Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

no recent sales for comparisondue to the holidays but feeders showed a higherundertone while calves were lower. slaughter bulls and cows steady to higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.91/cwt on 876 head.

Average price

$193.91

876 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$68.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	199.95	1,068	627
Large 1	425	197.79	841	10thin
Medium 1-2	561	193.43	1,086	7thin
Medium 1	469	189.36	889	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	518	183.86	952	166
Medium 2	301	179.30	539	10thin
Large 2-3	578	156.00	902	12thin
Large 2	642	153.60	986	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	150.19	821	11thin
Large 1-2	483	150.00	725	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	511	134.40	686	10thin
Medium 2-3	465	131.00	609	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.95/cwt here — about $459 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 sale876 hd

193.91

—

NM average4 barns · 2,453 hd

193.33

+0.57

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	1,508	85.53	1,290	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,024	101.22	1,036	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	80.74	887	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	67.23	647	93

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)	1,187	$1,543	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,455	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,331	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$1,133	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,063	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$963	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,046	$959	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	980	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$865	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$750	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	869	$1,092	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,183	3thin

Every lot, as filed

163 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	182.13/cwt	169.00–184.00	989	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	917	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	108.90/cwt	103.00–115.00	996	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	977	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	492	18
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	785	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	219	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	256	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	341	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	346	33
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	374	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	948	2
Steers	Large 1	—	425	197.79/cwt	180.00–215.00	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	551	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	212.69/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,119	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	849	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	559	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	298	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	155.01/cwt	151.00–159.00	894	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	195	188.20/cwt	187.00–190.00	367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	681	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	508	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	792	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	290	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	716	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	170.37/cwt	165.00–187.00	997	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	137.61/cwt	132.00–139.00	950	5
Steers	Large 2	—	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	2
Steers	Large 2-3	—	578	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	902	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	181.59/cwt	164.00–192.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	688	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	620	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,172	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	711	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	983	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	253	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	194.91/cwt	178.00–203.00	949	47
Steers	Large 2	—	705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	175.30/cwt	164.00–184.00	1,167	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	207.67/cwt	200.00–215.00	673	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	167.04/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,062	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	225.02/cwt	215.00–230.00	965	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	137.48/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	185.69/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,153	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	185.51/cwt	176.00–197.00	1,065	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	229.02/cwt	222.00–240.00	859	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	177.06/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,255	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	200.53/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,055	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	151.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,232	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	198.91/cwt	184.00–205.00	853	28
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	803	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,076	96.73/cwt	86.50–99.00	1,041	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	801	138.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,105	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	905	96.80/cwt	93.00–116.00	876	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	885	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,257	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	81.42/cwt	74.00–87.00	904	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	72.90/cwt	62.00–79.00	784	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	63.66/cwt	54.00–69.00	637	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	74.46/cwt	65.00–82.50	879	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	759	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	880	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	64.86/cwt	55.00–71.50	748	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	43.48/cwt	35.00–53.00	437	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,082	86.18/cwt	83.00–90.00	932	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	756	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	718	8
Bulls	—	—	1,336	79.17/cwt	56.00–92.00	1,058	9
Bulls	—	—	1,738	94.71/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,616	89.23/cwt	76.00–96.00	1,442	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	60.70/cwt	53.00–71.00	619	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	713	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	1,518.75/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,519	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,075	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	1,520.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	1,089.29/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,089	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	840	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	873.21/head	775.00–1,050.00	873	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,262.50/head	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,360	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,700.00/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,250	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	985	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	934.35/head	875.00–975.00	934	23
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,045	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	870.38/head	860.00–875.00	870	13
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	825	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	173.24/cwt	157.00–181.00	821	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	168.61/cwt	156.00–177.00	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	186.21/cwt	179.00–194.00	691	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	163.08/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,008	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.30/cwt	140.00–165.00	807	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	173.58/cwt	164.00–183.00	911	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	144.64/cwt	135.00–148.00	898	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	153.27/cwt	135.00–157.00	792	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	687	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,010	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	164.52/cwt	152.00–174.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	168.07/cwt	167.00–170.00	491	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	177.00/cwt	171.00–185.00	561	20
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	980	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,237.50/head	900.00–1,500.00	1,238	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	1,069.44/head	950.00–1,575.00	1,069	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,162.50/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,163	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,465.28/head	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,465	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	148.88/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,145	25
Steers	Medium 1	—	245	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	216.22/cwt	208.00–227.00	1,012	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	236.74/cwt	230.00–244.00	788	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	286	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	163.26/cwt	150.00–172.00	926	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.58/cwt	137.50–155.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	148.92/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	208	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	342	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,075	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	183.37/cwt	170.00–199.00	781	65

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →