Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 300 lbs sold sharply higher; 300-500 lbs were 3.00-9.00 lower, while 500-600 lbs sold 9.00 higher. Feeder steers steady on a few sales. Heifer calves under 300 lbs were sharply higher; 300-500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 6.00 higher on light receipts. Slaughter cows were 2.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on larger numbers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.75/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$240.75

369 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$655

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$174.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.08

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	264.90	1,080	224
Medium and Large 1-2	529	220.16	1,164	60
Large 1-2	419	212.18	889	11thin
Medium and Large 2	566	199.13	1,127	57
Large 2	688	173.57	1,194	10thin
Large 3	560	150.00	840	2thin
Medium 3	572	130.00	744	3thin
Small and Medium 2-3	473	90.00	426	2thin

One grade step is worth $174.90/cwt here — about $655 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 sale369 hd

240.75

—

NM average4 barns · 1,246 hd

224.67

+16.08

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	1,464	114.59	1,677	37
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,915	109.00	2,087	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,290	105.86	1,366	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	97.90	1,268	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,097	87.26	958	55

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)	1,136	$1,596	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,458	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	844	$1,400	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	810	$750	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,421	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,395	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	495	$435	1thin

Every lot, as filed

143 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 1	—	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,159	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	778	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	545	700.00/head	675.00–725.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	997	1,641.67/head	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,642	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,875.00/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,875	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	775	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	179.73/cwt	150.00–187.00	1,582	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	147.33/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,491	3
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	495	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,525.00/head	1,225.00–1,825.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	1,596.43/head	1,075.00–1,825.00	1,596	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	750.00/head	700.00–800.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	844	1,400.00/head	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,458.33/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,458	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	780	740.00/head	700.00–760.00	740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	123.11/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,988	18
Bulls	—	—	1,201	94.12/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,130	8
Bulls	—	—	1,408	115.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,627	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	95.38/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,267	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	101.97/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,295	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	91.13/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,201	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	104.98/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,353	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	105.89/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,365	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	97.81/cwt	88.00–119.00	1,036	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,329	52.83/cwt	39.00–65.00	702	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	81.36/cwt	76.00–90.00	882	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	86.54/cwt	84.00–91.00	945	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,087	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	111.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	276.33/cwt	265.00–280.00	917	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	330.00/head	330.00–330.00	330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	209.88/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,423	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	720	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	470	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	223.63/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,078	7
Steers	Large 2	—	287	260.21/cwt	220.00–300.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,745	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	546	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,081	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	286.55/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,350	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	256.74/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,225	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	298.13/cwt	287.00–302.00	1,237	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	243.76/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,299	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	245.12/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,637	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	311.81/cwt	306.00–318.00	689	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	292.89/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	828	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	426	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	548	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	166	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	322	274.50/cwt	272.00–285.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	304	315.81/cwt	315.00–317.00	960	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	689	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,220	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,045	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,735	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,088	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	247.00/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	269.46/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,153	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	776	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,257	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,087	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,902	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,243	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,051	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	719	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,208	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	299.01/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,005	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	228.03/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,453	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	266.36/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,105	49
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	283.89/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,490	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	226.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	281.41/cwt	280.00–282.00	833	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	208.77/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	718	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	257.65/cwt	252.00–260.00	979	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,215	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	195.51/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,142	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	518	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	256.79/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,251	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	238.67/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,036	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	747	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	473	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	426	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	288	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	228.73/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	218.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,016	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	203.79/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,076	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	240.00/head	240.00–240.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	734	168.19/cwt	161.00–178.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	580	186.13/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	291	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	145	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	160	520.00/head	520.00–520.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	215.00/head	215.00–215.00	215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	90	335.00/head	335.00–335.00	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	224.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	211.57/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,102	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	289.14/cwt	287.00–298.00	992	25
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	188.47/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,439	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	185	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,588	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,008	1,362.50/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	1,662.50/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,663	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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