Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 15.00-18.00 higher and 450-600 lbs were steady-10.00 lower. Feeder steer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs sold steady-15.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 2.00-12.00 lower. No comparable numbers on feeder heifer yearlings. Trade was moderate on similar numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.94/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −27.80 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$408.94

95 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$48.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

vs NM average

−8.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	416.81	2,254	75
Medium 1	551	408.50	2,249	4thin
Large 1	523	402.00	2,102	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	367.87	1,975	14thin

One grade step is worth $48.95/cwt here — about $279 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $436.74 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 sale95 hd

408.94

—

NM average3 barns · 368 hd

402.82

+6.12

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−8.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−27.80

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	1,505	187.07	2,816	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	900	180.35	1,623	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	163.91	1,875	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	147.91	1,710	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,438	180.00	2,588	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,942	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,710	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,663	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,642	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$2,424	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	919	$2,363	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	964	$2,150	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	710	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,725	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	923	$2,310	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	847	$2,233	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,994	9

Every lot, as filed

174 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
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,095	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,212	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,320	2,625.00/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,320	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,411	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,370	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,155	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,349	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,350	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,240	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	155.36/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,858	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	765	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,129	182.68/cwt	169.00–191.00	2,062	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	163.91/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,941	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	990	162.58/cwt	149.00–171.00	1,610	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	900	180.35/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	5
Steers	Small 3	750–800	750	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,228	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	745	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	1,200.81/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	489	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,054	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	163	1,285.38/head	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,393	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	401.42/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	383.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,049	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	376.91/cwt	358.00–385.00	2,163	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	421.41/cwt	407.00–435.00	2,014	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	367	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,170	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	960	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	945	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	765	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	808	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	580	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	680	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	615	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	2,713.16/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,713	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,770	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	3,040.00/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,503.85/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,504	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,966.67/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	195.00/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,528	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,675.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,239	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	685	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	3,300.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	2,262.50/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,263	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,697	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	862	248.88/cwt	202.00–310.00	2,145	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,523	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	381.62/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,881	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	356.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	414	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	370.91/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	6
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,022	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	553	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	330.53/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,901	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	715	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	2
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	659	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,221	7
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	568	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	548	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	142.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,621	6
Steers	Large 1	350–400	383	481.58/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,844	7
Steers	Large 1	500–550	523	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,102	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	553	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,438	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,588	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,194	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	202.50/cwt	198.00–207.00	3,837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	174.69/cwt	161.00–193.00	2,393	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	173.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,023	4
Bulls	—	—	1,656	189.89/cwt	180.00–196.00	3,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	450.18/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,895	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	483.17/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	441.92/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	494.80/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,806	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	372.21/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	367.36/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,432	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	614	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	244	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	386.10/cwt	382.00–392.00	2,405	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	409.36/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,321	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	513.73/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,209	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	535.72/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	360.61/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	368.49/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	457.83/cwt	455.00–462.00	2,133	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	453.14/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,152	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	470.35/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	337.67/cwt	337.00–338.00	2,668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	645	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	421.65/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,201	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	327.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,529	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	504	477.86/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,732	2

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