Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2024-11-25

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Nov 25
● Final160 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,998 head
▲ 312 vs last sale 1,686▲ 974 vs year ago 1,024 · +95.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
287 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 401▼ 13 vs year ago 300 · −4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 314▲ 67 vs year ago 135 · +49.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 10.00-18.00 higher' with 400-450 lbs being 5.00 higher and feeder steer yearlings were 15.00-18.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 13.00-18.00 higher and heifer yearlings were 18.00 higher. Trade was very active and demand was very good on larger numbers. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower and slaughter cows were steady. Market was very active with excellent buyer attendance

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $307.56/cwt on 210 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −107.74 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$307.56
210 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$468
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$97.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.28
vs NM average
−16.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542318.531,727163
Medium and Large 1-2577287.741,66031
Large 2508247.001,2558thin
Medium and Large 2569221.501,2608thin
One grade step is worth $97.03/cwt here — about $468 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale210 hd
307.56
—
NM average4 barns · 705 hd
288.29
+19.28
National average38 barns · 6,986 hd
323.78
−16.22
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−107.74
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales
483429375321median 415.3103/0204/2706/2909/0811/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.49, low $335.13, median $415.31 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Low1,669134.452,24443
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,050123.411,29622
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,107116.951,29597
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,135102.281,16125

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,176$2,44614
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$2,24532
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,86625
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,234$1,8007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,152$1,79511
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$1,7752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,156$1,67217
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$8752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,3503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$2,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,003$1,7173thin

Every lot

160 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1224417.00/cwt417.00–417.0093421
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277433.70/cwt430.00–440.001,20127
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned284395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1228
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full314325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0217
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327396.94/cwt390.00–410.001,29840
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,1622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned333374.80/cwt370.00–382.001,2485
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0802
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371339.67/cwt330.00–345.001,2608
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added372399.42/cwt397.00–400.001,48611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387372.73/cwt368.00–387.001,44253
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned395347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,3712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added404380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5357
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full408350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410343.29/cwt342.00–348.001,40714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430359.67/cwt350.00–370.001,54768
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432313.26/cwt307.00–317.001,3537
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned447333.66/cwt332.00–337.001,4916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full465316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,4692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,41911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471356.08/cwt350.00–357.001,67731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480333.28/cwt322.00–341.001,60096
Steers500–550Large 2508247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2558
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned509278.19/cwt272.00–293.001,4167
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full513301.71/cwt296.00–304.001,54811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522337.30/cwt336.00–338.001,76118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy522306.65/cwt305.00–310.001,6016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527324.93/cwt317.00–334.001,71260
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5643
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full560276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5462
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,7413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575316.87/cwt306.00–326.001,82259
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582285.52/cwt280.00–289.001,66225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Full588178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0472
Steers600–650Large 2601250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,50314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3607189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1473
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613275.01/cwt270.00–284.001,68616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5752
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full637261.40/cwt258.00–263.001,6658
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5062
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666265.54/cwt259.00–270.001,76837
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683227.45/cwt220.00–235.001,5534
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full687247.84/cwt247.50–250.001,70322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724240.66/cwt230.00–247.001,74224
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5006
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6952
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778241.59/cwt239.00–246.001,88013
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5764
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1829202.79/cwt200.00–210.001,6817
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1027
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned195710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1241390.00/cwt390.00–390.009408
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned246335.00/cwt335.00–335.008249
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Full274342.00/cwt342.00–342.009379
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290357.93/cwt350.00–365.001,03821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293292.00/cwt292.00–292.008563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318280.00/cwt280.00–280.008902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,0767
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy336375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,26021
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added366325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,19033
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366283.93/cwt280.00–290.001,03913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368314.95/cwt306.00–320.001,15911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0012
Heifers350–400Large 1396305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2084
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned412277.35/cwt265.00–280.001,14311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420270.14/cwt260.00–272.001,13516
Heifers400–450Large 2420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007562
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425306.05/cwt296.00–315.001,30191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full442294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2997
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0683
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2463190.00/cwt190.00–190.008803
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0933
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477282.93/cwt277.00–295.001,35086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned478271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,29513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489263.11/cwt260.00–265.001,28710
Heifers500–550Medium 1500261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3053
Heifers500–550Large 2513228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,17013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy530252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534265.49/cwt258.00–277.001,41878
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned536245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3135
Heifers550–600Medium 1562260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572261.99/cwt250.00–270.001,49951
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 3573132.14/cwt124.00–139.0075711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full575246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585245.36/cwt244.00–246.001,4359
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3282
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6884
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 3608126.00/cwt126.00–126.007663
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2872
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622241.71/cwt239.00–245.001,50342
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1682
Heifers600–650Large 2643220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5074
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671238.44/cwt234.00–248.001,6007
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy676229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,54818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2864
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4868
Heifers700–750Large 2744227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,68916
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned185575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210365.00/cwt365.00–365.007675
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2608
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned325360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1702
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4825
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5132
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2556302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6794
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,6857
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned604170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0274
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4865
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6772
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3753190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,592124.16/cwt115.00–127.001,97712
Bulls——1,597133.45/cwt127.50–140.002,13117
Bulls——1,823144.49/cwt140.00–147.002,63414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93592.05/cwt85.00–95.008615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,050123.41/cwt121.00–126.001,29622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100120.51/cwt119.00–121.001,32619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109116.08/cwt110.00–119.501,28778
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168107.10/cwt98.00–110.001,25116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25595.76/cwt94.50–98.001,2024
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows27 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1885875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29791,735.00/head1,625.00–1,825.001,7355
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0102,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,040112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1651
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,065125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1112,302.63/head2,100.00–2,425.002,30319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,743.75/head1,575.00–1,825.001,7444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,614.29/head1,425.00–1,775.001,6147
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120114.00/cwt108.00–115.001,2777
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,675.00/head1,600.00–1,725.001,67513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1661,662.50/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200113.57/cwt112.50–114.501,36315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,112.50/head1,950.00–2,250.002,1134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2122,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,65011
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2272,428.57/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2341,898.75/head1,850.00–1,950.001,89920
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2341,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240117.00/cwt110.00–127.001,4513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,270131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,355111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,362118.13/cwt109.00–122.501,60920
Bred Cows—Large 11,435116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6653
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,716.67/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1836189.01/cwt123.00–215.001,58035
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1873173.20/cwt128.00–215.001,5125
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503

This sale against other markets

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.