Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note; Smaller sale because of much needed rain in the area Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were 13.00 higher and 350-450 lbs sold 5.00 higher while 450-550 lbs were 13.00 higherand 550-600 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers had insufficient numbers today to compare. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs sold 15.00 higher and 350-450 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold sharply lower and 500-600 lbs were steady. Feeder heifers had insufficient numbers today to compare. Trade was moderate to stronger on smaller numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00-5.00 higher instances 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-7.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.31/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −119.85 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$266.31

51 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

vs NM average

−10.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	542	267.41	1,449	17thin
Medium and Large 1	549	267.05	1,465	32
Medium and Large 1-2	535	245.00	1,311	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $353.92, median $386.16 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 sale51 hd

266.31

—

NM average4 barns · 294 hd

262.24

+4.07

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−10.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−119.85

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	1,512	134.01	2,026	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	131.22	1,672	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	117.68	1,285	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	96.95	980	4thin

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)	973	$1,724	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$1,711	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	821	$1,531	9
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	660	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,538	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	790	$1,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	351.27/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,493	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	309.69/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,310	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	468	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	131.22/cwt	127.50–134.00	1,672	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	122.82/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,328	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	112.15/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,238	13
Bulls	—	—	1,272	119.52/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,520	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	147.22/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,566	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	137.41/cwt	131.00–142.00	2,148	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	600	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	1,225.00/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	660	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	781.25/head	600.00–950.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	825.00/head	700.00–950.00	825	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	892	151.67/cwt	125.00–195.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,655	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,537.50/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	183	862.50/head	800.00–925.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	958	1,710.71/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,711	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	60	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,617.86/head	1,200.00–1,825.00	1,618	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	1,821.43/head	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,821	14
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	715	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	925	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	526	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,462	12
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	462	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,418	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,257	4
Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	2
Steers	Large 3	750–800	787	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	96.95/cwt	90.00–110.00	980	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	690	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Large 1	550–600	580	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,717	24
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	422	310.88/cwt	294.00–322.00	1,312	8
Steers	Large 1	350–400	352	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,239	2
Steers	Large 1	400–450	425	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,645	14
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	580	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	503	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	320	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	448	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	362.69/cwt	342.00–380.00	1,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	343.75/cwt	330.00–368.00	1,619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	281.72/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,316	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	489	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	420	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	416.23/cwt	410.00–417.00	1,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	366.28/cwt	325.00–387.00	1,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	323.25/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,219	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	259.32/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,501	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	319.22/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,650	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	383.14/cwt	362.00–395.00	1,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	248.65/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	339.75/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,118	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	272.34/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,438	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	310.34/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,837	2

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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