Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, steer calves 300-400 lbs were 5.00-8.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs sold 10.00-13.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-350 were 2.00 higher and 350-400 lbs sold 10.00 lower while 400-500 lbs were 1.00-5.00 higher and 500-600 lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 10.00 higher. Trade was very active on an unsteady market with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher,instances 13.00 higher. Special attention being paid to quality ,condition, and fill. Lower numbers with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.53/cwt on 519 head.

Average price

$248.53

519 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$765

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$158.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.02

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	265.59	1,319	375
Medium and Large 1-2	496	227.30	1,128	58
Large 1-2	621	211.18	1,312	51
Medium 2	361	195.06	704	18thin
Medium and Large 2	703	161.00	1,132	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	519	106.73	554	15thin

One grade step is worth $158.86/cwt here — about $765 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 sale519 hd

248.53

—

NM average4 barns · 2,404 hd

236.51

+12.02

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	1,464	107.35	1,572	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,215	130.00	1,580	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,133	101.74	1,153	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	91.32	1,073	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	81.96	885	119

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)	889	$1,228	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	823	$1,063	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$964	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	837	$929	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,244	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	580	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	994	$1,204	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	753	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	838	168.48/cwt	145.00–181.00	1,412	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,450.00/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,360	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	748	725.00/head	650.00–825.00	725	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	595	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	125.67/cwt	117.00–142.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	238.08/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,126	52
Heifers	Medium 1	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	629	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	568	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	221.40/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	254.13/cwt	240.00–267.00	945	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	213.89/cwt	209.00–237.00	1,232	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	234.97/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,222	36
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	684	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	262.19/cwt	255.00–270.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,096	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	382	150.65/cwt	142.00–160.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	214.51/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,157	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	156.45/cwt	118.00–177.00	1,444	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	1,173.13/head	985.00–1,500.00	1,173	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	1,244.44/head	800.00–1,300.00	1,244	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,208.33/head	850.00–1,425.00	1,208	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	757	151.14/cwt	111.00–170.00	1,144	14
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	595	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	1,396.88/head	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,397	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	745	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,195	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	115.84/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,790	17
Bulls	—	—	1,425	94.98/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,353	7
Bulls	—	—	1,403	104.14/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,461	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	83.19/cwt	81.00–85.50	878	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,133	101.74/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,153	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	90.52/cwt	89.50–92.50	1,037	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	78.02/cwt	73.00–80.00	772	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	65.18/cwt	42.00–73.00	690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	87.14/cwt	86.00–87.50	1,015	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	88.65/cwt	87.50–89.50	1,007	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	93.09/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,149	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	97.42/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,114	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	635	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	271.02/cwt	255.00–277.00	875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	248.17/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,052	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	283	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	288	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	225.88/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,080	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	222.71/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,160	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	227.81/cwt	195.00–239.00	1,299	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	534	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,132	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	313	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	237.82/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,039	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	636	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,355	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,272	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	561	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	386	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,312	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	242.09/cwt	221.00–257.00	1,392	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	279.33/cwt	277.00–285.00	659	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	762	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,463	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,166	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	745	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	234.27/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,476	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	274.20/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,283	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	298.11/cwt	289.00–332.00	1,145	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	319.31/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	256.54/cwt	240.00–267.00	942	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	249.50/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,322	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	221.04/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,501	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	219.94/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	281.08/cwt	277.00–287.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	431	262.65/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,132	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin	—	559	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	397	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	306	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	511	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	724	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	292.86/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,227	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	451	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	423	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	167.46/cwt	165.00–176.00	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	873	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	486	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	200.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	454	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	817	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	329	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	216.98/cwt	212.00–222.00	785	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	593	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,127	14

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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