Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-400 lb sold 12.00-20.00 higher and 400-550 lb were 2.00-12.00 higher while 550-600 lb sold 10.00-18.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lb were 7.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 400-450 lb were 11.00-17,00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold 8.00 lower and 500-600 lb were 8.00-10.00 higher. Heifer yearlings sold steady. Trade was active with very good demand on lower numbers.. Slaughter cows were steady to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-7.00 higher. Market was good with excellent buyer attendance. No sale July 7,2025. Next sale July 14, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.51/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −36.40 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$348.51

35 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$54.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

vs NM average

+5.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	366.30	2,049	20
Large 1	515	352.00	1,813	4thin
Medium 1	553	331.00	1,829	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	311.32	1,741	9thin

One grade step is worth $54.98/cwt here — about $308 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 sale35 hd

348.51

—

NM average3 barns · 186 hd

340.33

+8.18

National average21 barns · 2,053 hd

342.96

+5.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.91

−36.40

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	1,546	182.56	2,823	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,092	171.86	1,877	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	938	150.63	1,413	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	736	129.34	952	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,633	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$2,933	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,024	$2,900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,769	8

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	635	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	100	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	1,300.37/head	1,175.00–1,376.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	369.62/cwt	355.00–372.00	2,096	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	393.18/cwt	392.00–405.00	1,502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	617	350.83/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,165	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	85	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	356.33/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	382.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	342.00/cwt	337.00–347.00	2,312	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	328.67/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	418.80/cwt	416.00–422.00	1,805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	393.09/cwt	392.00–394.00	1,887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	478.89/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	366.53/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,232	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	353.37/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	369	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	465.51/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,722	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	556	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	633	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	111.43/cwt	95.00–120.00	747	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,092	171.86/cwt	161.00–187.00	1,877	55
Bulls	—	—	1,688	183.48/cwt	170.00–197.00	3,097	10
Bulls	—	—	1,326	185.62/cwt	172.00–194.00	2,461	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	150.63/cwt	130.00–164.00	1,413	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	125.73/cwt	123.00–129.00	905	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,933.33/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,933	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	220.82/cwt	186.00–247.00	1,767	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	202.20/cwt	144.00–282.00	1,466	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	835	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,912.50/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,913	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	3,075.00/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	2,633.33/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	760	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	245.57/cwt	215.00–270.00	2,235	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	840	241.00/cwt	225.00–257.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,025	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,204	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,075	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	613	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	515	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,813	4
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	313	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,377	2
Steers	Large 1Full	600–650	622	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,022	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	818	150.86/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	645	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,109	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Large 1	250–300	278	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	1,301	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	503	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,947	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	613	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,084	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	2
Steers	Large 1	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Steers	Large 1	400–450	424	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,726	4
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	618	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	710	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	565	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	338	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	331.68/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	775	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,457	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	357.08/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	441.99/cwt	430.00–457.00	1,803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	395.39/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,080	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	459.09/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	686	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	317.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	684	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	347.57/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	314.15/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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