Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 350-400 lbs were 7.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold 6.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 7.00 higher while 500-550 lbs held steady. Steers 550-600 lbs were 7.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 14.00 higher and 650-700 lbs were steady. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 2.00 higher while 400-500 lbs were 10.00 higher. Heifers 500-550 lbs were 2.00 higher while 550-600 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Feeder heifer numbers last week were insufficient to compare. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active on moderate demand with larger numbers. Excellent buyer attendance. Next sale will be June 5,2023

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $245.64/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$245.64

278 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$597

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$99.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.98

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	251.76	1,290	257
Medium and Large 1-2	637	180.11	1,147	14thin
Medium 2	456	152.00	693	7thin

One grade step is worth $99.76/cwt here — about $597 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 sale278 hd

245.64

—

NM average4 barns · 1,553 hd

230.66

+14.98

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	1,406	107.25	1,508	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,147	111.45	1,278	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	102.49	1,230	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	94.78	1,096	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,112	75.62	841	24

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 (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,220	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,217	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$1,075	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	898	$1,175	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	936	$1,154	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,361	$1,606	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,572	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,125	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$975	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1Fleshy	—	445	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	243.15/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,537	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	175.87/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,182	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	259.84/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	285.11/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,186	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	456	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	254.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,245	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	219.99/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	288.95/cwt	284.00–293.00	1,069	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	252.56/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,470	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	583	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	162.13/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	420	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	620	205.92/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,277	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	638	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	397	221.10/cwt	217.00–222.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	221.33/cwt	216.00–230.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	250.45/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,034	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	281.97/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,325	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	253.11/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	245.90/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,131	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	184.03/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,450	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	491	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	442	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	366	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	464	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	230	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	630	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	438	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	828	42
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,014	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	409	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	634	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	26
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	336	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	605	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	437	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,093	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	56.92/cwt	46.00–70.00	639	8
Bulls	—	—	1,431	117.87/cwt	102.00–129.00	1,687	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	77.92/cwt	71.00–83.00	792	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	101.88/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,207	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	97.72/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,147	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	94.71/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,079	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	86.03/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,102	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,147	111.45/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,278	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	90.87/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,055	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	88.62/cwt	87.00–89.00	881	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,204	100.45/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,209	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	105.21/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,289	5
Bulls	—	—	1,292	87.06/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,125	6
Bulls	—	—	1,460	95.36/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,392	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,250.00/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	1,216.67/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	700	975.00/head	800.00–1,150.00	975	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	1,220.00/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,220	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,413	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	1,153.57/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,154	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,075	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	957	130.50/cwt	110.00–153.00	1,249	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	464	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,067	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	569	208.75/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,188	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	232.65/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,310	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	248.26/cwt	237.00–255.00	911	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	835	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,403	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	917	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	241.58/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,126	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	564	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	384	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	424	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	470	223.06/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,048	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	993	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	955	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	1,656.25/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,656	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,390.00/head	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	1,540.00/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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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