Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-550 lbs sold 9.00-10.00 lower with the exception of 450-500 lbs being 15.00-22.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 12.00-18.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs were 4.00-10.00 lower while 500-550 lbs sold 15.00-21.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 8.00-12.00 higher. Cattle are reported according to quality, quantity, weight, condition and fill. Trade was moderate with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4,00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.45/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −29.47 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$355.45

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$31.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.93

vs NM average

+21.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	361.09	1,948	35
Medium and Large 1-2	507	332.00	1,683	3thin
Medium 1-2	583	330.00	1,924	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.09/cwt here — about $24 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

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 sale43 hd

355.45

—

NM average4 barns · 318 hd

324.52

+30.93

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

+21.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.91

−29.47

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	1,430	176.13	2,518	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,231	151.48	1,865	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	947	143.58	1,360	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	791	127.17	1,006	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)	1,063	$2,300	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	992	$2,015	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,009	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$2,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,784	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$3,125	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$2,741	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,738	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$2,488	10
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	164.90/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,112	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	127.17/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,006	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	151.96/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,545	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	947	143.10/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,355	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	970	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	149.74/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,834	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	391	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	352	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	793	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	223	1,358.99/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	110	990.91/head	850.00–1,250.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	133	851.42/head	825.00–875.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	308.74/cwt	302.00–317.00	2,035	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	593	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	423	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	454	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	729	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,983	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,150	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	401.49/cwt	397.00–408.00	1,775	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	172	1,107.77/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	853	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,192	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	432.83/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	367.26/cwt	359.00–373.00	2,255	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	959	1,685.71/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,686	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,712.50/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,720.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,720	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	2,772.00/head	2,280.00–2,875.00	2,772	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	2,795.45/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,795	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	2,755.00/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,755	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	2,600.00/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,612.50/head	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,613	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	1,900.00/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	778	1,525.00/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,918.75/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,919	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	2,225.00/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,225	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	2,150.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,150	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,412.50/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,413	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	802	191.45/cwt	172.00–210.00	1,535	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	721	221.50/cwt	172.00–260.00	1,597	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,040	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Large 1	700–750	749	272.86/cwt	255.00–280.00	2,044	7
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,216	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,128	4
Steers	Large 1	900–950	941	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,353	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	755	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,182	9
Bulls	—	—	1,677	181.47/cwt	165.00–190.00	3,043	17
Bulls	—	—	1,226	174.28/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,137	23
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	583	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,924	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	686	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,736	10
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	778	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,093	29
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	693	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Large 2	800–850	808	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,818	2
Steers	Large 1	600–650	611	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	423	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	804	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,058	32
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	343.57/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	340.77/cwt	334.00–348.00	1,782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	295.57/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,050	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	390.50/cwt	380.00–408.00	1,706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	331.29/cwt	316.50–335.00	2,120	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	380.83/cwt	362.00–390.00	1,782	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	886	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	490.66/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,865	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	358.45/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,889	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	373.53/cwt	354.00–382.00	2,148	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	437.99/cwt	437.00–442.00	2,045	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,032	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,415	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	298	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	352.51/cwt	346.00–357.00	1,805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	370.57/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,942	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	273.56/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	573	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,834	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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