Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 5.00 lower with 350 -500 lbs being steady-7.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 10-12.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs and 550-650 lbs sold 4.00-9.00 lower while 300-350 lbs and 450-550 lbs were 2.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate on larger numbers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Market was slow with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $330.41/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −102.57 against this barn's trailing median of $432.97.

Average price

$330.41

114 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$46.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.85

vs NM average

−10.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	336.61	1,828	96
Medium and Large 1-2	522	298.80	1,560	15thin
Medium 1-2	537	290.00	1,557	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.61/cwt here — about $271 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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $335.13, median $432.97 across 34 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 sale114 hd

330.41

—

NM average3 barns · 280 hd

320.56

+9.85

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−10.80

This barn, trailing median34 sales

432.97

−102.57

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	1,307	161.33	2,109	71
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,110	185.00	2,054	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,134	149.20	1,691	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	133.83	1,453	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,220	120.58	1,471	3thin

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)	1,055	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,003	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	846	$1,532	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	903	$1,500	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	861	$1,330	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,275	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	648	$1,183	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,128	$5,233	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,089	$4,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,950	5

Every lot, as filed

132 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	—	1,119	5,100.00/head	5,000.00–5,200.00	5,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	188.57/cwt	165.00–215.00	1,610	7
Bulls	—	—	1,143	134.40/cwt	122.00–158.00	1,536	9
Bulls	—	—	1,596	172.95/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,760	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	159.10/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,861	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,686	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	118.87/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,367	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	164.56/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,152	57
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	732	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	532	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	382.54/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,354	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	243	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	363	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,641	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,745	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	777.76/head	650.00–850.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	338.38/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	90	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	313.96/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,947	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	505	323.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	188	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	327	410.11/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,341	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,077.78/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,078	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,306	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	705	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	180.67/cwt	160.00–192.00	1,743	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	812	198.34/cwt	137.50–243.00	1,611	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	947	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	139.88/cwt	124.00–143.00	1,487	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	1,183.33/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,183	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,743.75/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,744	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	131.67/cwt	105.00–145.00	1,566	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	947	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	1,907.14/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	1,907	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	1,778.33/head	1,775.00–1,785.00	1,778	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,283.33/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	660	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	605	928.57/head	900.00–950.00	929	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,522	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	730	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2-3	—	690	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,160	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,612	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	970	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,145	5,500.00/head	5,400.00–5,600.00	5,500	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,043	4,100.00/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,100	2
Steers	Large 1	700–750	734	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,857	12
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	564	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,455	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,112	143.34/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,594	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	818	133.77/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,094	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	133.85/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,554	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,110	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	211	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	424	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,505	7
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	386	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	537	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	418	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	974	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	416	353.71/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,471	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	328.96/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	347.46/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,824	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	799	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,101	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	541	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	344	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	648	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,646	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	351.12/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,313	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1700–1750	1,740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	310.76/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	365.14/cwt	357.00–377.00	1,504	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	407.72/cwt	398.00–420.00	1,549	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	374.92/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,631	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,120	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1550–1600	1,580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	396.54/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,301	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	393	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	303	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,339	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	259	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	178	595.70/head	560.00–625.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	240.34/cwt	238.00–250.00	2,242	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	282.48/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,757	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	441.06/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,632	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	260.26/cwt	258.50–263.00	2,108	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	487	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,851	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	303.62/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,567	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	459.68/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,457	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	318.53/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,863	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	458.71/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,257	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	363	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,270	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	285.51/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,824	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	340.70/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,601	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	277.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,601	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	463.84/cwt	450.00–467.00	1,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	686	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	271.29/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,980	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1450–1500	1,470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,001	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	356.07/cwt	346.00–367.00	1,634	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	631	257.31/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	266.39/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,798	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,726	9

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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