Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale in August; Steer calves 350-450 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower while 450-500 lbs sold 7.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 17.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were 8.00-17.00 lower and 700-750 lbs sold steady.. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs were steady to 1.00 lower while 400-500 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was moderate on a good market with smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 5-6.50 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate wiyh excellent buyer attendance. Next weeks sale returns to Monday September 11 2023

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.59/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$260.59

308 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$525

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$66.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	266.79	1,449	232
Medium and Large 1-2	551	249.78	1,375	42
Large 1-2	653	242.22	1,582	9thin
Large 1	561	233.60	1,310	10thin
Medium 1-2	609	229.92	1,400	12thin
Large 2	462	200.00	924	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.79/cwt here — about $525 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 sale308 hd

260.59

—

NM average3 barns · 1,326 hd

258.32

+2.26

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	—	Low	1,396	119.26	1,664	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	112.20	1,418	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	101.59	1,246	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	86.39	945	43

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,392	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,238	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,185	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,593	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	82.17/cwt	76.00–86.00	856	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	102.49/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,310	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	74.24/cwt	73.00–75.00	830	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	87.71/cwt	85.00–92.00	938	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	92.12/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,048	13
Bulls	—	—	1,134	90.86/cwt	76.00–100.00	1,030	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	113.92/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	245.69/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,047	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	277.53/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,202	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,130	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	991	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,203	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	501	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	867	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	559	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	917	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	615	172.41/cwt	165.00–176.50	1,060	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,195	17
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	832	3
Steers	Large 1	—	535	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	228.46/cwt	216.00–238.00	1,549	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	307.05/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,262	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	227.13/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,715	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	229.38/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	257.26/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,394	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	556	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,854	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	447	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,369	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	731	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,637	5
Steers	Large 1	—	567	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,298	8
Steers	Small 3	—	523	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	246.24/cwt	234.50–248.00	1,517	61
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	806	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,454	9
Steers	Large 2	—	462	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	924	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	548	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,255	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,072	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	326.44/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,185	25
Steers	Small 3	—	370	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Steers	Small 3	—	420	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	109.90/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	95.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,121	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	107.08/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,333	21
Bulls	—	—	1,543	127.14/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,962	23
Bulls	—	—	1,309	117.62/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,540	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	175.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,500.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	1,391.67/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,392	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,110	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,237.50/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	857	146.00/cwt	125.00–161.00	1,251	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	1,350.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,302	1,641.67/head	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,642	6
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	615	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	229.30/cwt	218.00–241.50	1,348	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,177	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	254.56/cwt	243.00–257.00	978	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	211.12/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	214.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	249.20/cwt	244.00–271.00	832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	232.20/cwt	218.00–242.00	1,207	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	243.62/cwt	231.00–256.00	901	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	213.99/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	208.91/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,335	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	250.08/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,153	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	705	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	543	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	281.27/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,314	48

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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