Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves had insufficient numbers to compare however a steady trend was evident. Heifer calves 450-500 lbs sold 2.00 lower and 500-550 lbs were 12.00 higher. Steer and heifer yearling feeders had incomparable numbers. Trade was moderate on smaller numbers.. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.56/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −16.35 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$368.56

25 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$46.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

vs NM average

+17.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	374.72	2,089	21
Medium 1	580	360.00	2,088	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	328.33	1,758	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.38/cwt here — about $331 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

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 sale25 hd

368.56

—

NM average3 barns · 166 hd

370.32

−1.76

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

+17.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.91

−16.35

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	1,483	190.73	2,828	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,005	192.94	1,939	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,093	170.99	1,868	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	807	150.49	1,215	29

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$3,179	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$3,159	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,612	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	813	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,332	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	625	$2,250	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	595	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,003	$2,995	5

Every lot, as filed

143 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 3	350–400	375	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Small 3	300–350	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	150–200	163	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	268	1,324.30/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	423	389.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	182.64/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,301	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	380	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	250–300	260	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	330	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	373	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,371	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	985	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	932	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,655	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	193.14/cwt	185.00–202.00	3,200	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	130.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	941	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	161.41/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,488	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	832	166.66/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,387	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	443	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	650	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,248	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	850–900	866	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	410.59/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,716	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	735	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	1,326.70/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,327	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	795	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,175	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,160	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	690	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,683.33/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,683	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	3,178.57/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,179	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	680	264.25/cwt	194.00–280.00	1,797	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,710	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,575.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	2,371.43/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,371	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	3,383.33/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,383	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	625	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	785	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 3	—	640	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	3,223.08/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,223	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	620	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	705	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,115	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	595	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Large 1	750–800	753	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,523	4
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,005	192.94/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,939	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	163.01/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,730	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	177.60/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,987	35
Bulls	—	—	1,596	201.49/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,216	4
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	655	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,945	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	575	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Large 2	700–750	710	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,031	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	680	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	274.50/cwt	230.00–297.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	322.43/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	369.55/cwt	367.00–372.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	692	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	511.68/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	239.03/cwt	192.00–317.00	1,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	386.71/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	459.44/cwt	445.00–472.00	1,893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	3,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	324.71/cwt	321.00–332.00	2,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	355.95/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	213	1,249.27/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	1,167.19/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	308.81/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	441.71/cwt	430.00–454.00	1,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	303.04/cwt	292.00–308.00	2,524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	110	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	354.99/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	1,328.13/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,328	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	380.19/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	375.67/cwt	370.00–397.00	2,017	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	283.33/cwt	275.00–292.00	2,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	392.31/cwt	382.00–398.00	1,824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	436.38/cwt	415.00–442.00	1,619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	399.44/cwt	382.00–407.00	2,065	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	328.35/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	344.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	421.74/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	283	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	442.46/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1

How this sale compares

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