Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-550 lbs were 3.00-10.00 lower and 550-600 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were 5.00-6.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold 8.00 lower while 450-500lbs were 11.00 higher. 500-550 lbs were 3.00 lower and 550-600 lbs sold sharply higher. Trade was moderate on a volatile market with larger numbers. Slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Good demand with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $261.34/cwt on 517 head.

Average price

$261.34

517 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$95.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	471	290.08	1,367	52
Medium and Large 1	547	259.56	1,419	386
Medium 1-2	450	254.14	1,144	9thin
Medium 1	454	254.12	1,154	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	444	252.89	1,122	50
Medium and Large 2	588	195.00	1,147	3thin

One grade step is worth $95.08/cwt here — about $220 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 sale517 hd

261.34

—

NM average3 barns · 1,516 hd

256.10

+5.23

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	1,429	122.31	1,748	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	112.72	1,473	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	106.14	1,180	196
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	91.77	944	61

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)	971	$1,385	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,335	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,235	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,863	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$1,735	5

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	218	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	379	278.43/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,055	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	645	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	216.70/cwt	207.00–222.00	1,220	19
Heifers	Medium 2	—	408	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	240.47/cwt	240.00–242.00	875	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	447	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,302	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	232.13/cwt	212.00–252.00	1,318	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	329.36/cwt	312.00–337.00	1,215	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	763	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	513	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	949	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	327	291.02/cwt	290.00–292.00	952	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	538	226.69/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,220	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	210.72/cwt	190.00–226.00	1,450	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,349	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	247.28/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,053	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	244.43/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,129	34
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,050	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	242.35/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,539	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,098	3
Steers	Large 1Full	—	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	277.16/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,275	45
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	454	261.05/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	271.10/cwt	270.00–272.00	765	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	249.42/cwt	217.00–260.00	1,192	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	325	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	868	2
Steers	Large 1	—	419	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	258.00/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,476	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	222.57/cwt	200.00–247.00	1,496	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	241	316.98/cwt	315.00–320.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	333.17/cwt	330.00–335.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	254.04/cwt	239.00–272.00	1,316	48
Steers	Large 1	—	610	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	272.21/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,184	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	279.68/cwt	275.00–292.00	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	316.86/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,020	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	4
Steers	Large 1	—	509	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,349	4
Steers	Large 1	—	552	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,485	6
Steers	Large 1	—	383	327.92/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,256	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	223.64/cwt	206.00–231.00	1,724	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	210.92/cwt	198.00–230.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,738	3
Steers	Large 1	—	471	280.43/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,321	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	234.25/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	238.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,245	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	202.93/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,774	7
Steers	Large 1	—	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	462	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,201	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	568.75/head	475.00–600.00	569	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	201	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	225.36/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	267.20/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,042	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	242.72/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,189	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	105.47/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,143	124
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	107.99/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,278	45
Bulls	—	—	1,516	127.25/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,929	13
Bulls	—	—	1,198	105.55/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,334	117.93/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,573	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	968	161.67/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,565	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	97.01/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,085	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	119.15/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,501	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	158.82/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,815	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	110.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,465	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	80.72/cwt	76.00–85.00	829	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	67.97/cwt	47.00–75.00	729	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	89.95/cwt	86.00–92.00	900	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	94.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	969	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	971	1,385.00/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,385	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	835	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	1,927.27/head	1,600.00–2,075.00	1,927	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	811	178.33/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,446	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	383	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	281	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	613	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	278.73/cwt	272.00–287.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	878	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	280	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	274.54/cwt	255.00–288.00	1,013	43
Heifers	Large 1	—	465	251.75/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,171	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	214.33/cwt	207.00–231.00	1,127	79
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	1,335.36/head	845.00–1,650.00	1,335	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,825.00/head	1,375.00–2,300.00	1,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	925	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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