Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-03-03

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 3
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,322 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 1,353▲ 56 vs year ago 1,266 · +4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 225▼ 70 vs year ago 222 · −31.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 190▼ 95 vs year ago 229 · −41.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-550 lbs sold 1.00-9.00 higher with exception of 400-450 lbs and 550-600 lbs that were 6.00-9.00 lower. Feeder steer yearlings 600-800 lbs sold 6.00-12.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 12.00-15.00 higher and 400-500 lbs sold 3.00-9.00 higher while 500-600 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer yearlings had no comparable sales. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Market was very active with excellent buyer attendance. NM Angus association had a special bull sale with 41 bulls and 1 heifer during the regular Monday sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.31/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −68.16 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$307.31
143 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$54.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.60
vs NM average
+2.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537311.851,673131
Medium and Large 1-2548257.741,41312thin
One grade step is worth $54.11/cwt here — about $260 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 sale143 hd
307.31
—
NM average4 barns · 271 hd
305.71
+1.60
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
+2.29
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−68.16
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—High1,455145.262,11431
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,144139.791,59960
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,070131.161,40328
CowsLean 85-90%Low791110.8487613

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)1,200$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)931$1,8117
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$1,6979
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)833$1,5944thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,5728
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)740$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,3753thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)978$1,8502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)595$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,0339
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)877$1,4173thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1262485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,27112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned311415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2914
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326436.32/cwt430.00–440.001,4225
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363436.68/cwt422.00–440.001,58511
Steers350–400Medium 1390431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,68114
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4042
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full395412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,6272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414400.42/cwt387.00–410.001,6586
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440333.28/cwt320.00–340.001,4666
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added448432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,93514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full463337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,5602
Steers450–500Medium 1-2477350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,67015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481360.02/cwt347.00–367.001,73241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6272
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514341.73/cwt330.00–350.001,75610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full519317.65/cwt300.00–322.001,64920
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522311.81/cwt302.00–317.001,62816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558331.82/cwt317.00–334.001,85290
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,6587
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604311.43/cwt310.00–312.001,88114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632299.19/cwt285.00–301.001,89169
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full638280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7862
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,8983
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667277.32/cwt270.00–285.001,85019
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full688260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7892
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774261.92/cwt256.00–268.002,02718
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9362
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2839212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7794
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1841253.66/cwt251.00–258.002,13313
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930233.02/cwt230.00–236.002,1676
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,033186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned185750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned230800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1247422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,04213
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278404.61/cwt400.00–407.001,1256
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1174
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2333380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2653
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338398.76/cwt395.00–399.001,34832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned368340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379371.32/cwt362.00–377.001,40715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3006
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added389397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,54410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy414334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,38318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416364.56/cwt357.00–367.001,51764
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,3163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full445316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,4063
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full469332.07/cwt330.00–337.001,5577
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485354.55/cwt350.00–362.001,72031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy497325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,61561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,8098
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full520311.25/cwt311.00–312.001,6198
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526319.91/cwt317.00–335.001,68360
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534249.13/cwt245.00–260.001,3307
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540295.80/cwt295.00–296.001,59728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full548285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed555313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,73714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582283.64/cwt272.00–292.001,65113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4772
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628283.88/cwt270.00–286.001,78368
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open635265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,68318
Heifers600–650Large 1645274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,76724
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed652272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7733
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5204
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8457
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full686262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7974
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1806237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,91036
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7062
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Full908170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5444
Heifers900–950Medium 1-2917180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6513
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1986226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,2289
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,057199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,1033
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned135675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1831,010.62/head875.00–1,150.001,0112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382343.55/cwt285.00–370.001,3128
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5582
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2447345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5426
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2452360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6275
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,7612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6243
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2643265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——65781.38/cwt72.00–86.005353
Bulls——1,401148.35/cwt141.00–156.002,0787
Bulls——1,434133.72/cwt125.00–137.001,9187
Bulls——1,664163.18/cwt156.00–171.502,71514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74894.18/cwt90.00–100.007042
Cows—Lean 85-90%766109.24/cwt100.00–117.008377
Cows—Lean 85-90%855121.96/cwt119.00–127.001,0434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070131.16/cwt122.00–135.001,40328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,144139.79/cwt134.00–155.001,59960
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,015165.00/cwt155.00–180.001,6753
Bulls—Medium 11,045150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27401,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17821,625.00/head1,525.00–1,675.001,6253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27881,175.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium 18501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 18751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,687.50/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29131,708.33/head1,650.00–1,775.001,7083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19361,705.00/head1,625.00–1,800.001,7055
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 29781,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0541,768.75/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3351,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-26801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19751,625.00/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29951,650.00/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0302,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0782,175.00/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2502,283.33/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 15951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19781,850.00/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1715201.00/cwt200.00–202.001,4372
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1754189.86/cwt160.00–227.001,4327

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.