Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 350 lbs had too low of numbers to compare either week, 350-400 lbs were 4.00 higher.while 400-450 lbs sold 19.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 15.00 higher and 500-600 lb steers sold 1.00-9.00 lower. Feeder steers 650-700 lbs were 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 16.00 higher while 400-450 lbs were 3.00 higher. 450-600 lbs heifer calves were 10.00-14.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 4.00 lower and 700-750 lbs were 18.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00 lower to 14.00 higher. Trade was very active on larger numbers with good demand. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.30/cwt on 516 head.

Average price

$207.30

516 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$727

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$76.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.27

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	209.82	1,374	473
Medium and Large 1-2	597	188.47	1,124	35
Large 1	593	163.01	967	2thin
Medium 3	486	133.29	648	6thin

One grade step is worth $76.52/cwt here — about $727 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 sale516 hd

207.30

—

NM average4 barns · 2,175 hd

218.57

−11.27

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	1,543	104.01	1,605	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	110.61	1,740	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	102.64	1,239	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	89.90	876	30

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,055	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	670	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,148	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,117	3thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	178.02/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,207	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.85/cwt	157.00–170.00	693	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	184.06/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,126	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	169.09/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,072	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	212.48/cwt	210.00–214.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	197.67/cwt	190.00–205.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	176.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.49/cwt	217.00–233.00	962	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	238.40/cwt	237.00–240.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	172.51/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	167.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	190.31/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,104	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	214	470.00/head	450.00–490.00	470	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	172	470.00/head	460.00–490.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	592	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	166.96/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,202	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	188.64/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,000	15
Heifers	Small 3	—	398	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	540	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	373	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	459	212.82/cwt	212.00–214.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	494	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	181.11/cwt	171.00–190.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	374	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	5
Steers	Small 1	—	153	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	242.08/cwt	238.00–245.00	920	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	199.35/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,051	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	195.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	186.88/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	218.38/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	246.56/cwt	238.00–252.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,084	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	704	130.95/cwt	102.00–151.00	922	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	939	147.36/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,384	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	96.52/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,223	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	93.58/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,227	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	83.78/cwt	82.00–86.00	925	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	88.73/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,028	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	57.40/cwt	47.00–72.50	554	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	79.16/cwt	75.00–83.00	727	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	110.61/cwt	109.50–112.00	1,740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	88.98/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,047	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	113.33/cwt	100.00–129.00	1,887	15
Bulls	—	—	1,493	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,198	80.04/cwt	71.00–87.00	959	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	833	725.00/head	600.00–850.00	725	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	775.00/head	700.00–825.00	775	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	1,055.00/head	850.00–1,200.00	1,055	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,287.50/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,350	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	1,112.50/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	808	925.00/head	850.00–1,000.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	880	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	159.54/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,102	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	323	84.48/cwt	82.00–87.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	213.76/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,005	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	908	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	607	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	229.89/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,198	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	172.06/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,275	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,022	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	269.63/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	147.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	238.50/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,026	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	268.75/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	242.56/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	248.70/cwt	242.00–252.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	187.83/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,488	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	273	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	209.01/cwt	198.00–210.50	1,428	65
Steers	Medium 3	—	506	133.95/cwt	120.00–140.00	678	5
Steers	Small 1	—	200	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	215.04/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,252	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	257.96/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,220	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	229.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	212.60/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,327	27
Steers	Large 1	—	593	163.01/cwt	160.00–166.00	967	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,670	61

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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