Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 300-400 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower and 400-550 lbs were 10.00 higher while 550-600 lbs sold 10.00 lower with feeder steers 600-700 lbs were steady-3.00 lower and 700-750 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 5.00 higher while 400-500 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower and 500-550 lbs sold 3.00 higher with 550-600 lbs were 10.00 lower.. Heifer yearlings 700-750 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Slaughteer cows were 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Market was moderate on smaller numbers with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.81/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −30.73 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$406.81

56 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$26.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.19

vs NM average

−9.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	500	410.00	2,050	2thin
Medium and Large 1	549	409.57	2,249	48
Medium and Large 1-2	550	383.67	2,110	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.33/cwt here — about −$60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale56 hd

406.81

—

NM average3 barns · 255 hd

386.62

+20.19

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−9.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−30.73

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	1,596	185.36	2,958	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,008	183.38	1,848	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	168.36	2,047	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	151.00	1,341	28

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,555	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,425	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$1,563	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	635	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	630	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,257	$3,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$3,383	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$3,248	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$3,100	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	760	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

154 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	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	193	1,551.05/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	145	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	85	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	176	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	320	432.50/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	467	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	335.68/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	3,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	113	902.78/head	875.00–925.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	515.82/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,449	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	740	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	436.10/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,028	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	470.47/cwt	452.00–485.00	1,990	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	425	400.18/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	453.28/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	414.68/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,094	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	398.32/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,270	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	375.12/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,153	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	499.49/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	463.31/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	282	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,325	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	603	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	348	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	527	384.42/cwt	382.00–392.00	2,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	145	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	11
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	200–250	230	1,487.50/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,488	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	839	145.13/cwt	130.00–171.00	1,218	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	161.20/cwt	157.50–166.00	1,343	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	168.36/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,047	31
Bulls	—	—	1,620	185.32/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,002	4
Bulls	—	—	1,290	164.91/cwt	156.00–175.00	2,127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	934	231.25/cwt	190.00–277.00	2,160	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,407	2,500.00/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	710	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	635	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	810	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	3,169.44/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,169	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	3,050.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	630	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,629	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,135	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	795	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,118	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	863	244.00/cwt	210.00–272.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	713	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,403	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	140.90/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,130	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	157.32/cwt	143.00–165.00	1,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,008	183.38/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,848	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	199.05/cwt	195.50–202.00	3,517	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	680	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	200–250	240	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	960	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,613	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	255	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	443	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,706	3
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	275	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	655	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Full	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	216	1,507.08/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,507	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	459.67/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	146	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	341	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	373.79/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	376.35/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,721	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	599.78/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	387.64/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,458	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,783	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	420.81/cwt	402.00–435.00	2,222	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	455.22/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,158	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	507.28/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,902	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	735	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,778	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	331.39/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	378.92/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,344	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	365.07/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	327.52/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,677	3

How this sale compares

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