Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher and feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-550 lbs sold 8.00-14.00 higher with 550-600 lbs calves being 9.00 lower. Heifer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 9.00 lower and 650-700 lbs were 6.00 higher. Trade was active and demand was good on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance. Special note; December 16th. will be the last sale of 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.02/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −121.14 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$265.02

168 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$63.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs NM average

−15.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	270.10	1,496	131
Medium and Large 1-2	542	251.88	1,364	33
Medium and Large 2	511	207.00	1,058	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.10/cwt here — about $438 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $353.92, median $386.16 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 sale168 hd

265.02

—

NM average3 barns · 372 hd

268.33

−3.31

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−15.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−121.14

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	1,540	132.70	2,043	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,001	122.16	1,223	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	114.96	1,264	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	109.09	1,059	35

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,129	$2,719	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,481	29
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,867	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,789	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,748	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,725	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$2,095	14
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	723	$1,546	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,780	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,038	$1,450	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$2,786	7

Every lot, as filed

141 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,785.71/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,786	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,161	133.39/cwt	126.00–137.50	1,549	5
Bulls	—	—	1,518	131.38/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,994	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,001	122.16/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,223	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	893	131.85/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,177	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	88.28/cwt	83.00–95.00	825	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,292	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	363	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	330.92/cwt	330.00–332.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	319.44/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	235.46/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,359	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	594	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	268.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	326.64/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	473	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	254.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,244	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	263.54/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	317.73/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,547	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	275.61/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	260.09/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,363	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	448	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	327.53/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,235	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	323	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	327.80/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,383	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,925.00/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	2,719.23/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,719	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,725.00/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,300.00/head	2,150.00–2,375.00	2,300	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,379	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	114.60/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,451	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,747.37/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,747	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	2,025.00/head	1,775.00–2,125.00	2,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	2,780.00/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,780	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	181.62/cwt	115.00–212.00	1,471	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	2,736.96/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,737	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,987.50/head	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,550.00/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,837.50/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,838	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	908	190.50/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,730	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	870	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	162.00/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	925	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	150.83/cwt	121.00–182.00	1,670	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	1,600.00/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,546.25/head	1,500.00–1,685.00	1,546	4
Steers	Large 2	500–550	516	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,326	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	106.79/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,050	19
Bulls	—	—	1,653	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.50	2,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,861	137.87/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,566	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	116.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,283	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	110.87/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,190	8
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	818	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,571	2
Steers	Large 2	350–400	381	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	838	5
Steers	Large 2	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	4
Steers	Large 2	600–650	603	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,375	2
Steers	Large 2	400–450	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	2
Steers	Large 2Full	500–550	532	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	428	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	865	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	251.44/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,685	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	320.79/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,681	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	377	387.27/cwt	382.00–392.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	534	299.81/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	266.34/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,438	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	254.55/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,502	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	460	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	293.04/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,392	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	453.97/cwt	447.00–465.00	1,289	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	281.52/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,737	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	353.78/cwt	345.00–362.00	1,546	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,793	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	389	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,109	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	502	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	286	357.25/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	239.89/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,607	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	654	271.60/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	552	323.91/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	382.61/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	268.32/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	312.43/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	281.30/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,477	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	265.74/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,525	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	355.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,175	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	338.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	248.91/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,553	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	233.64/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	374.37/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,348	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	327	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	405.87/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,140	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	292.72/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,692	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	340.53/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,628	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	234.55/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	642	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,701	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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