Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 20.00 higher and 350-400 lbs were 25.00-30.00 higher while 400-500 lbs sold steady-3.00 higher with 500-550 lbs being 3.00 higher and 550-600 lbs selling 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 450-500 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 18.00-22.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 higher. Trade was very active with very good demand on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-9.00 lower. 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 $412.58/cwt on 206 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −24.95 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$412.58

206 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$706

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

$102.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs NM average

−56.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	419.47	2,322	178
Medium 1	515	410.00	2,112	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	374.04	2,073	21
Large 1	585	350.00	2,048	2thin
Medium and Large 2	510	317.00	1,617	3thin

One grade step is worth $102.47/cwt here — about $706 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 sale206 hd

412.58

—

NM average3 barns · 523 hd

410.68

+1.91

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−56.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−24.95

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	1,578	182.34	2,877	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,129	189.57	2,140	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	156.05	1,737	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	146.03	1,557	72

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)	1,045	$3,233	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,525	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$2,473	33
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$1,983	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	785	$1,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	948	$3,133	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$3,350	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,306	$3,208	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,043	$3,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

139 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,575.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	177.12/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,028	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,116	199.53/cwt	197.00–212.00	2,227	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	149.52/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,649	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,382	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	836	134.56/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	632	360.74/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	686	352.73/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,420	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	445	455.29/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,026	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	300	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	773	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	522	407.37/cwt	404.00–410.00	2,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	376	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	594	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	683	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	393	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	483	364.59/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,380	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	395.61/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,887	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	436.90/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,665	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	371.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,391	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	3,600.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,365	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,160	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	2,642.86/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,643	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,262	2,416.67/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,275.00/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	2,472.92/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,473	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	921	303.67/cwt	240.00–320.00	2,797	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	197.50/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	851	228.84/cwt	165.00–297.00	1,947	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	785	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	735	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	745	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,045	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,178	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,460	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	970	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	975	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,248	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,190	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,275	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,423	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	194.51/cwt	194.00–195.00	3,482	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	186.06/cwt	179.00–192.00	3,042	19
Bulls	—	—	1,635	171.29/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,801	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	157.81/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,785	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	858	109.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	939	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,891	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	6
Bulls	Large 1	300–350	337	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,736	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	887	133.89/cwt	120.00–152.50	1,188	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,102	178.74/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	383	502.12/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,923	16
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	481	454.00/cwt	450.00–462.00	2,184	15
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	298	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	635	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,273	3
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	432	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	326	436.05/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,422	7
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	245	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	340.79/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,254	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	387.29/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	376.04/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,189	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	438.08/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,239	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	396.92/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,036	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	429.03/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,437	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	579.14/cwt	565.00–605.00	1,622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	544.83/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,803	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	357.61/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	357.14/cwt	352.00–359.00	2,529	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	430.43/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,062	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,300	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	358.92/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	413.15/cwt	397.00–424.00	2,363	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,285	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	475.79/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	376.80/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,461	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	368.43/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,133	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	460.70/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,207	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	343.56/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	533	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,929	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,505	8

How this sale compares

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