Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; 350 -400 lbs steer calves were 10.00 higher while 400-450 lbs sold 15.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 2.00 higher and 500-600 lbs steer calves sold sharply higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs were 20 higher ,and 450-500 lbs sold steady. 500-600 lbs heifer calves sold 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers had insufficient numbers last week to compare. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 hgher while slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was very good on higher numbers with excellent demand. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.13/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$226.13

330 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$892

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$173.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	232.57	1,193	295
Medium and Large 1-2	622	180.02	1,119	30
Medium and Large 2	548	172.00	943	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	520	154.00	801	1thin
Small 3	510	59.00	301	2thin

One grade step is worth $173.57/cwt here — about $892 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 sale330 hd

226.13

—

NM average4 barns · 2,169 hd

217.94

+8.20

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	1,432	96.29	1,379	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	102.11	1,307	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	91.64	1,110	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	83.00	908	67

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)	1,065	$1,213	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,024	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$938	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$916	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,012	$658	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$938	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	Large 1-2	—	690	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,046	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	225.32/cwt	200.00–234.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	236.29/cwt	232.00–242.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	422	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	874	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	511	191.84/cwt	187.00–195.00	980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	394	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	906	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,255	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	938.33/head	900.00–990.00	938	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	985	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	998.75/head	825.00–1,295.00	999	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	928.57/head	700.00–1,200.00	929	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	815	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,213.24/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,213	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	937.50/head	625.00–1,250.00	938	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	712.50/head	600.00–825.00	713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,274	92.38/cwt	85.50–99.00	1,177	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	88.02/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,011	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	92.65/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,166	11
Bulls	—	—	1,381	75.56/cwt	61.00–85.00	1,043	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	104.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,621	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	82.95/cwt	79.00–85.00	956	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	843	131.24/cwt	100.00–160.00	1,106	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	89.47/cwt	88.50–91.00	1,005	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	95.92/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,322	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	102.11/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,307	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	75.50/cwt	69.00–79.00	800	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	57.70/cwt	48.00–67.00	591	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	253	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	574	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	259.66/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,239	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	263.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,002	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	312	279.87/cwt	270.00–285.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,435	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	172.59/cwt	165.00–175.50	1,258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	264.67/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,117	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,178	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	222.89/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,166	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	454	223.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	203.55/cwt	175.00–213.00	1,374	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	Small 3	—	510	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	237.97/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,097	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	246.97/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,284	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	220.51/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,402	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,026	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	537	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	218.72/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,122	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	203.95/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,169	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	709	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	187.11/cwt	176.00–194.00	1,009	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	167.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	974	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	228.13/cwt	222.00–238.00	960	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	232.18/cwt	230.00–235.00	882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	481	224.67/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,081	11
Steers	Small 3	—	344	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	180.12/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	414	233.51/cwt	230.00–237.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	225.82/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,068	11
Steers	Small 3	—	185	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	203.62/cwt	201.00–210.00	957	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	553	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	232.92/cwt	232.00–235.00	885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	179.02/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,121	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	593	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	426	219.02/cwt	217.00–222.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	231.85/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,359	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	248.08/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,044	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,361	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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