–133.50	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	133.23/cwt	127.50–139.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.56/cwt	165.00–178.00	733	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	134.47/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,042	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	143.59/cwt	137.50–150.00	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	590	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	155.97/cwt	154.00–157.00	652	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	143.14/cwt	142.00–144.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	158.97/cwt	154.00–166.00	774	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	138.73/cwt	134.00–139.50	863	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	141.35/cwt	135.00–146.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	496	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	177.39/cwt	174.00–179.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	111.40/cwt	111.00–112.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	69.51/cwt	68.00–72.00	861	8
Bulls	—	—	1,595	74.39/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,187	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	56.66/cwt	52.50–64.50	620	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	46.68/cwt	40.00–50.00	468	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	63.85/cwt	60.00–66.50	859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	64.72/cwt	60.00–67.50	787	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	884	48.37/cwt	36.00–49.50	428	147
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	65.90/cwt	65.50–66.00	693	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	56.11/cwt	55.00–58.00	587	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	981	53.74/cwt	50.00–60.00	527	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,230	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	750	5
Bulls	—	—	1,687	84.19/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,420	12
Bulls	—	—	1,711	90.23/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,544	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,283	69.96/cwt	64.00–77.50	898	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,520	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,239	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	916.08/cwt	550.00–1,075.00	10,526	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	891.67/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,177	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,022.86/cwt	875.00–1,160.00	11,180	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	11,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,187.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	9,797	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,237.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	16,397	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	439	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.53/cwt	132.50–143.50	721	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	142.49/cwt	136.00–145.00	688	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	155.23/cwt	145.00–160.00	593	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.46/cwt	151.00–160.00	803	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	127.88/cwt	126.00–129.00	808	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.71/cwt	122.00–124.00	642	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	150.39/cwt	147.00–156.00	499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	266	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.19/cwt	130.50–138.00	768	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.50	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	120.01/cwt	119.00–122.00	592	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	126.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	428	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	574	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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