Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-02-17

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 17
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,475 head
▲ 558 vs last sale 917▼ 43 vs year ago 1,518 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 166▼ 86 vs year ago 276 · −31.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 132▼ 9 vs year ago 124 · −7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 5.00 lower with 350 -500 lbs being steady-7.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 10-12.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs and 550-650 lbs sold 4.00-9.00 lower while 300-350 lbs and 450-550 lbs were 2.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate on larger numbers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Market was slow 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 $330.41/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −84.90 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$330.41
114 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$46.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.85
vs NM average
−10.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543336.611,82896
Medium and Large 1-2522298.801,56015thin
Medium 1-2537290.001,5573thin
One grade step is worth $46.61/cwt here — about $271 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 sale114 hd
330.41
—
NM average3 barns · 280 hd
320.56
+9.85
National average106 barns · 4,665 hd
341.21
−10.80
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−84.90
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—Low1,307161.332,10971
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,110185.002,0541thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,134149.201,69143
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,086133.831,45341
CowsLean 85-90%High1,220120.581,4713thin

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)1,055$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$2,00316
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)846$1,5325
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)903$1,50011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)861$1,33021
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,2752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)648$1,1836
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,128$5,2336
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,089$4,3003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,9882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$1,9505

Every lot

132 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned188925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1224500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,12021
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,27034
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317459.68/cwt455.00–460.001,45745
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned327410.11/cwt400.00–420.001,3414
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full344425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4625
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2354382.54/cwt382.00–385.001,35411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added363452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,64115
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370441.06/cwt440.00–445.001,63215
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380407.72/cwt398.00–420.001,54917
Steers350–400Medium 1386375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4484
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added403427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,7215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy416353.71/cwt350.00–356.001,47121
Steers400–450Medium 1-2418297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,2413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435374.92/cwt370.00–382.001,63119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459356.07/cwt346.00–367.001,63457
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,9418
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467338.38/cwt337.00–342.001,5807
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned470325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,52810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed487380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,85116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full493300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned505323.33/cwt320.00–330.001,6336
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,7346
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525347.46/cwt337.00–350.001,82459
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full532270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4369
Steers500–550Medium 1-2537290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5573
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585318.53/cwt310.00–330.001,86331
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620313.96/cwt298.00–315.001,94748
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full631257.31/cwt256.00–260.001,6246
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy632263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6625
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639285.51/cwt274.00–288.001,82454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675266.39/cwt260.00–277.001,79819
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730271.29/cwt265.00–277.001,98046
Steers700–750Large 1734253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,85712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1799263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,10131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810260.26/cwt258.50–263.002,10846
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,24811
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1933240.34/cwt238.00–250.002,24227
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,001234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,3424
Steers1450–1500Medium and Large 11,470118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7352
Steers1550–1600Medium and Large 11,580114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8012
Steers1700–1750Medium and Large 11,740103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned178595.70/head560.00–625.005962
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy211490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0345
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218463.84/cwt450.00–467.001,01112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned259425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1016
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274458.71/cwt440.00–460.001,25731
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2294345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0144
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added303442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,33929
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328396.54/cwt385.00–402.001,30111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2584
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340287.00/cwt287.00–287.009762
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed363375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374351.12/cwt340.00–357.001,31332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added393410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,2652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412365.14/cwt357.00–377.001,50422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full424355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5057
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4452
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3808
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed462361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,6683
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470340.70/cwt337.00–357.001,60119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy488328.96/cwt325.00–330.001,6059
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full490310.76/cwt310.00–312.001,5238
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,5703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,74514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2504300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5124
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516303.62/cwt290.00–312.001,56745
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy541272.52/cwt270.00–275.001,4748
Heifers550–600Large 1Guaranteed Open564258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4555
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577277.54/cwt260.00–280.001,60141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622282.48/cwt275.00–290.001,75725
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full648254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,64621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7269
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full686235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6125
Heifers700–750Small 1732267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9543
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7664
Heifers950–1000Large 1Guaranteed Open974228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,22110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned90475.00/head475.00–475.004752
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1170650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned175777.76/head650.00–850.007783
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned243465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1304
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,6112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7363
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1103
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,143134.40/cwt122.00–158.001,5369
Bulls——1,308164.56/cwt151.00–169.002,15257
Bulls——1,596172.95/cwt172.00–175.002,7605
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight818133.77/cwt125.00–140.001,0949
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,110185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,112143.34/cwt135.00–155.001,59427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150118.87/cwt117.00–120.001,3672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161133.85/cwt125.00–139.001,55432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,170159.10/cwt153.00–164.001,86116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,360124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6861
Replacement Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2854188.57/cwt165.00–215.001,6107
Bulls—Large 1-21,0434,100.00/head4,000.00–4,200.004,1002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1195,100.00/head5,000.00–5,200.005,1004
Bulls—Large 1-21,1455,500.00/head5,400.00–5,600.005,5002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1804,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows21 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2605928.57/head900.00–950.009297
Bred Cows—Medium 2-36901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27301,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy7501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29171,778.33/head1,775.00–1,785.001,7783
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2920142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19471,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19471,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29571,283.33/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2833
Bred Cows—Medium 2970700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0141,907.14/head1,850.00–2,200.001,9077
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063139.88/cwt124.00–143.001,4878
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium 21,160139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,189131.67/cwt105.00–145.001,5666
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2041,743.75/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2222,077.78/head1,950.00–2,150.002,0789
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1812198.34/cwt137.50–243.001,61116
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1965180.67/cwt160.00–192.001,7433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26481,183.33/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1836
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 26601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,550.00/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.