Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-500 lbs were 5.00 -10.00 higher instances 8.00 lower and 500-600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers 800-850 lbs sold 3.00 higher with insufficient numbers to compare on remainder of feeders last week. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs sold significantly lower and 500-600 lbs were steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 13.00 higher while 850-900 lbs were 9.00 higher. Trade was moderate on larger numbers with unsteady demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter cows were 1.00 higher to 9.00 lower. Market was uneven with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.97/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −127.94 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$256.97

89 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$30.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.79

vs NM average

−7.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	262.59	1,402	66
Medium and Large 1-2	557	248.91	1,386	12thin
Medium 1-2	536	232.00	1,244	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.59/cwt here — about $159 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $353.92, median $384.91 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 sale89 hd

256.97

—

NM average4 barns · 515 hd

238.18

+18.79

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−7.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.91

−127.94

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	1,506	148.51	2,236	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,213	126.62	1,536	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	125.40	1,444	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	106.34	1,044	74

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,691	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,566	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,550	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	871	$1,245	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	879	$1,169	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	711	$1,356	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,324	$3,430	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,796	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,788	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,763	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$1,607	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	733	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,539	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	1,916.67/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Heifers	Large 1	150–200	180	725.00/head	700.00–750.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	764	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,150	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,298	3,433.33/head	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,433	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	670	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,137	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	3
Bulls	—	—	2,069	161.50/cwt	159.00–163.00	3,341	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	93.78/cwt	90.00–97.00	883	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	119.81/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,270	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,142	122.63/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,400	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,240	134.17/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,664	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	860	95.21/cwt	83.00–105.00	819	20
Steers	Small 3	200–250	249	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	722	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,154	2
Steers	Small 3	250–300	285	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	718	2
Steers	Small 3	350–400	378	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,149	2
Steers	Small 3	400–450	423	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,227	2
Steers	Small 3	300–350	348	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	253.87/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,363	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	269.72/cwt	257.00–274.00	1,138	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	264.65/cwt	248.00–276.00	1,522	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	733	1,800.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	947	1,458.33/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	1,757.69/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,758	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,575	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	913	1,308.33/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,308	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	751	170.83/cwt	146.00–187.00	1,283	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	710	175.00/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,243	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	1,416.67/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	3,425.00/head	2,750.00–4,100.00	3,425	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	678	144.86/cwt	110.00–157.00	982	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	144.33/cwt	131.00–165.00	1,315	12
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	610	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	775	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	782	1,083.33/head	900.00–1,450.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	50–100	75	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	158	725.00/head	700.00–750.00	725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	710	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	770	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,100	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	750	1,362.50/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	805	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	830	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	120.13/cwt	107.50–127.00	1,321	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	108.16/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,128	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	130.92/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,612	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	830	114.34/cwt	107.50–125.00	949	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	983	108.67/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,068	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,105	121.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	469	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,149	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,716	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,186	127.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,506	16
Bulls	—	—	1,361	142.98/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,946	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	154.49/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,498	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	466	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	2
Steers	Large 1	350–400	387	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,413	5
Steers	Large 1	600–650	613	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,483	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	543	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	653	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	536	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	606	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,424	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	364	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,227	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	536	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,244	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	320.54/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,362	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	305.30/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	380	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	459	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	974	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	257.29/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,590	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	291.40/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	335.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	249.72/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	322.61/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,389	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	298	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	322.68/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,388	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	275.44/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,314	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.92/cwt	227.00–259.00	1,543	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	311.71/cwt	294.00–324.00	1,343	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	207.40/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	356.54/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	297.74/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,117	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	250.06/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,455	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	321.72/cwt	314.00–337.00	1,531	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	339.36/cwt	322.00–352.00	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	420.72/cwt	402.00–427.00	1,064	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	232.13/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	867	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,751	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	266.28/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,385	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	387.72/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	273.72/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	351.40/cwt	331.00–367.00	1,486	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	247.31/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,667	18

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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