Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 300-400 lbs were 13.00-15.00 higher. 400-500 lbs sold 4.00-12.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 10.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-13.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold 8.00-13.00 lower while 400-600 lbs traded 6.00-8.00 lower.Feeder heifers had no comparable sales last week to use. Trade was moderate on larger numbers of cattle starting to show the drouth. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.08/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$269.08

459 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$123.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	454	292.06	1,325	17thin
Large 1-2	419	282.00	1,182	5thin
Medium and Large 1	509	277.89	1,414	328
Medium and Large 1-2	465	257.13	1,196	77
Medium 1-2	553	208.91	1,154	11thin
Medium and Large 2	484	207.33	1,003	9thin
Medium 2	547	168.54	922	12thin

One grade step is worth $123.52/cwt here — about $403 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 sale459 hd

269.08

—

NM average3 barns · 1,209 hd

261.00

+8.08

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	1,550	125.65	1,947	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,264	104.38	1,320	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	95.33	1,197	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,128	82.15	926	139

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)	1,146	$1,262	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$1,159	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,138	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,000	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$1,440	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,262	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,190	15
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	515	$500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2	—	427	235.40/cwt	178.00–298.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	854	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	2
Steers	Medium 2Mexican Origin	—	658	143.93/cwt	138.00–150.00	947	2
Steers	Medium 2Mexican Origin	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	233.01/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	977	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	423	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	270.23/cwt	255.00–278.00	892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	229.81/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,337	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	256.06/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,075	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	343	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	478	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	394	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	288	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	254.01/cwt	250.00–262.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	241.90/cwt	215.00–253.00	1,277	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	233.69/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	250.87/cwt	202.00–277.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	293.01/cwt	280.00–320.00	797	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	344	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	901	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	299	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	249.03/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,173	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	225.31/cwt	207.00–231.00	1,264	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	242.49/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,246	8
Steers	Medium 2Mexican Origin	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	2
Steers	Large 1	—	455	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,329	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	560	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	941	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	873	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,432	3
Steers	Large 1	—	504	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,386	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	262.46/cwt	242.00–268.00	1,622	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	318.69/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,045	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Mexican Origin	—	690	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium 2Mexican Origin	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	236.77/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	240.46/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,397	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	280.02/cwt	270.00–285.00	927	14
Steers	Large 1	—	363	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	282.14/cwt	250.00–298.00	1,351	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	269.77/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,497	58
Steers	Large 1-2	—	353	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	264.31/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,419	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	300.27/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,138	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	235.00/cwt	219.00–245.00	1,692	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	330.66/cwt	326.00–340.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	308	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,047	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	265.15/cwt	244.00–279.00	1,151	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	278.35/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,024	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	91.15/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,188	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	94.08/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,165	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	99.87/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,234	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	101.64/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,309	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	106.63/cwt	100.50–114.00	1,328	28
Bulls	—	—	1,626	129.91/cwt	122.00–136.00	2,112	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	59.55/cwt	31.00–75.00	721	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	80.74/cwt	74.00–84.00	899	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	89.56/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,032	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	86.64/cwt	84.00–89.00	928	45
Bulls	—	—	1,337	117.48/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,571	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,355	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,206	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 3	—	515	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	1,612.50/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	853	787.50/head	725.00–850.00	788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	1,231.25/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,231	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	940	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	299.68/cwt	282.00–320.00	1,271	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	237.15/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,143	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	568	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	574	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,228	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	398	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	348	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,051	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	585	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	366	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,032	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	478	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	979	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	244	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	683	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	864	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,236	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	225	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	463	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	173.69/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,271	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,287.50/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,492.50/head	1,235.00–1,750.00	1,493	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,637.50/head	1,275.00–2,000.00	1,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,280.00/head	1,125.00–1,435.00	1,280	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	747	107.00/cwt	94.00–145.00	799	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	1,347.50/head	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,348	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	876	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,325.00/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,512.50/head	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	1,620.83/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,621	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	776	164.60/cwt	140.00–182.00	1,277	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	805	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	690	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	930	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	1,306.82/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,307	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1

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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