Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-01-13

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 13
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,718 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 1,589▲ 503 vs year ago 1,215 · +41.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 143▼ 113 vs year ago 281 · −40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 179▼ 3 vs year ago 228 · −1.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 3.00-12.00 higher, instances 50.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were 4.00-8-00 higher. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher, 500-600 lbs were 6.00-12.00 lower. Heifer yearlings sold steady. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers of weaned calves on a shot program. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher instances 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Market was very good 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 $328.37/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −86.93 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$328.37
118 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$44.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.28
vs NM average
−14.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541335.301,81597
Large 1-2502327.001,6423thin
Medium and Large 1-2582291.261,69518thin
One grade step is worth $44.04/cwt here — about $120 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale118 hd
328.37
—
NM average3 barns · 465 hd
313.09
+15.28
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−14.08
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−86.93
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—Low1,718135.812,33416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,194128.481,53434
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,156119.081,37746
CowsLean 85-90%Average994109.091,08437

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)1,137$2,3289
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$1,99116
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,264$1,8255
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,75521
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,189$1,69561
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,039$1,4805
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)823$1,78015
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)759$1,4008
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)687$1,3216
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,234$2,3966
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,8251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)850$2,1001thin

Every lot

151 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned238350.00/cwt350.00–350.008334
Steers250–300Medium 1-2287435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2483
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288509.14/cwt487.00–510.001,46649
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,2472
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full326434.19/cwt420.00–445.001,4159
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned331385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2748
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345493.71/cwt475.00–495.001,70378
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3792
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7524
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned382392.71/cwt390.00–394.001,5006
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386406.40/cwt400.00–410.001,56913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy391452.47/cwt450.00–455.001,76918
Steers350–400Medium 1-2391430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6818
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408391.67/cwt375.00–395.001,59831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy412409.37/cwt405.00–415.001,6877
Steers400–450Large 1-2420330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430421.29/cwt420.00–445.001,81256
Steers400–450Medium 1437390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7045
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,57713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full442371.36/cwt370.00–374.001,64113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy457385.73/cwt380.00–389.001,76311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned474348.81/cwt347.00–350.001,65312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added476432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,05611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488333.50/cwt327.00–340.001,6274
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1489362.57/cwt355.00–372.001,77325
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full498310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,54411
Steers450–500Medium 1499337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,6824
Steers500–550Large 1-2502327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,6423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535328.70/cwt320.00–337.001,75962
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6943
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,98413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552352.28/cwt345.00–355.001,94511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full563321.60/cwt315.00–327.001,81111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy589258.48/cwt257.00–260.001,5224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590297.53/cwt297.00–300.001,75511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619294.26/cwt287.00–305.001,82121
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy623280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7442
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671274.67/cwt270.00–284.001,84345
Steers650–700Medium 1-2673225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy678253.72/cwt250.00–259.001,7207
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6515
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,5664
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717269.10/cwt265.00–270.001,92911
Steers700–750Large 1-2735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full745245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8252
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8583
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827252.93/cwt250.00–254.002,09211
Steers800–850Medium 1-2841224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8844
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9826
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,063225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3922
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,150160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2252412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,0387
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,23144
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned298357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,06410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328401.27/cwt400.00–402.001,31611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full329372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,2245
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2332347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,1526
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added354402.46/cwt392.00–404.001,42594
Heifers350–400Medium 1365347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,2673
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2374362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,3549
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376366.70/cwt360.00–380.001,37917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full393357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,4039
Heifers400–450Medium 1423365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5446
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,50251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy433331.06/cwt327.00–332.001,43319
Heifers400–450Large 1-2439284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2477
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,4112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full456310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,41414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy467350.61/cwt345.00–354.001,63713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480320.79/cwt312.00–332.001,54070
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486298.21/cwt295.00–310.001,4499
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy486280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3614
Heifers500–550Medium 1513275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full516276.22/cwt275.00–277.001,4255
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525301.39/cwt292.00–312.001,58233
Heifers500–550Medium 2533182.00/cwt182.00–182.009704
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4232
Heifers500–550Large 1-2548250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3703
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571272.79/cwt258.00–278.001,55850
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added579282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,63332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635264.51/cwt264.00–265.001,68012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy659285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8784
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670237.12/cwt235.00–239.001,58924
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5032
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723226.79/cwt220.00–232.001,6407
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement733260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned115650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170718.75/head675.00–775.007194
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,5204
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed480365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,65225
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6163
Bulls600–650Large 2633265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6777
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2644283.45/cwt272.00–285.001,82516
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2717262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,87941
Bulls750–800Large 2763242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8466
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2846237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,00542
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8812
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,068136.51/cwt133.00–140.001,4582
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,135130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4762
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,200140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,577139.28/cwt130.00–146.002,1968
Bulls——1,799125.43/cwt124.00–128.002,2564
Bulls——1,897149.01/cwt144.00–153.002,8273
Bulls——Heavy Weight1,990110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,1891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%994109.09/cwt102.00–112.001,08437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156119.08/cwt112.00–125.001,37746
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,194128.48/cwt124.00–137.001,53434
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows30 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy9452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29971,291.67/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,400.00/head1,250.00–1,475.001,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0051,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,012.50/head1,925.00–2,100.002,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,049124.67/cwt108.00–133.001,3083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,767.78/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7689
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063112.50/cwt110.00–115.001,1962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,600.00/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,105126.50/cwt126.00–127.001,3982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,625.69/head1,400.00–1,775.001,62629
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,152134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,5496
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1622,417.86/head2,275.00–2,600.002,4187
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178129.94/cwt115.00–140.001,53151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1822,278.57/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2797
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,728.13/head1,550.00–1,925.001,7288
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,208127.50/cwt123.00–132.001,5402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2511,806.03/head1,750.00–1,875.001,80629
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2641,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,265122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2681,738.64/head1,575.00–1,800.001,73911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305113.67/cwt108.00–120.001,4833
Bred Cows—Medium 11,325111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,540119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8331
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4532,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1747193.31/cwt170.00–224.001,44413
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1967144.00/cwt138.00–156.001,3923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26871,320.83/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3216
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27591,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4008
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18031,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8256
Bred Heifers—Medium 18361,750.00/head1,550.00–1,850.001,7509
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.