Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 lower while 500-550 lbs were 8.00 higher. Steer yearlings sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 4.00-12.00 higher instances 16.00-23.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 11.00 lower and 650-700 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Trade was good with active demand on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Market was good with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.01/cwt on 178 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −117.53 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$320.01

178 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$30.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.82

vs NM average

−20.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	327.77	1,804	132
Medium 1	579	298.75	1,729	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	297.19	1,684	30

One grade step is worth $30.57/cwt here — about $119 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 sale178 hd

320.01

—

NM average3 barns · 568 hd

313.19

+6.82

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−20.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−117.53

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	1,536	145.29	2,232	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,118	128.98	1,442	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	121.15	1,321	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	109.19	995	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)	1,280	$3,162	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,831	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$2,400	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,220	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,001	$1,919	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,612	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,091	$1,607	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	836	$1,586	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	705	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,996	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	500–550	511	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,217	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,572	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	493	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,380	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	178	837.50/head	800.00–875.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	2,368.75/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,369	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	843	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	976	1,450.00/head	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,450	8
Bulls	—	—	1,383	143.03/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,978	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,160	97.02/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	154.27/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,566	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	121.15/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,321	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,118	128.98/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,442	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	759	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	271.17/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	294.39/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	309.28/cwt	307.00–311.00	1,692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	279.50/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	371.33/cwt	362.00–376.00	1,348	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	262.52/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,793	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	128	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,890.00/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,890	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	105	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	218	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	3,119.44/head	3,050.00–3,175.00	3,119	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	711	214.80/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,527	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,366	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,000.00/head	2,750.00–3,125.00	3,000	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	1,633.33/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	2,040.00/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	2,040	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	918	179.58/cwt	129.00–197.00	1,649	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,708.33/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,708	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,875	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	892	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,766.67/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	950	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	750	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	372	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,469	3
Steers	Large 1	850–900	893	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,250	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	697	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,910	51
Steers	Large 1	400–450	413	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,631	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	94.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	879	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	110.32/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,034	27
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	588	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,893	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	374	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	428	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,455	6
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	518	239.71/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,242	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	343	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	369	412.97/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,371	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	669	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	368	396.46/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	380.10/cwt	371.00–392.00	1,676	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	350.05/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,684	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	447	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,417	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	486	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	288.12/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,789	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	396	341.61/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,353	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	837	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	326	446.07/cwt	442.00–455.00	1,454	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	436	364.60/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,590	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	336.79/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,782	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,537	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	286.62/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	307.57/cwt	302.00–309.00	1,938	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	411.99/cwt	408.00–417.00	1,669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	452	395.38/cwt	394.00–397.00	1,787	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	315	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	411.67/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,371	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	286.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	252.83/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,618	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	308	407.23/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,254	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	329	334.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,101	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	310.95/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	273.36/cwt	265.00–277.00	2,001	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	335.42/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,553	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	355.83/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,288	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	324.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,201	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	349.56/cwt	337.00–359.00	1,468	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	279.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,584	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	426.40/cwt	418.00–442.00	1,603	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	481.38/cwt	477.00–485.00	1,483	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	381.47/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,274	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	323.33/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,649	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	382.67/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	320.25/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,819	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.72/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,642	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,180	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,859	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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