Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-500 lbs sold sharply higher and 500-600 lbs were 16.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers 650-700 lbs sold 11.00 higher while 750-800 lbs were 14.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 2.00 lower. Insufficient numbers of feeder heifers to compare. Trade was very active on smaller numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady instances 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower instances 9.00 lower. Excellent quality of cattle with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $285.14/cwt on 576 head.

Average price

$285.14

576 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$827

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

$179.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.33

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	437	309.00	1,351	10thin
Medium and Large 2	448	299.27	1,342	10thin
Medium and Large 1	575	288.45	1,658	503
Medium and Large 1-2	526	279.60	1,470	28
Large 1	533	265.00	1,412	2thin
Medium 2	270	232.00	626	4thin
Medium 1-2	651	223.50	1,455	14thin
Small and Medium 2-3	403	130.00	524	5thin

One grade step is worth $179.00/cwt here — about $827 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 sale576 hd

285.14

—

NM average4 barns · 2,181 hd

274.80

+10.33

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	1,557	108.88	1,695	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,065	128.01	1,363	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,256	107.07	1,345	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	92.59	1,156	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,316	80.25	1,056	100

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)	1,156	$1,807	45
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,744	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,501	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,473	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,380	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$1,132	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	981	$1,889	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,026	$1,742	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,804	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,715	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,658	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$1,325	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	579	248.56/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,439	7
Steers	Large 1	—	533	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,345	14
Heifers	Medium 1	—	433	293.14/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,531	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	477	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	379	340.25/cwt	334.00–347.00	1,290	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	483	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	305.34/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,337	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	403	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	323	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	385.27/cwt	365.00–402.00	1,271	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	311.52/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,361	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	253.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,335	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,352	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	355.02/cwt	338.00–362.00	1,147	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	301.02/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,264	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	274.08/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,200	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	234.55/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,367	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	698	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	254.83/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,730	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	357.21/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,522	28
Steers	Medium 1	—	428	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,810	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	478	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	395.25/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,506	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	305.27/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,416	42
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	245.82/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	398.86/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	392.83/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	288.59/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,547	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	282.62/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,597	134
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,080	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,561	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	761	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,149	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	933	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,353	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	344.28/cwt	324.00–365.00	1,628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	278.60/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	375.73/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	90.13/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,073	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	97.36/cwt	96.50–99.00	1,133	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,394	87.18/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,215	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,053	100.45/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,058	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	110.07/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,424	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	106.11/cwt	102.50–108.50	1,336	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	76.30/cwt	74.00–79.00	973	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,065	128.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,363	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	93.89/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,236	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	83.22/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,085	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	66.86/cwt	44.00–73.00	850	16
Bulls	—	—	1,559	88.70/cwt	76.00–97.00	1,383	4
Bulls	—	—	1,656	120.36/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,993	7
Bulls	—	—	1,498	108.91/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,631	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,379.55/head	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,380	11
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	765	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	1,104.17/head	850.00–1,250.00	1,104	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,475.00/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,171	1,822.62/head	1,425.00–2,035.00	1,823	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	1,581.25/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,581	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,762.50/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,763	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	1,529.17/head	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,529	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	290.38/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,127	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	495	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	267.60/cwt	246.00–282.00	1,252	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	363.07/cwt	350.00–375.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	443	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	466	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,014	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,658.33/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,906.25/head	1,875.00–1,925.00	1,906	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,125	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	853	152.71/cwt	115.00–180.00	1,303	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	899	139.50/cwt	122.00–164.00	1,254	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	1,478.85/head	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,479	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,241	1,756.25/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,756	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	1,310.00/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,310	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,025	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	6

How this sale compares

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