Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 400-500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 5.00 higher. 550-600 lbs steers sold 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher with 450-500 lbs being 10.00 lower. Trade was active on larger numbers with good demand. Feeder steers and heifers had insufficient numbers to compare. Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher Stronger market with excellent buyer attendance. Next sale on Tuesday September 5th,2023

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $268.34/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$268.34

438 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,026

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

$200.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.68

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	276.50	1,474	354
Medium and Large 1-2	502	248.33	1,248	64
Medium and Large 2	421	247.00	1,040	5thin
Medium 1-2	418	232.00	970	7thin
Medium 2	293	222.00	650	2thin
Small and Medium 3	590	76.00	448	6thin

One grade step is worth $200.50/cwt here — about $1,026 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 sale438 hd

268.34

—

NM average3 barns · 1,464 hd

276.02

−7.68

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	1,392	119.46	1,663	50
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,060	124.00	2,554	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	107.22	1,388	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	94.10	1,003	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	82.53	819	68

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,375	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,170	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	881	$1,039	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,411	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,247	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$594	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	365	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	258.52/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	758	766.67/head	750.00–800.00	767	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	665	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	732	600.00/head	575.00–625.00	600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	998	1,225.00/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	1,485.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,485	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	271.67/cwt	247.00–278.00	1,519	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,449	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	503	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	284.50/cwt	282.00–285.00	967	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	619	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,214	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,136	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,703	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,009	113.25/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,143	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	673.75/head	500.00–810.00	674	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	720	673.33/head	610.00–800.00	673	3
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,028	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,293	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	880	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	695	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,785.00/head	1,100.00–2,300.00	1,785	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	725	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	723	662.50/head	500.00–825.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	892	1,183.75/head	900.00–1,425.00	1,184	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,053	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	126.29/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,942	28
Bulls	—	—	1,179	92.14/cwt	70.00–101.00	1,086	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	548	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	411	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	95.03/cwt	93.50–99.00	1,021	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,214	116.26/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,411	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	107.92/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,392	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	79.73/cwt	75.00–83.00	903	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	89.52/cwt	87.00–91.50	979	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,060	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	84.93/cwt	81.00–88.00	852	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	964	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	63.63/cwt	41.00–71.00	783	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	81.56/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	99.67/cwt	97.00–102.50	1,025	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	102.82/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,354	9
Heifers	Small 3	—	638	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	466	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	423	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	280.97/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,048	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	221.46/cwt	219.00–225.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	255.04/cwt	235.00–261.50	1,191	36
Heifers	Medium 2	—	250	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	208.24/cwt	190.00–250.00	652	7
Heifers	Small 3	—	533	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	218.63/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	235.32/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	506	218.07/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	469	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	603	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	300.62/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,425	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	541	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	231.62/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	293	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	650	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	507	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	250.29/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,322	9
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	613	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	393	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	748	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	790	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	585	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	553	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	268.09/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	255.63/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,104	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	267.34/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,099	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	281.55/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,467	39
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	364	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	258.57/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,202	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	259.00/cwt	236.00–265.00	1,614	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	247	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,706	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	324.94/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,245	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	312.36/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,349	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	232.11/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,562	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	325.81/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,059	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	840	4

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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