Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves were steady. Feeder yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.37/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −162.37 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$274.37

21 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$43.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.75

vs NM average

−13.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	286.37	1,604	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	262.00	1,472	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	243.00	1,288	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.37/cwt here — about $316 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd

274.37

—

NM average3 barns · 97 hd

281.13

−6.75

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−13.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−162.37

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	1,564	157.62	2,465	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	136.84	1,619	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	124.29	1,254	52

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	884	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	685	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$2,108	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$2,086	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,725	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,700	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
Steers	Medium 1	1100–1150	1,123	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	337.04/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,449	28
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	286.37/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,604	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	395.22/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	225.33/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	329	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,390	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	95	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	886.36/head	750.00–1,000.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	145	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	2,600.00/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,600	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	193.00/cwt	165.00–226.00	1,592	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	729	188.00/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,371	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	638	178.55/cwt	140.00–238.00	1,139	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	1,387.50/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	685	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	690	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,975.00/head	1,875.00–2,075.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	2,975.00/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	710	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	127.45/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,281	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	125.18/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,242	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	137.24/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,651	23
Bulls	—	—	1,698	162.46/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,759	12
Bulls	—	—	1,720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	98.67/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,078	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	120.00/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,265	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	144.60/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,781	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	130.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,386	5
Bulls	—	—	1,368	148.68/cwt	135.00–160.00	2,034	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	615	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	295.24/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,240	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	328	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	886	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	289	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	280	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	888	3
Heifers	Small 3	600–650	645	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	313	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	327.86/cwt	318.00–334.00	1,269	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	307.63/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	241.86/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	359.98/cwt	357.00–365.00	994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	279.42/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,442	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	392.56/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium 1	1050–1100	1,058	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	345	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,250	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	644	110.18/cwt	105.00–114.00	710	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	667	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,209	11
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	800–850	808	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	648	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	488	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	327.53/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,543	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	277.50/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	233.91/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	388.95/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,427	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	819	1

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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