Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold sharply higher and 350-400 lbs were 3.00 higher. 400-450 lbs were 20.00 lower while 450-500 lbs sold 18.00 higher 500-550 lbs were 6.00 higher and 550-600 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 6.00 higher and 350-400 lbs sold 5.00 lower. 400-500 lbs were 5.00-8.00 higher 500-550 lbs were 4.00 lower and 550-600 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers had insufificient numbers to compare but a stronger tone was present. Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Trade was moderately active on smaller numbers with active demand. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.22/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$199.22

354 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$932

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$145.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.92

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	202.55	1,182	323
Medium and Large 1-2	558	184.28	1,028	19thin
Medium 2	549	141.63	778	8thin
Medium and Large 2	863	135.67	1,171	3thin
Small 3	440	57.00	251	1thin

One grade step is worth $145.55/cwt here — about $932 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 sale354 hd

199.22

—

NM average3 barns · 1,087 hd

196.30

+2.92

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	1,564	105.40	1,648	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,091	117.95	1,287	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	103.57	1,217	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	71.64	767	51

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)	903	$1,058	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$675	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,180	4thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1Fleshy	—	562	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	228.35/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,336	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	903	1,058.33/head	750.00–1,250.00	1,058	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	1,292.50/head	1,135.00–1,450.00	1,293	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,135	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	875.00/head	800.00–950.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	101.20/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,520	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	933	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,362	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,091	117.95/cwt	101.00–128.00	1,287	11
Bulls	—	—	1,637	109.08/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,786	13
Bulls	—	—	1,308	93.68/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,225	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	980	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,382	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	48.93/cwt	35.00–57.00	572	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	95.94/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,217	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	89.40/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,122	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	81.29/cwt	76.00–85.50	849	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	88.18/cwt	86.00–90.00	858	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	92.85/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,132	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	69.33/cwt	59.00–75.00	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	333	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	595	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,196	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	440	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	205.46/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,163	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	156.36/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,060	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	533	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	225.37/cwt	223.50–230.00	1,086	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	226.36/cwt	215.00–230.00	996	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	190.25/cwt	186.00–197.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	237.67/cwt	237.00–238.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	223.26/cwt	220.00–229.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	185.71/cwt	178.50–194.50	1,231	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	213.56/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,102	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	213.86/cwt	206.00–217.00	986	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	258.29/cwt	256.00–267.00	992	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	813	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	472	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	386	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	250.14/cwt	244.00–257.50	1,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.87/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	259.29/cwt	258.00–260.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	303	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	727	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	67.43/cwt	52.00–75.00	300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	225.07/cwt	222.00–231.00	954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	233.91/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,209	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	190.39/cwt	186.00–204.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	246.07/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,515	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,355	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,056	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	237.53/cwt	230.00–248.00	891	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	273.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	863	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	775	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,225	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	2
Steers	Small 3	—	530	56.03/cwt	54.00–57.00	297	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	236	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	575	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	478	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	229.15/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,324	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	187.49/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	181.13/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,362	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	182.89/cwt	180.00–188.50	1,324	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,482	3

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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