Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-450 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 lower and 450-500 lbs were 3.00 higher while 500-600 lbs sold 12.00-16.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 12.00-15.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 3.00-15.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 12.00-18.00 lower. Feeder heifers had no comparable sales to report. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 higher, few 5.00 lower. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.81/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −88.93 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$347.81

43 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,128

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

$194.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.20

vs NM average

−33.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	354.15	1,960	39
Medium and Large 1-2	530	332.00	1,760	2thin
Medium 1	520	320.00	1,664	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	520	160.00	832	1thin

One grade step is worth $194.15/cwt here — about $1,128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale43 hd

347.81

—

NM average3 barns · 185 hd

357.01

−9.20

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−33.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−88.93

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	1,525	171.78	2,620	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,139	155.20	1,768	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	920	143.98	1,325	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	800	123.70	990	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,475	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,318	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,740	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$3,065	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$3,011	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,914	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$2,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	—	1,501	160.32/cwt	154.00–173.00	2,406	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	183.51/cwt	174.00–207.00	2,844	17
Bulls	—	—	1,565	113.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	116.06/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,042	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	761	126.75/cwt	120.00–137.50	965	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	143.98/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,325	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	540	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,037	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	600	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	410	421.69/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	519	340.52/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	405.72/cwt	395.00–422.00	1,765	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	115	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	155	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	345.98/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,803	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	93	833.78/head	500.00–1,150.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	718.25/head	400.00–1,075.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	289.38/cwt	286.00–298.00	2,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	811	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	338.48/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,916	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	162	739.95/head	500.00–1,025.00	740	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	2,790.00/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,790	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,973	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,783.33/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,783	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	894	218.40/cwt	195.00–264.00	1,952	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	3,003.13/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	3,003	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,421	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	184.50/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,066	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	3,058.33/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,058	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,975.00/head	2,850.00–3,125.00	2,975	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	794	206.08/cwt	180.00–242.00	1,636	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,787.50/head	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,788	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	2,518.75/head	2,050.00–2,675.00	2,519	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	3,625.00/head	3,400.00–3,850.00	3,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,330	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	965	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	990	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Steers	Large 1	850–900	890	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,109	1
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,180	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,596	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,137	160.51/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,825	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	152.71/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,741	32
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,165	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	400	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	403	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	379	428.66/cwt	417.00–445.00	1,625	5
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	468	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	363	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	329.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	458	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	345.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,173	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	437.30/cwt	427.00–445.00	1,592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	444.97/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,829	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	368.78/cwt	359.00–388.00	1,737	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	481.96/cwt	472.00–500.00	1,817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	315.23/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,964	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	345.18/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,999	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	327.64/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,356	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	442.68/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	410.67/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,004	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	455.02/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,176	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	370.15/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	406.26/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,978	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	316.17/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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