Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher with the exception of 500-550 lbs being 4.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were steady to 8.00 higher with 700-750 lbs being 2.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher with instances 0f 15.00 higher. No comparable sales to report on feeder heifers. Trade and demand were very good on bigger bunches of calves with weaning dates and vaccination reports. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Market was very active with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.35/cwt on 388 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −131.18 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$306.35

388 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$33.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs NM average

−19.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	310.60	1,728	339
Medium and Large 1-2	547	276.96	1,515	49

One grade step is worth $33.64/cwt here — about $214 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 sale388 hd

306.35

—

NM average2 barns · 432 hd

305.37

+0.98

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−19.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−131.18

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	1,387	129.32	1,793	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,053	127.96	1,348	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	118.73	1,333	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	94.90	1,002	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,833	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,708	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	969	$1,531	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	700	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,830	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,800	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	778	$1,788	4thin

Every lot, as filed

142 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 1-2Unweaned	300–350	333	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	619	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,079	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	244.89/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	356	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	271.46/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,194	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	378.52/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	288.94/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,505	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	322.57/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,248	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	267.44/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,522	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	267.37/cwt	265.00–268.00	989	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	383	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	425	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,390	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	334.38/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,404	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	504	306.15/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	306	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,325	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	613	249.26/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,528	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	296.73/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,418	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,486	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	118.95/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,332	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	117.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,338	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,041	124.16/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,293	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,099	142.20/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,563	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	137.69/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,024	4
Bulls	—	—	1,303	120.94/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	1,743.75/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,744	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	888	1,987.50/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,507	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	668	1,587.50/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	194	616.67/head	400.00–725.00	617	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,618	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,833.33/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,833	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	174.00/cwt	124.00–212.00	1,392	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,394	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	125.40/cwt	117.00–135.00	1,601	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	770	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,564	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,811	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,291.67/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,503	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,809.38/head	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,809	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,075	1,775.00/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	333	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	255	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	745	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	547	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,477	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	303	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	718	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	74.11/cwt	70.00–78.00	754	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	105.30/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	444	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,385	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	393	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,081	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	338	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	369	379.79/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,401	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,716	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	313.00/cwt	307.00–318.00	1,668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	377.97/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,648	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	413	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,487	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	277	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,072	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	591	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	544	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	295.58/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,788	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	312.42/cwt	312.00–313.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	706	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	659	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	302.60/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,758	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	336.42/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,601	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	419.99/cwt	407.00–425.00	1,525	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	240.95/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,701	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	360.28/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,675	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	409	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	298.04/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	311.38/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	321.72/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,473	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,282	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	364	353.47/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,287	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	286	450.18/cwt	442.00–455.00	1,288	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,158	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	572	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	271	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,456	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	329.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	197.54/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	323.24/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,196	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1950–2000	1,965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	230.78/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,519	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	262.02/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,546	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	294.29/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,557	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	325.20/cwt	316.00–332.00	1,402	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	299.50/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,390	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	407.34/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,275	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	167.96/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,665	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	226.48/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	324.75/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,715	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	414.07/cwt	410.00–422.00	1,101	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	405	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,474	10

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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