Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 400 lbs were not well tested. Steer calves 400-500 lbs unevenly steady to 2.00 higher, while 500-600 lbs steers were steady. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs traded 5.00 - 6.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs calves 7.00- 8.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were 5.00-6.00 higher, while steers over 700 lbs had insufficient numbers to compare. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, with 700-800 lb heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.02/cwt on 576 head.

Average price

$190.02

576 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$48.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	197.22	1,043	372
Medium and Large 1-2	435	194.79	848	91
Medium 1-2	477	173.76	829	16thin
Large 2	530	170.50	904	9thin
Medium 2	563	166.00	935	10thin
Large 1-2	754	159.73	1,205	65
Medium and Large 2	467	157.50	736	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	430	148.50	639	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.72/cwt here — about $404 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 sale576 hd

190.02

—

NM average4 barns · 1,445 hd

191.23

−1.21

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	1,373	91.89	1,262	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	81.43	984	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	69.80	641	39

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)	1,027	$1,185	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,150	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$985	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,342	5

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2-3	—	528	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	216.72/cwt	210.00–220.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	183.72/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,157	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	153.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,337	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	187.81/cwt	183.00–192.00	862	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	204.24/cwt	200.00–205.00	750	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	216.79/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,008	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	215.07/cwt	212.00–225.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	213.34/cwt	197.00–220.00	932	35
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	477	173.76/cwt	173.00–177.00	829	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	774	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,339	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,141	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	6
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	161.62/cwt	160.00–162.00	870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	178.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	902	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,067	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	1,185.00/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,185	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	985.00/head	900.00–1,175.00	985	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	1,255.00/head	1,100.00–1,410.00	1,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,212.50/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,213	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	825	7
Steers	Large 2	—	530	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	796	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,203	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	633	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,127	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	866	145.08/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,256	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	569	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	187.45/cwt	180.00–200.00	980	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,214	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	174.06/cwt	172.50–181.00	929	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	638	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	822	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	153.53/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	688	169.17/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,164	34
Steers	Large 1-2	—	717	158.59/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	159.27/cwt	153.00–166.00	991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	185.03/cwt	184.00–187.00	805	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	403	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	177.93/cwt	176.00–187.00	852	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	170.29/cwt	162.00–172.00	986	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	110.25/cwt	83.00–130.00	865	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	125.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,077	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	68.78/cwt	67.00–70.00	655	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	81.42/cwt	72.50–84.50	1,008	37
Bulls	—	—	1,645	104.96/cwt	103.50–106.50	1,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,192	85.50/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,019	7
Bulls	—	—	1,517	95.62/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,451	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	49.91/cwt	43.00–57.00	431	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	89.82/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,081	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	936	70.99/cwt	70.00–74.00	664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	75.82/cwt	73.00–78.00	688	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	63.64/cwt	60.00–67.00	596	5

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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