Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 350-400 lbs were 4.00 lower and 400-450 lbs sold 3.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 12.00 lower while 500-550 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Steer calves 550-600 lbs were steady. Heifer calves 350-400 sold steady while 400-500 lbs were 12.00-13.00 higher.500-600 lbs heifer calves were steady. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 6.00 lower and feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady while slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Trade was very active on good numbers with strong demand. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.33/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$218.33

259 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$536

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$106.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	224.85	1,133	236
Medium and Large 1-2	596	175.57	1,047	11thin
Medium 2	411	144.80	595	5thin
Small and Medium 3	505	118.28	597	7thin

One grade step is worth $106.57/cwt here — about $536 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 sale259 hd

218.33

—

NM average4 barns · 1,536 hd

212.15

+6.18

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	1,445	93.00	1,344	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	91.07	1,088	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	75.60	855	90

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,008	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	858	$938	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,027	$844	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	826	$830	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$700	12
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$825	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$1,340	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$983	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	911	$773	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	783	$660	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 and Large 1	—	478	213.14/cwt	204.00–222.00	1,019	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	208.16/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,172	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	358	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	180.48/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	573	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	284	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	218.47/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,134	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	227.52/cwt	218.00–232.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	222.93/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,311	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	178.38/cwt	170.00–185.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	184.99/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	184.71/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	217.94/cwt	210.00–225.00	907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	230.39/cwt	217.00–234.00	894	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	794	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	706	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	465	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	187.67/cwt	183.00–197.00	741	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	767	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	236.63/cwt	227.00–245.00	890	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	239.32/cwt	230.00–245.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	224.78/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,146	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	169.07/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	383	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	225.61/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,058	38
Bulls	Small 3	—	445	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	151.59/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	1,340.00/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,340	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	649	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	783	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	861	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	825.00/head	750.00–900.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	1,016.67/head	850.00–1,100.00	1,017	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	730	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	637	594.44/head	575.00–600.00	594	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	937.50/head	825.00–1,050.00	938	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	1,214.29/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,214	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	674	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	625	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	823	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	809	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	665	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	91.62/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,113	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	73.61/cwt	56.00–79.00	779	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	610	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	517	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	314	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	945	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	207.86/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	210.47/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,320	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	245.38/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,040	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,237	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	481	129.59/cwt	129.00–130.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	232.52/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,430	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	236.35/cwt	230.00–245.00	683	7
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	905	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	29.02/cwt	20.00–44.00	338	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	88.23/cwt	87.75–89.00	1,046	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	83.83/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,008	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	86.97/cwt	85.00–89.50	974	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	95.78/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,106	4
Bulls	—	—	1,324	93.08/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,232	5
Bulls	—	—	1,261	77.47/cwt	66.00–87.50	977	9
Bulls	—	—	1,697	108.49/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,841	9

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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