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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 3.00-11.00 lower,instances 10.00 higher. feeder steers and heifers not well tested. Heifer calves sold 2'00-8.00 lower. Special note; weaning and shot programs were recognized and rewarded. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower instances 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Trade was moderate on larger numbers with light demand. Market was slow with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $251.55/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −185.98 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$251.55

144 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$47.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs NM average

−16.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	259.09	1,425	93
Medium and Large 1-2	524	250.85	1,314	34
Medium and Large 2	545	211.71	1,153	17thin

One grade step is worth $47.38/cwt here — about $272 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

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 sale144 hd

251.55

—

NM average4 barns · 447 hd

256.00

−4.45

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−16.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−185.98

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	1,443	153.91	2,220	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,258	141.40	1,779	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	131.26	1,607	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	117.54	1,302	97

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)	1,220	$2,200	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,787	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,720	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,520	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,372	$1,316	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,558	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,017	6

Every lot, as filed

125 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 1-2	450–500	469	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,032	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	131.97/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,607	44
Bulls	—	—	1,310	156.82/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,054	15
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	236.76/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,020	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	131.90/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2Mexican Origin	650–700	698	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.50	1,381	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	863	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,027	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	141.40/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,779	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	123.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,598	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,262	1,789.06/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,789	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	887	159.10/cwt	130.00–182.00	1,411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	173	705.56/head	550.00–775.00	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,808.33/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,808	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	793	171.71/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,362	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,516.67/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,350.00/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	164	617.86/head	600.00–700.00	618	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,315.63/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,316	8
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	150–200	178	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	2
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,340	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	301.81/cwt	296.00–317.00	1,240	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	576	243.10/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,400	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	238.44/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,481	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	222.43/cwt	220.50–226.00	1,506	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	232.88/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,311	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	266.25/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,491	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	242.15/cwt	240.00–245.00	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	351.35/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	228.35/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,544	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	377.04/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,033	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	552	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	485	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	284.13/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,350	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,622	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	446	285.16/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,272	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	257.29/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,348	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,278	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	128.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,579	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	599	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	348	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,148	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	459	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,193	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	528	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	613	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	808	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	111.57/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,269	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	96.97/cwt	93.00–101.00	998	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	124.86/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,421	15
Bulls	—	—	1,717	159.66/cwt	152.50–166.00	2,741	14
Bulls	—	—	1,257	141.49/cwt	127.50–149.00	1,779	10
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	800	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,176	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2Mexican Origin	1000–1050	1,018	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	763	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	251.84/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,307	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	463	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	193.90/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,249	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	274.32/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,149	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,306	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	126.74/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,487	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	129.26/cwt	126.50–132.00	1,413	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	134.86/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	244.70/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	398	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	299.03/cwt	297.00–300.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	270	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	243.07/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,181	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	348	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	354	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,317	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	227.96/cwt	220.00–236.50	1,192	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	301.90/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,078	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	314.83/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	318.47/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	781	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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