Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 7.00 higher and 350 550 lbs were 12.00-18.00 lower while 550-600 lbs were steady. Feeder steer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower and 450-550 lbs were 12.00-18.00 lower while 550-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. No comparable sales on feeder heifers. Trade was moderate on lower numbers with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.84/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −21.69 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$415.84

103 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 1-2

$85.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs NM average

+11.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	513	445.00	2,283	4thin
Medium and Large 1	552	417.54	2,306	93
Medium and Large 1-2	525	390.00	2,048	2thin
Medium 1-2	538	360.00	1,935	4thin

One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale103 hd

415.84

—

NM average3 barns · 441 hd

412.60

+3.24

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+11.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−21.69

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	—	High	1,555	193.75	3,013	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,085	178.26	1,934	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	165.41	1,826	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	142.85	1,395	21

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,031	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,433	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,121	$2,600	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,149	$2,584	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$2,533	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,046	$2,510	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,012	$2,767	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$2,242	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,992	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,975	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

141 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 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	465.37/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	527.36/cwt	505.00–537.00	1,767	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	655	136.78/cwt	128.00–141.00	896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	164.62/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,896	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	171.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,730	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	155.47/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	427	443.13/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	667	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,885	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	648	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	708	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	1,351.74/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	488	428.21/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,090	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	140	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	352.04/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,964	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	458.99/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,937	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	338	464.89/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	613	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	327.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	403.85/cwt	397.00–420.00	2,161	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	507.67/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,680	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	112.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,123	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	130.78/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,096	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	847	217.60/cwt	170.00–260.00	1,843	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,462	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	3,100.00/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	205.05/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,367	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	2,766.67/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,767	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	3,183.33/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,466.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,467	3
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	313	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,038	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	157.67/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,207	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	2,583.93/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,584	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	153.16/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,634	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	3,087.50/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	2,062.50/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	825	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,500.00/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,510.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,510	5
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	413	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,920	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	882	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,190	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	905	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,124	196.90/cwt	185.00–212.00	2,213	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,168	202.46/cwt	191.00–216.00	2,365	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,085	178.26/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,934	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,060	166.27/cwt	146.00–214.00	1,762	40
Steers	Large 1	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,549	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,707	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	192.52/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,130	22
Steers	Medium 2-3	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	303	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,394	2
Steers	Large 1	850–900	899	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,967	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium 1	1100–1150	1,115	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,955	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	513	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	384.28/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	264.51/cwt	262.00–267.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	342.71/cwt	337.00–352.00	2,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,364	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	420.04/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	317.99/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	481.23/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	442.46/cwt	427.00–450.00	2,102	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	374.07/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	481.12/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,035	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	371.28/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,476	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	501.02/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	410.06/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,391	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	433.32/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,284	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	309	438.75/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	353.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	474.96/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,204	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	362	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	395.69/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,426	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	713	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	454.38/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	303	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,233	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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