Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350were 10.00 lower and 350-500 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher instances 15.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were 1.00-8.00 higher. Steer yearlings 600-750 lbs sold 7.00-14.00 higher and 850-900 lbs were 6.00 higher, Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 lower while 500-600 lbs were 11.00-16.00 higher and feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 6.00 higher. Trade was very active on several truckload bunches with good demand on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.32/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −95.42 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$341.32

124 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$38.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.00

vs NM average

−6.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	342.87	1,855	119
Medium and Large 1-2	561	304.39	1,708	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.48/cwt here — about $148 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $436.74 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 sale124 hd

341.32

—

NM average3 barns · 282 hd

331.32

+10.00

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−6.92

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−95.42

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	1,627	160.11	2,605	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,250	185.62	2,320	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,142	142.52	1,628	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	896	129.89	1,164	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	787	103.72	816	33

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)	1,113	$2,582	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$2,035	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,892	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,047	$1,805	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$1,669	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,638	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,538	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	868	$1,364	37
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,775	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	743	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,082	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	695	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

149 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	114.72/cwt	100.00–125.00	893	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,250	185.62/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	128.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,252	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	687	84.92/cwt	75.00–92.00	583	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,142	142.52/cwt	137.00–156.00	1,628	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	896	129.89/cwt	120.00–136.50	1,164	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%Heavy Weight	—	1,213	102.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,249	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	168.04/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,742	13
Bulls	—	—	1,583	154.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,444	7
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,005	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,720.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,720	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	350.03/cwt	344.00–362.00	1,484	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	430	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	541	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	687	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	358	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	263	1,071.29/head	935.00–1,200.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	110	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	823	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,000	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	278	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	443	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,759	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	350	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,530	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	691	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	443	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	187	902.68/head	750.00–975.00	903	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	200–250	205	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	437.16/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,395	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	469	337.44/cwt	337.00–338.00	1,583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	304.39/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	303.75/cwt	297.00–308.50	1,908	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,416	5
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	726	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	462.83/cwt	462.00–465.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	462	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	406.74/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,603	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	354.96/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	346.38/cwt	332.00–351.00	1,822	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	353	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	339.75/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,909	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	262	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	292.19/cwt	285.00–299.50	1,984	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	284.58/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,992	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	421.14/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,756	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,237	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	637	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	267.85/cwt	267.50–274.00	2,135	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	170	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	393	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	198	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,725	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	2,088.89/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,089	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,976.25/head	1,650.00–2,035.00	1,976	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,415	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,035	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,503.33/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,503	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,805.33/head	1,600.00–1,985.00	1,805	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	650	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,040	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,363.51/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,364	37
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	965	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	148.00/cwt	125.00–175.00	1,635	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	660	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	970	2,062.50/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	2,581.82/head	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,582	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,974	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	827	198.38/cwt	152.00–231.00	1,641	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	209.55/cwt	162.00–245.00	1,844	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	137.19/cwt	136.00–139.50	1,815	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	139.71/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,735	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	2,315.00/head	2,175.00–2,500.00	2,315	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	676	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	569	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,775	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	500–550	507	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	80	610.16/head	575.00–650.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	295.95/cwt	292.00–314.00	1,684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	291.72/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	388.93/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,112	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	329.43/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,697	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	342.27/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,605	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	360.62/cwt	345.00–366.00	1,360	30
Heifers	Large 2	300–350	336	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	465	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	294.97/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	378	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	393.10/cwt	390.00–395.00	963	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	339	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	507	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	474	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	292.74/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	299.39/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,320	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	302.68/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,598	17
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	397	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	622	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	493	311.53/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,536	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	371.16/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,195	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	332	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	493	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	274	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	546	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,414	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	681	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,839	15
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	532	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,490	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,518	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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