Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves 300-350 lbs sold 18.00-25.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 5.00-14.00 higher on both. Steer calves 550-600 lbs sold 20.00 higher while heifer mates were 11.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 650-700 lbs were steady to 6.00 higher. Trade was very good with very active demand o smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 9.00-15.00 higher; few instances of 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.oo higher. Market was moderately higher with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.88/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −84.86 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$351.88

99 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$4.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.99

vs NM average

−26.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	351.99	1,927	97
Medium and Large 1-2	555	347.00	1,926	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about $2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $436.74 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 sale99 hd

351.88

—

NM average4 barns · 534 hd

345.90

+5.99

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−26.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−84.86

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	1,640	174.97	2,870	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,253	152.54	1,911	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,016	142.36	1,446	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	786	128.16	1,007	7thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,254	$3,017	36
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,980	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,642	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,400	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,175	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,167	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,229	$3,100	15
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,189	$3,000	17
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	757	$1,975	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$3,381	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$3,250	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,344	$3,013	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,640	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$3,500	10
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,113	$3,300	7

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	3,325.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,325	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,020	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	3,364.29/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,364	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	2,112.50/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,113	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,166.67/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,167	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	3,214.81/head	2,975.00–3,350.00	3,215	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	15
Bulls	—	—	1,750	177.82/cwt	160.00–188.00	3,112	19
Bulls	—	—	1,476	169.51/cwt	152.00–180.00	2,502	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	143.27/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,536	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	752	138.09/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,038	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	152.54/cwt	145.00–177.00	1,911	40
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,338	172.44/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,307	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	487	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,412	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	685	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	352.77/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	578	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,959	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	300	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	2,893.75/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,894	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,125.00/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,937	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	2,659.09/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,659	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,980.26/head	2,500.00–3,025.00	2,980	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	868	213.22/cwt	172.00–240.00	1,851	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,607	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,779	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	194.42/cwt	150.00–236.00	1,960	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,730	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,037	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	170.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	1,975.00/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,425.00/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,425	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,365	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	765	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,138	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	843	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	350	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,320	31
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	513	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,729	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	564	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,918	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	543	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,993	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	786	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,006	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	128.35/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	567	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	593	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	434	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,280	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	965	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,341	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	200–250	244	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	854	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	639	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,077	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	200–250	219	1,032.77/head	850.00–1,125.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	293	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	403.79/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	328.64/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,577	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	359.94/cwt	344.00–365.00	1,879	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	287	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	864	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	312.33/cwt	306.00–326.00	2,108	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	150	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	425.61/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	337.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,750	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	75	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	183	1,236.64/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	417.85/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,550	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,320	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	272.99/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	296.95/cwt	295.00–298.50	1,865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	331.98/cwt	321.00–337.00	1,896	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	453.94/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	356.43/cwt	351.00–372.00	1,982	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	418.01/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	377.08/cwt	367.00–387.00	1,761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,688	10

How this sale compares

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