Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.25/cwt on 375 head.

Average price

$185.25

375 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3-4

$75.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.16

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	191.30	1,010	197
Medium and Large 1-2	505	182.40	922	158
Medium and Large 2-3	316	170.00	537	5thin
Medium and Large 2	583	154.89	904	9thin
Small and Medium 2-3	593	127.00	753	2thin
Small and Medium 3-4	515	116.00	597	4thin

One grade step is worth $75.30/cwt here — about $413 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 sale375 hd

185.25

—

NM average3 barns · 1,081 hd

165.09

+20.16

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	—	High	1,529	89.41	1,367	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	80.86	1,053	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	78.30	894	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	69.61	686	70

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)	1,102	$945	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$695	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,311	$1,229	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,191	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,151	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,054	$825	23

Every lot, as filed

132 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	—	726	151.17/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	178.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	184.83/cwt	177.00–188.50	1,072	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	356	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	215.87/cwt	215.00–218.00	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	220.31/cwt	210.00–225.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	894	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,149	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	166.97/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	189.50/cwt	183.00–196.00	796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	599	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	954	59.58/cwt	55.00–62.50	568	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	978	72.79/cwt	67.00–77.00	712	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	865	45.68/cwt	40.00–51.00	395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,175	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	98.95/cwt	97.50–101.00	1,620	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	85.61/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,267	13
Bulls	—	—	1,757	94.34/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,658	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,053	81.34/cwt	80.00–82.00	857	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,230	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	148.50/cwt	142.00–155.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	156.15/cwt	145.00–157.00	946	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	368	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	146.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	142.19/cwt	138.00–150.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	429	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	166.19/cwt	165.00–167.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	181	344.93/head	325.00–360.00	345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	142	345.00/head	345.00–345.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	179	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	168.06/cwt	166.00–173.00	869	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,200	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	909	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	533	184.66/cwt	184.00–185.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	173.43/cwt	170.00–176.50	1,086	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	173.28/cwt	171.00–174.00	833	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	170.06/cwt	164.00–175.00	696	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	160.84/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	163.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,006	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	159.14/cwt	158.00–159.50	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	160.64/cwt	156.00–165.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	182.10/cwt	177.00–187.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	136.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	151.41/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,031	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	146.24/cwt	146.00–147.50	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	169.41/cwt	167.00–176.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	162.00/cwt	159.00–163.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	170.66/cwt	164.00–174.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	191.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	198.52/cwt	193.00–205.00	675	31
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	189.40/cwt	182.00–191.00	926	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	173.45/cwt	170.50–177.00	987	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	140	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	183	361.45/head	350.00–385.00	361	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	593	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,240	80.36/cwt	75.00–85.00	996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,115	79.40/cwt	75.00–87.00	885	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	79.75/cwt	74.50–83.50	950	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	70.40/cwt	65.00–73.50	695	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	76.94/cwt	74.00–77.50	886	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	655	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	360	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	80.38/cwt	78.50–81.50	1,064	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	785	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	626	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	818	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	483	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	798	321.43/head	310.00–350.00	321	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	872	858.33/head	775.00–1,000.00	858	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,376.25/head	1,310.00–1,475.00	1,376	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,291.67/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	955	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	765	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	876	1,008.57/head	975.00–1,060.00	1,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	167.00/cwt	160.00–175.00	645	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,252.08/head	1,135.00–1,410.00	1,252	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,301.25/head	1,200.00–1,335.00	1,301	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,134.09/head	950.00–1,225.00	1,134	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	897.00/head	775.00–950.00	897	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	984	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	945.00/head	810.00–1,025.00	945	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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