Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower and 400-600 lbs were 10.00-18.00 higher. Feeder steers 650-700 lbs were 9.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs were 3.00 lower on comparable sales and 450-600 lbs sold 5.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers had incomparable numbers with last week. Trade was very active on smaller numbers of quality cattle with a good demand Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower while slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $251.63/cwt on 482 head.

Average price

$251.63

482 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$74.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.55

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	254.98	1,293	451
Medium and Large 1-2	383	236.67	906	6thin
Medium 2	453	200.61	908	12thin
Medium 3	300	200.00	600	2thin
Large 1	652	196.60	1,281	5thin
Medium and Large 2	541	180.00	974	6thin

One grade step is worth $74.98/cwt here — about $319 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 sale482 hd

251.63

—

NM average3 barns · 850 hd

241.08

+10.55

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	1,452	124.40	1,806	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,461	112.42	1,643	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,134	110.34	1,252	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	106.50	1,217	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,125	83.42	938	34

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)	1,086	$1,569	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,477	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,375	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$1,163	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	640	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,950	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,039	$1,788	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,706	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,047	$1,566	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,731	4thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	559	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	318.21/cwt	314.00–332.00	859	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	299.18/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,295	29
Steers	Medium 2	—	522	243.82/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,273	5
Steers	Small 3	—	432	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	570	7
Steers	Small 3	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	772	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	899	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	533	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	220.13/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,352	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	206.75/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,520	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	613	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	266.42/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,146	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	196.92/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	482	182.27/cwt	170.00–200.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	858	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	243.25/cwt	225.00–259.00	1,447	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	281.66/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,087	57
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	333	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	922	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	628	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	242.52/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	248.22/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,698	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	321.96/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,024	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	219.34/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,590	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	294.02/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,376	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	274.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,491	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,391	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	298.56/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,532	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	314.95/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,128	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	253.64/cwt	235.00–263.00	1,600	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	267.28/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,499	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,047	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,126	2
Steers	Large 1	—	805	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,573	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	518	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	185.83/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,630	9
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	718	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	59.09/cwt	30.00–80.00	752	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	83.43/cwt	79.00–89.00	884	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	95.48/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,028	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,166	108.85/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,269	6
Bulls	—	—	1,410	116.47/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,642	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,131	110.50/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,250	57
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,664	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	90.10/cwt	89.00–91.00	969	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,242	3
Bulls	—	—	1,065	91.16/cwt	86.00–97.50	971	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,420	114.89/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,631	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	107.88/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,301	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	100.45/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,101	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	888	157.46/cwt	124.00–190.00	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,507	128.03/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,929	29
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	915	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,290	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	1,766.67/head	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,767	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	865	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,562.50/head	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	1,215	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	695	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,335	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	1,715.63/head	1,250.00–1,975.00	1,716	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	1,756.25/head	925.00–2,150.00	1,756	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	1,731.25/head	1,450.00–1,875.00	1,731	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	893	1,162.50/head	975.00–1,350.00	1,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	910	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	1,568.75/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,569	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	1,493.33/head	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,493	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	959	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,391	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,579	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	159.75/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,427	4
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	1,186	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,423	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,065	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,633.33/head	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,061	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	941	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,912.50/head	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	810	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	280.76/cwt	260.00–295.00	910	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	222.58/cwt	185.00–236.00	1,505	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	260.53/cwt	245.00–281.00	1,232	79
Bulls	Small 3	—	338	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	214.91/cwt	204.00–226.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	574	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	254.90/cwt	234.00–265.00	1,331	76
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	693	2

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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