Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A very uneven market on steer and heifer calves, mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, instances 9.00-16.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 6.00 higher on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower, no comparison on bulls due to limited comparable quotes. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.05/cwt on 458 head.

Average price

$171.05

458 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$49.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

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	467	180.57	844	145
Medium and Large 1	544	171.68	934	274
Medium and Large 2	726	131.26	953	39

One grade step is worth $49.32/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale458 hd

171.05

—

NM average3 barns · 1,649 hd

171.37

−0.32

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	1,499	73.12	1,096	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	68.16	960	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	64.57	701	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	51.64	507	51

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	201.67/cwt	201.00–203.00	873	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	354	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	278	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	150.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	936	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	160.35/cwt	152.00–173.00	917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	178.79/cwt	176.00–179.00	915	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	945	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	172.65/cwt	167.50–186.00	965	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	189.71/cwt	189.00–190.00	717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	183.13/cwt	179.00–187.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	159.59/cwt	157.00–160.00	817	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	144.10/cwt	142.50–150.00	896	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	389	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	856	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	520	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,017	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	326	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	189.75/cwt	189.50–190.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	166.65/cwt	164.50–170.00	780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.55/cwt	154.50–155.00	966	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	152.23/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	377	211.79/cwt	209.00–215.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	185.98/cwt	182.00–188.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	531	150.62/cwt	146.00–156.00	800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	657	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	162.72/cwt	162.50–165.00	771	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.32/cwt	126.00–137.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	161.11/cwt	151.00–171.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	829	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	48.26/cwt	43.00–51.00	522	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	64.50/cwt	60.50–70.50	704	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	890	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	852	39.39/cwt	35.00–45.00	336	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	934	58.91/cwt	54.00–61.00	550	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	68.16/cwt	68.00–68.50	960	3
Bulls	—	—	1,468	72.22/cwt	62.50–77.50	1,060	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	59.23/cwt	54.00–63.50	598	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	850	25.68/cwt	15.00–30.00	218	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	80.88/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,379	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,155	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	729.17/cwt	675.00–800.00	7,780	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,276.76/cwt	950.00–1,360.00	12,129	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,388	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	100.61/cwt	90.00–103.00	788	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,084.10/cwt	800.00–1,350.00	12,099	72
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	912.82/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	10,443	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	15,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	150.49/cwt	143.00–151.50	841	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	165.15/cwt	164.00–165.50	765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	529	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.79/cwt	166.00–170.00	550	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	948	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	158.59/cwt	156.00–159.50	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,095	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	931	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,271	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.12/cwt	164.00–173.00	707	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	156.55/cwt	152.00–161.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.92/cwt	148.00–159.50	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	255	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	137.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	169.63/cwt	169.00–171.00	626	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	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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