Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note; Next sale will be Tuesday September 3rd in observance of Labor Day. Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 10.00 lower with exception of heifer calves 450-550 lbs being 13.00 higher. Steer and heifer yearlings sold 9.00 lower on comparable sales. Trade and demand were moderate on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower while slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance. No sale September 2nd

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $256.84/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −180.69 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$256.84

108 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$808

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

$157.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.13

vs NM average

−11.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	262.84	1,425	88
Large 1	551	256.86	1,416	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	508	245.00	1,245	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	234.54	1,289	9thin
Small and Medium 3	588	105.00	617	2thin

One grade step is worth $157.84/cwt here — about $808 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale108 hd

256.84

—

NM average3 barns · 454 hd

267.97

−11.13

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−11.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−180.69

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	1,558	154.86	2,412	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,149	143.33	1,646	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	134.80	1,631	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	124.37	1,292	54

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)	1,240	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,854	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,841	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,700	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,693	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,525	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$2,200	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,636	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,535	$2,878	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,446	$2,807	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,506	$2,400	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	975	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,780	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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 1Fleshy	350–400	357	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	350.00/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,180	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	470	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	385	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	455	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	358	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	388	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	901	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	803	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,751	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	284	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	909	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	698	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	342	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	735	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	618	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,440	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	533	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,354	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	565	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	393	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	473	275.94/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	842	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	124.57/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,291	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	130.21/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,397	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	112.42/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,119	6
Bulls	—	—	1,756	161.87/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,842	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	503	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	245.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,153	20
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	588	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	617	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	508	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,245	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	144.96/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,990	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,071	142.77/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,529	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	129.48/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,628	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	136.19/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,632	153
Bulls	—	—	1,502	155.99/cwt	152.50–160.00	2,343	12
Bulls	—	—	1,415	146.72/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,076	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,127	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,543	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,030	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,502	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,629	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,517	2,870.59/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,871	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	120	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	207	616.67/head	550.00–750.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	1,672.31/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	650.00/head	600.00–750.00	650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,682	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	265	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	128.33/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,509	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	1,853.57/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,854	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,520	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	773	178.17/cwt	160.00–192.00	1,377	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,878.89/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,879	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,538	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	898	180.50/cwt	169.00–192.00	1,621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,175.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	1,558.33/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,558	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	200–250	230	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	200–250	247	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	495	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,240	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,605	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	985	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	975	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	609	245.76/cwt	242.00–246.50	1,497	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	246.34/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,313	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,910	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	385	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	582	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	258.54/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,476	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	238.22/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,610	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	317	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	382.12/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,058	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	198.45/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	267.99/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,426	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	279.50/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,305	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	263.41/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,594	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	240.73/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,377	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,204	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	298.61/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,257	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	325.93/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,049	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	229.82/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,413	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	397	313.91/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,246	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	278	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	267.92/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,157	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	336	291.63/cwt	290.00–295.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	296.35/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,215	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	273.78/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,284	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,283	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	241.84/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	493	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	242.46/cwt	226.00–259.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	235.27/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,183	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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