Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 5.00 higher with the exception of 550-600 lbs were 6.00 lower. Heifer calves sold uneven on comparable numbers and heifer yearlings were 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were slow on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $258.32/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −179.22 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$258.32

84 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$26.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs NM average

−15.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	265.08	1,443	61
Medium 1	520	244.00	1,269	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	238.46	1,316	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.62/cwt here — about $128 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

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 sale84 hd

258.32

—

NM average4 barns · 616 hd

261.71

−3.39

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−15.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−179.22

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	1,732	135.03	2,339	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	117.26	1,313	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	110.40	1,206	223

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)	1,384	$1,956	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$1,368	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,340	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,349	$2,067	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,970	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,732	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,025	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	963	$2,013	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,320	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	985	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	995	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,049	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	118.40/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,359	36
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	663	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,485	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	631	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,350	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	117.84/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,250	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	100	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	116.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,408	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,925.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,185	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,505	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	977	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	119.75/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,064	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	136.77/cwt	132.00–141.50	2,086	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	110.57/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,210	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	114.19/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,265	62
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	3,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	260.84/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	237.80/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	679	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	95	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,125.00/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	963	2,012.50/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	145	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,411	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,617	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	702	171.67/cwt	150.00–182.50	1,205	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,509	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,558	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	755	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	782	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,585	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,225	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,131	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	14
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,162	112.25/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,304	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	715	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,089	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,471.43/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,471	7
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	475	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,135	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	91.10/cwt	86.00–95.00	901	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	103.74/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,103	24
Bulls	—	—	1,799	142.76/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,568	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,290	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	116.29/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,273	42
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	541	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,271	7
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	603	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	472	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	944	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	517	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	430	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	326.53/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,280	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	318.24/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	259.07/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,586	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	672	236.57/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	422	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	644	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	228.80/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,881	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	228.92/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	255.03/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,326	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	246.24/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,369	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	240.86/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,751	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	224.71/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,510	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	224.70/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	258.26/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,253	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	267.71/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,368	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	321	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	251.58/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,638	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	234.18/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,190	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	272.71/cwt	272.00–273.00	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	351	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	293.37/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	268.11/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,531	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	226.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	297.11/cwt	290.00–302.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	235.38/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,639	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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