Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-400 lbs were 12.00-15.00 higher while 400-500 lbs sold sharply higher. 500-600 lbs were steady to 7.00 higher. Weaning and vaccination programs were definitely recognized on steer and heifer calves. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 16.00-18.00 higher and 750-800 lbs were steady. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 3.00 lower while 400-450 lbs were sharply higher. 450-550 lbs were 10.00-13.00 higher and 550-600 lbs sold 19.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 6.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold16.00 lower. Trade was active on a moderate market with larger numbers. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. Moderate demand with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $271.98/cwt on 555 head.

Average price

$271.98

555 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$37.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.33

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	277.41	1,437	425
Medium and Large 1-2	472	256.36	1,211	109
Large 1-2	451	250.00	1,128	7thin
Medium 1-2	511	239.77	1,225	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.64/cwt here — about $212 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 sale555 hd

271.98

—

NM average3 barns · 1,629 hd

260.64

+11.33

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	1,393	118.94	1,657	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,199	108.47	1,300	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,264	98.81	1,249	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	83.94	907	191

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,806	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,701	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,275	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$944	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,436	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,333	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$950	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,025	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$600	1thin

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 1-2	—	438	240.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	497	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	219.16/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,394	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	232.76/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,215	63
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	463	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	853	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	312.49/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,322	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	807	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	255.44/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,226	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	270.68/cwt	250.00–285.00	993	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	326.58/cwt	310.00–352.00	1,228	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	317.66/cwt	312.00–320.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	434	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	229.76/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	781	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	334.88/cwt	318.00–342.00	1,129	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	451	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	269.87/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,147	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	242.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,266	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	262.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	275.63/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,023	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	322.68/cwt	317.00–337.00	929	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	256.68/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,214	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	254.86/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,481	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	249.11/cwt	225.00–271.00	1,547	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	216.20/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	228.17/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	225.79/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	269.19/cwt	245.00–279.00	1,389	55
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	511	239.77/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,225	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	305.17/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,437	29
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	494	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	408	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	296.34/cwt	296.00–297.00	1,230	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	337.75/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	241.81/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,647	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,312	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	209.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,174	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	87.78/cwt	85.00–91.00	943	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	67.79/cwt	51.00–80.00	696	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	83.19/cwt	77.00–86.50	879	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	92.12/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,068	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,177	110.80/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,304	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	93.09/cwt	93.00–93.50	1,120	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	106.41/cwt	103.50–107.50	1,296	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	96.19/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,217	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	98.72/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,246	39
Bulls	—	—	1,188	84.81/cwt	65.00–96.00	1,008	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	125.44/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,853	24
Bulls	—	—	1,430	114.06/cwt	98.00–125.00	1,631	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	104.11/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,333	26
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	944	133.58/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,261	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	910.00/head	900.00–950.00	910	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,058.33/head	975.00–1,225.00	1,058	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	800	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	940	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,339	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	847	151.50/cwt	140.00–182.00	1,283	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	1,805.71/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,806	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	1,671.43/head	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,671	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	730	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,701.47/head	1,685.00–1,725.00	1,701	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,333.33/head	1,025.00–1,800.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	180	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	405	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	193	537.50/head	500.00–550.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,490	6
Heifers	Small 3	—	600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	314.73/cwt	310.00–317.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	274.19/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,138	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	204.22/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,383	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	236.31/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Small 3	—	432	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	183	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	140	290.00/head	290.00–290.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	281.90/cwt	260.00–302.00	942	20

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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