Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-500 lbs sold 8.00-19.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were steady-7.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 4.00 lower while 700-750 lbs were 1.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold 10.00-18.00 lower and 400-500 lbs were steady-10.00 lower with 500-600 lbs being steady-7.00 higher. Heifer yearlings 650 lbs-700 lbs sold 14.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand on slightly higher numbers. Slaughter cows were steady-2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady-6.00 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 $425.34/cwt on 162 head. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −11.40 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$425.34

162 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$64.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.05

vs NM average

−20.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	429.11	2,325	146
Large 1	501	420.00	2,104	7thin
Medium 1	535	380.00	2,033	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	364.82	1,917	7thin

One grade step is worth $64.29/cwt here — about $408 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 sale162 hd

425.34

—

NM average3 barns · 300 hd

414.29

+11.05

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−20.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−11.40

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	1,483	177.06	2,626	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,006	202.41	2,036	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	157.46	1,803	116
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	144.50	1,610	52

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$2,860	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,773	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,383	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,281	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$2,075	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	919	$2,033	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$2,950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,800	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	907	$3,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

157 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
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,337	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	739	136.89/cwt	122.00–148.00	1,012	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,097	181.33/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,989	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,196	166.73/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,994	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,006	202.41/cwt	197.00–205.00	2,036	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	201.02/cwt	199.00–204.00	3,644	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	283	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	456	436.60/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,991	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	425	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	425	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	750–800	770	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	446	453.88/cwt	452.00–455.00	2,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	350.43/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,253	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	338.03/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,917	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	388.24/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,291	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,538	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	821	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	647	366.66/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	434	421.35/cwt	420.00–422.00	1,829	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	450.92/cwt	437.00–465.00	1,916	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	345.14/cwt	332.00–348.00	2,385	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	728	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	362.93/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,945	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	996	297.00/cwt	212.00–316.00	2,958	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	685	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,023	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,188	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,008	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,773	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	3,006.25/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,006	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	944	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	791	274.56/cwt	225.00–345.00	2,172	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,816	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,592.31/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,592	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	3,225.00/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,230.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,230	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	852	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,609	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,266.67/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,267	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,183.33/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	2,461.11/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,461	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	770	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	845	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	713	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	870	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	155.33/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,139	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,120	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	955	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,520	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	775	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,445	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	503	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	189.42/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,322	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	157.04/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,795	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	144.78/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,620	51
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,238	166.15/cwt	139.00–187.00	2,057	4
Bulls	—	—	1,694	175.05/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,965	10
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,344	2
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	323	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,163	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	353	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,359	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	693	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	448	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,823	8
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	718	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,635	2
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	714	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,456	8
Steers	Large 1	750–800	798	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,474	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	501	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,104	7
Steers	Large 1	350–400	384	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,709	4
Steers	Large 1	400–450	417	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,918	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	6
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	738	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,288	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	834	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,794	15
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	368.44/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	365.03/cwt	357.00–369.00	2,814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	346.79/cwt	337.00–352.00	2,150	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	455.91/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	531.40/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	509.02/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,919	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	398.42/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,904	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	385.75/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,342	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	418.67/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,412	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	411.00/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,166	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	464.82/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,208	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	496.47/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	353.56/cwt	352.00–354.00	2,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	480.21/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,070	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	407.68/cwt	407.00–410.00	1,920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,323	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	559.04/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	534	464.56/cwt	462.00–475.00	2,481	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	739	368.34/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	602	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,432	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	432.92/cwt	417.00–447.00	2,294	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	464	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,018	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	463.95/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,276	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	2

How this sale compares

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