Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 6/30/25; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 20.00-30.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs had no comparable sales, however a stronger undertone was felt throughout. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 10.00 higher while 400-450 lbs were 5.00 lower and 450-600 lbs sold 18.00-20.00 higher. Trade was very active on larger numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 14.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 13.00 higher. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance...

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.08/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −73.45 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$364.08

62 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$625

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$142.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs NM average

−8.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	535	392.00	2,097	3thin
Medium and Large 1	545	384.35	2,096	49
Medium and Large 1-2	537	271.33	1,457	3thin
Large 2	589	250.00	1,473	7thin

One grade step is worth $142.00/cwt here — about $625 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $437.53 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 sale62 hd

364.08

—

NM average3 barns · 210 hd

365.82

−1.73

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−8.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−73.45

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	1,558	190.75	2,973	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,124	174.79	1,965	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	935	160.29	1,499	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	812	137.04	1,113	23

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)	1,087	$2,971	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,800	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	949	$2,793	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$2,125	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$1,908	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	976	$1,844	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	658	$1,867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$3,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$3,071	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,778	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	954	$2,483	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	785	$1,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

145 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	150–200	150	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	173	1,065.12/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	408.11/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,755	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	688	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	548	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	464	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	403.39/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,541	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	126	1,043.85/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	385.08/cwt	378.00–397.00	2,002	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	401.47/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,843	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	437.30/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	377.76/cwt	372.00–390.00	2,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	392.83/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,102	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	373.77/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,213	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	502.39/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	344.56/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	1,345.30/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,345	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	800–850	810	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,555	2
Steers	Small 3	300–350	310	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	544	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	342	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,368	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	347	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,162	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,136	180.76/cwt	177.00–197.00	2,053	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	741	159.85/cwt	135.00–187.00	1,184	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	817	158.92/cwt	148.00–168.00	1,298	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	141.80/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,173	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	112.10/cwt	100.00–131.00	908	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	173.70/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,945	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,950.00/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	3,220.00/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,220	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	2,600.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,600	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	169.23/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,887	11
Bulls	—	—	1,495	175.21/cwt	158.00–199.00	2,619	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	165.15/cwt	159.00–178.00	1,614	18
Bulls	—	—	1,763	202.10/cwt	192.00–210.00	3,563	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	125.42/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,659	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,119	186.34/cwt	175.00–200.00	2,085	6
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	782	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,799	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	373	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	398	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,612	9
Bulls	—	—	1,549	192.98/cwt	180.00–201.00	2,989	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	86.84/cwt	80.00–98.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	328	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	535	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,097	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	486	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,002	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	2
Steers	Large 2	550–600	589	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	227.03/cwt	222.00–232.00	2,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	105	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	394.23/cwt	394.00–397.00	2,097	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	383.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,417	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	338	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	426.85/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	356.13/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,432	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	359.27/cwt	355.00–372.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	441.02/cwt	437.00–445.00	1,685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	418.93/cwt	407.00–435.00	1,789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	407.43/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	376.19/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,396	5
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	990	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	880	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	740	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	953	1,866.67/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	845	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	540	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	710	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	745	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	785	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	710	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	695	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	2,500.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	800	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,950.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	2,733.33/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,062.50/head	2,050.00–2,075.00	2,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,866.67/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,867	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	250.00/cwt	223.00–270.00	2,275	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	799	245.17/cwt	228.00–260.00	1,959	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	750	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	2,850.00/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	2,875.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,875	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	3,150.00/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,150	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,966.67/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,967	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	193.33/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,301	3

How this sale compares

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