Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent comparison for all classes of cattle as the last reported sale was over a month ago. Trade active, demand good. Most of the area received welcoming moisture of up to 3 1/2 inches of rain.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.54/cwt on 329 head.

Average price

$169.54

329 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$603

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$130.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	183.67	910	149
Medium and Large 1-2	483	168.16	813	133
Medium and Large 2	478	157.34	752	34
Small 4	574	53.54	307	13thin

One grade step is worth $130.13/cwt here — about $603 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 sale329 hd

169.54

—

NM average3 barns · 1,311 hd

175.95

−6.42

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	1,211	77.60	940	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,275	71.27	909	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,076	69.22	745	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	61.39	613	125

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$822	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	974	$819	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	753	$675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	275	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	498	1
Steers	Small 4	—	415	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	261	3
Steers	Small 4	—	615	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	176.60/cwt	165.00–178.00	593	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	150.41/cwt	149.00–152.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	152.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	156.48/cwt	155.00–159.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	169.78/cwt	169.00–171.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	164.82/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	172.89/cwt	163.00–177.00	828	38
Steers	Small 4	—	673	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	310	5
Steers	Small 4	—	540	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	145.71/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	190.18/cwt	185.00–193.00	804	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	169.43/cwt	164.00–174.00	918	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	164.79/cwt	160.00–168.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.00	954	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	169.82/cwt	165.00–176.00	462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	183.46/cwt	179.00–190.00	703	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	162.69/cwt	155.00–166.00	685	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	186.05/cwt	180.50–189.00	882	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	181.73/cwt	174.00–183.50	1,027	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	881	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	136.72/cwt	135.00–138.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	155.27/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,279	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	840	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	763	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	626	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	64.15/cwt	60.00–72.00	669	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	78.92/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,151	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	72.61/cwt	70.00–75.00	922	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	61.98/cwt	55.00–66.00	666	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,052	65.00/cwt	60.00–66.00	684	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	959	65.19/cwt	60.00–71.00	625	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,204	62.09/cwt	58.00–69.00	748	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	47.45/cwt	43.00–51.00	424	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,090	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,211	77.60/cwt	70.00–87.50	940	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	56.95/cwt	52.00–62.00	527	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	71.29/cwt	69.50–73.00	773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	69.68/cwt	67.00–74.00	768	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,036	73.88/cwt	71.00–75.50	765	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	753	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 4	—	900	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	476	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	150.33/cwt	148.50–157.00	728	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	423	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	162.84/cwt	161.00–165.00	542	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	503	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	201	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	161.89/cwt	160.00–163.00	601	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	155.95/cwt	154.00–159.00	883	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.10/cwt	157.00–163.50	728	49

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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