Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 5.00-11,00 higher with instances 11.00-13.00 lower and feeder steers being 8.00 higher except for 600-650 lbs at 3.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher with 300-350 lbs and 500-600 lbs at steady to 2.00 higher and heifer yearlings were 8.00 higher few 2.00 lower. Trade was good on smaller numbers and good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady -2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.79/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −100.12 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$284.79

116 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,102

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

$208.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs NM average

−14.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	298.88	1,624	102
Medium and Large 1-2	546	268.00	1,463	5thin
Medium 2	536	170.00	911	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	580	90.00	522	4thin

One grade step is worth $208.88/cwt here — about $1,102 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $353.92, median $384.91 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 sale116 hd

284.79

—

NM average3 barns · 289 hd

287.43

−2.64

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−14.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.91

−100.12

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	1,324	137.12	1,815	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,136	136.51	1,551	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	129.95	1,363	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	105.34	908	29

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)	1,061	$1,919	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,846	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,822	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$1,774	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,745	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,553	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	755	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	781	$1,705	14
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,177	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

145 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 Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	1,919.23/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,919	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,128	137.11/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,547	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	335	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,062	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	910	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,081	145.01/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,568	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	400–450	433	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	615	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	300–350	348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	522	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	291.63/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,277	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	379.44/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,408	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	357	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	295.59/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	303.67/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,166	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	231	859.55/head	625.00–1,000.00	860	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	623	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	462	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,247	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	360.79/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,609	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	130.30/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,386	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	113.82/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,006	18
Bulls	—	—	1,454	112.62/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,637	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	210.41/cwt	148.00–235.00	1,767	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	2,682.14/head	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,682	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	126.67/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,700	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	178.43/cwt	142.00–227.00	921	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	131.13/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,432	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	1,667.86/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,668	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,003	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,900	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	1,738.46/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,738	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	129.00/cwt	114.00–141.00	1,545	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	127.20/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,664	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,829.17/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,829	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	135.00/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,554	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	1,908.57/head	1,760.00–2,100.00	1,909	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,733.33/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	125.29/cwt	119.00–127.50	1,460	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,537	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	127.00/cwt	118.00–136.00	1,534	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	763	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,434	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	755	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	878	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,106	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	88.22/cwt	68.00–96.00	718	10
Bulls	—	—	1,521	159.13/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,420	6
Bulls	—	—	1,317	138.16/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,820	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	955	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,184	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,159	134.85/cwt	127.00–138.50	1,563	29
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	402	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	283	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	580	2
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	536	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	619	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	358	425.59/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,524	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	534	290.80/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,553	15
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	438	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	427	371.38/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,586	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	297.76/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,843	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	576	294.15/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,694	26
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	390	351.82/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,372	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	327.62/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,514	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	441.99/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,684	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	374.44/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,423	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	348.26/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,783	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	422.01/cwt	408.00–425.00	1,756	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	436	379.58/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	313.60/cwt	304.00–324.00	1,791	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	308.36/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,616	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	363.06/cwt	357.00–377.00	1,735	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	261.39/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,898	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	116	675.60/head	600.00–760.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	118	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	445.00/head	445.00–445.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	206	767.26/head	400.00–950.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	357	395.00/cwt	392.00–397.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	338.47/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	305.35/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	352.35/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,180	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	170	582.35/head	300.00–700.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	389.49/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	293	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	387.40/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	345.71/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,573	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	390.70/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,671	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	403.04/cwt	397.00–415.00	1,451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	327.07/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,828	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	319	425.29/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,357	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	256.92/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	290.77/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,657	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	169	811.85/head	725.00–900.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	280.96/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,902	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	430.06/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,200	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	333.05/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,469	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	280.87/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,710	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	442.63/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,434	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	329	477.93/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,572	10

How this sale compares

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