Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale before July 4th shutdown; Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifer calves were 7.00 lower on comparable sales. Steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was uneven on midsummer numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. 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 $253.26/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −131.65 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$253.26

65 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$46.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NM average

−15.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	260.36	1,446	55
Medium and Large 1-2	536	214.19	1,149	10thin

One grade step is worth $46.18/cwt here — about $297 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $353.92, median $384.91 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 sale65 hd

253.26

—

NM average1 barns · 65 hd

253.26

+0.00

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−15.60

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.91

−131.65

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	1,551	156.31	2,425	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,216	143.13	1,740	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	134.24	1,733	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	122.59	1,273	22

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)	940	$1,771	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$1,690	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	748	$1,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	997	$1,731	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	650–700	668	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	122.93/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,203	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	110.86/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,200	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	126.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,321	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,216	143.13/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,740	11
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	604	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,582	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	408	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	979	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	428	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	326	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	272.59/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,153	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	205.27/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	382.30/cwt	372.00–402.00	1,388	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	348.89/cwt	335.00–366.00	1,504	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	376	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	597	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,397	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	865	1,837.50/head	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	885	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	1,690.00/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,690	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	749	180.21/cwt	150.00–216.00	1,350	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,771.36/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	171	894.00/head	800.00–1,050.00	894	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	1,962.50/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,963	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,319	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,229	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	1,633.33/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	811	159.52/cwt	148.00–201.00	1,294	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,962.50/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	95	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	188	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	884	186.80/cwt	168.00–202.00	1,651	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,008	155.35/cwt	144.00–166.00	1,566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	164.83/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,891	8
Bulls	—	—	1,342	145.46/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,679	153.30/cwt	147.00–162.00	2,574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	135.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,780	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	129.57/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,585	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	248.02/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,071	9
Dairy Steers	Small 4	250–300	260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	234	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	750–800	766	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	942	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	337.33/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	279.11/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	301.61/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,577	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,375	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	255.68/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	235.06/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,448	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	338.30/cwt	332.00–356.00	1,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	243.63/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	293.34/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,437	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	255.60/cwt	239.00–261.00	1,503	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	269.81/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,373	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	322.48/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,206	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	291.86/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,211	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,257	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	449	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	276.47/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,316	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	399	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	267	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,817	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	389.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	437	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	441	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	367.13/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,325	8

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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