Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders have no comparison due to light receipts last week. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.04/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −135.12 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$251.04

64 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$559

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

$99.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

vs NM average

−12.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	259.78	1,436	43
Medium and Large 1-2	536	240.82	1,291	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	160.00	877	2thin

One grade step is worth $99.78/cwt here — about $559 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 sale64 hd

251.04

—

NM average4 barns · 365 hd

246.32

+4.72

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−12.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−135.12

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	—	Average	1,477	148.49	2,193	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	130.67	1,522	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	128.50	1,733	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,415	124.15	1,757	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	972	102.68	998	73

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)	1,100	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$1,730	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,588	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,392	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,164	$1,383	19
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,740	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,723	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,354	$2,308	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,300	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Bulls	—	—	1,490	152.15/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,267	15
Bulls	—	—	1,818	160.90/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,925	8
Bulls	—	—	1,252	136.64/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,711	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	123.66/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,520	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	94.54/cwt	80.00–100.00	850	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	896	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,729	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	654	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	664	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	841	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	757	206.55/cwt	206.50–207.00	1,564	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	324.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	265.44/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	285.42/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,239	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	241.94/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,273	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	340.19/cwt	334.00–357.00	1,463	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	321	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,316	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	392.39/cwt	392.00–394.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	361.74/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,215	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	289.81/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	278.00/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,599	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	318.20/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	276.73/cwt	267.00–292.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	287	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	260.27/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	312.30/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	234.84/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	208.97/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	253.93/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,455	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	226.02/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	207.87/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	231.73/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	236.85/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	527	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	736	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,505	24
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	438	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	394	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 4	400–450	448	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	256.80/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,487	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	379.53/cwt	372.00–395.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	238.91/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	214.09/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	283.64/cwt	278.00–300.00	1,367	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	341.93/cwt	332.00–352.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	312	364.65/cwt	364.50–365.00	1,138	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	316.04/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	237.25/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	268.74/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	320.40/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	228	417.07/cwt	412.00–425.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	343	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	316.83/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,302	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	387.72/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,291	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	336.00/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,277	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	252	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	234	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	878	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	810	109.52/cwt	102.00–116.00	887	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,043	118.43/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,235	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	133.69/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,735	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	125.58/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,753	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,412.50/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,413	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	195.00/cwt	150.00–212.00	1,394	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	140.67/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,571	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	1,916.67/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	1,766.67/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,767	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,770.00/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,770	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,391.67/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,392	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,475.00/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	860	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,367	2,354.55/head	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,355	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,366.67/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,367	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	682	126.00/cwt	108.00–145.00	859	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,941.67/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,942	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	134.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,524	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,229	119.85/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,473	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,355	123.94/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,679	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,677	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,473	121.73/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,793	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	107.91/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,107	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	123.83/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,402	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	931	90.63/cwt	80.00–96.00	844	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,212	130.34/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	266.05/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,397	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	816	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,624	4

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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