Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 450-500 lbs sold 20.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 15.00-18.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 10.00 lower while 400-450 lbs were 7.00 higher and 450-550 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold steady. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher and slaughter cows were 2.00-5.00 higher. Market was uneven on smaller numbers with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.19/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −35.96 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$350.19

58 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,199

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$232.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.39

vs NM average

+11.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	360.82	1,954	49
Large 1-2	503	342.00	1,720	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	340.00	1,870	2thin
Medium 1-2	533	337.00	1,796	3thin
Small and Medium 2-3	590	128.00	755	2thin

One grade step is worth $232.82/cwt here — about $1,199 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 sale58 hd

350.19

—

NM average3 barns · 221 hd

325.80

+24.39

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

+11.95

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−35.96

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	1,659	177.56	2,946	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,065	186.45	1,986	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,175	158.16	1,859	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	911	144.27	1,314	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	845	125.74	1,062	15

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)	1,139	$2,500	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,375	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$2,150	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	571	$1,600	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$3,272	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	986	$3,008	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,137	$2,883	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,850	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	645	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	1,403.26/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	170.04/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,236	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	962	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,065	186.45/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	281	446.16/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,254	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	354	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	613	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	93	952.89/head	775.00–1,000.00	953	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	95	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	80	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	443	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	722	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	120	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	486.03/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,618	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	893	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	432.06/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,357	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	1,228.47/head	925.00–1,300.00	1,228	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	179.79/cwt	170.00–193.00	3,245	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,030	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	161.81/cwt	157.00–177.00	1,942	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	934	183.20/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,711	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,075.00/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	834	226.56/cwt	167.00–244.00	1,890	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,737.50/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,738	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,550.00/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	2,796.43/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,796	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	3,368.52/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,369	27
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	645	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	571	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	755	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	2,085.00/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,180	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	955	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	118.26/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,102	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	131.33/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,065	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,151	152.45/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,755	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	911	144.27/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,314	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	176.57/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	548	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	533	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Large 2Unweaned	100–150	105	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	503	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	400	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	357.99/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	735	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	618	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	378.22/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,318	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	485	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	386.35/cwt	382.00–410.00	1,495	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,702	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	405.98/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,713	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	381.08/cwt	367.00–397.00	2,172	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	383.90/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,196	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	531	325.56/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	377.87/cwt	364.00–385.00	1,761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	357.85/cwt	343.00–372.00	1,886	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	396.55/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,868	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,170	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	453.04/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,435	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	285.37/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	380.56/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	542.45/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,465	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	244.00/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	332.98/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	384.92/cwt	374.00–395.00	2,086	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	289	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	458.95/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,322	14

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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