Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 4.00-6.00 higher Steer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 5.00 higher. Heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Prices are recorded according to quality ,quantity, condition and fill. Trade was moderately uneven on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Market was good with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.78/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −135.96 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$300.78

53 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$59.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.11

vs NM average

−8.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	309.23	1,672	45
Medium and Large 1-2	553	255.20	1,411	5thin
Large 1-2	515	250.00	1,288	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.23/cwt here — about $384 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $436.74 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 sale53 hd

300.78

—

NM average4 barns · 235 hd

272.67

+28.11

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−8.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−135.96

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	1,515	145.63	2,206	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,201	130.35	1,566	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,048	117.43	1,231	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	109.53	1,027	25

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)	1,059	$1,684	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,344	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	560	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,797	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,747	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,096	$1,738	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$1,572	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,763	2thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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	—	1,099	1,675.00/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	780	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	159.33/cwt	133.00–195.00	1,692	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	1,720.00/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,720	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,160	170.50/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,978	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,048	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	925	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	940	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	153.75/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,814	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	89.43/cwt	84.00–97.00	960	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,201	130.35/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,566	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	878	124.53/cwt	103.00–131.00	1,093	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,263	142.41/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,799	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,140	144.28/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	270.44/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,190	7
Steers	Small 3	700–750	745	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	506	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,113	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	334.78/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,048	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	253.16/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	944	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	134	705.00/head	600.00–775.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	801.00/head	750.00–850.00	801	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	127	687.50/head	675.00–700.00	688	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,958.33/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,958	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,025	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	842	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	962	1,566.67/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	90	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	88	491.67/head	425.00–525.00	492	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	968	1,530.00/head	1,485.00–1,575.00	1,530	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	712	176.00/cwt	160.00–192.00	1,253	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	127	716.67/head	500.00–825.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	919	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	560	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	780	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	860	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	903	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	995	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	915	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	134.67/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,791	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	867	114.87/cwt	114.00–115.00	996	8
Bulls	—	—	1,420	143.62/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,039	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	111.72/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,155	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	123.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,294	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	118.00/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,256	11
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	274	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	814	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,145	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	331	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	950	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	104.87/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,026	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	383	266.16/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	478	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	447	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	773	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	348.34/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,682	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	238.45/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,469	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	351.57/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,536	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	271.03/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	285.46/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,336	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	501	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	346	398.51/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,296	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	222	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	221.42/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	352.37/cwt	352.00–353.00	934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	308.99/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	315.05/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,657	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	305.26/cwt	287.00–325.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	242.16/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,375	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	322.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,088	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	227.42/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	297.59/cwt	280.00–316.00	1,696	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	447	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,274	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	379.17/cwt	360.00–387.00	1,452	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	394.73/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	259.24/cwt	244.00–275.00	1,714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	276.17/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,458	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	346.97/cwt	330.00–352.00	819	29

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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