Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, steer calves 300-400 lbs were 5.00-20.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 2.00-7.00 higher while 500-550 lbs were 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 8.00-22.00 higher while 400-500 lbs sold steady - 6.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 4.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was moderately lower with good demand on a lower market. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-7.00 lower, instances 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher instances 3.00 lower. Smaller numbers with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.81/cwt on 556 head.

Average price

$256.81

556 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$754

per head · Large 1 over Small 3

$215.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.12

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	387	290.00	1,121	4thin
Medium 1	490	272.71	1,335	17thin
Medium and Large 1	507	270.13	1,369	438
Medium and Large 1-2	542	218.87	1,186	61
Medium 2	470	216.67	1,018	9thin
Medium 1-2	535	214.29	1,146	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	609	137.17	835	6thin
Small 3	490	75.00	367	14thin

One grade step is worth $215.00/cwt here — about $754 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 sale556 hd

256.81

—

NM average4 barns · 3,467 hd

237.69

+19.12

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	—	Low	1,587	103.87	1,648	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	105.00	1,302	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	91.71	1,123	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	80.20	851	81

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)	1,091	$1,495	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,469	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,242	27
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,000	18
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,439	$1,854	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,642	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

137 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	—	430	255.48/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,099	46
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	190.18/cwt	180.00–195.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	968	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	331	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	278	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	258	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	208.39/cwt	200.00–216.00	992	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	165.46/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	371	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,113	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	270.11/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,164	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	5
Steers	Small 3	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	2
Steers	Small 3	—	556	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	311	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	200.74/cwt	200.00–202.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,596	3
Steers	Large 1	—	343	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	2
Steers	Large 1	—	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	2
Steers	Small 3	—	413	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	347	3
Steers	Small 3	—	543	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	330.69/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,062	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	166.85/cwt	158.00–180.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	470	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	286.54/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,203	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	208.94/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,598	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	327.37/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,267	37
Steers	Medium 1	—	450	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	288.83/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,366	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	225.57/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,399	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	206.15/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,503	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	901	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	226.16/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,321	34
Steers	Medium 1	—	506	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,331	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	252.16/cwt	239.00–268.00	1,329	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	256.15/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,063	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	93.26/cwt	92.50–94.00	1,171	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	88.90/cwt	87.50–89.50	1,109	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,082	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	94.97/cwt	94.50–96.00	1,109	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	55.99/cwt	48.00–65.00	539	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	73.44/cwt	65.00–76.50	767	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	86.18/cwt	83.00–87.25	939	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	80.16/cwt	78.00–82.50	840	26
Bulls	—	—	1,546	91.34/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,412	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	101.67/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,574	10
Bulls	—	—	1,642	111.09/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,824	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	18
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	1,495.45/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,495	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,450.00/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,468.85/head	1,000.00–1,725.00	1,469	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,028	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	833	134.22/cwt	126.00–157.00	1,118	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,641.67/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,642	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	989	1,155.00/head	900.00–1,375.00	1,155	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	996	1,297.22/head	800.00–1,550.00	1,297	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,439	1,853.57/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,854	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	878	1,300.00/head	1,025.00–1,575.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	126.75/cwt	110.00–142.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	863	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	798	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	179.65/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	243.18/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,143	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	189.43/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	438	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	441	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	423	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	205.83/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,206	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	272.82/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,056	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	533	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	951	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	170.63/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,408	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	503	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	350	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	184.08/cwt	176.00–197.00	1,235	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	258.27/cwt	252.00–265.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	230.84/cwt	211.00–239.00	1,207	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	291.56/cwt	285.00–305.00	939	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	438	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,211	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	210.70/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,190	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	206.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,008	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,035	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	314.87/cwt	314.00–317.00	1,332	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	299	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	224	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	370	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	514	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	319	346.32/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	451	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	353	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	406	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	614	160.75/cwt	150.00–172.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	198.38/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	246.12/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,403	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	273.17/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,396	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	264.68/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,276	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	216.49/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,178	13
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	598	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	211.85/cwt	194.00–219.00	1,462	9

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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