Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note; Nq sale July 1st! Next sale July 8th. Compared to last week; Steer calves sold steady to 4.00 lower while steer and heifer yearlings had no comparable sales. Heifer calves sold steady. Trade and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Market was good with excellent buyer attendance. Next sale 7-8-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.37/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −166.16 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$271.37

84 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$758

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$143.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.19

vs NM average

−27.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	304.36	1,621	14thin
Large 1	559	283.30	1,584	28
Medium and Large 1-2	555	277.28	1,538	29
Large 2	593	272.00	1,613	2thin
Medium and Large 2	548	222.00	1,217	4thin
Small and Medium 2-3	535	161.24	863	7thin

One grade step is worth $143.12/cwt here — about $758 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $437.53 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

271.37

—

NM average4 barns · 503 hd

278.56

−7.19

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−27.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−166.16

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	1,611	150.84	2,431	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,181	137.74	1,627	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	129.57	1,450	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	113.15	1,081	21

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)	1,283	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,613	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	685	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,172	$2,100	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,146	$1,875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	—	1,935	170.09/cwt	167.00–174.00	3,291	3
Bulls	—	—	1,343	136.59/cwt	126.00–151.00	1,834	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	118.04/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,219	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,299	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	438	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	447	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	553	141.92/cwt	124.00–160.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	486	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	276.81/cwt	267.00–286.00	1,470	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	277.56/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,579	18
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	512	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	254.02/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	468	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	292.75/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,414	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	278.87/cwt	272.00–290.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,588	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,513	104.75/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,585	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,304	2,385.71/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,386	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	115	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,581	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	787	187.17/cwt	170.00–206.00	1,473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	153	911.67/head	850.00–975.00	912	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	928	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,250	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3Unweaned	400–450	403	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	141.75/cwt	133.00–160.00	1,422	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,533	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	134.00/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,695	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3Unweaned	300–350	335	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,253	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	1,837.50/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,838	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium 1Unweaned	100–150	105	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,210	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	995	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,199	134.72/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,615	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,154	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,644	9
Bulls	—	—	1,680	158.26/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,659	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	126.33/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,328	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	130.57/cwt	127.50–138.00	1,488	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	105.78/cwt	95.00–120.00	1,123	3
Steers	Large 2	250–300	286	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	901	18
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	392	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,172	31
Steers	Large 2	550–600	593	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,613	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	269	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	826	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	198	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	604	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	377	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,025	21
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	425	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,177	2
Steers	Large 1	350–400	384	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	728	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	2
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,928	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	514	252.84/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,300	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	788	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	395	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	423	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Large 2	250–300	289	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	910	11
Steers	Large 1	250–300	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	559	283.30/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,584	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	274.63/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,302	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,290	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	304.18/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,600	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	269.83/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,516	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	268.66/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	357.13/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	227.13/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	334.56/cwt	326.00–338.00	1,412	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	223.00/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	320.22/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,502	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	257.54/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	426.30/cwt	425.00–427.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	382.41/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	407.30/cwt	404.00–412.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	581	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	200–250	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.90/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,260	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,191	4

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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