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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 6.00-15.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 8.00-9.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady -3.00 higher with instances of 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Market was uneven with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.38/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −179.15 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$258.38

68 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$20.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.74

vs NM average

−47.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	263.47	1,420	50
Medium and Large 2	538	254.00	1,367	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	243.04	1,339	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale68 hd

258.38

—

NM average3 barns · 337 hd

273.12

−14.74

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−47.06

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−179.15

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	1,587	137.83	2,188	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,036	125.83	1,304	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	115.82	1,303	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	107.72	1,086	60

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$1,569	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,188	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,835	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,498	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	—	1,565	127.67/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	140.23/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,231	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	110.17/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,060	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	120.43/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,337	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	116.76/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,405	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	217.65/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,323	12
Steers	Small 2-3	300–350	317	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	793	3
Steers	Small 3	300–350	323	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	652	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	323	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	243.34/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	266.39/cwt	242.00–281.00	1,129	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,264	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	248.74/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,316	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	257.99/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,233	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	498	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,387	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	233.53/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,373	6
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	3,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,187.50/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	1,675.00/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	209	400.00/head	300.00–600.00	400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	776	209.45/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,625	33
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,835.42/head	1,125.00–1,900.00	1,835	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	136.17/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,452	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	841	172.00/cwt	131.00–215.00	1,447	40
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,497.50/head	1,375.00–1,620.00	1,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	125.33/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,372	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	128.33/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,557	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	122.00/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,248	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	184	658.00/head	635.00–700.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	129.17/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,604	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	93.32/cwt	90.00–99.00	900	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,036	125.83/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,304	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	112.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,144	30
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,125	136.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,536	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	106.86/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,183	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	418	273.21/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,142	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	608	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,161	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	637	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,440	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	697	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,568	3
Bulls	—	—	1,754	143.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	449	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,139	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	536	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	637	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	242.23/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	317.90/cwt	302.00–332.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	326.53/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,365	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	219.77/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,574	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	291.19/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	933	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	595	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	288.30/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,119	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	260.40/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,229	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	251.21/cwt	244.00–257.50	1,334	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	237.17/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,359	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,376	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	218.69/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	281.71/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,172	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	227.48/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,326	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	349.41/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	189.61/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	238.43/cwt	230.00–245.50	1,493	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	264.97/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,370	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	192.80/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	201.38/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	473	272.01/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,287	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	217.18/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	300.18/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,423	41

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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