Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale; Steer calves 300-600 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher with the exception of 350-400 lbs being 2.00 lower.Heifer calves 300-500 lbs were 600-9.00 lower except for 550-600 lbs being 7.00 higher. Steer and heifer feeder yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand and market were very good on all classes. Smaller numbers because of Labor Day. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.81/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −175.93 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$260.81

79 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$810

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

$159.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

vs NM average

−8.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	274.93	1,483	55
Medium and Large 1-2	537	251.15	1,348	20
Small and Medium 3	585	115.00	673	4thin

One grade step is worth $159.93/cwt here — about $810 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

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 sale79 hd

260.81

—

NM average3 barns · 221 hd

266.61

−5.80

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−8.59

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−175.93

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	1,647	146.68	2,416	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,096	143.41	1,572	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	130.47	1,518	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	119.82	1,201	116

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)	1,059	$1,599	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,450	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,885	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	788	$1,363	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	400–450	432	274.34/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,185	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	287.87/cwt	285.00–292.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	307.55/cwt	300.00–310.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	292.54/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,515	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,410	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	320	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	256.39/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,367	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	128.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,580	21
Bulls	—	—	1,475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,623	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	142.75/cwt	131.00–149.00	2,434	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,961	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	160.96/cwt	158.50–163.00	3,243	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	735	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,176	2,085.71/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,086	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	164.67/cwt	135.00–187.00	1,650	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	1,731.25/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,731	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	1,482.00/head	1,385.00–1,525.00	1,482	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	760	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	810	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	620	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	6
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	150–200	169	855.56/head	800.00–900.00	856	9
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	100–150	145	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	293	353.57/cwt	345.00–362.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	534	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	386	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,255	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	309.92/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,326	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	302	351.00/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	362.82/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,176	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	243.21/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,532	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	408	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Large 1	250–300	270	325.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	879	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	468	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	473	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	319	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	995	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	784	118.73/cwt	90.00–137.00	931	25
Bulls	Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	293	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,113	6
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	200–250	233	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	983	6
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	120.53/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,246	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	125.19/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,381	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	108.05/cwt	91.00–115.00	1,203	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	132.65/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,438	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,337	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,096	143.41/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	274.26/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,456	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	248.00/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,391	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	344.99/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,232	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	213.85/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	255.58/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,240	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,444	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	293.01/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,111	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	313.24/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,087	26

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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