Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week,steer calves 300-400 lbs were 2.00-7.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 20.00-21.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 4.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 14.00-16.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-450 lbs were 11.00-13.00 higher while 450-550 lbs sold 12.00-19.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were sharply higher. Insufficient numbers of feeder heifers to compare. Trade was moderately stronger with higher demand on a better market. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher while slaughter bulls were steady to 10.00 higher. Larger numbers with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.05/cwt on 473 head.

Average price

$270.05

473 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$943

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$206.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.88

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	279.95	1,275	396
Medium and Large 1-2	539	228.21	1,230	64
Medium and Large 2	519	219.33	1,138	9thin
Small 3	455	73.00	332	4thin

One grade step is worth $206.95/cwt here — about $943 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 sale473 hd

270.05

—

NM average4 barns · 1,941 hd

246.17

+23.88

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	1,520	97.97	1,489	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,122	100.95	1,133	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	89.40	1,090	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	71.80	686	126

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)	1,167	$1,658	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,568	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$1,436	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,435	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,047	$1,100	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,099	29
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,008	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,333	$3,335	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,481	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	960	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	934	$1,125	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	229.97/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,311	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	783	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	764	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	229.26/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,197	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	3,334.78/head	2,400.00–3,900.00	3,335	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,200.00/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,212.50/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	1,120.74/head	975.00–1,235.00	1,121	27
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,133	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	1,008.33/head	700.00–1,200.00	1,008	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,193	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,300	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	1,435.71/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,436	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	1,458.33/head	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,458	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	705	152.50/cwt	137.00–168.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	1,641.67/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,642	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,400.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	854	127.46/cwt	100.00–157.00	1,089	13
Bulls	—	—	1,549	94.64/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,466	11
Bulls	—	—	1,602	106.16/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,701	16
Bulls	—	—	1,288	84.49/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,088	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	86.99/cwt	86.00–87.50	935	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	82.63/cwt	80.00–86.50	881	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	89.11/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,102	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	64.01/cwt	50.00–66.50	523	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,176	94.52/cwt	93.00–98.50	1,112	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,023	112.74/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,153	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	77.24/cwt	75.00–79.00	871	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	71.23/cwt	69.00–74.00	672	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	91.49/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,191	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	208.42/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,184	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	266.14/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,395	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	306.80/cwt	299.00–320.00	982	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	245.49/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,412	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	226.21/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,491	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	287.11/cwt	284.00–293.00	1,338	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	277.31/cwt	264.00–295.00	1,179	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	471	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,215	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	543	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,520	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	335	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	945	2
Steers	Small 3	—	455	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	332	4
Steers	Small 3	—	495	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	309.22/cwt	292.00–318.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	329	281.20/cwt	280.00–283.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	347	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	175.45/cwt	171.00–180.00	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	220.65/cwt	210.00–230.00	808	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	198.11/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	246.33/cwt	233.00–259.00	1,173	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	236.35/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,215	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	270.64/cwt	268.00–275.00	855	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	248.09/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	172.97/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,251	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	261.11/cwt	254.00–277.00	1,107	72
Heifers	Large 3	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	175.16/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	266.35/cwt	265.00–272.00	991	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	218.13/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,355	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	533	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	908	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	193.45/cwt	190.00–202.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	237.87/cwt	230.00–239.00	904	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	233.00/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,284	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	690	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	353	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	671	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	350	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	323.67/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,181	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	304.99/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,266	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	254.54/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,191	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	507	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,379	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	208.19/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	235.10/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,479	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	240.53/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	271.12/cwt	267.00–275.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	206.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,486	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	293.36/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,097	49

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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