Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-03-17

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 17
● Final155 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
808 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 885▲ 177 vs year ago 631 · +28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 224▲ 29 vs year ago 116 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 92▲ 40 vs year ago 52 · +76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 8.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher while feeder heifers 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.78/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −52.69 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$322.78
115 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,699
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,025
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$200.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.67
vs NM average
+8.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518345.701,79077
Medium and Large 1-2546288.361,57534
Medium and Large 2500260.001,3001thin
Small 4527145.337653thin
One grade step is worth $200.37/cwt here — about $1,025 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 sale115 hd
322.78
—
NM average4 barns · 406 hd
314.11
+8.67
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
+8.20
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−52.69
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—Low1,563153.062,39222
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,201135.011,62260
CowsLean 85-90%Low843116.279809thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)844$2,31431
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)881$2,09125
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,095$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,114$1,7505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$1,6252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,5632thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,4583thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)615$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)808$1,7502thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)655$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)687$1,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,355$2,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,0132thin

Every lot

155 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned135700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 11751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-22131,073.53/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0742
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215460.00/cwt460.00–460.009891
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12251,181.85/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1823
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265330.00/cwt330.00–330.008751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277451.91/cwt440.00–460.001,25212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned300425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312459.83/cwt450.00–465.001,43518
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Full315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy319437.09/cwt435.00–440.001,3949
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328417.10/cwt410.00–425.001,3682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added341475.68/cwt475.00–480.001,6227
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360400.57/cwt400.00–401.001,44214
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3882
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382422.19/cwt417.00–430.001,61315
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added386480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,85311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full395355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy403423.86/cwt415.00–425.001,7089
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413456.77/cwt455.00–472.001,88620
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433370.06/cwt360.00–380.001,60210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5552
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8376
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467366.08/cwt355.00–372.001,71034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467346.21/cwt342.00–348.001,61712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full505282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527344.49/cwt325.00–348.001,81522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530359.73/cwt350.00–370.001,90712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5371
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555306.44/cwt300.00–320.001,7015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560269.82/cwt260.00–280.001,5112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578335.17/cwt330.00–340.001,9374
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0133
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629302.95/cwt298.00–305.001,9067
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635311.61/cwt310.00–325.001,97913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2642274.31/cwt267.00–278.001,7613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668286.66/cwt278.00–292.001,9153
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,0627
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,1841
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,2241
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,1081
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,0861
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,4212
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,0841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2176921.28/head825.00–1,050.009214
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 11901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205440.00/cwt440.00–440.009021
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned210900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12111,135.32/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1357
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added260450.71/cwt445.00–460.001,1727
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268392.21/cwt385.00–400.001,0517
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277412.09/cwt410.00–430.001,14118
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319365.97/cwt355.00–375.001,1675
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added322435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,2704
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329406.80/cwt400.00–415.001,33825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,3429
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378381.38/cwt375.00–390.001,4426
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378332.34/cwt325.00–342.001,2563
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added380408.78/cwt397.00–421.001,55337
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy416380.80/cwt380.00–385.001,5846
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added424398.59/cwt392.00–405.001,6906
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425294.82/cwt280.00–310.001,2532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428379.80/cwt375.00–382.001,62616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,4281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Full435275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1961
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437346.75/cwt344.00–367.001,51511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466311.24/cwt302.00–320.001,4504
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476365.35/cwt357.00–372.001,73917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added481373.85/cwt367.00–387.001,79830
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495336.24/cwt330.00–337.001,6649
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3001
Heifers500–550Small 4500147.00/cwt142.00–152.007352
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505356.00/cwt346.00–360.001,79853
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530309.63/cwt300.00–314.001,64113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,48213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538325.49/cwt320.00–337.001,75117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572306.94/cwt304.00–310.001,7564
Heifers550–600Small 4580142.00/cwt142.00–142.008241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587273.87/cwt262.00–281.001,6088
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628274.62/cwt261.00–279.001,72513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,88914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1652278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,8133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664268.51/cwt255.00–270.001,78310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683223.46/cwt220.00–227.001,5262
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706266.28/cwt265.00–270.001,8804
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 11721,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1753
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205412.00/cwt412.00–412.008451
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1297428.31/cwt425.00–435.001,2723
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4723
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1961
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525317.17/cwt300.00–335.001,6652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4021
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8441
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Bulls650–700Small 4685147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0071
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8761
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2072
Bulls850–900Small 4860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2207650.00/head650.00–650.006503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,323140.29/cwt131.00–147.001,8564
Bulls——Return to Feed1,323121.76/cwt100.00–141.001,6113
Bulls——1,573155.85/cwt149.00–161.002,4529
Bulls——1,827173.02/cwt164.00–179.003,1616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed810118.65/cwt112.00–123.009613
Cows—Lean 85-90%872118.84/cwt115.00–121.001,0363
Cows—Lean 85-90%895128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1461
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed942127.30/cwt125.00–128.501,1993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1021
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,080141.71/cwt135.00–144.001,5305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189140.71/cwt134.50–146.001,67323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259130.13/cwt125.00–133.501,63829
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26411,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27691,998.61/head1,600.00–2,200.001,99918
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28171,863.89/head1,675.00–2,200.001,8649
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19381,625.00/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19472,750.00/head2,500.00–3,000.002,75013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,637.50/head1,575.00–1,700.001,6382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,562.50/head1,425.00–1,700.001,5632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0102,441.67/head2,400.00–2,700.002,44212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,575.00/head1,400.00–1,750.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1331,866.67/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26871,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1673224.59/cwt190.00–232.001,51139
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800172.91/cwt152.00–190.001,38311
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2823185.00/cwt180.00–190.001,5232
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1959195.83/cwt190.00–197.001,8786
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28301,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6453,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.