Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves and steer yearlings sold 5.00-9.00 lower with exception of 500-550 lb steer calves being 12.00 higher. Heifer calves and heifer yearlings sold steady to 13.00 higher instances much higher with the exception of 400-500 lb heifer calves being steady to 6.00 lower. Prices are recorded according to fill,condition quality and quantity. Trade was moderately uneven on similar numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Market was steady with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.39/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −113.77 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$272.39

84 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$34.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.52

vs NM average

+2.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	281.46	1,552	57
Medium 1-2	505	272.00	1,374	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	246.70	1,382	20

One grade step is worth $34.76/cwt here — about $170 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

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 sale84 hd

272.39

—

NM average4 barns · 347 hd

245.87

+26.52

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

+2.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−113.77

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	1,536	142.05	2,181	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	131.93	1,668	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	122.38	1,374	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	831	107.02	890	23

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$1,290	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	773	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$1,835	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,663	6

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	294.95/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	241.17/cwt	233.00–258.00	1,276	7
Heifers	Small 3	400–450	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	2
Steers	Small 3	500–550	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Steers	Small 3	750–800	798	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	297.94/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,284	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	304.04/cwt	297.00–332.00	1,161	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	249.67/cwt	232.00–253.00	1,441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,428	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	238.52/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	287	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	169	847.04/head	810.00–900.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	311.67/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	392.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	898	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	557	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,365	3
Steers	Small 3	400–450	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	112.57/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,083	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	110.89/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,008	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	123.07/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,410	19
Bulls	—	—	1,459	142.13/cwt	131.00–149.00	2,074	13
Bulls	—	—	1,717	154.97/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,661	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	1,812.50/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,813	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	762	168.00/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	105	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	880	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	810	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	830	900.00/head	850.00–950.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	943	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,385	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,095	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,151	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	994	170.00/cwt	155.00–190.00	1,690	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	1,350.00/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,550.00/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	640	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	111.90/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,564	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,175	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	999	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	727	104.09/cwt	85.00–114.00	757	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	131.93/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,668	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	127.19/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,402	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	113.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,201	10
Steers	Large 1	350–400	358	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	379	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,145	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	693	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	427	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,204	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,224	130.33/cwt	121.50–146.00	1,595	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	96.84/cwt	91.00–105.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	482	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,388	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	765	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	413	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	607	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,566	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,374	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	338	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Full	600–650	618	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	817.21/head	775.00–875.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	283.12/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,600	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	279.00/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,481	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	325.80/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,196	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	273.25/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,301	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	339.81/cwt	324.00–346.00	1,743	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	334.55/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,586	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,376	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	349	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	517	303.90/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,571	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	346.06/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,066	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	329.40/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,064	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	303.40/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,274	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	355.19/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,524	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	546	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,693	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	553	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	619	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,733	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,114	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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