Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available as the last reported sale was a couple of months ago. Trade active, demand good on limited supplies.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.59/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$196.59

172 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$86.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.54

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	208.36	848	109
Medium and Large 1-2	455	183.11	833	51
Medium and Large 2	440	154.87	681	8thin
Large 1-2	810	140.00	1,134	2thin
Small 4	395	122.00	482	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.36/cwt here — about $366 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 sale172 hd

196.59

—

NM average3 barns · 714 hd

179.04

+17.54

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	1,521	85.33	1,298	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	81.26	1,043	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	75.86	827	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	63.16	634	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$763	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	796	$953	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	548	$326	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2	—	339	188.24/cwt	183.00–192.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	2
Steers	Small 4	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	200.83/cwt	200.00–205.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	172.44/cwt	164.00–177.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	214.49/cwt	214.00–215.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	314	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	169.01/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	161	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	191.52/cwt	190.00–192.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.22/cwt	142.00–157.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	208.13/cwt	205.00–210.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	791	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	61.87/cwt	59.00–64.00	679	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	65.53/cwt	62.50–68.50	670	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	81.26/cwt	81.00–81.50	1,043	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	72.51/cwt	72.00–74.00	716	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	83.10/cwt	81.50–84.00	1,045	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	995	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	84.74/cwt	70.50–89.50	1,223	6
Bulls	—	—	1,691	91.80/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,552	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	970	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	830.00/head	825.00–835.00	830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,075.00/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	548	326.25/head	210.00–385.00	326	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	762.50/head	750.00–775.00	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,000.00/head	975.00–1,025.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	172.31/cwt	165.00–179.00	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	196.74/cwt	189.00–198.00	899	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	733	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	163.37/cwt	160.00–168.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	163.75/cwt	163.00–164.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	181.93/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	216.43/cwt	201.00–225.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	218.93/cwt	200.00–222.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	187.08/cwt	187.00–188.00	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	247	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	191.17/cwt	191.00–192.00	967	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	163.97/cwt	162.00–165.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	465	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	180.78/cwt	180.00–187.00	598	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	218.50/cwt	216.00–220.00	824	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	177.25/cwt	170.00–185.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	191.02/cwt	187.00–192.00	741	5

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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