Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade and demad good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.59/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −86.32 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$298.59

124 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$988

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$192.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs NM average

−16.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	324.45	1,740	67
Medium and Large 1-2	552	279.31	1,542	46
Medium and Large 2	582	230.68	1,343	10thin
Small 4	570	132.00	752	1thin

One grade step is worth $192.45/cwt here — about $988 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 sale124 hd

298.59

—

NM average4 barns · 340 hd

298.64

−0.05

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−16.37

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.91

−86.32

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	1,565	161.71	2,531	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	133.45	1,479	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	122.45	1,910	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	908	108.23	983	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,621	129.22	2,095	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,458	121.98	1,778	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,700	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,415	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,217	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,946	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$1,872	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,071	$1,686	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	977	$1,606	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$2,336	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

153 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	360.49/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,568	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	384.02/cwt	357.00–386.00	1,467	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	259.99/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,664	15
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	231.93/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	263.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	302.10/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	356	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	249.07/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	235.60/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,661	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	88	754.29/head	700.00–800.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	266	450.73/cwt	435.00–457.00	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	339.94/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,747	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	327.63/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	598	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	287.51/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,550	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	373	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	915	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	408.70/cwt	402.00–412.00	1,692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	362	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	318	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,336	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	460.14/cwt	450.00–461.00	1,505	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	361.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,722	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	244.87/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	278.89/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	378.69/cwt	377.00–382.00	1,731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	433.93/cwt	432.00–445.00	1,614	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,408	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,272	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	330.56/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,778	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	292.02/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,986	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	267.61/cwt	267.00–268.00	2,085	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	324.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	278.99/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	392.54/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,692	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	303.13/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	304.92/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	282.58/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.58/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	247.33/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,395	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	498	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	343.65/cwt	342.00–356.00	1,787	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	400.67/cwt	394.00–410.00	1,515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	370.42/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	330.57/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,554	8
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	758	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,501	3
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	597	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	219.44/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	110	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	128.58/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,396	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	136.99/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,514	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	122.45/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	151.16/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,422	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,612	129.42/cwt	126.00–135.50	2,086	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,458	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,778	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	145.52/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	114.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,049	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,850	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,239	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	102.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	959	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	79.58/cwt	79.00–80.00	663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	993	139.35/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,384	5
Bulls	—	—	1,107	133.91/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,482	3
Bulls	—	—	1,639	168.73/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,765	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,397	153.26/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,141	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,166.67/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	125.75/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,434	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	956	1,506.25/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,506	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,606.25/head	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,606	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	787	1,400.00/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,237.50/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,238	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	792	198.67/cwt	192.00–212.00	1,573	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,659	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	142.67/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,498	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	170.67/cwt	162.00–178.00	1,374	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	186.50/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,716	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,487.50/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,789.29/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,789	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	2,033.33/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	129.70/cwt	116.00–141.50	1,383	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	2,587.50/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,588	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	165	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	243.45/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	353	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	286.16/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	260.67/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	578	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	230.68/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,343	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	302.72/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,704	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	226.87/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	336.28/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	417.01/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	292.60/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	350.48/cwt	348.00–362.00	1,619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	234.29/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,839	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	254.29/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	367.00/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	317.88/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,704	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,465	127.06/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,861	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	87.36/cwt	85.00–90.00	701	3

How this sale compares

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