Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 7.00-12.00 lower with the exception of 400-500 lbs being 5.00-11.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were 3.00-6.00 higher except for 600-650 lbs being 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 13.00-16.00 higher with 500-600 lbs being 4.00-10.00 lower. Heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Trade and demand were moderate on similar numbers to last week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance, Next sale will be January 6,2025

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.99/cwt on 212 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −146.75 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$289.99

212 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$711

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3

$119.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.50

vs NM average

−36.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	309.31	1,685	90
Medium 1	555	283.88	1,574	96
Medium and Large 1-2	564	262.36	1,478	20
Large 2-3	513	190.00	975	6thin

One grade step is worth $119.31/cwt here — about $711 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

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 sale212 hd

289.99

—

NM average3 barns · 541 hd

299.49

−9.50

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−36.64

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−146.75

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	1,497	133.28	1,996	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,101	123.42	1,359	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	115.83	1,320	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	99.14	975	16

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)	1,094	$2,711	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,990	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,966	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,741	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,663	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,614	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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 1Unweaned	450–500	469	334.35/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,568	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	308.59/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	485	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	270.73/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	643	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	577	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	318.68/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	255.60/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	274.76/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	375.04/cwt	357.00–387.00	1,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	447	294.13/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,315	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	234.26/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,374	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	943	142.47/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,343	2
Bulls	—	—	1,205	119.73/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,443	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	99.14/cwt	95.00–109.00	975	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	115.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,320	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,101	123.42/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,359	29
Bulls	—	—	1,885	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,686	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	2,043.75/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,044	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,473	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,376	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,069	2,230.00/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,230	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	918	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	169.75/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	142.33/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,905.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,905	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,662.50/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,663	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,081	2,746.05/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,746	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	992	144.40/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,432	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,706	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,764.29/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,764	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	1,700.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	114.33/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,357	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,334	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	111.00/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,352	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,555.00/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,555	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,025	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	142.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,576	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,145	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	670	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,635	9
Steers	Large 1	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	6
Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	347	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	770	3
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	513	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	975	6
Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	859	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,469	9
Bulls	—	—	1,573	130.58/cwt	122.00–136.00	2,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	420	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	501	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,533	30
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	579	273.83/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,585	66
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	271	374.72/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	523	299.12/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	473	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	667	278.60/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	354.70/cwt	352.00–356.00	1,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	252.89/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,720	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	659	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	712	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	850	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	276.04/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,449	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	231.29/cwt	231.00–232.00	2,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	384	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	321.44/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,684	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	619	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,609	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	591	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	373.35/cwt	372.00–377.00	1,702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	357.00–362.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	389.47/cwt	380.00–394.00	1,589	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	333.26/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	222.19/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	441.41/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	354.98/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,360	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	228.00/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,503	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	396.42/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	405.08/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,304	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	361.50/cwt	358.00–367.00	1,562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	339.11/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,448	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	251.28/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,462	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	259.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,821	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	481	345.80/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,663	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	303.91/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,732	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	304.73/cwt	294.00–315.00	1,454	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	248.37/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	225.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,741	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	518	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	273.73/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,711	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	395.55/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,519	19

How this sale compares

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