Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400 lbs sold steady to sharply higher, 400-450 lbs were 8.00 lower.450-500 lbs sold 5.00 higher. 500-550 lbs steers were 8.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 sold 3-00 lower. Heifer calves under 300 lbs sold 2.00 higher while 350-500 lbs were 2.00-3.00 lower Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers to compare. Slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Trade was sluggish on lower numbers with a lower market. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.41/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$254.41

212 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

per head · Small and Medium 2 over Medium 1-2

$107.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2	477	287.26	1,370	8thin
Medium and Large 1	623	255.99	1,594	189
Medium and Large 1-2	630	222.69	1,403	13thin
Medium 1-2	858	180.00	1,544	2thin

One grade step is worth $107.26/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale212 hd

254.41

—

NM average3 barns · 743 hd

250.85

+3.57

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	1,539	115.93	1,784	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,239	105.38	1,305	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	95.37	1,158	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	74.68	762	44

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)	955	$1,529	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	833	$768	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	635	$635	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,605	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,600	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,498	22

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2	—	493	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	205.71/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	410	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	257.55/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,084	18
Heifers	Small 3	—	285	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	315	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	215	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	286.17/cwt	285.00–288.00	750	10
Heifers	Small 3	—	467	118.79/cwt	85.00–180.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	232.27/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	254.35/cwt	245.00–267.00	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	237.61/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,152	17
Heifers	Small 3	—	337	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	687	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	298	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	501	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	405	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	443	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	1,750.00/head	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,600.00/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,700.00/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,375.00/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,529.17/head	1,200.00–1,725.00	1,529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,247	99.73/cwt	94.50–103.00	1,244	25
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	635	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	5
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	703	452.50/head	425.00–475.00	453	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	1,571.00/head	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,571	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,425.00/head	1,250.00–1,725.00	1,425	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	132.86/cwt	126.00–158.00	1,289	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	1,550.00/head	1,200.00–2,200.00	1,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,205	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	915	762.50/head	725.00–800.00	763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	98.44/cwt	94.50–102.50	1,202	18
Bulls	—	—	1,411	111.09/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,567	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	72.40/cwt	69.00–78.00	791	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	93.02/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,198	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	91.15/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,050	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	87.55/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,010	6
Bulls	—	—	1,330	91.74/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,220	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	82.82/cwt	79.00–86.00	851	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	61.92/cwt	52.00–66.00	572	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	103.88/cwt	102.50–106.00	1,302	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	106.50/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,308	4
Bulls	—	—	1,659	123.18/cwt	116.00–130.00	2,044	18
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	536	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,230	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,170	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	194.06/cwt	183.00–202.00	1,698	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	697	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	723	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,157	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	437	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	271.46/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,458	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	291.69/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,272	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	278.47/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,314	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	292.81/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	252.43/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,555	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	341.67/cwt	326.00–355.00	1,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	261.74/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,850	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Small 3	—	244	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	477	287.26/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	337.50/cwt	331.00–352.00	1,283	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	265.48/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	858	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	223.73/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,239	7

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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