Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-04-22

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, Apr 22
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 497 vs last sale 883▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 138▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 139▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold sharply lower on comparable numbers, after a holiday weekend. Feeder steers 650-700 lbs were 8.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 2.00-5.00 lower and feeder heifers 600 to 650 lbs were steady. Trade was good on lower numbers with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.00 lower on significantly lower numbers. Next weeks sale will be on Monday April 28,2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $336.83/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −78.47 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$336.83
23 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.52
vs NM average
−37.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562340.161,91219thin
Medium 1533327.001,7432thin
Medium and Large 1-2540315.051,7012thin
One grade step is worth $25.11/cwt here — about $211 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 sale23 hd
336.83
—
NM average4 barns · 239 hd
341.35
−4.52
National average172 barns · 11,123 hd
374.02
−37.19
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−78.47
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—High1,412156.262,20616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,099144.051,58315
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,180143.501,6931thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average954137.971,31612
CowsLean 85-90%Low805122.3698512

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)961$2,34510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)987$2,0297
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,047$1,8003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$1,7504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,73814
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,7333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$3,02016
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,4444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$2,1001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)715$2,1001thin

Every lot

134 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
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1145510.00/cwt510.00–510.007401
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned163825.00/head825.00–825.008253
Steers150–200Medium and Large 11831,001.03/head975.00–1,025.001,0012
Steers200–250Small and Medium 2-3200700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0661
Steers200–250Medium 1-2205500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272464.77/cwt460.00–470.001,2648
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned275395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0861
Steers300–350Large 1-2325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Steers300–350Small and Medium 3325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5096
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned342400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3687
Steers350–400Small and Medium 3370307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,1361
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2-33751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full375367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,3762
Steers350–400Medium 1-2385305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1742
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,65610
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007221
Steers400–450Medium 1400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412333.32/cwt330.00–340.001,3736
Steers400–450Small and Medium 2415205.00/cwt205.00–205.008511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433395.72/cwt384.00–410.001,71320
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed452427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,9308
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465397.52/cwt387.00–405.001,8485
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy467372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,7373
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486308.07/cwt300.00–310.001,4975
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,9494
Steers500–550Medium 1533327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,7432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540315.05/cwt310.00–320.001,7012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566339.09/cwt335.00–350.001,91912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy598302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8063
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,07413
Steers600–650Medium 1-2620342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,1202
Steers600–650Large 1-2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full645305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9671
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674318.00/cwt315.00–320.002,14310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full694290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0134
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715275.83/cwt268.00–284.001,9722
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719298.33/cwt291.00–305.002,14517
Steers700–750Small and Medium 3725174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,3331
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,5103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned155900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned240440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0561
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1244480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1718
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0532
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 2-3276390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0764
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,2743
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3076
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368409.74/cwt405.00–410.001,50819
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3303
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned388240.00/cwt240.00–240.009314
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2398260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0353
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423393.67/cwt380.00–405.001,66522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full435335.93/cwt330.00–342.001,4612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458290.05/cwt280.00–300.001,3282
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed460357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Full465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478348.95/cwt334.00–352.001,6686
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1251
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2502337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,6923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521304.07/cwt300.00–320.001,5845
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Heifers550–600Medium 1560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566292.21/cwt287.00–305.001,65428
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626294.06/cwt292.00–297.001,84114
Heifers650–700Medium 1670275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7721
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1698278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,9402
Heifers700–750Small and Medium 2-3710176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed723282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,0395
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Full740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0271
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned75825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned123810.20/head700.00–900.008102
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned285395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1262
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 2300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2364420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5295
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7522
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 2465232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,7974
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770256.02/cwt238.00–275.001,9712
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers50–100Large 2Unweaned75700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,010141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4241
Bulls——1,073122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3092
Bulls——1,406155.22/cwt145.00–163.002,1827
Bulls——1,599171.44/cwt165.00–180.502,7416
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed658120.52/cwt120.00–121.007932
Cows—Lean 85-90%740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Cows—Lean 85-90%805116.00/cwt116.00–116.009341
Cows—Lean 85-90%850126.41/cwt120.00–139.001,0748
Cows—Boner 80-85%954137.97/cwt135.00–142.501,31612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,099144.05/cwt141.00–150.001,58315
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,180143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,6931
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,010188.75/cwt165.00–235.001,9064
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19983,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1482,400.00/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,942.50/head2,575.00–3,050.002,94310
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2552,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows21 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2730950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 27751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Large 1-29452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29771,766.67/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,750.00/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7502
Bred Cows—Large 19852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0062,557.14/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5577
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,800.00/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,050140.50/cwt139.00–142.001,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0562,137.50/head2,050.00–2,250.002,1384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2531,910.00/head1,750.00–2,000.001,9105
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 17152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1860165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4191

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.