Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to 11.00 higher, instances 13.00-14.00 higher. Steer yearlings were steady to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher, instances 2.00-5.00 lower. Heifer yearlings had no comparable numbers with last sale. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-11.00 higher. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.49/cwt on 162 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −177.25 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$259.49

162 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$46.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs NM average

−27.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	263.10	1,475	130
Large 1	559	250.00	1,398	6thin
Large 1-2	590	248.00	1,463	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	245.68	1,417	22
Medium and Large 2	595	217.00	1,291	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.10/cwt here — about $184 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 sale162 hd

259.49

—

NM average2 barns · 271 hd

262.98

−3.49

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−27.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−177.25

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	1,618	140.86	2,279	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	118.82	1,305	153
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	105.80	1,001	143

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$1,875	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,863	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	874	$1,564	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,363	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	865	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,087	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,020	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	803	$2,017	3thin

Every lot, as filed

140 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
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	465	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	120.76/cwt	110.00–131.00	2,007	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	791	90.24/cwt	80.00–109.00	714	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	102.03/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,015	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	113.80/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,276	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	280.83/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,222	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	748	16
Dairy Steers	Small 4	450–500	496	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	441	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	330	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	282.76/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,349	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	237.14/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	309.37/cwt	302.00–313.00	1,377	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	592	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	249.69/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,426	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,138	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	249.81/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	290.58/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,342	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	875	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	221.64/cwt	212.50–224.25	1,667	50
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	117.22/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,017	12
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,277	141.50/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	146.89/cwt	139.00–157.00	2,504	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,233.33/head	2,125.00–2,425.00	2,233	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	803	2,016.67/head	1,850.00–2,125.00	2,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	129.59/cwt	128.00–131.50	1,529	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,771	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	192.38/cwt	160.00–210.00	1,651	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,472	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	125.30/cwt	118.50–139.00	1,579	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,862.50/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	873	156.65/cwt	130.00–196.00	1,368	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	874	1,563.89/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,564	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,362.50/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	117.33/cwt	114.50–124.00	1,532	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	117.06/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,439	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	119.58/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,409	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	279.32/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,162	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	607	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,501	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,843	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	239.98/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	327	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	236.14/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,365	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	284	266.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	757	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	219.60/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,359	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	331.31/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,392	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	263.02/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,494	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	344.17/cwt	337.00–356.00	1,294	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	246.81/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,528	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	285.20/cwt	280.00–295.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	243.66/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,628	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	446	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	293.65/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,131	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	259.36/cwt	249.00–267.00	1,271	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	274.32/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,473	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	300.93/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,426	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	247.53/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,297	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	285.01/cwt	280.00–290.00	978	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	377	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	597	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,421	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	724	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	283	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	925	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	433	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	200–250	243	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	710	6
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	394	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,249	5
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	624	239.89/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,497	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	816	2
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	438	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	641	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	455	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	380	279.70/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	536	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,319	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,463	2
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	798	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	702	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,555	9
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	565	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,288	21
Steers	Large 1	550–600	559	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,398	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	108.71/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,110	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	114.42/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,182	48
Bulls	—	—	1,611	139.98/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,255	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	119.06/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,306	146
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,950.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	116.00/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,346	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	127.60/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,299	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	122.33/cwt	118.50–126.00	1,368	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,405	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,623	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	760	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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