Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 7.00-10.00 higher; heifer calves were 3.00 higher instances 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was active on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher instances 2.00 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 $256.65/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.51 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$256.65

76 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs NM average

−1.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	260.66	1,412	58
Medium and Large 1-2	545	243.71	1,327	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $85 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 sale76 hd

256.65

—

NM average4 barns · 510 hd

255.74

+0.91

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−1.15

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−129.51

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	1,533	156.66	2,402	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	130.01	1,568	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	118.78	1,214	32

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	927	$1,467	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,218	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,111	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$1,658	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	587.50/head	475.00–700.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	183	825.00/head	675.00–975.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,983.33/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,983	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	147.45/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,169	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	153.17/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,305	5
Bulls	—	—	1,726	163.22/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,817	5
Bulls	—	—	1,120	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,531	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	121.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,229	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	249.26/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,518	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	234.61/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,612	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	237.09/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	232	820.00/head	760.00–850.00	820	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	714	185.71/cwt	172.00–207.00	1,326	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	194	895.00/head	825.00–925.00	895	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	95	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	242	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,386	2,440.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	191	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	925.00/head	800.00–1,050.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	705	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	935	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	176.87/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,917	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,113	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	150–200	185	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	715	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	482	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,446	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	570	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,562	2
Steers	Large 1	400–450	415	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,399	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	133.20/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,641	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,310	132.90/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,741	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	115.72/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	488	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,570	11
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	256	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	264.37/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,280	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	271.84/cwt	260.00–280.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	246.15/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	253.73/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,829	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	278.74/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	242.77/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	266.62/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	309.68/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,517	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	270.33/cwt	258.00–279.00	1,657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	249	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	258.54/cwt	248.00–271.00	1,737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	310.87/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,610	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,088	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	241.20/cwt	235.00–243.50	1,438	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	326.84/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,552	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	290.24/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,657	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	401.94/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,262	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	323.32/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,225	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	291.19/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,240	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	265.22/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,403	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	319	376.19/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	286.32/cwt	274.00–298.00	1,314	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	468	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,570	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	318.57/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,230	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	343.28/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,497	58

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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