Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week, steer and heifer calves under 350 lbs were not well tested. Steer calves 350-400 lbs 8.00 higher; 350-400 lbs were steady; 500-550 lbs 5.00-6.00 lower; 550-600 lbs have no comparison due to low numbers last week. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs traded 4.00 higher; 400-500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower; 500-550 lbs 7.00-9.00 higher; 550-600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers had insufficient numbers last week for a comparison. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A special replacement sale was held in conjunction with the regular sale, with over 50 head of outstanding quality bulls and a few heifers on offer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.70/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$210.70

438 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$642

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$100.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.82

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	220.64	1,173	368
Large 2	616	180.00	1,109	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	177.67	1,010	21
Medium and Large 2	491	176.50	866	10thin
Medium 2	372	141.98	528	5thin
Medium and Large 3	624	124.45	777	19thin
Small and Medium 2	443	120.00	532	3thin

One grade step is worth $100.64/cwt here — about $642 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 sale438 hd

210.70

—

NM average4 barns · 2,117 hd

201.88

+8.82

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	—	Average	1,527	99.43	1,518	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	95.75	1,468	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	93.73	1,130	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	84.88	862	58

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)	1,030	$1,224	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,041	$1,068	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$992	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$903	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$912	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$863	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,472	$5,160	10
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,057	$3,759	32

Every lot, as filed

117 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 2	—	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	129.00/cwt	116.00–142.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	975	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	936	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	935	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	819	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	975.00/head	875.00–1,075.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,205	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	825.00/head	725.00–925.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	893	717.50/head	710.00–725.00	718	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	785	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	1,331.25/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,331	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	96.00/cwt	88.00–108.00	903	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	837.50/head	800.00–875.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,042.50/head	900.00–1,185.00	1,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,326	93.87/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,245	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	88.84/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,118	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	95.75/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,468	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	83.44/cwt	80.00–86.00	796	16
Bulls	—	—	1,323	86.62/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,146	4
Bulls	—	—	1,689	106.78/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,804	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	94.45/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,126	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	97.88/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,188	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	92.10/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,002	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	76.37/cwt	72.00–79.00	742	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	62.17/cwt	59.00–65.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	202.71/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,139	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	398	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	962	13
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	3
Steers	Large 2	—	616	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	469	195.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	422	219.87/cwt	210.00–227.00	928	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	168.51/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,296	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	220.27/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,134	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	241.43/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,014	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	255.85/cwt	253.00–257.00	855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	237.61/cwt	230.00–245.00	917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	199.18/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,352	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	140.58/cwt	135.00–146.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	489	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,203	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	232.58/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,288	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,291	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	235.70/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,115	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,004	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	359	258.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	928	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	472	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	795	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	503	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	183.36/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,073	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	268	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,472	5,160.00/head	4,500.00–6,500.00	5,160	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,057	3,759.38/head	2,200.00–5,700.00	3,759	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	636	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	170.47/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,082	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	161.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	212.99/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,031	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	208.17/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,064	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	164.74/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,188	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	538	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	313	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,128	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	182.87/cwt	175.00–184.50	1,062	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	180.12/cwt	175.00–190.00	933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	423	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	384	215.21/cwt	214.00–216.00	826	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	220.12/cwt	208.00–226.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	219.82/cwt	206.00–225.00	952	48
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	162.23/cwt	155.00–169.50	1,432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	202.77/cwt	197.00–212.00	580	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	141.98/cwt	130.00–158.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	175.23/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,253	13

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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