Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher on comparable weights. Feeder steers and heifers have no accurate comparison. Trade active, demand good for calves suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.40/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$173.40

321 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$66.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.40

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	178.90	883	227
Medium and Large 1-2	461	167.88	774	59
Medium 2	390	155.00	605	1thin
Medium and Large 2	485	151.94	737	18thin
Small and Medium 2	620	150.00	930	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	316	148.42	469	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	314	145.00	455	4thin
Small 4	398	112.00	446	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.90/cwt here — about $438 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 sale321 hd

173.40

—

NM average3 barns · 762 hd

164.00

+9.40

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	1,317	88.42	1,164	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	85.87	991	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,253	83.81	1,050	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	72.44	669	26

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)	1,026	$1,067	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,032	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$635	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,335	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,200	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,170	3thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	423	185.83/cwt	180.00–188.00	786	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	188.20/cwt	188.00–188.50	892	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	173.37/cwt	170.00–176.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	166.45/cwt	166.00–168.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	159.93/cwt	157.00–166.00	926	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	154.93/cwt	146.00–158.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	168.98/cwt	167.00–170.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	170.90/cwt	170.00–173.00	535	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	994	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	398	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	167.18/cwt	163.00–177.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	11
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	736	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	843	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	288	159.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	218.53/cwt	213.00–220.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	175.44/cwt	170.00–181.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	203.06/cwt	200.00–205.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	182.92/cwt	178.00–184.00	611	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	177.62/cwt	174.00–180.00	913	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	171.35/cwt	169.50–180.00	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	212.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	914	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	161.53/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	993	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	205.92/cwt	200.00–217.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	173.48/cwt	171.00–176.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	899	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	198.90/cwt	189.00–210.00	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	160.67/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	184.59/cwt	184.00–185.00	991	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	204.60/cwt	198.00–210.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	895	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	171.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,067	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	187.37/cwt	186.00–200.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	157.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	432	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	797	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	897	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	85.68/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,004	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	88.64/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,073	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	63.68/cwt	61.00–66.50	586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,600	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,150	88.23/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,015	12
Bulls	—	—	1,358	86.98/cwt	82.50–92.00	1,181	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	52.45/cwt	46.00–59.00	375	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	73.65/cwt	70.00–78.00	706	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,009	85.60/cwt	79.00–89.00	864	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	735	63.05/cwt	61.00–65.00	463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	963	75.77/cwt	74.50–76.00	730	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	76.95/cwt	75.00–78.00	833	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	78.64/cwt	76.00–82.50	948	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,030	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	82.83/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,046	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	81.53/cwt	78.00–82.50	793	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,202	88.35/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,062	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,287	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	905	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	579	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,270	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,256	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	123.86/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,074	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	1,018.33/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,018	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,170.00/head	1,075.00–1,285.00	1,170	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	785	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	314	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	170.93/cwt	166.00–171.50	1,000	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	193	180.00/head	180.00–180.00	180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	125	235.00/head	235.00–235.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	153.82/cwt	151.00–160.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	148.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	133.78/cwt	129.00–135.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	181.28/cwt	175.00–184.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,117	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,278.57/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,279	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	91.75/cwt	91.00–93.00	959	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	595	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,094	1,086.00/head	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,086	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,335.00/head	1,035.00–1,450.00	1,335	6

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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