Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 3.00-12.00 higher, instances 50.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were 4.00-8-00 higher. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher, 500-600 lbs were 6.00-12.00 lower. Heifer yearlings sold steady. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers of weaned calves on a shot program. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher instances 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.37/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.37 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$328.37

118 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$44.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.28

vs NM average

−14.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	335.30	1,815	97
Large 1-2	502	327.00	1,642	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	291.26	1,695	18thin

One grade step is worth $44.04/cwt here — about $120 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 sale118 hd

328.37

—

NM average3 barns · 465 hd

313.09

+15.28

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−14.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−108.37

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	1,718	135.81	2,334	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,194	128.48	1,534	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	119.08	1,377	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	109.09	1,084	37

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)	1,137	$2,328	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,991	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$1,825	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,755	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$1,695	61
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,039	$1,480	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$1,780	15
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	759	$1,400	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	687	$1,321	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,396	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,825	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

151 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	300–350	318	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,984	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,833	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,398	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	1,806.03/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,806	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,453	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	1,990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	125.43/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,256	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	109.09/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,084	37
Bulls	—	—	1,577	139.28/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,196	8
Bulls	—	—	1,897	149.01/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,827	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	119.08/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,377	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,068	136.51/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,652	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,879	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,135	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	298.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	297.53/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,577	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	486	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	589	258.48/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	283.45/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,825	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,005	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	238	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	298	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,064	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,625.69/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,626	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	2,278.57/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,279	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	124.67/cwt	108.00–133.00	1,308	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	747	193.31/cwt	170.00–224.00	1,444	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	127.50/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	945	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	2,417.86/head	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,418	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,549	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	1,738.64/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,739	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,543	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	967	144.00/cwt	138.00–156.00	1,392	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,728.13/head	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,728	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	129.94/cwt	115.00–140.00	1,531	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,600.00/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	718.75/head	675.00–775.00	719	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	113.67/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,427	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	1,320.83/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,321	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,506	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,767.78/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,768	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	997	1,291.67/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,012.50/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,013	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	836	1,750.00/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,750	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,325	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,471	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	439	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,247	7
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Large 2	750–800	763	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,846	6
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	633	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,677	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,194	128.48/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,534	34
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	332	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	374	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,354	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	252	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	533	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	970	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	502	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	287	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	499	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,682	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	437	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,704	5
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	365	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	841	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	331.06/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,433	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	391	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,769	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	385.73/cwt	380.00–389.00	1,763	11
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	513	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	423	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	391	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,681	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	409.37/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	467	350.61/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	659	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	326	434.19/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,415	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	493.71/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,703	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	274.67/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,843	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	516	276.22/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	393	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	456	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,414	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	253.72/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	328.70/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,759	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	352.28/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	498	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	333.50/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	476	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,056	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	421.29/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,812	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	454	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	354	402.46/cwt	392.00–404.00	1,425	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,633	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	331	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,274	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	237.12/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,589	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	366.70/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,379	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	392.71/cwt	390.00–394.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	348.81/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	226.79/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	401.27/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,316	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	252.93/cwt	250.00–254.00	2,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,231	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	733	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	264.51/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	406.40/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	391.67/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,598	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	301.39/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,582	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.79/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,540	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	269.10/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,929	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	329	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	362.57/cwt	355.00–372.00	1,773	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	272.79/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,558	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,502	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	509.14/cwt	487.00–510.00	1,466	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	563	321.60/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	294.26/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,821	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	442	371.36/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,641	13

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