Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 350 lbs were not well tested. Steer calves 350-500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher; 500-550 lbs traded 5.00 lower, with 550-600 lbs 7.00-13.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs sold mostly 4.00-8.00 lower; 500-600 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher, with instances 14.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.72/cwt on 952 head.

Average price

$196.72

952 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$591

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$87.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	202.32	1,163	810
Medium and Large 1-2	514	181.45	933	62
Medium 2	465	179.30	833	10thin
Medium 1-2	640	168.20	1,077	10thin
Large 1	516	168.00	867	5thin
Large 2	523	166.67	871	12thin
Medium 2-3	383	157.00	601	2thin
Medium and Large 2	656	151.67	995	6thin
Medium 3	356	145.00	516	4thin
Small and Medium 3	413	138.59	573	20
Small 3	498	114.82	572	11thin

One grade step is worth $87.50/cwt here — about $591 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 sale952 hd

196.72

—

NM average4 barns · 2,294 hd

195.36

+1.36

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	1,439	95.98	1,382	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	97.00	1,504	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	87.39	1,004	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	70.85	646	63

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	831	$929	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	872	$792	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	907	$733	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	733	$475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	748	$450	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,175	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,367	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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	—	562	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,034	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	1,366.67/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	204.10/cwt	198.00–213.00	604	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	472	136.21/cwt	120.00–145.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	147.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	163.24/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,081	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	194.99/cwt	185.00–200.00	825	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	185.67/cwt	175.00–190.50	908	43
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	564	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	181.25/cwt	150.00–182.50	1,106	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	409	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	206.25/cwt	200.00–209.50	776	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	212.19/cwt	204.00–220.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	179.45/cwt	168.00–184.50	1,037	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	154.54/cwt	149.00–161.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	188.56/cwt	178.00–193.50	977	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	228	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	324	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	298	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	374	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	699	4
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	383	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	601	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	356	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	516	4
Steers	Large 2	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	2
Steers	Large 1	—	478	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	467	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	386	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	776	8
Steers	Small 3	—	303	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	424	4
Steers	Small 3	—	463	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	653	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	337	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	634	7
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	473	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	620	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	551	12
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	2
Steers	Small 3	—	720	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	959	4
Steers	Large 2	—	933	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	902	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	653	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	171.58/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,088	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	176.65/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,032	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	183.98/cwt	182.00–186.00	798	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	762	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	732	6
Steers	Large 2	—	406	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	187.47/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,190	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	177.56/cwt	166.00–177.75	1,422	126
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	233.47/cwt	222.00–235.00	777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	215.72/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,135	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	183.97/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,223	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	215.09/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,028	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	214.15/cwt	210.00–222.00	919	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	210.03/cwt	194.00–211.50	1,195	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	404	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	917	4
Steers	Large 1	—	573	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	220.83/cwt	208.00–225.00	638	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	169.02/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,215	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	217.25/cwt	215.00–228.00	530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	337	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	236.06/cwt	227.00–244.50	873	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	441	238.17/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,050	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	227.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,071	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,580	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	194.78/cwt	191.00–196.00	851	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	199.07/cwt	190.00–205.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	209.23/cwt	206.00–211.00	795	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,285	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	377	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	978	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	167.04/cwt	159.00–175.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	901	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	82.17/cwt	79.00–84.00	869	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	71.76/cwt	69.00–80.00	629	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	78.45/cwt	75.00–83.00	810	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	53.15/cwt	44.00–59.00	406	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	63.96/cwt	60.00–68.00	539	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	87.09/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,029	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	94.74/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,182	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	800	76.57/cwt	75.00–79.00	613	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	107.24/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,582	10
Bulls	—	—	1,392	92.46/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,287	11
Bulls	—	—	1,467	83.66/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,227	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	603	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	5
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	855	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	748	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	735	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,287.50/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	738	527.78/head	450.00–550.00	528	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,111	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	907	733.33/head	650.00–900.00	733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	1,458.33/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,265.00/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,265	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	733	475.00/head	400.00–550.00	475	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	120.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	775	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	750	122.50/cwt	100.00–145.00	919	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	129.25/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,039	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	1,175.00/head	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,175	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,457	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,045	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	850	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	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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