Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*RESENDING WITH CHANGE ON COMMENTARY*

Last sale was two weeks ago so no comparison. Trade was moderate on higher numbers with good demand on a slightly better market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.83/cwt on 673 head.

Average price

$258.83

673 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$992

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$188.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	262.19	1,384	534
Medium and Large 1-2	458	260.32	1,193	103
Medium 1-2	523	225.87	1,182	30
Small and Medium 3	349	112.00	391	4thin
Small 3	530	74.00	392	2thin

One grade step is worth $188.19/cwt here — about $992 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 sale673 hd

258.83

—

NM average2 barns · 878 hd

250.76

+8.07

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	1,449	104.25	1,511	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,198	102.11	1,223	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	91.36	1,012	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	79.15	818	57

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)	979	$1,571	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$1,531	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,288	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,047	$1,112	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,073	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$1,000	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	772	$1,163	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$1,546	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,211	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	453	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	415	223.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	249.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,226	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	290.95/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,239	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	324.65/cwt	317.00–342.00	928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	312.04/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,180	70
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	296.06/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,383	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	346	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	214.53/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,465	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	200.94/cwt	165.00–213.00	1,587	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	267.79/cwt	254.00–282.00	1,309	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	252	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	748	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	558	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	958	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	486	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	264.12/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,360	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	270.77/cwt	227.00–278.00	1,202	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,323	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,008	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	102.11/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,223	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	558	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	72.72/cwt	68.00–75.00	795	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	95.17/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,054	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	79.82/cwt	76.00–86.00	825	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	84.28/cwt	83.00–87.00	850	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	88.11/cwt	87.00–89.00	910	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	91.45/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,063	24
Bulls	—	—	1,386	89.93/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,246	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	110.59/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,664	17
Bulls	—	—	1,419	101.64/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,442	21
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,784	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	900	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	715	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,650.00/head	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	771	140.88/cwt	105.00–182.00	1,086	42
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,163	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	1,073.08/head	900.00–1,600.00	1,073	13
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,130	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	1,111.82/head	875.00–1,250.00	1,112	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,096.88/head	800.00–1,225.00	1,097	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	979	1,570.83/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,571	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	1,094.00/head	675.00–1,460.00	1,094	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	1,356.25/head	900.00–1,650.00	1,356	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	948	1,450.00/head	1,125.00–1,925.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	823	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	788	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	409	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	933	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,460	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	279.02/cwt	260.00–285.00	921	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	177.21/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	262.50/cwt	250.00–270.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	248.94/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,051	68
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	225.69/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,314	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	271.31/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,026	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	333	236.77/cwt	220.00–240.00	788	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	240.21/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,153	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	217.05/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,348	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	309.97/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,032	2
Steers	Small 3	—	530	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	392	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	349	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	405	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	217.70/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,483	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	204.15/cwt	183.00–226.00	1,482	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	233.50/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,457	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	244.93/cwt	228.00–253.00	1,440	120
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	734	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	228.93/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,211	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	282.43/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,053	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	235.48/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,260	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	549	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,235	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	283	225.58/cwt	225.00–227.00	638	13
Heifers	Small 3	—	495	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	250.89/cwt	250.00–253.00	830	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	946	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	387	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	239.20/cwt	228.50–250.00	1,232	41

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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