Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00 lower on comparable sales. Steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls 2.00-6.00 lower. Market was lower on smaller numbers

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.57/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −176.97 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$260.57

39 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$116

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.37

vs NM average

−14.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	503	268.00	1,348	2thin
Medium and Large 1	556	261.40	1,453	33
Medium and Large 1-2	510	254.00	1,295	2thin
Large 1	595	246.00	1,464	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about −$116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale39 hd

260.57

—

NM average4 barns · 409 hd

271.94

−11.37

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−14.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−176.97

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	1,539	153.99	2,369	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,093	141.71	1,549	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	133.31	1,538	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	126.95	1,219	30

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,089	$2,119	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,879	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,852	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,470	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$2,478	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$2,451	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,188	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,114	$2,159	12
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 and Large 1	450–500	463	262.54/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,216	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	254.20/cwt	245.00–259.50	1,627	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	246.13/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,464	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	213.49/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	358	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	345.71/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,245	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	448	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	353.54/cwt	351.00–357.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	234.34/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	400.77/cwt	395.00–407.00	1,074	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	514	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	278.78/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	399.29/cwt	385.00–407.00	1,258	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	750	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	601	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,563	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	503	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	3
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	313	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	892	3
Steers	Large 1	300–350	333	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,066	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	595	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,464	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	505	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,197	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	812	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,019	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	128.19/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,233	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	118.50/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,300	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,778	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	158.94/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,559	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	925	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,369	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	385	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,426	4
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	500–550	511	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	553	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	290.24/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	326.29/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,201	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,230	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	301	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	138	735.24/head	675.00–775.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	245.00/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	170	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	253.66/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,306	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	231.87/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,403	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	336	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	393	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	288.84/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,375	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	166	896.69/head	800.00–1,000.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	502	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,039	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,565	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	885	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,007	1,916.67/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	815	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,194	1,879.38/head	1,635.00–1,985.00	1,879	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,412.50/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	2,118.75/head	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,119	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	707	175.10/cwt	149.00–205.00	1,238	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,900	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	2,683.33/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,683	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,600.00/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,635	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	942	1,736.67/head	1,525.00–1,885.00	1,737	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	765	2,150.00/head	1,975.00–2,325.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	800	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,295	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,691.67/head	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,692	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,081.25/head	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,081	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,334	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,588	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	928	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	868	1,755.00/head	1,725.00–1,785.00	1,755	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,260	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	964	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,300	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,115	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	130.99/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,644	7
Bulls	—	—	1,781	170.72/cwt	167.50–174.00	3,041	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	133.46/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,456	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	136.87/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,875	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	128.44/cwt	123.00–133.50	1,421	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,093	141.71/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,549	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	850	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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