Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Special note; the 10/21 sale was held on 10/22 because of the Roswell flood. Steer and heifer calves sold higher with the exception of heifer calves 500-550 lbs being 2.00 lower. Feeder steer yearlings were 12.00-16.00 higher and no comparable numbers of feeder heifers. Trade and demand were very good with larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.94/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −159.59 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$277.94

202 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$32.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs NM average

−22.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	283.77	1,566	162
Medium 1-2	532	265.00	1,410	6thin
Medium 1	554	257.33	1,425	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	251.38	1,406	28

One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about $160 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 sale202 hd

277.94

—

NM average4 barns · 797 hd

269.63

+8.31

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−22.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−159.59

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	1,543	140.39	2,167	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,286	113.91	1,465	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	112.04	1,249	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	981	106.39	1,044	122

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)	1,121	$2,319	37
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$1,934	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,900	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,021	$1,587	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$1,515	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,435	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	735	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	913	$1,399	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	705	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

164 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	800–850	838	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	481	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	613	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	201.64/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,333	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	290.25/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,257	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,350	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	262.04/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,140	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	288.75/cwt	288.75–288.75	1,530	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	236.07/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,171	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	358	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	677	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,395	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	250.70/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,426	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,375	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	477	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	423	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	360	271.00/cwt	267.00–275.00	976	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	256.38/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,328	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	624	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	245.30/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	231.09/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,463	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	274.32/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	195.22/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	180.24/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	337.43/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,434	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	202.02/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	245.66/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,304	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	283.68/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,044	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	238.98/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,850	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	290.29/cwt	280.00–300.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	591	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	233.83/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,359	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	279.76/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,214	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	349.84/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,284	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	267.84/cwt	265.00–272.00	905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	414	312.60/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	222.34/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,614	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	287.47/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,667	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	205.05/cwt	193.00–208.50	1,874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	247.31/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,580	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	486	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,256	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	384	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	275.78/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,486	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	286.95/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,403	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	385	310.29/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,195	12
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	588	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,135	11
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	504	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	438	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	702	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,271	26
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,055	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,203	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,200	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,177	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,495	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,212.50/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,213	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	854	175.83/cwt	145.00–207.00	1,502	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	1,398.33/head	1,285.00–1,550.00	1,398	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	118.63/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,406	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	1,398.75/head	1,285.00–1,535.00	1,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	1,934.38/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,934	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	863	1,191.67/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,192	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	735	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	122.88/cwt	100.00–135.00	1,418	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	119.46/cwt	107.00–140.00	1,430	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	123.00/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,599	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,400	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	702	146.25/cwt	100.00–220.00	1,027	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	2,050.00/head	1,975.00–2,175.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,250.00/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	112.06/cwt	108.50–120.00	1,298	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,351.43/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,351	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	122.43/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	1,490.63/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,512	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,356	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,030	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	142.81/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,178	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	114.24/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,260	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	108.01/cwt	90.00–112.50	1,228	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	855	104.70/cwt	80.00–129.00	895	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	94.94/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,004	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	796	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	659	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	272.20/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,293	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	221.05/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,340	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	474	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	203.73/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,165	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	251.70/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,057	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	315.97/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,349	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	303	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	251.17/cwt	242.00–260.00	944	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	200.85/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,243	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	230.33/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,191	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	247.91/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,165	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	253.18/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,428	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	233.66/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	196.67/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	293.23/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,284	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	494	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,136	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	895	107.07/cwt	90.00–118.00	958	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	863	99.28/cwt	80.00–105.00	857	11
Bulls	—	—	1,436	134.55/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,932	17
Bulls	—	—	1,819	149.37/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,717	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	110.05/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,167	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	628	77.79/cwt	74.00–81.00	489	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	698	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	543	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	483	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	821	2
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	640	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,158	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	109.37/cwt	107.50–111.00	1,451	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	115.17/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,468	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	757	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,378	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	604	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	408	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	351	231.57/cwt	231.00–232.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	403	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	639	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	532	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,339	5
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	515	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	648	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	485	276.05/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,339	10

How this sale compares

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