Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-400 lbs sold steady-25.00 lower and 400-500 lbs were 25.00-30.00 higher while 500-600 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Premium was on weaned calves. Steer yearlings 600-750 lbs were 6.00-12.00 higher with few instances 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold 25.00-35.00 higher and 400-450 lbs were 20.00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold 23.00 lower with 500-550 lbs being 2.00 higher and 550-600 lbs at 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lb sold 20.00 lower. Trade was higher on weaned calves with smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher with few 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Market was moderately higher with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.37/cwt on 199 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −61.37 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$375.37

199 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$51.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.55

vs NM average

−49.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	378.06	2,081	185
Medium 1	577	352.90	2,036	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	326.54	1,845	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.52/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale199 hd

375.37

—

NM average3 barns · 584 hd

360.82

+14.55

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−49.50

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−61.37

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	—	Average	1,585	171.47	2,717	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,015	176.22	1,789	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	163.97	1,771	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	136.81	1,393	77

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)	1,151	$3,150	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,660	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,457	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,456	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$2,450	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$2,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$2,200	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$2,179	95
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,580	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,058	$2,657	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,478	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

166 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%	—	999	123.11/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,230	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	844	136.43/cwt	121.00–152.00	1,151	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	146.19/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,659	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	162.93/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	428.68/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	667	316.37/cwt	307.00–320.00	2,110	11
Dairy Steers	Small 3	500–550	509	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,120	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	250–300	253	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	923	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	368	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	721	305.99/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	466	403.57/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,881	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	113	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,964	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	473.79/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,108	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	475	370.38/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,759	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	407.74/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,729	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	403.76/cwt	393.00–420.00	1,837	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	463.08/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	355.18/cwt	336.00–362.00	1,826	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	308.24/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,090	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	378.61/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,980	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	304.59/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,373	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	440.42/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,074	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	351.57/cwt	340.00–372.00	2,018	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	338.28/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,121	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	325.50/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,872	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	310.48/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,962	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,505	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,135	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,168	2,183.33/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,183	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,488.46/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,488	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	932	244.75/cwt	220.00–270.00	2,281	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,064	1,854.17/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,854	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	853	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,240.00/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,240	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	191.75/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,939	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,371.43/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,371	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	2,513.64/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,514	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,816.67/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,872.73/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,873	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,459	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,261	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,812.50/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	942	231.22/cwt	190.00–282.00	2,178	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,265	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	3,190.00/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,190	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	2,833.33/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,833	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	13
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,093	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,220	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,732	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,585	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	140.90/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,503	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	393	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	383	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	508	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	291.77/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	606	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,927	5
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	270	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	655	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	730	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,986	5
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	568	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	150–200	150	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	508	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	423	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	753	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	550–600	577	352.90/cwt	337.00–365.00	2,036	7
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	50–100	90	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	300–350	324	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	956	5
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	736	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,363	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	574	330.45/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,897	27
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	348	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	624	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,810	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	673	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	500–550	502	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,441	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	960	203.97/cwt	186.00–207.00	1,958	11
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	474	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,778	7
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Large 1	850–900	858	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,385	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	633	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,228	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,015	176.22/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,789	3
Bulls	—	—	1,597	176.14/cwt	167.50–184.00	2,813	16
Bulls	—	—	1,675	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,575	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,260	178.40/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,248	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	152.50/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,632	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,095	195.97/cwt	152.50–204.00	2,146	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	438.08/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	443.85/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,886	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	463.50/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1900–1950	1,935	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	474.44/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	368.41/cwt	363.00–385.00	2,247	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	340.81/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,249	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	319.22/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,464	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	326.42/cwt	318.00–332.00	2,347	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	474.98/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	591	379.69/cwt	379.00–382.00	2,244	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	303	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,047	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,030	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	423.53/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,147	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	412.10/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	414.94/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,801	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	394	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	397.19/cwt	395.00–399.00	2,093	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	381.64/cwt	381.00–390.00	2,172	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	238	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	371	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,689	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	343	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	263	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	317.64/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,715	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	340.47/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,651	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	377.27/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	372.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,820	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	326.54/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,845	7

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