Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 2.00-8.00 lower with the exception of 450-550 lbs being steady to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves were 3.00-11.00 higher with the exception of 400-550 lbs selling 3.00-7.00 lower. No trends on feeder yearling heifers because of insufficient numbers to compare. Trade and demand were good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Market was moderate to good with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.51/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −174.23 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$262.51

187 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$56.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs NM average

−36.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	266.06	1,460	142
Medium and Large 1-2	530	254.30	1,349	33
Small and Medium 2	504	253.00	1,275	8thin
Large 1	560	236.00	1,322	2thin
Medium and Large 2	515	210.00	1,082	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.06/cwt here — about $379 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 sale187 hd

262.51

—

NM average4 barns · 574 hd

267.69

−5.19

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−36.82

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−174.23

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	1,584	139.72	2,214	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,184	121.80	1,442	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,091	118.45	1,293	156
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	972	106.79	1,038	98

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)	1,120	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,863	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$1,628	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$1,354	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,176	$1,275	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	981	$1,270	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	798	$1,267	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	878	$1,033	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	942	$1,997	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,063	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,850	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

172 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	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	250.60/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,464	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	236.49/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	224.23/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,751	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	268.57/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,394	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	193.44/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,549	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	309.89/cwt	307.00–311.00	1,150	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	280.38/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,183	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	358.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,392	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	207.13/cwt	205.00–210.50	1,922	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	248.63/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,405	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	270.00/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,415	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	257.05/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,229	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	293.92/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,414	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	231.71/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,555	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	228.15/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,640	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	606	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	245.92/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,552	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	360.08/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,224	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	326.57/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,372	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	433	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,001	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	218.40/cwt	215.00–221.50	1,795	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	642	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	442	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,494	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	423	299.73/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,268	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	536	264.32/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,137	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,455	5
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	388	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	447	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	473	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	723	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	525	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	498	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,190	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	560	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	335	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	600	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	95.87/cwt	95.00–99.00	801	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	112.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,119	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	108.30/cwt	102.50–111.00	1,075	51
Bulls	—	—	1,563	139.40/cwt	130.00–147.00	2,179	19
Bulls	—	—	1,445	119.43/cwt	106.00–126.00	1,726	6
Steers	Large 2	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,503	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,181	121.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,440	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	102.17/cwt	100.00–103.00	983	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	233.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	994	12
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	413	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,161	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	504	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	424	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	678	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	310.78/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,178	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,201	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	203.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,355	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	256.13/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,352	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	222.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	283.70/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,194	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	263.69/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,239	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	657	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,466	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,064	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	234.70/cwt	229.00–240.00	993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	202.95/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	218.21/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,471	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	272.79/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,301	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	296.57/cwt	287.00–301.00	1,234	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	245.24/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,310	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	252	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	289.37/cwt	276.00–295.00	943	12
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,060	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,261	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	841	155.75/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,310	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	765	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	783	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,547	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,841.67/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,842	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	820	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	880	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	780	1,206.67/head	1,185.00–1,250.00	1,207	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	1,996.88/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,997	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,862.50/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	123.50/cwt	105.00–134.00	1,335	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	120.50/cwt	106.00–135.00	1,229	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,560	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	183.74/cwt	127.00–220.00	1,387	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,242	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	763	166.80/cwt	118.00–208.00	1,273	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	1,590.00/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,590	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	126.50/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,284	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	127.75/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,442	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,082	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	105	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	150	666.67/head	625.00–750.00	667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	105	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	117.71/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,558	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,787.50/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,387.50/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,325.00/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,325	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,850	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	994	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	95	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	675.00/head	500.00–850.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	150–200	198	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,591	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,083	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,484	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,075	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,697	151.33/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,568	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	953	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	117.09/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,282	152

How this sale compares

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