Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves sold sharply lower on all weights. Feeder steers were 15.00-16 00 lower. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 11.00-14.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 19.00-22.00 lower. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers last week for comparison. Trade and demand were moderate on a weaker market. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower while slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. Larger numbers with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.50/cwt on 828 head.

Average price

$229.50

828 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$676

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$121.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.40

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	240.23	1,257	622
Large 1-2	552	226.64	1,250	36
Medium and Large 1-2	527	217.01	1,143	96
Medium 1-2	505	202.88	1,024	16thin
Large 2	886	161.00	1,426	4thin
Medium and Large 2	625	159.09	994	5thin
Large 1	837	149.39	1,250	36
Small and Medium 3	488	119.00	580	13thin

One grade step is worth $121.23/cwt here — about $676 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 sale828 hd

229.50

—

NM average4 barns · 2,193 hd

249.90

−20.40

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	—	Average	1,536	104.64	1,607	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,853	106.01	1,964	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,172	93.32	1,094	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	88.60	1,082	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	78.05	766	148

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)	1,355	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$1,100	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$1,013	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$1,500	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	806	$1,499	43
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,400	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$1,408	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	511	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,252	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	455	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,106	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	801	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	975	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	211.59/cwt	194.00–224.00	1,257	18
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	939	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	609	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,352	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	159.09/cwt	141.00–171.00	994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	239.71/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,261	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,120	32
Steers	Small 3	—	197	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	211.52/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,256	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	240.87/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,029	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	363	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	210.42/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,603	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	488	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,690	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,043	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,106	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	222.63/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,278	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	270.97/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,005	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	219.28/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,504	33
Steers	Large 1-2	—	305	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	232.73/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,424	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	253.00/cwt	239.00–277.00	1,078	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	216.57/cwt	164.00–256.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	275.55/cwt	265.00–292.00	882	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	212.42/cwt	190.00–226.00	1,510	21
Steers	Large 1	—	1,344	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,210	4
Steers	Large 1	—	447	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	233.38/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,144	11
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	495	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	416	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	236.78/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,018	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	507	208.72/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,058	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	247.92/cwt	245.00–252.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	392	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	886	3
Steers	Large 1	—	869	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,043	10
Steers	Large 1	—	392	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	244.86/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,153	60
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	593	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	86.41/cwt	82.00–94.50	979	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	82.09/cwt	77.00–89.00	846	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	87.01/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,024	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	900	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	963	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	613	49.23/cwt	45.50–51.50	302	16
Bulls	—	—	1,523	99.25/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,512	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,139	92.89/cwt	92.50–94.00	1,058	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,853	106.01/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,964	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	74.68/cwt	60.00–92.50	759	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	89.00/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,131	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	93.81/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,202	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	46.25/cwt	40.00–52.50	534	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	94.96/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,233	6
Bulls	—	—	1,393	84.56/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,178	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	111.28/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,745	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,312.50/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	1,498.95/head	1,485.00–1,525.00	1,499	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	700.00/head	625.00–775.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	143.25/cwt	120.00–160.00	1,186	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	743	147.50/cwt	118.00–173.00	1,096	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	913	1,012.50/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	733	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	169.28/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	236.61/cwt	226.00–250.00	783	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	171.91/cwt	160.00–180.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	207.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	268	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	429	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	456	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	306	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	649	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	578	180.86/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	222.16/cwt	204.00–230.00	951	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	667	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	229.41/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,090	62
Steers	Large 2	—	886	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	212.38/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,321	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	213.45/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,114	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	236.68/cwt	226.00–246.00	895	87

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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