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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-550 lbs sold 1.00-9.00 higher with exception of 400-450 lbs and 550-600 lbs that were 6.00-9.00 lower. Feeder steer yearlings 600-800 lbs sold 6.00-12.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 12.00-15.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 3.00-9.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer yearlings had no comparable sales. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Market was very active with excellent buyer attendance. NM Angus association had a special bull sale with 41 bulls and 1 heifer during the regular Monday sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.31/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.85 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$307.31

143 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$54.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

vs NM average

+2.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	311.85	1,673	131
Medium and Large 1-2	548	257.74	1,413	12thin

One grade step is worth $54.11/cwt here — about $260 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $353.92, median $386.16 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 sale143 hd

307.31

—

NM average4 barns · 271 hd

305.71

+1.60

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

+2.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−78.85

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	—	High	1,455	145.26	2,114	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,144	139.79	1,599	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	131.16	1,403	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	791	110.84	876	13

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)	1,200	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	931	$1,811	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,697	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	833	$1,594	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,572	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,375	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$1,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	595	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,033	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	877	$1,417	3thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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	—	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	354.55/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,720	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	404.61/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	311	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	364.56/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,517	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	283.64/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,042	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	398.76/cwt	395.00–399.00	1,348	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	448	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,935	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	261.92/cwt	256.00–268.00	2,027	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,228	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	299.19/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,891	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	389	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	253.66/cwt	251.00–258.00	2,133	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	283.88/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,783	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	436.68/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,910	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	371.32/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,407	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	341.73/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	277.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,850	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	395	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,271	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	331.82/cwt	317.00–334.00	1,852	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	319.91/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,683	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	233.02/cwt	230.00–236.00	2,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	400.42/cwt	387.00–410.00	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	436.32/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	360.02/cwt	347.00–367.00	1,732	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	469	332.07/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	520	311.25/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	519	317.65/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,649	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	688	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	445	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,383	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	295.80/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,597	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	497	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,615	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	686	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	908	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,544	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	477	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,670	15
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	390	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,681	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	463	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,664	163.18/cwt	156.00–171.50	2,715	14
Bulls	—	—	657	81.38/cwt	72.00–86.00	535	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,144	139.79/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,599	60
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	645	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,767	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	333	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	900–950	917	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,651	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,030	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	680	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	995	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	875	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,045	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	978	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	782	1,625.00/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	165.00/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,708.33/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,708	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	1,768.75/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,769	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,283.33/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	2,175.00/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	754	189.86/cwt	160.00–227.00	1,432	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	715	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,687.50/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,688	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	936	1,705.00/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	311.43/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,881	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	183	1,010.62/head	875.00–1,150.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	343.55/cwt	285.00–370.00	1,312	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	548	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	249.13/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,330	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	311.81/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,628	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	652	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	333.28/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,466	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	131.16/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,403	28
Bulls	—	—	1,434	133.72/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,918	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	748	94.18/cwt	90.00–100.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	766	109.24/cwt	100.00–117.00	837	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	121.96/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,043	4
Bulls	—	—	1,401	148.35/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,078	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,625.00/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,625	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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