Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher while 400-450 lbs were 8.00 lower with 450-600 lbs 1.00-9.00 higher, instances 13.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 6.00 higher and 650-700 lbs were 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 3.00 lower and 450-500 lbs were steady while 500-650 lbs heifers calves and feeders sold 4.00-11.00 higher. Trade was active on small numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 7.00-12.00 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 $337.08/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −100.45 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$337.08

120 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$764

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$135.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.37

vs NM average

−1.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	347.05	1,867	95
Medium and Large 1-2	559	313.00	1,748	20
Large 1	568	292.00	1,659	2thin
Large 2	520	212.00	1,102	3thin

One grade step is worth $135.05/cwt here — about $764 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

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 sale120 hd

337.08

—

NM average3 barns · 360 hd

320.71

+16.37

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−1.59

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−100.45

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	1,598	151.82	2,426	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,100	136.02	1,497	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,020	129.92	1,326	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	112.29	1,126	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$2,269	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	849	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,936	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,901	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,825	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,763	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,590	22
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$2,057	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,444	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	680	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$1,888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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	—	—	1,469	146.83/cwt	133.00–157.00	2,157	13
Bulls	—	—	1,796	163.30/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,933	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	101.43/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,034	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	124.45/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	300.48/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	531	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	608	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	249.12/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	493	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	290.39/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,652	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	335.71/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,306	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	323.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,308	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	100	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	397.11/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,851	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	155	752.50/head	750.00–755.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	283	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	358	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,396	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,899	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,195	145.12/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,502	124.35/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,868	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,843.06/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,843	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	122.50/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,351	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	124.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,506.07/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,506	14
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	830	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	789	184.56/cwt	140.00–219.00	1,456	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	186.00/cwt	170.00–202.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,812.50/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	2,269.44/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,269	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,738	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	1,990.63/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,991	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,872	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	906	166.00/cwt	148.00–185.00	1,504	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	849	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,883.33/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,883	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,958.33/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,958	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,462.50/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,330	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	902	2,056.67/head	2,050.00–2,060.00	2,057	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	520	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,102	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	114.41/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,184	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	990	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,376	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,108	135.81/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,505	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	127.78/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,311	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	133.35/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,348	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	526	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,688	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	319	367.17/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,171	9
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	448	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,443	4
Steers	Large 1	700–750	703	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,933	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	568	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,659	2
Steers	Large 1	850–900	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	4
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	623	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	454	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,480	9
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,810	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	788	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	426	356.03/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	443	368.63/cwt	367.00–372.00	1,633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	352.78/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,859	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	610	282.87/cwt	280.00–284.50	1,726	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	582	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	422	382.66/cwt	382.00–384.00	1,615	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	332.60/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	257.40/cwt	257.00–258.00	2,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	327.01/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	393.36/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	368.77/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,412	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	634	318.10/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	553	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	318.12/cwt	314.00–329.00	1,692	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	330.11/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,538	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	273.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	443.17/cwt	442.00–445.00	1,569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	391.16/cwt	387.00–405.00	1,674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	300.40/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,881	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	306.65/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,760	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	327.20/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	368.54/cwt	357.00–377.00	1,714	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	276.19/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	288.89/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,826	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	462.04/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	336	434.52/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,460	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	337.88/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,933	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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