Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-450 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher and 450-600 lbs were 13.00-14.00 lower while feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 300 350 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower and 400-450 lbs were steady-1.00 lower. All classes of calves that were weaned and vaccinated sold higher on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold stedy-5.000 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $399.21/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −38.33 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$399.21

34 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$779

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

$160.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

vs NM average

−0.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	410.14	2,217	29
Medium 1	555	362.00	2,009	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	352.50	1,912	2thin
Medium 1-2	575	250.00	1,438	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.14/cwt here — about $779 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

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 sale34 hd

399.21

—

NM average2 barns · 136 hd

404.85

−5.64

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−0.68

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−38.33

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	1,534	190.21	2,918	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	168.53	1,936	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	165.34	2,679	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	795	156.32	1,243	31

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)	1,007	$2,434	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$2,000	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	736	$1,479	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	600	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$2,514	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	795	$1,975	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	803	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

168 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	Large 1	450–500	470	415.79/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,954	6
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	565	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	520	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	372	467.27/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	432	397.47/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,717	3
Steers	Small 3	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	421	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,705	12
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	620	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	113	1,127.78/head	975.00–1,250.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	170	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	363	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,851	6
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	230	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	690	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	423.57/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	389.33/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	359.01/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	417.89/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	375.14/cwt	362.00–390.00	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	442.37/cwt	420.00–451.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	374.00/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	359.57/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	491.50/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	374.22/cwt	367.00–376.00	2,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	351.78/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	416.34/cwt	405.00–422.00	2,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	383.03/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	488.52/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,891	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	690	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2-3	—	855	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	693	1,600.00/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	805	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	650	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	725	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	2,633.33/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,257	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	615	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	770	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	675	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	782	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,698	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	668	253.13/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,691	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,975.00/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,975	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	2,812.50/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,813	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	545	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	182.33/cwt	172.00–195.00	2,210	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,238	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	172.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,627	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,182	192.35/cwt	179.00–206.00	2,274	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	168.53/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,936	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	155.44/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,230	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	644	126.20/cwt	124.00–131.00	813	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	203.99/cwt	201.00–207.50	3,739	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	171.84/cwt	160.00–186.00	2,248	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	250–300	270	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	422	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,772	8
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	555	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	695	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	255	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	260	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	334	466.62/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	200–250	215	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	200–250	248	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	1
Steers	Large 2	600–650	640	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,779	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	533	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	723	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,422	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	448	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,658	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	235	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	203	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	32
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	377	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,414	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2Full	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Steers	Large 2	400–450	435	399.77/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	529	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,957	4
Bulls	Large 1	350–400	372	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,674	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	308	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,217	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	303	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,364	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	200–250	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	165.34/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,679	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	163.92/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,365	17
Bulls	—	—	1,754	193.22/cwt	188.00–199.00	3,389	11
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	418.02/cwt	397.00–427.00	2,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	574.01/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	359.15/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	520.62/cwt	500.00–532.00	2,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	688	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	345.96/cwt	335.00–352.00	2,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	398.78/cwt	385.00–412.00	2,257	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	485.32/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	446.63/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	345.44/cwt	300.00–367.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	444.80/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,256	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	394.41/cwt	392.00–397.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	338	485.05/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,639	3

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