Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady and heifer calves were higher with exception of 450-500 lbs being 10.00 lower. Special note; weaning and vaccination programs were paid a premium. Steer and heifer yearlings sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate to active on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold moderately lower. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.22/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −179.52 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$257.22

182 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$27.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs NM average

−9.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	258.58	1,415	166
Medium and Large 1-2	538	244.81	1,317	14thin
Medium 1-2	518	231.00	1,197	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.58/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale182 hd

257.22

—

NM average4 barns · 954 hd

261.77

−4.55

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−9.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−179.52

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	1,586	132.38	2,099	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	121.86	1,494	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	113.00	1,208	166

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,410	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$1,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,208	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,388	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	625	$1,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	730	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,408	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	119.38/cwt	118.50–119.50	1,317	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,479	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,390	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,453	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,285	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	362	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	825	3
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	120.43/cwt	118.00–122.50	1,448	48
Bulls	—	—	1,676	142.48/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,388	8
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	480	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,162	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	518	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	580	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	237.97/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	779	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	638	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	345	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	468	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,184	11
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	415	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	344	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	443	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	662	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	574	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	362	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	203.32/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	269.05/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,302	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	246.63/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,406	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	296.53/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,263	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,231	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	268.21/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,405	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	248.69/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,368	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	229.86/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,526	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	242.39/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,527	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,626	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	257.08/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,213	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	246.31/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,281	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	222.12/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,375	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	276.61/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,181	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,471	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	2,425.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	730	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	2,333.33/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,872	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	115.44/cwt	92.00–123.00	2,004	5
Bulls	—	—	1,438	132.76/cwt	124.00–140.50	1,909	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	114.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,273	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	109.35/cwt	99.00–112.50	1,050	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	92.31/cwt	90.00–97.00	949	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	124.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,584	25
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	408	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	947	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	483	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	821	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,168	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	430	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	869	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	538	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	227.82/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,431	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	247.60/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,201	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	965	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,427	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	722	164.00/cwt	125.00–216.00	1,184	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	119.89/cwt	106.00–125.00	1,571	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	118.75/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,461	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	238.99/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	504	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,295	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	244.81/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,317	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,137	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	218.85/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,136	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,120	6

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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