Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves.sold steady to 9.00 higher and heifer calves were steady to 15.00 lower. Steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was moderate with good demand on larger numbers of calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 13.00-20.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.77/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.97 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$280.77

44 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

vs NM average

−28.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	295.65	1,557	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	526	270.47	1,423	26

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $135 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

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 sale44 hd

280.77

—

NM average4 barns · 509 hd

285.07

−4.30

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−28.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−155.97

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	—	Low	1,504	155.87	2,345	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,213	138.83	1,684	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	127.61	1,453	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	119.40	1,153	75

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)	1,230	$2,060	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,907	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	833	$1,438	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$2,133	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,312	$2,180	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,065	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,675	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,925	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	865	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,133.33/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,133	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	824	151.38/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	162	747.78/head	625.00–885.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	825.00/head	700.00–900.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	745	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	122.83/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	116.20/cwt	112.00–121.50	1,147	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,206	140.31/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,692	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	122.16/cwt	119.00–128.50	1,220	26
Bulls	—	—	1,685	169.38/cwt	163.00–187.00	2,854	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	909	127.49/cwt	108.00–137.50	1,159	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	270.47/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,423	26
Steers	Small 3	900–950	945	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,003	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	320	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,791	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	286.45/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,361	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	246.42/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	115	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	65	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	880.00/head	710.00–1,050.00	880	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	808	151.50/cwt	137.00–166.00	1,224	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,414	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	123	741.67/head	700.00–775.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	90	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	1,437.50/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,691.67/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,389	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,300	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,625.00/head	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,224	1,907.14/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,907	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,120.83/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,121	18
Bulls	Small 3	350–400	370	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,403	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	845	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,120	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,406	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,307	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,209	131.49/cwt	128.50–134.00	1,590	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	135.97/cwt	132.50–139.50	1,690	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	127.61/cwt	121.00–132.50	1,453	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	104.35/cwt	104.00–105.00	959	9
Bulls	—	—	1,382	151.84/cwt	133.00–163.00	2,098	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	278.28/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,183	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	538	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	223.38/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	207.04/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	284.88/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,219	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	387.48/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,252	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	418.49/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	438	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	431	313.75/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	255.42/cwt	253.00–272.00	1,269	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	295.62/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,141	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	340.94/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,469	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	265.40/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,675	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	259.15/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,550	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	364.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,413	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	291.32/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	317.80/cwt	310.00–325.00	995	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,386	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	327.06/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,563	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	317.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	382.57/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,603	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	400.16/cwt	397.00–407.00	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	248.27/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	244.50/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,053	5

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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