Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 12/16/2024 ; Steer calves sold 12.00-20.00 higher and feeder steer yearlings were steady to 19.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 5.00-13.00 higher while heifer yearlings were 3.00-9.00 higher. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher instances 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00-10.00 higher. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.05/cwt on 215 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −102.11 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$284.05

215 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$74.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NM average

−21.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	293.44	1,606	157
Medium and Large 1-2	537	267.88	1,437	45
Medium 1-2	555	252.00	1,399	3thin
Small and Medium 2	565	219.15	1,238	10thin

One grade step is worth $74.29/cwt here — about $368 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale215 hd

284.05

—

NM average1 barns · 215 hd

284.05

+0.00

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−21.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−102.11

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	1,382	135.81	1,877	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,083	127.97	1,386	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,048	123.69	1,296	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	107.49	1,066	38

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)	1,096	$2,800	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,208	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$2,190	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,045	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,693	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,633	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,019	$1,413	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,019	$2,834	20
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	949	$2,800	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,350	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,108	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$2,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

137 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	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	653	221.45/cwt	220.00–223.50	1,446	12
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1	850–900	860	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,823	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	723	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	733	222.30/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,629	17
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	615	214.12/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,317	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	403	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	254.28/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,442	10
Steers	Small 3	350–400	385	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	393	2
Steers	Small 3	500–550	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	4
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	512	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,244	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2	800–850	845	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	321.06/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	543	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	323.92/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,244	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	280.13/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,462	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	301.20/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,301	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	263.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,272	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	553	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	382	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	493	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	349.74/cwt	332.00–353.00	1,476	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	548	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	619	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	565	219.15/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,238	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	90.65/cwt	86.00–95.00	864	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	113.51/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,141	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,083	127.97/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,386	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	122.52/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,283	30
Bulls	—	—	1,268	113.65/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,441	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	144.55/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,440	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	793	191.94/cwt	165.00–235.00	1,522	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	949	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	2,488.46/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,488	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,369	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,110.71/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,111	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	1,741.30/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,741	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	2,175.00/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	2,884.21/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,884	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,912.50/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,913	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	1,459.38/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,459	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,825	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	174	800.00/head	725.00–925.00	800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	112.63/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,211	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	1,340.00/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,340	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	121.67/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,324	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,415.00/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,415	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	538	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,614	14
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	458	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,399	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,060	141.17/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,389	135.54/cwt	123.00–144.00	1,883	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,175	149.88/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	389.26/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	327	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	683	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	381	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	248.15/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	634	278.63/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	437.83/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	334.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	471	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	396	346.68/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,373	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	345	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	389	392.81/cwt	387.00–407.00	1,528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	275.14/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,863	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	476	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	584	264.80/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,546	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	307.80/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	337.00/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,941	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	230.86/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,962	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	286.57/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,599	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	254.41/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	376.77/cwt	368.00–387.00	1,639	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	291.55/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,822	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	339.22/cwt	332.00–352.00	1,794	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	419.98/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,344	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	376.28/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,806	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	408.83/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	312.93/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,627	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	332.96/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,448	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	393.04/cwt	384.00–402.00	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	347	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,524	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	351.81/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,678	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	410.94/cwt	405.00–417.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	308.99/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,486	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	251.78/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,584	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	243.49/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,646	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	354.37/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,205	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	369.77/cwt	364.00–380.00	1,383	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	266.61/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,474	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	331	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	363.82/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,404	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	286.86/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,658	14

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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