Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 450-500 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 500-550 lbs were 15.00 higher with 550-600 lbs being 8.00 lower. There were no comparable sales of feeder steers or feeder heifers. Heifer calves 500-550 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Market was moderate on smaller numbers...

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.87/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −76.87 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$359.87

49 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,062

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$203.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.42

vs NM average

−15.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	386.89	2,094	40
Medium and Large 1-2	542	353.33	1,914	3thin
Small 4	564	183.00	1,032	6thin

One grade step is worth $203.89/cwt here — about $1,062 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 sale49 hd

359.87

—

NM average4 barns · 201 hd

368.29

−8.42

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−15.87

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−76.87

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	1,494	193.16	2,886	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,223	171.02	2,091	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,078	170.49	1,838	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	138.35	1,326	3thin

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)	1,345	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,975	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$2,825	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,725	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,583	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,436	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$2,914	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 3	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	527	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	922	3
Steers	Small 3	350–400	375	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Small 3	350–400	385	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	564	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,032	6
Steers	Small 4	650–700	690	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Small 3	400–450	420	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	728	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	648	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	541	379.37/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	1,025.93/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	140	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	1,226.43/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	238.66/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	399.74/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	463.71/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	1,301.08/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	328	429.96/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	374.31/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,134	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	321.55/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	387.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	355.78/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	433.23/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	947	157.37/cwt	152.50–164.00	1,490	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	168.51/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,948	19
Bulls	—	—	1,465	194.30/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,846	13
Bulls	—	—	1,282	172.34/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,209	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	181.26/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,443	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,194	168.66/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,014	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,820.00/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,820	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,500.00/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	818	240.67/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,123	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	2,500.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	635	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	2,830.00/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,830	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,583.33/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,341	3,040.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	955	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	875	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,039	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,011	185.96/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,880	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,992	206.76/cwt	205.00–209.00	4,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	468	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,966	3
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	630	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	528	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	248.50/cwt	242.00–255.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,511	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,138	210.98/cwt	204.00–218.00	2,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	382.20/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,984	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	1,117.73/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	426.51/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	282.37/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	408.99/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	593	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	397.47/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,063	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	385.40/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	366.12/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	185	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	735	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	354.57/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,195	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	498	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,243	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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