Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-450 lbs sold 7.00-12.00 higher, 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lbs were 10.00 lower. Steer yearlings sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 4.00-12.00 higher with exception of 450-500 lbs being 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were good on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower few 6.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 lower. 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 $266.15/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −170.59 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$266.15

179 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2

$48.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

vs NM average

−35.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	542	270.00	1,463	8thin
Medium and Large 1	557	267.72	1,492	159
Medium and Large 1-2	503	261.33	1,314	6thin
Large 1	575	225.00	1,294	4thin
Large 1-2	588	222.00	1,305	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.00/cwt here — about $158 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

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 sale179 hd

266.15

—

NM average4 barns · 866 hd

263.49

+2.65

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−35.70

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−170.59

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	—	Average	1,574	130.81	2,059	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,066	127.52	1,359	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	109.75	1,187	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	101.48	1,063	78

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)	1,003	$2,015	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,428	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	981	$1,425	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$1,400	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,950	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,391	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,625	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$1,600	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	640	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

161 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	232.86/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	287.67/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,387	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	226.73/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,546	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	283.20/cwt	274.00–291.00	1,470	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	427	290.93/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,242	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	333.65/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	383	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,226	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	4
Steers	Large 1	800–850	828	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	265.51/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,620	11
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	428	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,492	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	243.75/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,416	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	495	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	473	273.27/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	583	245.37/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,431	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	511	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	500	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	110	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	374	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,057	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	298.09/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	173	580.00/head	560.00–600.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	227.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	231.57/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	185.51/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	235.35/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,339	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	244.89/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,513	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	260.33/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,486	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,356	4
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	742	221.85/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,646	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,782	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	588	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	254.27/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,228	25
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	656	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	245.20/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,631	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,292	7
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	542	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,463	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	282.56/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	326.99/cwt	326.99–326.99	991	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	639	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	697	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	372	290.48/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	229.07/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,519	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	324.14/cwt	314.00–327.00	1,546	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	280.51/cwt	278.50–283.00	1,624	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,210	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	223	712.50/head	625.00–800.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	239.28/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	2
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	433	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	170	525.00/head	500.00–600.00	525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,506	136.05/cwt	126.00–143.00	2,049	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	102.14/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,104	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,066	127.52/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,359	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	110.89/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,213	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	91.42/cwt	90.00–94.00	995	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	946	96.86/cwt	95.00–106.00	916	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	946	103.30/cwt	96.00–126.00	977	20
Bulls	—	—	1,336	119.83/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,601	4
Bulls	—	—	1,918	143.14/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	104.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,597	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,338	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,020	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,377	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	1,225.00/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	675	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,288	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,494	6
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,278	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,406	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,155	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,278	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,598	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	928	1,271.88/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,272	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	2,015.28/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,015	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,837.50/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,838	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	640	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,769	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	121.92/cwt	109.00–131.50	1,348	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	885	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	1,418.75/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,419	8
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,070	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,262	111.80/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,411	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	957	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	1,158.33/head	925.00–1,300.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,516	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,365	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,542	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,091	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	492	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	402	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	691	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,347	14
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	510	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,244	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	260.38/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,109	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	259.10/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,218	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	220.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,382	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	523	231.82/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,212	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	250.81/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,337	55
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	820	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	441	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	326.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,242	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	378	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	554	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	449	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,203	8
Heifers	Small 3	450–500	463	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	222.28/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,265	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,625.00/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,675	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	805	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	165.67/cwt	136.00–181.00	1,450	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	168.39/cwt	149.00–197.00	1,524	18
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,040	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,206	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	623	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,090	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,386	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	158.10/cwt	141.00–176.00	1,062	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	1,391.20/head	1,285.00–1,460.00	1,391	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,428	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	135.13/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,611	16
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	975	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

How this sale compares

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