Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale; Steer calves 300-450 lbs sold 9.00-12.00 higher and 450-600 lbs were 4.00 lower. 750-800 lbs steer yearlings sold 2.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 10.00 higher except for 450-500 lbs being 3.00 lower. Heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade was moderately higher on small numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows were 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Market was moderately higher with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.72/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.82 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$299.72

52 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$588

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

$106.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.85

vs NM average

+1.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	316.87	1,697	27
Medium and Large 1-2	532	299.18	1,593	10thin
Medium 1	571	286.00	1,633	8thin
Large 1	538	280.00	1,506	4thin
Small and Medium 2-3	528	210.00	1,109	3thin

One grade step is worth $106.87/cwt here — about $588 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 sale52 hd

299.72

—

NM average4 barns · 280 hd

284.87

+14.85

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

+1.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−137.82

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	1,537	169.17	2,600	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	139.76	1,632	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	768	120.24	924	56

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)	833	$1,163	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,196	$2,033	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,367	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	713	$1,538	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	541	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,285	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	528	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,109	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	538	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	245.02/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	193	889.94/head	700.00–950.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	547	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	359.37/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,118	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	553	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	318.29/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,318	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	288.00/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,348	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	484	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	332.48/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	522	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	4
Bulls	Medium 3	650–700	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	548	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,578	3
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	517	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,025	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,345	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	735	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	605	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	820	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	720	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	118.44/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,149	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	144.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,670	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	600	115.40/cwt	104.00–126.00	692	23
Bulls	—	—	1,269	159.07/cwt	144.00–165.00	2,019	9
Bulls	—	—	1,671	174.22/cwt	167.00–183.00	2,911	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	136.82/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,720	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	123.58/cwt	122.00–125.50	1,317	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	129.08/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,246	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	130.43/cwt	128.50–133.00	1,368	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	641	117.54/cwt	114.50–125.00	753	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	675	155.00/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,046	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Full	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	145	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	195	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	90	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,578	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	434	253.31/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,099	26
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	309	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	562	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,259	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	304.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	355.70/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,469	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	396.83/cwt	389.00–405.00	1,528	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	223	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	407.98/cwt	402.00–422.00	1,330	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	322.26/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,573	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,715	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	458	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	916	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	571	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,633	8
Steers	Large 1	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	467	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	290.16/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	392	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,372	6

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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