Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs. were sharply higher and 350-450 lbs. sold 3.00-10.00 higher while 450-500 lbs were sharply lower and 500-600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 were 13.00 higher and 700-750 lbs. sold 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs. were 8.00 higher while 400-500 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were steady with 550-600 lbs being 19.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs. sold 5.00 lower. Trade was active on larger numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-8.00 higher, instances 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 12.00 higher to sharply higher, instances 5.00 lower. Market was good to very good with excellent buyer attendance. Special Angus bull sale of 47 bulls and 2 heifers was very well attended and held in conjunction with regular Monday sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.28/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.25 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$301.28

113 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$53.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

vs NM average

−11.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	533	312.20	1,664	20
Medium and Large 1	537	307.32	1,649	77
Medium and Large 1-2	547	258.58	1,415	16thin

One grade step is worth $53.62/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $437.53 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale113 hd

301.28

—

NM average2 barns · 128 hd

298.96

+2.32

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−11.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−136.25

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	—	High	1,391	125.19	1,741	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	980	138.00	1,352	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,307	122.11	1,596	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	109.22	1,350	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	94.59	1,004	50

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 (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,810	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$1,615	41
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,411	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	912	$1,310	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	967	$1,185	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	856	$1,185	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,375	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,188	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,578	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,194	$1,550	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	884	7
Bulls	—	—	1,410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,261	116.28/cwt	103.00–129.00	1,466	11
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	488	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	241.23/cwt	222.00–252.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	474	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,304	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,408	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	261.10/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,397	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	389.23/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,611	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	311.68/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,359	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	318.96/cwt	297.00–365.00	1,518	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	202.50/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	333.51/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,137	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	384	345.41/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,326	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	232.49/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	259.46/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,360	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	277.79/cwt	265.00–298.00	1,311	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	271.68/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,155	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,172	118.73/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,392	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	108.92/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,418	52
Bulls	—	—	1,547	134.32/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,078	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,158	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	903	1,127.27/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,127	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	935	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	770	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	530	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	934	1,312.50/head	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,313	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,633.33/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,633	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	1,400.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,291.67/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,292	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	1,643.75/head	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,644	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,443.75/head	1,125.00–1,750.00	1,444	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	1,275.00/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	1,631.18/head	985.00–2,100.00	1,631	34
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	809	128.90/cwt	110.00–180.00	1,043	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	1,262.50/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	873	1,810.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,810	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	663	140.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,360	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,265	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	895	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,104	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	865	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	124.30/cwt	122.00–126.50	1,733	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	102.83/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,184	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	120.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,445	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	980	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	825	105.13/cwt	102.50–108.00	867	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	96.55/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,023	43
Heifers	Large 1	250–300	275	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	811	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	863	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,786	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	818	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,432	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	367	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	734	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	933	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,595	13
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Steers	Large 1	400–450	409	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,554	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	585	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,720	7
Steers	Large 1	500–550	505	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,626	13
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	564	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,461	13
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	234.01/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,298	11
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	342	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	507	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,338	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	273.42/cwt	261.00–300.00	1,671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	298	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,073	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	299	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,061	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	397	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	261.42/cwt	250.00–269.00	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	382	348.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,329	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	316.99/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,316	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	316.57/cwt	297.00–330.00	1,671	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	252.90/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,568	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	271.98/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,509	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	269	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	968	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	277.44/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	411.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	242.91/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	303.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,141	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	393.15/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,525	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	428	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,031	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	256.81/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,721	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	334.49/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,408	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	317.17/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,567	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	243.16/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.28/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,268	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	345	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,266	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	630	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	420.57/cwt	420.00–422.00	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	301	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	414	311.16/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	4

How this sale compares

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