Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were 3.00 higher and 450-550 lbs sold 6.00-7.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were steady and 350-400 lbs sold 4.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 13.00 higher while 500-550 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 4.00 lower and 650-700 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Trade was active on larger numbers with a good market. Demand was erratic with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.48/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$223.48

335 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$85.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.57

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	232.89	1,212	252
Large 1-2	538	218.93	1,178	15thin
Medium 1-2	449	211.00	947	6thin
Medium 2	386	198.30	765	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	517	195.43	1,010	40
Small and Medium 2-3	358	160.00	573	2thin
Large 2	618	153.23	947	6thin
Small 3	594	147.00	873	4thin

One grade step is worth $85.89/cwt here — about $339 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 sale335 hd

223.48

—

NM average3 barns · 854 hd

212.91

+10.57

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	1,440	112.31	1,617	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	95.95	1,120	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	78.25	833	80

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)	1,161	$1,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,189	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,042	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	830	$753	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	625	$850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$3,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	940	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,567	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	843	$835	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$700	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,370	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	348	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	203.84/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,353	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	392	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	988	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	271	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	273.24/cwt	255.00–278.00	902	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	195.96/cwt	185.00–207.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	254.52/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,061	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	521	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	244.16/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,145	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	337	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	343	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	984	2
Steers	Large 2	—	498	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	632	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	189.30/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,460	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	422	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,114	5
Steers	Large 2Gaunt	—	558	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	431	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,108	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	563	255.00/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	217.33/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,387	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	482	241.98/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,166	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	193.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,305	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	158	470.00/head	410.00–530.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	236.64/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	215.22/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,653	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	246.75/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	281.55/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,346	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	269.45/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,552	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	312.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	891	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	257.37/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,601	24
Steers	Large 1-2	—	288	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	907	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	280.48/cwt	262.00–288.00	1,447	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	312.19/cwt	306.00–317.00	1,040	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	212.71/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	326.85/cwt	306.00–332.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	284.85/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,236	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	253	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	306.15/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,283	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	286.04/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,064	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	590	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	200	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,103	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	88.06/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,015	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	84.55/cwt	82.00–86.50	995	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	65.73/cwt	41.00–73.00	626	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	98.72/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,124	24
Bulls	—	—	1,308	110.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,449	10
Bulls	—	—	1,150	96.03/cwt	86.00–105.00	1,104	5
Bulls	—	—	1,624	118.75/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,929	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	78.65/cwt	75.00–82.00	816	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	90.81/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,131	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	1,500.00/head	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	1,506.25/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,506	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	1,796.43/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,796	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	870	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,311	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	903	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	910	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	1,189.17/head	900.00–1,575.00	1,189	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	753.33/head	700.00–860.00	753	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	1,041.67/head	825.00–1,300.00	1,042	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	810	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	741.50/head	635.00–925.00	742	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	255.83/cwt	250.00–262.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,259	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	192.59/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,019	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	500	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	638	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	566	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	618	153.23/cwt	140.00–160.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	310	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	176.11/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,162	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	488	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	594	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	150	467.50/head	450.00–485.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	260.41/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,005	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	232.72/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,219	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	227.46/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,326	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	457	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	442	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	670	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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