Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks small sale; Steer and heifer calves had no comparable numbers because of the holiday, but a stronger market was evident throughout. Same with feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows sold steady-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00-9.00 higher. Market was moderately higher on larger numbers. Special note; Last sale of 2025 will be December 15, 2025. RLA will be closed for Christmas and New Years..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.85/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −36.68 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$400.85

110 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,301

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$257.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.03

vs NM average

−29.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	539	422.73	2,280	30
Medium and Large 1	541	409.99	2,220	52
Large 1	562	392.00	2,203	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	367.55	1,954	13thin
Medium 1-2	585	336.12	1,966	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	593	165.00	978	2thin

One grade step is worth $257.73/cwt here — about $1,301 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

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 sale110 hd

400.85

—

NM average3 barns · 338 hd

382.82

+18.03

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−29.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−36.68

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	1,632	167.80	2,738	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	162.38	1,801	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	140.86	1,480	20

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)	1,285	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,554	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,200	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,864	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,671	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	838	$1,867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

195 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	467	426.05/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,990	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	640	345.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,212	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	414.76/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,759	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	360	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	593	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	978	2
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium 1Full	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	200–250	230	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	345	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,136	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	800–850	808	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium 1Full	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	376.82/cwt	357.00–390.00	1,993	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	520	406.50/cwt	406.50–406.50	2,114	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	308	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	363	330.23/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	905	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	693	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	253	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	540	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	350.43/cwt	337.00–357.00	2,187	13
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	381	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,480	5
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	310.20/cwt	309.00–320.00	2,069	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	306.60/cwt	290.00–308.00	2,158	26
Bulls	Medium 1Full	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	465	403.29/cwt	397.00–410.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	406.64/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	462.67/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	437.14/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,814	4
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	350–400	353	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	278	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	329	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	569	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,390	5
Steers	Large 1	600–650	649	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,252	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	535.20/cwt	532.00–555.00	2,339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	703	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	519	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,372	16
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	658	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,283	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	562	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,203	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	563.67/cwt	545.00–567.00	1,866	7
Steers	Large 1	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	401	471.97/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	6
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	623	281.33/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	371.86/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,213	8
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	330	431.07/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,423	4
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	495.41/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,051	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	546.11/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,097	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	435.69/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,318	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	294.37/cwt	290.00–307.00	2,167	6
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	582	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,328	8
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	529	361.95/cwt	352.00–375.00	1,915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	293.23/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,237	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	336.12/cwt	322.00–350.00	1,966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	333.47/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,274	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	367.86/cwt	356.00–372.00	2,273	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	465.64/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,161	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	385.98/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	568	330.95/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	974	189.75/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,848	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,155	2,375.00/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,554	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,575.00/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,450	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,300	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	781	239.45/cwt	190.00–305.00	1,870	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	891	219.80/cwt	176.00–242.00	1,958	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,833.33/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	1,630.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,630	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,146	1,670.00/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,670	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	965	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,452	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,040	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	985	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,170	150.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,463	144.50/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,114	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,030	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,133.33/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,200	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,095	139.65/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,529	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,075	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,828	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	173.98/cwt	161.00–180.00	3,052	16
Bulls	—	—	1,895	184.20/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,491	3
Bulls	—	—	1,438	145.86/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,097	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,127	163.18/cwt	142.00–171.00	1,839	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,068	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	124.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,127	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	170.40/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,857	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	160.88/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,763	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	146.45/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,617	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	496.48/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,623	11
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	660	304.55/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	328	370.57/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	470	409.36/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,999	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	393.44/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	429.44/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,589	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	395.62/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	454.65/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,864	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	286.49/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	334.35/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	387.36/cwt	377.00–392.00	2,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,978	9
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	430	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	380.64/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	346.61/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	310	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	600	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	350.40/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	321.30/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	332	457.61/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	835	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	368.16/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	433	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	397.48/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	679	273.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,858	4

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