Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week,steer calves 300-400 lbs were 2.00-5.00 lower and 400-600 lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher with exception of 650-700 lbs sold 23.00 lower.Heifer calves 300-450 lbs and 500-550 lbs sold 16.00-20.00 higher while 450-500 lbs were 9.00 lower and 550-600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 were 4-00 lower. Trade was moderate on a lower market with larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to instances of 15.00 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 $255.38/cwt on 657 head.

Average price

$255.38

657 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$97.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	260.92	1,397	518
Medium and Large 1-2	482	249.31	1,203	96
Medium and Large 2	442	229.17	1,012	15thin
Medium 1-2	286	224.55	642	11thin
Large 1-2	671	163.82	1,100	17thin

One grade step is worth $97.10/cwt here — about $297 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 sale657 hd

255.38

—

NM average4 barns · 2,199 hd

258.18

−2.80

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	1,397	108.63	1,517	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,060	123.33	1,307	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,189	109.59	1,303	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	92.60	1,056	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,055	80.56	850	167

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,754	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,346	$1,595	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,557	55
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,548	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,441	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,275	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$1,558	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,172	$2,364	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,117	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,664	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$1,333	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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	Large 1-2	—	508	228.52/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	265.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	192.04/cwt	160.00–226.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	240.89/cwt	230.00–257.00	915	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	443	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	713	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	186.28/cwt	160.00–220.00	862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	238.83/cwt	237.00–241.00	860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	229.22/cwt	225.00–237.00	986	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	215.72/cwt	204.00–240.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	234.00/cwt	227.00–245.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	228.36/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,418	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	223.63/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,279	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,068	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,270	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,625.00/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	2,512.50/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	865	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	859	162.79/cwt	120.00–177.00	1,398	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	954	1,917.86/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,918	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	688	149.50/cwt	127.00–175.00	1,029	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	1,558.33/head	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,558	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,212.50/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,405.00/head	1,150.00–1,575.00	1,405	20
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	924	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,589	5
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,226	1,530.77/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,531	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,564.49/head	900.00–1,950.00	1,564	49
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	820	1,500.00/head	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	1,233.75/head	985.00–1,525.00	1,234	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,124	1,593.75/head	1,125.00–1,750.00	1,594	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,055	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	1,595.00/head	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,595	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,185	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	1,669.23/head	1,250.00–1,875.00	1,669	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,013	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,093	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,268	29
Bulls	—	—	1,418	97.25/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,379	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	588	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	280.90/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,037	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	273	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	236.74/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,477	76
Steers	Large 1-2	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	271.35/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,281	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	224.09/cwt	202.00–237.00	1,275	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	222	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	254.76/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,378	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	308.10/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,291	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	328	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	326.91/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,043	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	316.04/cwt	294.00–332.00	1,160	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	251.99/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,429	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	233.26/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,579	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	263.85/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,129	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	256.26/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,110	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	399	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	283.76/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,070	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	222.67/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,619	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,318	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	330.11/cwt	325.00–335.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	242.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	248	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	575	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	862	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	217.52/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	225.08/cwt	216.00–230.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	232.74/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,203	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	233.11/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,110	46
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	372	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	273.77/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,062	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	235.01/cwt	224.00–270.00	1,199	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	269.78/cwt	255.00–287.00	866	36
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Replacement	—	518	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	425	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	2
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	452	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	257.26/cwt	237.00–285.00	1,083	72
Heifers	Medium 1	—	558	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,667	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	217.93/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,131	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	195.21/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	211.04/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	815	5
Bulls	—	—	1,566	110.45/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,730	14
Bulls	—	—	1,014	89.21/cwt	80.00–99.00	905	4
Bulls	—	—	965	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,139	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	52.36/cwt	45.00–64.00	620	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,060	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,307	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	103.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,241	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	83.05/cwt	80.00–90.00	889	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	87.91/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,026	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	77.12/cwt	70.00–79.00	743	60
Bulls	—	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	93.67/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,115	23
Bulls	—	—	1,770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,106	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,308	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,426	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	97.65/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,001	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	91.19/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,051	89

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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