Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to las weeks sale; Steer calves 300-400 lbs were 10.00-13.00 lower while 400-600 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were 5.00-11.00 higher and 700-750 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs were 5.00-11.00 higher except 400-450 lbs being 4.00 lower. Heifer yearlings sold 8.00-13.00 higher, instances few 16.00 higher. Trade was very good with active demand on larger numbers of weaned and pre-conditioned calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows; Breaker 10.00 higher, boner and lean cows sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 7.00-9.00 higher. Market was very active with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.21/cwt on 221 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −113.33 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$324.21

221 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,254

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

$225.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.83

vs NM average

−24.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	335.71	1,854	183
Medium 1-2	520	295.00	1,534	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	276.06	1,500	33
Small and Medium 2	545	110.00	600	2thin

One grade step is worth $225.71/cwt here — about $1,254 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

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 sale221 hd

324.21

—

NM average3 barns · 368 hd

318.38

+5.83

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−24.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−113.33

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	1,468	144.84	2,127	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,045	131.21	1,371	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	962	119.31	1,148	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	114.76	970	19

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)	1,291	$3,118	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,771	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	829	$2,225	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,920	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,835	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,688	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,041	$1,687	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,089	$1,596	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	917	$1,267	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	934	$2,275	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,655	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	809	$1,472	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

164 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	1,643.75/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,644	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,200	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,937.50/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	117.10/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,868	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	770	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	121.45/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,253	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	884	142.20/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,257	4
Bulls	—	—	1,649	157.70/cwt	151.00–168.00	2,600	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,171	150.92/cwt	138.00–174.00	1,767	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	377	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	818	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	648	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	654	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	454	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	531	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,349	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	376	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,316	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	388	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	896	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	1000–1050	1,030	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,195	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	447	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	434	232.69/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	315.33/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,476	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	322.85/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,372	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	280.27/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,780	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	275.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	363.78/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	547	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	645	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	850	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	768	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	867	1,106.25/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,106	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	615	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	820	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	920	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,787.50/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,687.50/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,697.73/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,698	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	123.25/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,520	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	1,266.67/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,595	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,302	3,137.50/head	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,138	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,620	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	2,033	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	1,655.00/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,655	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,634	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	2,560.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,560	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,355	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	677	192.71/cwt	174.00–232.00	1,305	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	978	189.50/cwt	160.00–219.00	1,853	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	832	197.00/cwt	170.00–242.00	1,639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	145	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	837.50/head	775.00–900.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	80	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,020	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	2,141.67/head	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,142	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	345.44/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,482	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	289.12/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,654	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	329.83/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,864	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	580	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	256.76/cwt	252.00–261.00	2,085	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.74/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	385.03/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,763	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	452.24/cwt	447.00–455.00	1,691	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	333	432.13/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,439	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	233.64/cwt	230.00–236.00	2,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	236.08/cwt	230.00–242.00	2,167	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	270.31/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,825	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	455.37/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,425	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	375	352.11/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	481	360.64/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,735	29
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	448	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	496	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	548	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Large 1	900–950	941	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,070	4
Bulls	Large 1	850–900	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	553	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,367	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	938	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,149	6
Bulls	—	—	1,524	138.01/cwt	125.00–156.00	2,103	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,068	131.36/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,403	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	114.17/cwt	104.00–120.00	989	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	831	115.26/cwt	115.00–116.00	958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800–850	820	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	546	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	458	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	262.67/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,518	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	633	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	428	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	429	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	679	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,020	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,731	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	380.49/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	286	380.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	255	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	328.21/cwt	324.00–337.00	1,552	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	443.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	325.75/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,313	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	347.53/cwt	342.50–359.00	1,585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	375.63/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	266.54/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,754	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	373.19/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,351	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	661	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	289.95/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,841	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	390.65/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,254	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	426	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	239.27/cwt	228.00–242.50	1,744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	272.62/cwt	272.00–275.00	2,006	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	781	249.24/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	266.18/cwt	259.00–274.00	2,090	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	753	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	275.58/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	310.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,607	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	341.68/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,831	73

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