Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-02-10

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 10
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
917 head
▼ 573 vs last sale 1,490▼ 228 vs year ago 1,145 · −19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
166 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 291▲ 42 vs year ago 124 · +33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 148▲ 63 vs year ago 69 · +91.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-400lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher while 400-450 lbs were 8.00 lower with 450-600 lbs 1.00-9.00 higher, instances 13.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 6.00 higher and 650-700 lbs were 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 3.00 lower and 450-500 lbs were steady while 500-650 lbs heifers calves and feeders sold 4.00-11.00 higher. Trade was active on small numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 7.00-12.00 higher 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 $337.08/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −78.23 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$337.08
120 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$764
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$135.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.37
vs NM average
−1.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538347.051,86795
Medium and Large 1-2559313.001,74820
Large 1568292.001,6592thin
Large 2520212.001,1023thin
One grade step is worth $135.05/cwt here — about $764 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 sale120 hd
337.08
—
NM average3 barns · 360 hd
320.71
+16.37
National average155 barns · 9,244 hd
338.67
−1.59
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−78.23
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—Average1,598151.822,42632
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,100136.021,49731
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,020129.921,32652
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003112.291,12615

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$2,2699
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)849$2,0004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$1,9369
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,237$1,90122
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,82525
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$1,7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$1,7638
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,112$1,59022
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)902$2,0573thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)825$1,4444thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)680$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,163$1,8882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,7251thin

Every lot

133 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned220445.00/cwt445.00–445.009792
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332462.04/cwt460.00–465.001,5347
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full336434.52/cwt425.00–440.001,4608
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1354443.17/cwt442.00–445.001,56913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added360480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7287
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy422382.66/cwt382.00–384.001,61519
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428391.16/cwt387.00–405.001,67411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned436300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3089
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full443368.63/cwt367.00–372.001,6336
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,8995
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465368.54/cwt357.00–377.001,71423
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed466397.11/cwt390.00–400.001,85128
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned483347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,6763
Steers450–500Medium 1485347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,6832
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5783
Steers500–550Large 2520212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527352.78/cwt342.00–360.001,85962
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy527332.60/cwt332.00–335.001,75310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527323.19/cwt320.00–330.001,7039
Steers550–600Large 1568292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,6592
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572337.88/cwt337.00–342.001,93323
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed580312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,8104
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587300.48/cwt290.00–305.001,7647
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full608270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added609327.01/cwt324.00–330.001,99110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full610282.87/cwt280.00–284.501,72614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7982
Steers600–650Medium 1623202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2582
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626300.40/cwt290.00–306.001,88122
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed634318.10/cwt312.00–320.002,01712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy655292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674276.19/cwt272.00–280.001,86223
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8712
Steers700–750Large 1703275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9334
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718273.27/cwt270.00–280.001,9626
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0792
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1841257.40/cwt257.00–258.002,1655
Steers850–900Large 1875240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1004
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905241.50/cwt241.50–241.502,1862
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6712
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,160165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned100685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009803
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009632
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned283395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1182
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2319367.17/cwt360.00–375.001,1719
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334393.36/cwt380.00–400.001,3146
Heifers300–350Medium 1335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3404
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,1803
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added358390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,39611
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2380360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383368.77/cwt362.00–377.001,41214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389335.71/cwt330.00–337.001,30610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4205
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4282
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2426356.03/cwt354.00–360.001,5179
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1442327.20/cwt320.00–330.001,4467
Heifers400–450Medium 2448322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,4434
Heifers450–500Medium 1454326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,4809
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3654
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466330.11/cwt320.00–338.001,53830
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3554
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed493302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4892
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2Fleshy510298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,5202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full520305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5863
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2526321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,68810
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2531210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1155
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532318.12/cwt314.00–329.001,69240
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6384
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed553325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7977
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569290.39/cwt290.00–292.001,65215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574306.65/cwt300.00–319.001,76039
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,7233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full582284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,6535
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632288.89/cwt288.00–294.001,82626
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645249.12/cwt246.00–250.001,6079
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1696262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8245
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7113
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7963
Heifers750–800Medium 1-2788205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6153
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned135760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned155752.50/head750.00–755.007532
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned215900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,7442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,195145.12/cwt141.00–149.001,7342
Bulls——1,469146.83/cwt133.00–157.002,15713
Bulls——1,502124.35/cwt124.00–125.001,8683
Bulls——1,796163.30/cwt156.00–170.002,93314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%825124.45/cwt119.00–131.001,0272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%990139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,011133.35/cwt131.00–134.501,34820
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019101.43/cwt93.00–108.001,0344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,026127.78/cwt121.00–134.001,31132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035114.41/cwt108.00–118.001,1849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,108135.81/cwt132.00–143.001,50529
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800186.00/cwt170.00–202.001,4882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18492,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19381,990.63/head1,800.00–2,025.001,9918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19632,269.44/head2,000.00–2,350.002,2699
Bred Cows—Medium 21,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0801,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0811,506.07/head1,400.00–1,600.001,50614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,958.33/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9586
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103122.50/cwt115.00–130.001,3512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1671,737.50/head1,700.00–1,775.001,7388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,843.06/head1,700.00–1,875.001,84318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1991,812.50/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,206124.00/cwt120.00–130.001,4954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,883.33/head1,875.00–2,000.001,88315
Bred Cows—Medium 11,3301,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,580118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,8721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2952,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,462.50/head1,300.00–1,625.001,4632
Bred Heifers—Medium 18301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Bred Heifers—Medium 19022,056.67/head2,050.00–2,060.002,0573
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1789184.56/cwt140.00–219.001,45618
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1906166.00/cwt148.00–185.001,5046

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.