Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 350--550 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher, while 550-600 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, and 500-600 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs were 6.00-7.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold 9.00-10.00 higher. Trade was active to very active with good to very good demand. There were larger numbers especially on feeder calves. Excellent buyer attendance. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.40/cwt on 627 head.

Average price

$204.40

627 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,086

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$164.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	208.69	1,327	582
Medium and Large 1-2	631	175.50	1,108	14thin
Medium and Large 2	411	174.10	716	18thin
Medium 2	641	133.36	855	6thin
Small 3	546	44.14	241	7thin

One grade step is worth $164.55/cwt here — about $1,086 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 sale627 hd

204.40

—

NM average4 barns · 2,064 hd

207.21

−2.81

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	1,590	104.53	1,661	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	99.74	1,340	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	90.24	1,158	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	78.09	854	46

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$1,279	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,244	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,066	$958	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,074	$950	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$925	18
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	864	$1,100	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	788	$1,000	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,374	$4,396	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,255	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	685	$600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Steers	Small 3	—	405	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,211	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	532	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	963	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	160.29/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,149	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	208.56/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,222	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	841	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,163	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	188.43/cwt	185.00–194.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	220.43/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,142	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	168.86/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,412	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	486	215.41/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	401	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	762	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	568	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	169.66/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	139.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	235.96/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,114	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	189.91/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,383	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	172.95/cwt	167.00–175.00	989	4
Steers	Small 3	—	638	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,028	2
Steers	Small 3	—	460	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	207	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	627	131.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	230.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	170.94/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,338	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	232.04/cwt	230.00–234.00	963	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	195.02/cwt	184.00–203.00	1,209	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	406	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	190.85/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,302	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	147.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	252.60/cwt	242.00–257.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,593	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	368	212.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,511	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	240.62/cwt	236.00–243.50	1,396	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	226.69/cwt	217.00–231.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	246.49/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,262	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	760	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	676	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	685	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	179.13/cwt	175.00–183.00	756	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,205	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	103.61/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	81.28/cwt	76.00–85.00	876	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	56.91/cwt	50.00–65.00	635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	74.07/cwt	65.00–82.00	857	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	86.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	905	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	90.24/cwt	84.00–96.50	1,158	24
Bulls	—	—	1,714	112.44/cwt	103.00–120.50	1,927	24
Bulls	—	—	1,449	92.63/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,342	9
Bulls	—	—	1,015	76.91/cwt	72.00–80.00	781	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	98.45/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,353	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,187.50/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	958.00/head	910.00–985.00	958	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	950.00/head	800.00–1,100.00	950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	1,366.67/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	919	1,278.57/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,279	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,216.67/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	685	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,374	4,396.43/head	3,700.00–5,300.00	4,396	28
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	548	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	800	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	187.07/cwt	177.00–192.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	494	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,087	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	155.42/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	171.05/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	180.57/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,139	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	212.27/cwt	205.00–220.00	792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	185.15/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,048	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	187.52/cwt	175.00–190.00	996	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	178.71/cwt	174.00–184.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	171.77/cwt	167.00–175.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.58/cwt	141.00–157.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,228	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	215.93/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,103	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	196.82/cwt	191.00–200.00	933	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	198.48/cwt	192.00–207.00	863	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	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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