Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 400-450 sold 4.00 lower; 450-600 lbs traded 5.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs traded 4.00 higher; 400-450 lbs 9.00 lower; 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lbs were 13.00 higher; 500-550 lbs sharply lower. Feeder steers 3.00-4.00 higher on comparable sales. Feeder heifers were not well tested. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaugher bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.53/cwt on 589 head.

Average price

$251.53

589 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,123

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$194.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.61

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	262.79	1,438	377
Medium and Large 1-2	494	257.89	1,273	148
Medium and Large 2	352	257.39	905	27
Medium and Large 2-3	247	232.00	573	3thin
Medium and Large 3	335	182.00	610	2thin
Large 2-3	843	140.00	1,180	7thin
Large 3	401	122.00	489	4thin
Small 4	459	68.43	314	21

One grade step is worth $194.36/cwt here — about $1,123 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 sale589 hd

251.53

—

NM average4 barns · 2,375 hd

254.15

−2.61

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	1,577	109.70	1,730	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,301	94.95	1,235	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	91.42	1,050	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	83.34	826	151

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,700	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,607	38
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,544	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,324	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$1,303	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$1,255	50
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$1,044	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,617	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,553	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,290	5

Every lot, as filed

135 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	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	177.00/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	225.69/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,158	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	216.30/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,317	19
Heifers	Small 4	—	670	33.86/cwt	30.00–45.00	227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	243.02/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,050	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	252.60/cwt	242.00–260.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	242.06/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,145	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	261.35/cwt	258.00–275.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	228.18/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	228	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	243.64/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,255	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	803	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	305.49/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,179	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,434	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	267.67/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,108	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	238.18/cwt	225.00–240.50	1,408	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	294.80/cwt	290.00–300.00	640	4
Steers	Small 4	—	295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	419	2
Steers	Small 4	—	520	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	286	5
Steers	Small 4	—	360	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	259	3
Steers	Small 4	—	322	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	232	3
Steers	Large 2-3	—	843	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	294.84/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,091	14
Steers	Large 3	—	401	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	489	4
Steers	Small 4	—	618	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	247	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	259.85/cwt	245.00–270.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	248.76/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	257.91/cwt	256.00–270.00	944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	205.40/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	259.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	722	6
Steers	Small 4	—	438	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	234.24/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,251	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	312.37/cwt	300.00–315.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	225.41/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,404	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	220.12/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	297.17/cwt	280.00–312.00	975	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	233.72/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,671	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	275.81/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,219	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	254.78/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,205	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	317.98/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,307	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	248.85/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,533	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	261.53/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,156	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	270.08/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,299	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	256.74/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,461	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	233	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	264.93/cwt	249.00–274.00	1,375	90
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	75.83/cwt	75.00–77.00	664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	928	88.02/cwt	85.00–90.00	817	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	889	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	729	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	91.43/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,086	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	85.36/cwt	80.00–90.00	872	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	93.29/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,096	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	85.99/cwt	80.00–89.00	921	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	858	75.42/cwt	73.00–78.00	647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	99.21/cwt	98.00–101.50	1,189	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	67.41/cwt	60.00–75.00	547	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	76.42/cwt	72.00–80.00	721	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	101.27/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,346	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	93.76/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,258	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,340	96.71/cwt	95.50–98.00	1,296	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,387	100.73/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,397	7
Bulls	—	—	2,260	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,472	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,546	11
Bulls	—	—	1,606	112.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,801	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,193	87.85/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,048	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,185	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,173	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,162	92.30/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,073	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	965	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	838	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,612.50/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,613	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	956	1,044.00/head	800.00–1,110.00	1,044	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	1,821.36/head	1,775.00–1,860.00	1,821	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	160.00/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,389	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	93.38/cwt	91.00–96.00	965	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,212.50/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,312.19/head	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,312	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,382.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,382	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,336.76/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,337	17
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	688	675.00/head	550.00–800.00	675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	1,762.50/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,763	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,476.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,476	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,543.75/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,544	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,595.83/head	1,525.00–1,610.00	1,596	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	975.00/head	900.00–1,050.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	270.21/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,008	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	215.90/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,252	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	759	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	516	227.72/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,175	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	603	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	226.21/cwt	205.00–235.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	202.79/cwt	202.00–204.00	969	5
Heifers	Large 3	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	432	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	206	263.13/cwt	260.00–272.00	542	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	537	57.52/cwt	55.00–60.00	309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	243.58/cwt	232.00–255.00	923	12

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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