Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 2.00 lower and feeder steers 700-750 lbs were 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 450-500 lbs sold 11.00 lower and 550-600 lbs were 13.00 higher while feeder heifers 700-750 sold 18.00-20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers because of the- 'Dog days of summer'! Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.97/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −48.19 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$337.97

13 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$62.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.26

vs NM average

+3.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	342.80	1,903	12thin
Large 1	555	280.00	1,554	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.80/cwt here — about $349 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 sale13 hd

337.97

—

NM average3 barns · 114 hd

324.72

+13.26

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

+3.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−48.19

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	1,332	176.73	2,354	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,145	181.96	2,083	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,215	168.27	2,044	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	156.42	1,750	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	806	125.99	1,015	16

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 (2-4 yrs)	825	$3,150	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,983	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$2,857	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$2,835	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,806	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	648	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	813	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	723	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,880	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	380	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	812	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,192	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	385	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	504	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	643	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	617	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	983	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	338.64/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	207	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	1,137.12/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	398.22/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	336.12/cwt	326.00–342.00	2,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	344.19/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	731	292.77/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	368.43/cwt	366.00–377.00	1,765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	385.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,471	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	168.27/cwt	154.00–179.00	2,044	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,365	160.36/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,189	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	166.74/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,834	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	153.12/cwt	137.00–169.00	1,680	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,225.00/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
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	—	868	239.11/cwt	180.00–252.00	2,075	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	3,175.00/head	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	3,064.29/head	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,064	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	852	219.89/cwt	169.00–252.00	1,873	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	675	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,625.00/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,215	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	675	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,404	179.49/cwt	168.00–191.00	2,520	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	126.39/cwt	111.00–146.00	1,009	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,050	139.70/cwt	119.00–160.00	1,467	2
Bulls	—	—	1,253	199.99/cwt	181.00–220.00	2,506	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,145	181.96/cwt	178.00–210.00	2,083	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	146.49/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,447	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	451	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,745	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	378	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	433	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,516	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	245	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,083	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	459	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,813	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	419	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,634	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	378	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,436	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	365.66/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,152	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	431	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	100	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	394.69/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,319	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	316.38/cwt	314.00–317.00	2,287	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	328.32/cwt	322.00–329.00	2,390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	363	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,708	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	368.10/cwt	356.00–370.00	2,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	383.51/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	325.99/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	255	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	433.11/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,780	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	4

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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