Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves and steer yearlings sold 10.00-18.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs were 13.00-15.00 higher and 450 to 600 lbs sold steady -6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650-700 lbs were 9.00 lower. Trade was good and demand was moderate to good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower. Market was stronger with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.49/cwt on 164 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −168.04 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$269.49

164 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$62.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

vs NM average

−39.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	274.33	1,514	138
Medium and Large 1-2	537	252.76	1,357	14thin
Medium 1	533	240.00	1,279	8thin
Medium and Large 2	538	228.00	1,227	2thin
Medium 1-2	550	212.00	1,166	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.33/cwt here — about $348 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 sale164 hd

269.49

—

NM average4 barns · 716 hd

281.83

−12.34

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−39.77

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−168.04

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	1,538	137.30	2,111	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,018	123.64	1,259	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	115.53	1,305	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	96.95	916	107

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,535	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$2,454	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,391	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,825	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,718	47
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,689	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$1,551	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$1,550	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	956	$1,440	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	637	$1,035	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$2,483	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,065	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,350	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 1-2	450–500	486	272.17/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,323	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	245.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	904	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	211.06/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,026	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	259.05/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,376	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,103	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	472	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,086	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	396	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	796	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	560	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	453	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	906	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	89.74/cwt	83.00–93.00	821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	241.61/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,015	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	205.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,090	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,357	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	302.75/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,284	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	279	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	296.27/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,123	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,053	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	271	310.78/cwt	300.00–320.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	214.15/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,285	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	333	308.29/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,027	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	264.65/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,257	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	273.91/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,148	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	293.99/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,232	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	402	273.13/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,098	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	95	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	170	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	2,225.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,375.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,375	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	1,453.33/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,453	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	134.67/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,694	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	956	1,440.00/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,440	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,012.50/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	1,477.50/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,478	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	1,925.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,925	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	1,842.19/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,842	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	942	137.67/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,297	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,065	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,962.50/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,600.89/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,601	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,185.71/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,186	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,190	2,575.00/head	2,425.00–2,700.00	2,575	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	793	167.12/cwt	120.00–200.00	1,325	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	1,960.00/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	992.50/head	950.00–1,035.00	993	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	118.83/cwt	113.50–121.50	1,495	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	2,535.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,535	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	777	166.41/cwt	132.00–183.00	1,293	27
Bulls	—	—	1,552	138.29/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,146	13
Bulls	—	—	1,740	142.96/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,488	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,163	129.96/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,511	3
Bulls	—	—	1,356	129.37/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,754	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	920	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	575	241.03/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,386	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	541	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	439	314.35/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	318	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,024	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	216.76/cwt	215.00–220.50	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	581	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,220	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	425	311.11/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,322	11
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	533	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	631	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	372	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	433	352.06/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,524	7
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	703	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	497	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	327	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	3
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	200–250	237	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	473	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	200–250	232	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	583	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	748	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,331	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	650–700	693	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,261	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	703	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,336	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	452	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,085	14
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	375	232.13/cwt	230.00–235.00	870	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,018	123.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,259	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	788	87.45/cwt	84.00–94.00	689	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	471	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	909	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,092	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	366	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	805	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	321	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	851	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	100.41/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,053	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	110.57/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,113	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,013	128.70/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,304	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,053	120.00/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,264	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	110.19/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,461	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	115.00/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,300	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	273.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	306.65/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,472	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	234.12/cwt	223.00–243.00	1,213	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	582	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	305.86/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,548	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	277.54/cwt	270.00–290.00	885	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	243.86/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,168	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	332.27/cwt	310.00–400.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	224.31/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,290	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,291	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	303.30/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,122	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	224.45/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	211.18/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,406	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	342.87/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,275	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	255.96/cwt	248.00–261.50	1,577	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	263.74/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,519	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	212.81/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,643	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	358.65/cwt	357.00–367.00	954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	188.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	339.00/cwt	326.00–345.00	1,444	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	287.95/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,371	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,619	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	347.26/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,101	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	447	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	233.25/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,542	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	528	276.97/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,462	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	274	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	461	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	381	324.56/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,237	14

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