Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-01-06

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 6
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,589 head
▲ 296 vs last sale 1,293▲ 72 vs year ago 1,517 · +4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 186▼ 108 vs year ago 251 · −43.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 133▲ 5 vs year ago 174 · +2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 12/16/2024 ; Steer calves sold 12.00-20.00 higher and feeder steer yearlings were steady to 19.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 5.00-13.00 higher while heifer yearlings were 3.00-9.00 higher. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher instances 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00-10.00 higher. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.05/cwt on 215 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −91.42 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$284.05
215 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$74.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NM average
−21.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547293.441,606157
Medium and Large 1-2537267.881,43745
Medium 1-2555252.001,3993thin
Small and Medium 2565219.151,23810thin
One grade step is worth $74.29/cwt here — about $368 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 sale215 hd
284.05
—
NM average1 barns · 215 hd
284.05
+0.00
National average163 barns · 22,771 hd
305.24
−21.19
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−91.42
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
430389347306median 375.4703/0204/2706/2909/0811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $319.75, median $375.47 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—Low1,382135.811,87716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,083127.971,38610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,048123.691,29632
CowsLean 85-90%Low991107.491,06638

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 (2-4 yrs)1,096$2,8007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,172$2,2089
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$2,19027
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,0458
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,133$1,69327
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,6333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,019$1,41313
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,019$2,83420
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)949$2,8006
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,3504thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,108$1,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$2,1752thin

Every lot

137 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0242
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279437.83/cwt425.00–445.001,2227
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1973
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320419.98/cwt415.00–435.001,34410
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned347380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3193
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned374393.04/cwt384.00–402.001,4706
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376408.83/cwt405.00–412.001,5377
Steers350–400Medium 1381316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,2045
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full382340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy385440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6942
Steers350–400Small 3385102.00/cwt102.00–102.003932
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386363.82/cwt360.00–367.001,4049
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full389392.81/cwt387.00–407.001,5287
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414410.94/cwt405.00–417.001,7014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422349.74/cwt332.00–353.001,47614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435376.77/cwt368.00–387.001,63921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned441360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,58810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy454389.26/cwt382.00–400.001,7675
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy458334.92/cwt330.00–340.001,5344
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477351.81/cwt345.00–360.001,67836
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480376.28/cwt370.00–385.001,80620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,5782
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full493280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,6402
Steers500–550Small 1-2512243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2448
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2513240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy519355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8425
Steers500–550Small 3520113.00/cwt113.00–113.005884
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529339.22/cwt332.00–352.001,794108
Steers500–550Medium 1538300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,61414
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned543254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy572307.80/cwt300.00–315.001,76111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576337.00/cwt330.00–348.001,94130
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578286.86/cwt286.00–290.001,65814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8514
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2615214.12/cwt210.00–217.001,3175
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625291.55/cwt282.00–297.001,822116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full634278.63/cwt277.00–280.001,76713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5956
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5209
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677275.14/cwt268.00–280.001,86317
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2680221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5033
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718248.15/cwt245.00–250.001,7828
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2723244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7643
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770254.41/cwt249.00–260.001,9596
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2794237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8827
Steers800–850Small and Medium 2845193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6314
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850230.86/cwt228.00–238.001,9627
Steers850–900Small and Medium 1860212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8232
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1943235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2164
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy327390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned330340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1224
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added331377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,2486
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340354.37/cwt352.00–362.001,20525
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2344321.06/cwt320.00–325.001,1049
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full345347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,1974
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374369.77/cwt364.00–380.001,38317
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384323.92/cwt320.00–325.001,24413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full396346.68/cwt335.00–352.001,37316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned403275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned423300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2696
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy424352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,4927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432301.20/cwt285.00–307.001,30126
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435332.96/cwt322.00–342.001,44848
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1443
Heifers450–500Medium 1458313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,4343
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,52419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy471296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,39411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full476282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3427
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481308.99/cwt302.00–320.001,48652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483263.34/cwt260.00–270.001,27217
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5022
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520312.93/cwt303.00–318.001,62766
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522280.13/cwt272.00–285.001,46228
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full548257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4082
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy553232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2832
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full553230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2723
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2555252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3993
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558286.57/cwt277.00–297.001,59955
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2565219.15/cwt215.00–222.001,23810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567254.28/cwt247.00–264.001,44210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full584264.80/cwt260.00–267.001,54627
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6237
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6172
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full619230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4244
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added623290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8078
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629251.78/cwt241.00–255.001,58413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4653
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 2-3653221.45/cwt220.00–223.501,44612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676243.49/cwt240.00–249.001,64616
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy683262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7892
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6513
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6562
Heifers700–750Small and Medium 2733222.30/cwt222.00–223.001,62917
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,7446
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,68614
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned174800.00/head725.00–925.008004
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,5153
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553266.61/cwt255.00–275.001,47412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5536
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6246
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7465
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,175149.88/cwt141.00–158.001,7613
Bulls——1,268113.65/cwt106.00–121.001,4413
Bulls——1,389135.54/cwt123.00–144.001,8837
Bulls——1,688144.55/cwt140.00–154.002,4403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95390.65/cwt86.00–95.0086410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005113.51/cwt100.00–119.001,14128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,047122.52/cwt118.00–127.001,28330
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,060141.17/cwt135.00–147.001,4962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,083127.97/cwt127.00–130.501,38610
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1793191.94/cwt165.00–235.001,52216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19492,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8006
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0162,884.21/head2,700.00–3,050.002,88419
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1081,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968125.00/cwt124.00–126.001,2102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29971,340.00/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0092,488.46/head2,300.00–2,650.002,48813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,825.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0331,459.38/head1,375.00–1,600.001,4598
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,800.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,912.50/head1,800.00–2,125.001,91314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075112.63/cwt105.00–117.001,2118
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088121.67/cwt116.00–125.001,3243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0962,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1121,741.30/head1,675.00–1,850.001,74123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1302,110.71/head1,875.00–2,150.002,1117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2492,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,415.00/head1,250.00–1,625.001,4154
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0182,175.00/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1752

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.