Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves had no comparable numbers because of the holiday sale being small, but a sharply higher market was evident. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, instances 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 16.00 higher. Market was higher with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.77/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −94.76 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$342.77

86 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$37.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs NM average

−31.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	533	349.31	1,862	26
Medium and Large 1	540	343.01	1,854	40
Medium 1	545	337.65	1,842	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	520	312.00	1,622	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.31/cwt here — about $239 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $437.53 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 sale86 hd

342.77

—

NM average4 barns · 408 hd

343.08

−0.31

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−31.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−94.76

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	1,737	174.38	3,029	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,133	151.16	1,712	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	138.23	1,577	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	120.53	1,193	32

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,585	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,178	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,950	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,051	$1,850	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,792	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,620	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,606	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,880	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,811	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,610	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,466	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

159 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	—	1,290	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,570.00/head	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,570	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	443	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	382	377.32/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,441	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	2,245.83/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,246	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	169.72/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,717	8
Bulls	—	—	1,480	149.40/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,211	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,208	170.70/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,062	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	107.38/cwt	95.00–110.00	927	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	991	139.83/cwt	137.50–149.00	1,386	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	137.00/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,559	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	335	421.49/cwt	420.00–422.00	1,412	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	346	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	295	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,053	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	250–300	276	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	869	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	378	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,542	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	388	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	163	915.76/head	775.00–975.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	80	808.33/head	775.00–875.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	140	880.81/head	750.00–900.00	881	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	840.71/head	800.00–875.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	90	923.61/head	900.00–950.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	488	363.13/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	631	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	309.72/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,750	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	398.05/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,258	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	114	887.46/head	875.00–900.00	887	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	214	1,152.43/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	374.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.91/cwt	310.00–338.00	1,711	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	290.16/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,770	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	1,117.48/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,554	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	723	1,262.50/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,263	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	665	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	1,580.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,580	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	163.96/cwt	135.50–220.00	1,508	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,474	3,133.33/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,133	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	2,716.67/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,383.33/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,383	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,950.00/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	1,962.50/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,963	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,585	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	240.00/cwt	215.00–265.00	2,606	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	765	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,095	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	540	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,133	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	429	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	481	344.04/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,655	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	122.45/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,325	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,141	148.69/cwt	142.50–155.00	1,697	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,108	158.56/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,757	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	181.43/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,338	23
Steers	Large 1	850–900	878	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,230	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	665	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,108	4
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	617	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	556	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,818	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	552	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,949	10
Steers	Large 1	400–450	414	417.51/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,728	13
Steers	Large 1	700–750	725	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,074	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	521	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,808	16
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	388	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	506	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,761	6
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	567	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,882	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	453	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	423	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	560	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	348.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	780	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	436	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	356.38/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,165	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	327.09/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,599	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	281.04/cwt	279.00–292.00	2,057	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	376.55/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,807	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	352.36/cwt	344.00–372.00	1,705	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	213.47/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	426.60/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	411.85/cwt	392.00–415.00	1,544	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	330.88/cwt	322.00–352.00	1,873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	385.04/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	267.54/cwt	265.00–268.00	2,330	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	437.27/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,242	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	306.27/cwt	303.00–320.00	2,116	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	268.70/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,806	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	506	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	858	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,265	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	452.93/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,395	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	409.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	900–950	920	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	346.04/cwt	334.00–351.00	1,848	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,265	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,668	2

How this sale compares

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