Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of cattle have no comparison. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. The eastern part of the state received much needed heavy rain last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.23/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −89.68 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$295.23

48 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$34.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs NM average

−21.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	298.84	1,695	43
Medium and Large 1-2	547	264.16	1,445	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.68/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale48 hd

295.23

—

NM average3 barns · 259 hd

297.50

−2.27

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−21.32

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.91

−89.68

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	1,417	152.30	2,157	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	133.52	1,571	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	124.50	1,980	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	122.77	1,294	20

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)	1,270	$2,300	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$1,865	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	871	$1,485	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$3,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,289	$2,963	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,287	$2,544	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$2,533	12

Every lot, as filed

86 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%	—	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,871	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,835	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,478	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	131.16/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,419	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	958	123.92/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,280	141.68/cwt	136.00–152.50	1,814	7
Bulls	—	—	1,673	160.80/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,690	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	157.87/cwt	155.00–159.50	2,455	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,095	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,571.43/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,571	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	797	1,607.14/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,607	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,333.33/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	352.92/cwt	347.00–372.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	274.56/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,061	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	745	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	815	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	665	937.50/head	900.00–975.00	938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	833	2,275.00/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	585	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	147.67/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,164	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	825	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	407.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	326.67/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	334.60/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	307.84/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	315.22/cwt	298.00–325.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	385.13/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,494	4
Steers	Small 4	550–600	582	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,526	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	335.25/cwt	322.00–338.00	1,861	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	388.34/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,670	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	365.49/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	364.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	358.34/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	453.27/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	274.90/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	591	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	648	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,814	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,369	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,963	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	851	90.35/cwt	70.00–110.00	769	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,043	131.86/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,375	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	133.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	708	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	361.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	321.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	356.68/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	340.60/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,594	15

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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