Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 450-550 lbs sold 17.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers had insufficient numbers to compare but a stronger undertone was felt. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Trade was moderate with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Market was moderate with good buyer attendance..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.96/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −13.57 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$423.96

61 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$59.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+49.37

vs NM average

+42.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	429.63	2,182	55
Large 1	525	374.00	1,964	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	598	370.00	2,213	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.63/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale61 hd

423.96

—

NM average3 barns · 180 hd

374.59

+49.37

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

+42.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−13.57

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	1,404	194.26	2,727	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	168.31	1,842	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	166.57	2,168	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	157.29	1,510	55

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$3,200	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	948	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,725	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,717	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$2,700	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,438	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,216	$3,082	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$3,025	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$3,000	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,550	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	875	$3,133	6

Every lot, as filed

128 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	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	423.18/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,507	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,916.67/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,917	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	3,300.00/head	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,119	180.93/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,025	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	173.05/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	169.21/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,865	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	162.69/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,754	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	160.62/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,616	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	914	184.97/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	226	1,081.63/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	453	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	713	222.40/cwt	197.00–260.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	477.38/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	324	512.93/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	110	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	741	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	407.58/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	392.45/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,868	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	2,966.67/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,967	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,062.50/head	2,950.00–3,175.00	3,063	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	3,225.00/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	2,761.54/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,762	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	735	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,633.50/head	2,500.00–2,750.50	2,634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,540.00/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,540	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	250.00/cwt	235.00–265.00	2,125	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	960	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	760	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,185	2,925.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	2,920.00/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,920	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	945	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	198.85/cwt	193.00–205.00	2,850	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	150.86/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,415	12
Bulls	—	—	1,287	185.98/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,394	9
Bulls	—	—	1,783	208.54/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	148.63/cwt	141.00–152.50	2,273	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	139.57/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,294	13
Steers	Large 1	500–550	525	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	735	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,293	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	670	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	585	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	985	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	200–250	205	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	212.48/cwt	191.00–220.00	2,089	8
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	550–600	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	750–800	788	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,868	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	679	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	406.25/cwt	405.00–407.00	1,897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	470.61/cwt	457.00–475.00	1,760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	278.50/cwt	275.00–282.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	368.72/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	209	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	438.80/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,496	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	348.48/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	1,350.94/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,238	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	398.61/cwt	394.00–406.00	1,670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	401.73/cwt	394.00–407.00	2,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	367.98/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,304	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	378.67/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	474.09/cwt	457.00–475.00	1,982	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	429.40/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	316	467.98/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	264.33/cwt	264.00–265.00	2,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	571.27/cwt	560.00–572.00	1,908	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	358.49/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,175	47

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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