Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were sharply lower and 350-400 lbs sold 15.00 lower while 400-500 lbs sold steady and 500-600 lbs steer calves were 3.00-7.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 11.00 higher and 700-750 lbs were 17.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 16.00 higher and 350-450 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and 450-500 lbs were 2.00 higher while 500-600 lbs sold 6.00 lower to sharply lower. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs were steady to 13.00 lower. Trade was moderately uneven with steady demand. All prices are based on condition, quality and fill. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher with instances 2.00 lower -sharply lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-5.00 lower. Market was unsteady with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.35/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −148.81 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$237.35

109 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$952

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$158.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs NM average

−32.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	246.81	1,399	78
Large 1	517	225.16	1,164	14thin
Medium 1	534	221.00	1,180	11thin
Small and Medium 3	563	215.00	1,210	4thin
Small 3	508	88.00	447	2thin

One grade step is worth $158.81/cwt here — about $952 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale109 hd

237.35

—

NM average4 barns · 463 hd

236.20

+1.15

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−32.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−148.81

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	—	Average	1,500	144.30	2,165	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	132.50	2,113	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	127.47	1,451	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	905	103.56	937	52

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 (2-4 yrs)	884	$1,723	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	879	$1,490	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	882	$1,368	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	846	$1,188	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$2,375	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	994	$1,872	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	876	$1,735	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,567	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$1,654	6

Every lot, as filed

147 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,475.00/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,383.33/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,383	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	955	1,820.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,820	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	675	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	805	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	887	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,895.00/head	1,575.00–1,975.00	1,895	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	835	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	810	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	897	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,020	1,683.33/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	805	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	146.67/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,105	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	119.06/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,213	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	127.26/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,579	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	129.62/cwt	125.50–135.00	1,804	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	995	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,214	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,829	1
Steers	Small 3	250–300	255	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	2
Heifers	Small 3	350–400	357	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	3
Heifers	Small 3	250–300	294	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	563	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,210	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Small 3	500–550	508	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	447	2
Steers	Small 3	550–600	553	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	509	4
Steers	Small 3	350–400	371	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	269.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,315	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	258.23/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	921	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	1,300.00/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,140	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	723	1,712.50/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	888	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,150	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,725.00/head	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	863	1,325.00/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	816	1,231.25/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,231	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	889	1,427.08/head	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,427	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	964	1,715.91/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,716	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	988	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	866	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	779	130.00/cwt	127.00–154.00	1,013	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	843	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	715	147.13/cwt	125.00–212.00	1,052	38
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,616.67/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,617	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	765	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	692	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	855	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	691	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	757	1,260.00/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,260	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	770	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,100.00/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	995	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	950	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	5
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	810	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	875	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,018	141.73/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,443	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	790	104.39/cwt	95.00–114.00	825	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	849	107.14/cwt	90.00–115.00	910	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	747	95.07/cwt	77.00–118.00	710	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	111.70/cwt	95.00–121.00	1,152	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	513	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	831	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	81.93/cwt	75.00–87.00	715	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	90.75/cwt	90.00–91.00	877	4
Bulls	—	—	2,010	151.80/cwt	146.00–159.00	3,051	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	847	123.68/cwt	104.00–130.00	1,048	7
Bulls	—	—	1,350	136.75/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,846	10
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	635	212.43/cwt	200.00–238.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	318	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,049	2
Steers	Large 1	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	352	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	915	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	625	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	303	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	410	313.47/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,285	6
Steers	Large 1	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	517	225.16/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,164	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	215	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	269	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	6
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	534	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,180	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	388.72/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,112	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	311.80/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,649	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	338	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	328.28/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	283.00/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	342.78/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,083	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	244	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	211	880.65/head	700.00–900.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	321.36/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,240	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	363	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,369	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	301	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	921	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	249.77/cwt	227.00–261.00	1,444	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	421	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	364.42/cwt	357.00–371.00	1,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	821.22/head	750.00–850.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	360.76/cwt	332.00–375.00	1,349	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	322.49/cwt	310.00–340.00	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	454	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,621	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	278.51/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	264.07/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,674	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	416.22/cwt	392.00–422.00	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	273.20/cwt	253.00–287.00	1,322	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	232.48/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,555	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	245.83/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,807	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,342	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	238.24/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,275	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	243.56/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	391	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	543	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	371	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	342.22/cwt	332.00–366.00	1,434	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	201.65/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,893	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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