Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400 lbs were 10.00-28.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 15.00-30.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 19.00-21.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold 23.00-27.00 higher and 400-500 lbs were 21.00-41.00 higher while 500-600 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 25.00 higher. Trade was very active with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows were 2.00-6.00 higher instances 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher instances 3.00 lower. Very active market with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $275.25/cwt on 845 head.

Average price

$275.25

845 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$49.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.79

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	278.68	1,499	753
Medium and Large 1-2	511	250.63	1,281	75
Medium and Large 2	450	245.00	1,103	3thin
Large 1-2	489	229.14	1,121	14thin

One grade step is worth $49.53/cwt here — about $377 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 sale845 hd

275.25

—

NM average4 barns · 3,005 hd

262.45

+12.79

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	1,406	109.98	1,547	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,238	138.80	1,719	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	118.59	1,528	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,426	94.57	1,349	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,127	82.80	933	31

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)	1,048	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,601	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,325	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,287	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$1,125	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,387	$2,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,825	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,468	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	Medium and Large 1	—	935	1,287.50/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	277.85/cwt	260.00–287.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	316.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,039	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	294.22/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,106	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	228.90/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,296	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	277.63/cwt	267.00–296.00	1,158	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	344	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	288	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	204.30/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	307.79/cwt	300.00–330.00	840	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,601	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,165	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	244.04/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,393	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	392	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,387	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	1,825.00/head	900.00–2,300.00	1,825	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,560	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	1,325.00/head	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	980	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	774	147.00/cwt	130.00–177.00	1,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	835	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	1,601.25/head	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,601	20
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	825	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	997	1,408.33/head	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,408	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	647	142.00/cwt	124.00–167.00	919	5
Bulls	—	—	1,507	87.71/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,322	3
Bulls	—	—	1,222	99.48/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,216	3
Bulls	—	—	1,421	115.76/cwt	107.50–124.00	1,645	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,226	139.51/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,710	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,245	145.86/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,816	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,258	127.71/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,607	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	111.84/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,430	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	124.21/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,610	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	80.19/cwt	79.00–81.00	872	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	90.93/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,264	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	94.32/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,371	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	83.46/cwt	82.00–85.00	932	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	88.85/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,511	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	216.43/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,597	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	357	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,132	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,046	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	360.11/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,034	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	247.88/cwt	235.00–264.00	1,564	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	346.48/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,140	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	337.30/cwt	322.00–355.00	1,265	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	295.11/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,387	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	284.46/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	274.55/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,466	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	311.57/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,312	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	271.68/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,543	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	233.53/cwt	229.50–252.00	1,588	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	438	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,834	30
Steers	Large 1-2	—	523	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,192	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	282.30/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,186	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	227.64/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,418	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	204.24/cwt	193.00–220.00	1,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	231.07/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,324	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	214.73/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	268.83/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,258	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	460	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	318	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	464	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	206.66/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,370	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	230.63/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,116	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	245.18/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,282	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	206.65/cwt	193.00–217.00	1,593	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	249.16/cwt	237.00–268.00	1,186	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	275.49/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,253	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	266.77/cwt	260.00–275.00	987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	73.28/cwt	63.00–78.00	849	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	98.36/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,422	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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