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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifers sold mostly steady on improved receipts. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows steady, with lean cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.70/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$160.70

220 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$56.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	166.65	906	99
Medium and Large 1-2	489	161.77	790	87
Medium and Large 2	460	147.01	676	26
Medium and Large 2-3	564	126.00	711	5thin
Medium and Large 3	550	110.00	605	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.65/cwt here — about $301 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 sale220 hd

160.70

—

NM average3 barns · 839 hd

156.29

+4.41

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	1,609	94.18	1,516	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	78.26	914	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,803	74.50	1,343	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	63.68	616	91

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$858	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$857	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$563	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$546	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$460	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$1,172	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$1,000	12

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	181.72/cwt	179.00–186.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	222.40/cwt	208.00–226.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	165.34/cwt	165.00–166.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	143.47/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	170.32/cwt	165.00–172.00	875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	174.73/cwt	171.00–176.00	802	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	211	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	427	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	185.21/cwt	182.00–189.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	183.07/cwt	181.00–185.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	173.97/cwt	162.00–176.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	176.20/cwt	176.00–179.00	655	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	174.72/cwt	170.00–177.00	498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	142.33/cwt	141.00–143.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	189.72/cwt	187.00–197.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	167.27/cwt	160.00–175.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	180.39/cwt	177.00–185.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	188.15/cwt	187.00–195.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	215.47/cwt	212.00–220.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	195.52/cwt	195.00–196.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	241	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	448	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	223	243.02/cwt	240.00–246.00	542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	584	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,162	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	784	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	67.98/cwt	62.00–73.50	693	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,424	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,259	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	79.45/cwt	75.00–83.50	954	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	76.24/cwt	75.00–77.50	720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	58.62/cwt	55.00–62.50	538	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	73.24/cwt	71.50–75.00	844	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,033	67.18/cwt	62.50–74.00	694	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	749	47.23/cwt	40.00–56.00	354	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	753	43.93/cwt	41.00–45.00	331	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	963	60.16/cwt	59.00–61.50	579	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	898	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,295	85.70/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,110	4
Bulls	—	—	1,767	102.60/cwt	100.50–105.00	1,813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	95.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,664	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	562.50/head	550.00–575.00	563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	958	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,042.50/head	985.00–1,100.00	1,043	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	710	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	840	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,072	1,040.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	858.33/head	800.00–1,000.00	858	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	735	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	670	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	887.92/head	750.00–1,025.00	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	152.45/cwt	152.00–153.00	948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	154.83/cwt	141.00–158.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.46/cwt	142.00–155.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	166.77/cwt	162.00–169.00	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	162.67/cwt	162.00–164.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	532	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,062	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	357	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	421	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	157.51/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,302	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	120.25/cwt	108.00–135.00	1,218	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,375.83/head	1,250.00–1,435.00	1,376	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	878	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,292.86/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,293	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	546.00/head	510.00–560.00	546	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,250.00/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,250	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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