Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-11-17

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Nov 17
● Final183 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,290 head
144 vs last sale 1,434 396 vs year ago 1,686 · 23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
73 vs last sale 308 166 vs year ago 401 · 41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
249 head
1 vs last sale 250 65 vs year ago 314 · 20.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 5.00 lower and 350-450 lbs were 20.00 higher while 450-550 lbs sold 5.00-20.00 lower. 550-600 lbs were 4.00 higher. Steer yearlings 600-750 lbs sold 17.00-19.00 lower with 750-800 lbs being 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower and 400-450 lbs were 5.00 higher while 450-550 lbs brought 5.00-20.00 lower with 550-600 lbs being 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher. Trade and demand were very good on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower. Market was moderately uneven with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $344.95/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 92.59 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.
Average price
$344.95
155 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$217.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.00
vs NM average
65.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558359.142,004110
Medium 1536340.001,8219thin
Large 1570320.001,8242thin
Medium and Large 1-2558311.811,73932
Small and Medium 2-3523142.007432thin
One grade step is worth $217.14/cwt here — about $1,262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
491446402357median 437.5301/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
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 sale155 hd
344.95
NM average3 barns · 502 hd
347.94
−3.00
National average185 barns · 23,076 hd
410.08
−65.13
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.53
−92.59
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,576162.482,56124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average947182.161,7255thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,133156.511,77388
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,045141.181,47582

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,229$3,4367
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,121$3,17131
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,86010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$2,63218
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,129$2,59830
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,40663
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,9009
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$1,8836
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,119$1,79116
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)695$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)906$2,1634thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$3,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,133$2,3333thin

Every lot, as filed

183 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed910145.89/cwt144.00–147.001,32810
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed992139.42/cwt121.00–149.001,38310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,171154.51/cwt149.50–168.001,80954
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,072159.68/cwt147.00–202.001,71234
BullsLight Weight1,375177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,4341
BullsReturn to Feed1,248160.69/cwt150.00–171.002,0052
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3500–550523142.00/cwt142.00–142.007432
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3800–850834216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8014
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3200–250235875.00/head875.00–875.008752
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3150–200180700.00/head700.00–700.007002
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3300–3503351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full500–550534322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7196
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full650–700685262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7952
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,86313
Dairy SteersSmall 3550–600583200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1662
Dairy SteersSmall 3300–350327260.00/cwt260.00–260.008506
SteersSmall and Medium 2Unweaned400–450405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2152
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473351.47/cwt340.00–370.001,66226
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800783269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,1062
SteersMedium and Large 1Full400–450448440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9713
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650608330.80/cwt330.00–332.002,0115
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500465338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,57210
SteersMedium and Large 1Full350–400380466.47/cwt455.00–475.001,7737
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700679307.57/cwt295.00–320.002,0886
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550532390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0755
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525352.70/cwt327.00–357.001,85245
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,8662
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600589303.59/cwt292.00–315.001,78818
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650635318.65/cwt310.00–320.002,0237
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750707272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,9233
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426417.99/cwt400.00–425.001,78122
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950913255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3283
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500490333.00/cwt325.00–337.001,6326
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566335.53/cwt320.00–345.001,89951
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900864260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2466
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350316435.24/cwt425.00–450.001,37510
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515360.81/cwt350.00–370.001,85820
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850833260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1662
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0683
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4013
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full400–450423380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6072
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400382510.21/cwt495.00–520.001,94916
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300288495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4265
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768316.82/cwt312.00–320.002,43310
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630328.27/cwt320.00–335.002,06826
Bred CowsLarge 11,1183,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,70010
BullsMedium 1785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
Bred HeifersMedium 18451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred HeifersMedium 18101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0892,900.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9006
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1853,218.18/head3,000.00–3,300.003,21811
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0052,600.00/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1271,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9009
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-31,1752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1191,790.63/head1,500.00–1,950.001,79116
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0612,268.75/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1362,668.18/head2,400.00–2,800.002,66822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,003149.50/cwt147.00–152.001,4992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1102,650.00/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0531,725.00/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,125.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1254
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0692,957.14/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9577
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3102,875.00/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,235152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,8831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2762,300.00/head2,100.00–2,600.002,3007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,300151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,9701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1492,713.04/head2,600.00–2,800.002,71323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1492,360.00/head2,000.00–2,550.002,36025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1211,762.50/head1,500.00–2,000.001,7638
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1432,650.00/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1963,660.00/head3,300.00–3,900.003,6605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0892,786.36/head2,500.00–2,850.002,78611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 16952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1946206.25/cwt195.00–210.001,9514
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1132,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
BullsMedium 1-21,055182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,9201
Bred CowsMedium 11,1452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1848240.36/cwt195.00–267.002,03811
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,062205.71/cwt180.00–226.002,1857
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,83710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450406355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,44110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550548275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5072
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700698210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486362.25/cwt355.00–375.001,76111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300291400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,1224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4362
SteersMedium 1650–700675327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,2072
HeifersMedium 1Fleshy600–650600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5602
BullsMedium 1500–550533320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7062
HeifersMedium 1500–550530327.32/cwt322.00–330.001,7356
HeifersMedium 1600–650626294.21/cwt290.00–300.001,84214
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned500–550500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2002
HeifersMedium 1-2550–600580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7402
HeifersMedium 1550–600560305.05/cwt300.00–310.001,70810
SteersMedium 1550–600580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0304
SteersMedium 1800–850800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4002
SteersMedium 1600–650620297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,8412
SteersMedium 1500–550500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7503
HeifersMedium 1-2Unweaned250–300290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008992
SteersMedium 1450–500490345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6916
HeifersMedium 1Unweaned550–600575322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,8523
SteersMedium 11100–11501,100225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4752
HeifersMedium 1Unweaned650–700658280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8423
SteersMedium 1Unweaned500–550500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5252
BullsLarge 1Unweaned400–450439345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5155
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650605305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8452
HeifersLarge 1-2Unweaned450–500488325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5862
HeifersMedium 1-2600–650628290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8212
SteersMedium 1-2450–500465275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2792
SteersMedium 1-2300–350335390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3073
Bulls1,647142.59/cwt131.00–155.002,3485
BullsLarge 1450–500453317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,4362
BullsLarge 1350–400393372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,4622
SteersLarge 1600–650638310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9786
HeifersLarge 1600–650605322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9483
SteersLarge 1550–600570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8242
Bulls1,589164.86/cwt155.00–173.002,62011
CowsBreaker 75-80%947182.16/cwt180.00–190.001,7255
CowsLean 85-90%1,006125.32/cwt118.00–130.001,2616
CowsLean 85-90%1,085142.94/cwt130.00–149.501,55155
CowsLean 85-90%965110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0621
Bulls1,648174.97/cwt174.00–177.002,8845
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,001260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,60311
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675253.19/cwt250.00–260.001,70913
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450418485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0272
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650–700685335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2954
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605352.50/cwt345.00–359.002,13322
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800783291.82/cwt285.00–302.002,2855
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380397.53/cwt385.00–405.001,51116
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465436.56/cwt422.00–450.002,03019
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed700–750716328.00/cwt325.00–330.002,3485
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350307490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5043
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450418435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8183
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335461.76/cwt450.00–470.001,54712
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750729309.52/cwt300.00–315.002,25627
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421455.58/cwt450.00–470.001,91816
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400358440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5753
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500477407.44/cwt392.00–410.001,94314
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450407330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3433
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578356.02/cwt347.00–376.002,05835
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674316.74/cwt310.00–326.002,13542
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500481370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7806
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550506417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,11014
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550525295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5492
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550533290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5463
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500469329.96/cwt325.00–335.001,5484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570331.13/cwt320.00–340.001,88717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550514308.75/cwt307.00–310.001,5875
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700691290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550530270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450437355.90/cwt355.00–360.001,55511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600571285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6277
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2202
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350348420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632295.78/cwt290.00–300.001,8697
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8422
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600580341.22/cwt340.00–342.001,97941
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550524318.21/cwt310.00–330.001,6675
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450426366.74/cwt360.00–375.001,56214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned200–250205725.00/head725.00–725.007252
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450415365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full450–500484340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6468
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600568365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0733
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300270465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2562
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600587250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4683

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.