Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 10.00-12.00 higher and steer yearlings were steady. Heifer calves sold 7.00 lower and feeder heifers had no comparable sales. Trade was active on good demand with larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.75/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.41 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$248.75

95 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.07

vs NM average

−3.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	254.62	1,381	64
Medium and Large 1-2	547	237.05	1,298	19thin
Large 1	587	236.00	1,385	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.62/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale95 hd

248.75

—

NM average4 barns · 261 hd

238.68

+10.07

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−3.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−137.41

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	—	High	1,505	158.64	2,388	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,181	145.49	1,718	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	135.43	1,529	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	127.43	1,314	38

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,995	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,615	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$1,540	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,717	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,021	$2,188	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$2,038	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	997	$1,733	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	675	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	Large 1	450–500	462	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,284	7
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	637	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	587	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,385	12
Steers	Large 1	500–550	513	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,457	3
Steers	Large 1	400–450	444	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,368	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	657	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,708	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	166	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	80	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	730	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Unweaned	150–200	185	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	675	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	250–300	295	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	845	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	1,080	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.50/cwt	123.00–150.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,289	2,814.29/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,814	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,730.00/head	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	897	182.83/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,640	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,455	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	298.21/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,569	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	240.73/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	573	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	531	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,306	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	378.17/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	483	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	358	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	822	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	725	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,547	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	163.95/cwt	156.00–174.00	1,853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	174.01/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,781	5
Bulls	—	—	1,503	143.70/cwt	129.00–154.00	2,160	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	129.91/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,278	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	117.57/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,297	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	258	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	388.04/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,440	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	293.41/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,253	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	333	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	345.32/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,475	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	234.47/cwt	228.00–238.50	1,777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	260.47/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,203	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	310.20/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	270.03/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,555	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	240.13/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	361.54/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,030	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	238.59/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	225.71/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,553	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	242.34/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,636	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	316.10/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,163	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	256.43/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,377	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	293	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	343.96/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	348	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	265.44/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	363	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,325	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	234.38/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,256	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	257.94/cwt	257.00–260.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	311.82/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,316	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,189	142.58/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,695	19
Bulls	—	—	1,456	161.73/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,355	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	130.92/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,445	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	137.58/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,570	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,281	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,483	126.36/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	2,000.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	228	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	203	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,400.00/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,615.00/head	1,410.00–1,700.00	1,615	4

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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