Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 15.00-18.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were steady. Steer and heifer feeders had no comparable numbers but a higher undertone was felt through out. Heifer calves 450-500 lbs sold 19.00-25.00 higher. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher and slaughter cows were 9.00 higher with few 5.00 lower. Trade was active with excellent buyer attendance. June 31.2025 wiil be next sale then skip July7, 2025 and resume sales on July14, 2025..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.03/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −30.13 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$356.03

35 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$522

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

$105.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.29

vs NM average

+20.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	374.03	2,004	29
Medium and Large 1-2	551	269.00	1,482	6thin

One grade step is worth $105.03/cwt here — about $522 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 sale35 hd

356.03

—

NM average3 barns · 135 hd

335.73

+20.29

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

+20.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−30.13

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	1,435	182.58	2,620	40
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	845	186.84	1,579	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,236	169.15	2,091	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,058	156.82	1,659	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	754	127.12	959	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	873	$1,995	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	883	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$1,388	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,066	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,483	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,347	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	894	$2,175	10
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,050	3thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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%	—	1,236	169.15/cwt	162.00–188.00	2,091	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,709	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,303	176.81/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,304	16
Bulls	—	—	1,724	184.48/cwt	170.00–195.00	3,180	16
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,121	190.34/cwt	166.00–215.00	2,134	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,347	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	133.80/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	608	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	155	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	431	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	434	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	1,219.64/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.62/cwt	312.00–327.00	2,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	485.46/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,262	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,758	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	80	945.83/head	550.00–1,125.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	387.44/cwt	372.00–402.00	1,848	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	343	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,441	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	356.10/cwt	356.00–357.00	2,446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	108	989.53/head	900.00–1,075.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	319	442.24/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,411	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,400.00/head	3,150.00–3,650.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,115	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,033	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	700	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	759	235.73/cwt	192.00–267.00	1,789	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	3,229.17/head	2,500.00–3,375.00	3,229	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,412.50/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,413	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	1,787.50/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,325.00/head	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	2,328.57/head	1,850.00–2,475.00	2,329	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,075.00/head	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	628	1,675.00/head	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,675	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	898	202.20/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,816	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	148.00/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,803	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	827	1,816.67/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,817	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,045	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	710	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	875	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	745	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	873	1,387.50/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,255	3,150.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,150	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	970	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,571	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	157.67/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,671	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	845	186.84/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	656	118.78/cwt	117.00–123.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	357	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	386	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,621	8
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	458	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	342	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	4
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	339.30/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,941	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	1,771	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,413	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	358.39/cwt	344.00–362.00	1,853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	427	436.00/cwt	435.00–437.00	1,862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	350.31/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,193	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	412.41/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	641	346.01/cwt	344.00–347.00	2,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	383.73/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,658	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	440.79/cwt	437.00–455.00	1,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	378.45/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,010	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	473.25/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,548	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	359	447.52/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	433.04/cwt	422.00–445.00	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	428.83/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	381.03/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,183	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	347.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,181	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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