Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note; small sale because of holiday. Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold sharply lower with exception of 450-500 lbs being 11.00 lower. Feeder steers had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 500-550 lbs sold steady and 550-600 lbs were 19.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 9.00 lower. Trade was very slow with light demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows were 2.00-8.00 higher instances 11.00 higher with a few 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady-4.00 lower. Market was light with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.36/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.05 against this barn's trailing median of $380.41.

Average price

$244.36

30 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.51

vs NM average

−26.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	244.36	1,351	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $322.17, median $380.41 across 34 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 sale30 hd

244.36

—

NM average3 barns · 83 hd

251.87

−7.51

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−26.23

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.41

−136.05

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	1,331	135.45	1,803	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,247	138.76	1,730	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	124.95	1,365	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	114.82	1,025	45

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,561	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	976	$1,371	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	966	$1,370	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,022	$1,890	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,983	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$2,734	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,272	$2,550	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,257	$2,159	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,944	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,850	1thin

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 and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,154	125.24/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,445	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	801	126.01/cwt	114.00–137.00	1,009	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	115.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,333	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	124.10/cwt	117.50–133.00	1,399	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	118.97/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,279	5
Bulls	—	—	1,408	144.45/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,034	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	775	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	154	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	812.00/head	460.00–900.00	812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	120	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	984	1,445.00/head	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,257.43/head	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,257	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	152	742.86/head	700.00–750.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	105	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	1,560.71/head	1,100.00–1,950.00	1,561	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	865	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	3,187.50/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,188	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	90	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	150.75/cwt	133.00–175.00	1,229	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	825	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	3,050.00/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,050	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	1,943.75/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,944	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	650	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	740	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,193	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,094	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Large 1	50–100	65	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Heifers	Large 1	100–150	140	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	1,082	1,850.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	123.00/cwt	112.00–141.00	1,282	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	790	112.09/cwt	105.00–119.00	886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,373	133.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,830	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	663	100.31/cwt	92.00–134.00	665	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	979	133.04/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,302	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	138.76/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	766	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	200–250	240	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	310	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	955	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,881	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	112.15/cwt	111.00–112.50	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	365.87/cwt	355.00–388.00	1,178	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	329.77/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,223	8
Steers	Small 3	400–450	412	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	556	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	250–300	253	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	516	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	444	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	301.81/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,543	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	237.60/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	250.27/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,311	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	286.25/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	311.51/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	225.97/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	326.40/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	320.25/cwt	308.00–344.00	1,508	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	335.44/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,231	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,728	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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