Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-04-14

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 14
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
883 head
▲ 525 vs last sale 358▼ 37 vs year ago 920 · −4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 80▼ 37 vs year ago 175 · −21.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 117▼ 111 vs year ago 250 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 350-600 lbs were 11.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers had no comparable sales. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs and 550-600 lbs sold 10.00 lower while 350-550 lbs were 12.00-19.00 higher. Trade was very good on larger numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady -8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were sharply higher. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance. Special note; Next sale will be Tuesday April 22,2025 in observance of Easter

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.24/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −60.23 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$315.24
113 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$741
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$108.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.15
vs NM average
−5.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566318.151,802107
Large 1550300.001,6502thin
Medium 1503280.001,4082thin
Medium 1-2505210.001,0612thin
One grade step is worth $108.15/cwt here — about $741 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale113 hd
315.24
—
NM average4 barns · 393 hd
298.09
+17.15
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−5.94
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−60.23
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
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—Low1,597166.882,66542
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,219158.021,92628
CowsBoner 80-85%Average997138.001,37614
CowsLean 85-90%Average861118.631,02216
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,243127.411,5842thin

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)1,160$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$2,55017
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$2,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$2,1418
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,8634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,8252thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,7252thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)799$2,1754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,204$2,7205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$2,60010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$2,5105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,237$2,44321
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)898$2,6503thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$9933thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2252
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279454.84/cwt450.00–460.001,2694
Steers300–350Small 3330825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332427.27/cwt410.00–435.001,41916
Steers300–350Large 1-2332405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3457
Steers350–400Medium 1-2370372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,3764
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377442.15/cwt430.00–450.001,66714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418385.82/cwt385.00–387.001,6135
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420437.02/cwt420.00–450.001,83542
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full431404.61/cwt397.00–410.001,74414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed438457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,0024
Steers400–450Medium 1-2448377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,6892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,7524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,0605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511377.48/cwt370.00–395.001,92930
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532354.83/cwt342.00–357.001,88814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy539361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,9464
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2543150.00/cwt150.00–150.008152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564344.85/cwt331.00–359.001,94525
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full586324.73/cwt315.00–327.001,90315
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614318.87/cwt314.00–322.001,9587
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2637137.00/cwt137.00–137.008733
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661301.50/cwt298.00–312.001,99313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed687325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,23311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1844
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0063
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,2603
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1891261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,3266
Steers1400–1450Medium and Large 11,440150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned123825.68/head750.00–950.008263
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1145950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 11901,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205885.98/head825.00–950.008862
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0933
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned265435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1533
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286412.24/cwt400.00–425.001,1796
Heifers300–350Medium 1-23181,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333406.96/cwt405.00–410.001,35516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377404.95/cwt395.00–412.001,52721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419395.02/cwt380.00–407.001,65539
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2430215.00/cwt215.00–215.009252
Heifers400–450Medium 1-24391,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1257
Heifers450–500Medium 1469345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6184
Heifers450–500Large 1470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478336.50/cwt330.00–340.001,60821
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,81626
Heifers500–550Medium 1503280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4082
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5843
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1542323.48/cwt322.00–328.001,75331
Heifers550–600Large 1550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563302.23/cwt290.00–310.001,70217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy583321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,87156
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,97863
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624294.02/cwt285.00–297.001,83516
Heifers600–650Medium 1624280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7478
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,62510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full628275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7272
Heifers650–700Medium 1657262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy667285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1698318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,22011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738256.99/cwt251.00–266.001,89716
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open748280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0944
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned75825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned108862.79/head850.00–875.008632
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1851,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 2435850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7232
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672317.46/cwt315.00–320.002,13310
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8062
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1632
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,295161.22/cwt159.00–163.502,0882
Bulls——Heavy Weight1,503115.00/cwt114.00–116.001,7282
Bulls——1,533166.38/cwt156.00–176.002,55111
Bulls——1,613177.42/cwt168.00–186.002,86223
Bulls——1,878136.37/cwt120.00–149.002,5614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%735117.54/cwt117.00–118.008642
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed850132.46/cwt129.00–136.001,1264
Cows—Lean 85-90%853128.03/cwt125.00–135.001,0924
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed875113.26/cwt110.00–117.009912
Cows—Lean 85-90%920102.00/cwt102.00–102.009381
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed94397.50/cwt88.00–120.009193
Cows—Boner 80-85%997138.00/cwt131.00–142.001,37614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,184148.96/cwt143.00–156.001,76419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,293177.16/cwt164.00–188.002,2919
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,243127.41/cwt116.00–134.001,5842
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-27992,175.00/head2,000.00–2,500.002,1754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2999210.11/cwt160.00–242.002,0999
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29682,150.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29682,125.00/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0781,775.00/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,600.00/head2,500.00–2,950.002,6005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2812,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,558.82/head2,400.00–2,700.002,55917
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3962,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4903,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1858192.20/cwt146.00–237.001,64910
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1867185.29/cwt150.00–227.001,6067
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1993993.00/head993.00–993.009933
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,002146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4635
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0431,875.00/head1,550.00–2,075.001,8753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1142,228.57/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1392,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,77510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3532,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,390146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,0292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,400150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,438152.00/cwt147.00–157.002,1862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28982,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503

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.