Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 350-600 lbs were 11.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers had no comparable sales. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs and 550-600 lbs sold 10.00 lower while 350-550 lbs were 12.00-19.00 higher. Trade was very good on larger numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady -8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were sharply higher. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance. Special note; Next sale will be Tuesday April 22,2025 in observance of Easter

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.24/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −70.92 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$315.24

113 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$741

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

$108.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.15

vs NM average

−5.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	318.15	1,802	107
Large 1	550	300.00	1,650	2thin
Medium 1	503	280.00	1,408	2thin
Medium 1-2	505	210.00	1,061	2thin

One grade step is worth $108.15/cwt here — about $741 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

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 sale113 hd

315.24

—

NM average4 barns · 393 hd

298.09

+17.15

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−5.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−70.92

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	1,597	166.88	2,665	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,219	158.02	1,926	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	997	138.00	1,376	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	861	118.63	1,022	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,243	127.41	1,584	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,550	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$2,141	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,863	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,825	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,725	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	799	$2,175	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,204	$2,720	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,600	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,510	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$2,443	21
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	898	$2,650	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$993	3thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	993.00/head	993.00–993.00	993	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,295	161.22/cwt	159.00–163.50	2,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	177.42/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,862	23
Bulls	—	—	1,878	136.37/cwt	120.00–149.00	2,561	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	177.16/cwt	164.00–188.00	2,291	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	138.00/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,376	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,184	148.96/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,764	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,723	2
Steers	Small 3	300–350	330	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	637	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	873	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	543	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	815	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	435	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	687	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,978	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	385.82/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	323.48/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,753	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	302.23/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,702	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,816	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	404.95/cwt	395.00–412.00	1,527	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,220	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	437.02/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,835	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	867	185.29/cwt	150.00–227.00	1,606	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	2,175.00/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,438	152.00/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,186	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,875.00/head	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	2,228.57/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,229	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	210.11/cwt	160.00–242.00	2,099	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,890	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	2,558.82/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,559	17
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,600	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	192.20/cwt	146.00–237.00	1,649	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	128.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,092	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	850	132.46/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,126	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	113.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	991	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	1,503	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,728	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	943	97.50/cwt	88.00–120.00	919	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	127.41/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,584	2
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	332	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,345	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	166.38/cwt	156.00–176.00	2,551	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	117.54/cwt	117.00–118.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	318	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	439	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	448	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	624	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,747	8
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	657	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	503	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	469	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	667	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	583	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,871	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	354.83/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,888	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	885.98/head	825.00–950.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	748	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	256.99/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,897	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	412.24/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	406.96/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,355	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	318.87/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1400–1450	1,440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	442.15/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	301.50/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,993	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	108	862.79/head	850.00–875.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	431	404.61/cwt	397.00–410.00	1,744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	336.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,608	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	377.48/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,929	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	395.02/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,655	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	294.02/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,835	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	75	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	454.84/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	427.27/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,419	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	344.85/cwt	331.00–359.00	1,945	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	586	324.73/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,903	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	123	825.68/head	750.00–950.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	539	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	628	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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