Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale;. Steer calves 400-450 sold steady-15.00 higher and 450-550 lbs were 18.00-23.00 lower while 550-600 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings 600-700 lbs were steady-5.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs sold steady-2.00 higher while 450-550 lbs were 15.00-20.00 higher and 550-600 lbs sold 15.00 lower, Feeder heifers had no comparable sales.. Trade was good on larger numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance...

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.28/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −25.25 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$412.28

105 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs NM average

−10.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	416.43	2,339	90
Medium and Large 1-2	576	387.43	2,232	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $107 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 sale105 hd

412.28

—

NM average3 barns · 635 hd

416.31

−4.02

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−10.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−25.25

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	1,274	190.02	2,421	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	156.87	1,777	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	140.96	1,539	27

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)	1,055	$3,133	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,610	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,066	$2,739	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$2,516	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,238	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	793	$2,550	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	630	$1,971	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	618	$1,838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$3,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	980	$3,375	1thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	142.11/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,550	26
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	200–250	230	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	200–250	222	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	250–300	277	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	200–250	240	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	693	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	717	322.80/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	95	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,992	2
Steers	Small 2	450–500	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	179	1,404.26/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	1,395.87/head	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	1,415.63/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	1,391.30/head	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	336.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	447	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	482	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	468.15/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,770	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	523	405.63/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,121	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	290	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,006	154.74/cwt	127.00–190.00	1,557	33
Bulls	—	—	1,487	176.75/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,859	205.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,819	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	188.34/cwt	172.00–197.00	2,919	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	744	268.19/cwt	155.00–337.00	1,995	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	2,562.50/head	2,500.00–2,625.00	2,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,610	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,801	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	1,837.50/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,402	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,350.00/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	1,971.43/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,971	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	3,155.56/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,156	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	2,630.00/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,630	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	161.00/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,170	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	260.00/cwt	200.00–320.00	2,561	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	915	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,033	2,260.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,260	5
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	930	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	423	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,925	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,331	2
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	157.77/cwt	150.00–170.50	1,871	78
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	987	196.68/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,941	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,065	188.81/cwt	169.00–196.00	2,011	22
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	748	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	584	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	260	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Large 3	750–800	778	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,712	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	499	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,131	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	312	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	387.85/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,877	6
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	587	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,655	6
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	388	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	5
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	621	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,329	7
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	387.43/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,232	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	457.63/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,027	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,412	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	376.16/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,404	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	361.40/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,320	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	398.89/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,090	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	365.38/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,148	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	505.09/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,652	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	357.01/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,031	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	458.32/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,975	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	355.20/cwt	346.00–362.00	2,390	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	666	350.83/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,337	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	432.02/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,056	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	437.32/cwt	430.00–442.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	306.99/cwt	302.00–312.00	2,803	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	431.93/cwt	425.00–447.00	2,289	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	533.37/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	351.03/cwt	349.00–356.00	2,534	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	407.92/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,374	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,388	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	364.74/cwt	362.00–372.00	2,498	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	504.49/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,154	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	413.24/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	382.79/cwt	377.00–392.00	2,408	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	339.17/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	412.05/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,810	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,189	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	450.50/cwt	435.00–452.00	2,243	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,910	2

How this sale compares

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