Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 500-550 lbs sold 15.00-22.00 higher. Feeder steers had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher and 600-650 lbs feeder heifers sold 16.00-23.00 higher. Local rains are slowing the numbers down that are for sale. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady -2.00 lower. Market was very active on small numbers. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.78/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.38 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$322.78

83 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$23.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.33

vs NM average

−17.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	325.66	1,811	73
Medium and Large 1-2	556	301.73	1,676	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.93/cwt here — about $135 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 sale83 hd

322.78

—

NM average4 barns · 433 hd

320.44

+2.33

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−17.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−63.38

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	1,658	171.89	2,849	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	988	165.25	1,633	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,155	150.15	1,734	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	142.76	1,566	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	121.75	1,289	4thin

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)	1,096	$2,209	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$2,083	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,606	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,513	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	744	$1,713	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,820	$4,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,300	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,458	$3,075	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	504	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,046	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,360	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	988	165.25/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	140.99/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,624	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	850	150.75/cwt	135.00–167.00	1,281	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	150.28/cwt	143.00–162.00	1,751	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	830	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	80	826.56/head	750.00–875.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	687	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	480	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	925	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,025	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	1,088.37/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	418.29/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,359	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	933.68/head	800.00–1,075.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	344.17/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,158	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	179	1,166.13/head	975.00–1,250.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	317.46/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,841	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	235.92/cwt	230.00–242.00	2,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	479.66/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,343	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,967	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	2,290.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	893	234.50/cwt	232.00–237.00	2,094	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,512.50/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	2,190.00/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,190	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	892	189.07/cwt	162.00–235.00	1,687	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	818	232.50/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,902	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,591.67/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,592	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,461	3,183.33/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,183	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,606	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,005	2,137.50/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	990	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,820	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,285	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Steers	Large 1	900–950	925	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,998	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,218	172.41/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,100	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	146.59/cwt	138.00–154.00	2,104	2
Bulls	—	—	1,819	175.38/cwt	166.00–185.00	3,190	20
Bulls	—	—	1,628	167.41/cwt	162.50–171.00	2,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	392.88/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,713	5
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	445	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,633	8
Steers	Large 1	550–600	585	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	321.46/cwt	310.00–338.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	178	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	254	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	222	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	430	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	315.90/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,971	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	393.19/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,836	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	376.13/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	432.41/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	406.27/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	407.79/cwt	395.00–417.00	1,737	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	335.68/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	401.72/cwt	397.00–412.00	1,691	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	336.88/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,738	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	282.13/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,899	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	381.88/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	361.32/cwt	357.00–370.00	2,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,355	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	327.22/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	450.82/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	456.92/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,637	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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