Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00-8.00 lower, while heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.29/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −62.87 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$323.29

126 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$79.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.68

vs NM average

+1.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	333.45	1,789	104
Medium and Large 1-2	572	290.32	1,661	13thin
Medium and Large 2	526	253.47	1,333	9thin

One grade step is worth $79.98/cwt here — about $456 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

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 sale126 hd

323.29

—

NM average4 barns · 390 hd

305.61

+17.68

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

+1.55

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−62.87

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	1,497	164.58	2,464	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	133.10	1,444	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	115.71	933	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	114.00	1,758	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,151	22
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,764	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,639	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,044	$1,495	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$1,425	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$2,333	3thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	1,720.63/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,721	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	620	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,325.00/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	280.57/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	433	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	332.99/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	256.71/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	253.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	379.87/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,622	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	2,428.33/head	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,428	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	162.50/cwt	145.00–177.00	1,484	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	222.83/cwt	212.00–250.00	2,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	351.79/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	527	345.10/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,819	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	255.41/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	310.66/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	355.78/cwt	352.00–360.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	322.91/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,573	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	315.22/cwt	304.00–327.00	1,775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	237.49/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	278.47/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,785	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	292.20/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,701	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	695	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	193.80/cwt	182.00–210.00	1,471	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,125.00/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,671.88/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,672	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,350.00/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	645	1,262.50/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	2,420.00/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,420	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,453.13/head	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,453	8
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	745	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,275	169.11/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,156	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,279	163.34/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,089	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	160.19/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,584	10
Bulls	—	—	1,617	171.27/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,769	12
Bulls	—	—	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,305	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	119.16/cwt	115.00–122.00	976	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,706	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,035	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,501	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	134.16/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,521	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,000	135.45/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,355	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,776	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,005	120.24/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,208	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	920	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	628	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	80	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	105	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	384.72/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	364	399.02/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	455.89/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	453.38/cwt	450.00–457.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	358	472.63/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	407.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,889	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	420.15/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,836	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	357.17/cwt	351.00–370.00	1,875	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	272.27/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	442.80/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	332.31/cwt	324.00–344.00	1,914	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	305.44/cwt	297.00–314.00	2,040	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	314.16/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	468.74/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	364.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	294.33/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	304.01/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	364.89/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	255.37/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,132	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	300.46/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,896	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	348.90/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	427.49/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	367.92/cwt	362.00–385.00	1,380	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	370.25/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,592	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	318.67/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,335	4
Steers	Small 4	600–650	622	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	322	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,246	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	318	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	332.59/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,763	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	408.39/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,678	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	354.12/cwt	348.00–375.00	1,831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	342.25/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,639	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	390.69/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	309.34/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	411.50/cwt	401.00–420.00	1,543	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	365.70/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,798	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	325.56/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,849	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	408.86/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,382	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	402.58/cwt	392.00–405.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	374.28/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,366	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	329.32/cwt	317.00–343.00	1,742	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	345.54/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,455	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	366.13/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	250.55/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,306	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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