Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were 3.00 lower and 350-400 lbs sold 2.00 higher while 400-500 lbs were 11.00-18.00 higher with 500-550 lbs being 3.00 lower and 550-600 lbs selling 8.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 6.00 lower and 650-750lbs sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 5.00 lower while 350-400 lbs sold 20.00 higher and 400-550 lbs were 10.00-17.00 higher with 550-600 lbs being 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 2.00 higher and 650-700 lbs were 15.00 lower. Trade was moderate on larger numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.Market moderate with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.93/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −131.81 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$304.93

93 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$50.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.85

vs NM average

−11.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	307.67	1,687	88
Medium and Large 1-2	538	256.80	1,383	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $436.74 across 32 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 sale93 hd

304.93

—

NM average4 barns · 366 hd

297.09

+7.85

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−11.14

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−131.81

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	1,672	134.19	2,244	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,327	127.55	1,693	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	121.00	1,559	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	114.91	1,334	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	79.62	860	7thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,725	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,089	$3,425	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,944	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$1,937	19

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1	650–700	676	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,710	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	119.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,247	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	119.88/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,292	2
Steers	Small 3	800–850	800	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	656	2
Steers	Small 3	650–700	692	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	266.37/cwt	247.00–280.00	1,124	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	267.80/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,435	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	308.80/cwt	292.00–325.00	1,198	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	226.70/cwt	216.00–228.50	1,605	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	403.31/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	244.80/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,386	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	311.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,416	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	107.19/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,225	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	114.22/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,385	19
Bulls	—	—	1,734	141.70/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,457	7
Bulls	—	—	1,726	136.14/cwt	127.00–141.00	2,350	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	1,725.00/head	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,327	127.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,693	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,438.89/head	3,050.00–3,750.00	3,439	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,943.75/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,944	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,725.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,725	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	829	163.43/cwt	140.00–202.00	1,355	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	17
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	750	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	871	153.25/cwt	125.00–192.00	1,335	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	110	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	983	1,825.00/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,511	122.19/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,846	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	907	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	83.73/cwt	80.00–90.00	965	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	70.39/cwt	68.00–72.00	739	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,137	9
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	791	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,875	9
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	443	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,462	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	459	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	263.32/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,253	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,307	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	388.71/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,073	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	341.40/cwt	317.00–355.00	1,601	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,826	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	315.35/cwt	296.00–327.00	1,665	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	285.26/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,757	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	337.16/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,426	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,133	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	254.13/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,753	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	491	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	220.10/cwt	205.00–225.00	2,245	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	298.02/cwt	270.00–308.00	1,711	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	231.22/cwt	220.00–232.00	2,005	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	369.65/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,235	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.99/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,482	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	365.20/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,395	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	250.57/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,799	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	315.46/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	300.95/cwt	292.00–325.00	1,011	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	210.06/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,655	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	228.48/cwt	208.00–243.00	1,556	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	329.08/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,425	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	331	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,109	10

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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