Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves sold 4 .00-15.00 higher, with instances of 25.00-30.00 higher on 500- 550 weights. Heifer calves 6.00-18.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, with 650-700 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Other weights not comparable. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs 14.00-19.00 higher, with others not comparable. Trade very active and demand very good on calves. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.53/cwt on 681 head.

Average price

$186.53

681 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$803

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

$161.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.24

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	207.84	1,070	438
Medium and Large 1-2	489	184.19	901	139
Small and Medium 1-2	500	180.00	900	4thin
Medium and Large 2	489	160.84	786	37
Medium and Large 2-3	432	151.71	655	7thin
Medium 2	320	82.00	262	1thin
Small and Medium 3	571	46.77	267	55

One grade step is worth $161.07/cwt here — about $803 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 sale681 hd

186.53

—

NM average4 barns · 3,350 hd

181.29

+5.24

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	1,534	81.01	1,242	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	73.45	962	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,078	64.70	697	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	56.85	536	111

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,227	$1,260	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,114	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$963	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$939	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$818	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$825	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

139 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 1Unweaned	—	228	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.70/cwt	164.00–184.00	820	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	156.05/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,044	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	206.80/cwt	200.00–220.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	214.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	183.28/cwt	171.00–190.00	850	21
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	526	51.05/cwt	48.00–58.00	269	29
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	621	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	261	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	149.79/cwt	140.00–157.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	140.61/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,237	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	179.62/cwt	170.00–186.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	184.61/cwt	180.00–192.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	196.34/cwt	192.00–198.00	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	133.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	154.15/cwt	152.00–160.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	189.82/cwt	185.00–199.00	708	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	192.24/cwt	189.00–194.00	623	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	158.38/cwt	154.00–160.00	928	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	149.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	797	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.03/cwt	150.00–169.50	850	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.58/cwt	150.00–163.00	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	138.31/cwt	130.00–145.00	935	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.13/cwt	125.00–137.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	161.33/cwt	158.00–168.00	765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	195.48/cwt	186.00–210.00	827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	141.10/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	214.26/cwt	196.00–225.00	688	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	244.35/cwt	227.00–258.00	797	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	159.29/cwt	155.00–167.00	986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	176.70/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,018	33
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	175.09/cwt	165.00–182.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	206.25/cwt	190.00–218.00	974	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	236.90/cwt	218.00–262.00	1,007	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	208.75/cwt	192.00–221.00	1,083	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	161.15/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,088	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	173.57/cwt	168.00–187.00	1,104	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	227.70/cwt	225.00–230.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	158.63/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,231	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	245.99/cwt	222.00–257.00	900	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	192.89/cwt	186.00–205.00	1,094	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	168.02/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,215	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	173.29/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.70/cwt	150.00–167.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	303	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	694	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	233	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,187	72.57/cwt	68.00–77.00	861	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	49.12/cwt	41.00–52.50	517	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	60.05/cwt	55.00–66.00	609	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	71.28/cwt	66.00–77.00	824	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	775	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	66.81/cwt	61.00–70.50	681	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	906	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	76.34/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,054	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	640	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	57.78/cwt	51.00–63.00	536	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	47.70/cwt	40.00–51.00	433	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	810	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,451	75.54/cwt	67.50–82.50	1,096	17
Bulls	—	—	1,627	87.20/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,419	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	1,260.00/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,260	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	817.50/head	735.00–900.00	818	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	915	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,114.29/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,114	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	939.29/head	775.00–1,225.00	939	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	955.56/head	900.00–1,000.00	956	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	750	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	70.00/cwt	64.00–76.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	72.00/cwt	68.00–76.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	136.74/cwt	130.00–139.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	178.19/cwt	175.00–184.00	579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	164.62/cwt	160.00–176.00	705	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	170.96/cwt	169.00–180.00	636	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	144.80/cwt	140.00–154.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	160.73/cwt	150.00–170.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	146.85/cwt	137.00–150.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	151.46/cwt	146.50–154.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	135.43/cwt	135.00–138.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.37/cwt	148.00–160.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	168.55/cwt	160.00–175.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	181.12/cwt	165.00–186.00	777	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.91/cwt	100.00–112.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	140.02/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	157.61/cwt	144.00–160.00	979	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	166.58/cwt	150.00–169.00	793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	161.45/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,091	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.05/cwt	142.00–150.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	113.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	133.48/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1

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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