Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-05-05

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, May 5
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
765 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 945▲ 14 vs year ago 751 · +1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 256▼ 64 vs year ago 218 · −29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 171▲ 75 vs year ago 147 · +51.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves 300-350 lbs sold 18.00-25.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 5.00-14.00 higher on both. Steer calves 550-600 lbs sold 20.00 higher while heifer mates were 11.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 650-700 lbs were steady to 6.00 higher. Trade was very good with very active demand o smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 9.00-15.00 higher; few instances of 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.oo higher. Market was moderately higher 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 $351.88/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −63.42 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$351.88
99 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$2
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.99
vs NM average
−26.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548351.991,92797
Medium and Large 1-2555347.001,9262thin
One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about $2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale99 hd
351.88
—
NM average4 barns · 534 hd
345.90
+5.99
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
−26.91
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−63.42
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—High1,640174.972,87030
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,253152.541,91140
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,016142.361,44617
CowsLean 85-90%Low786128.161,0077thin

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)1,254$3,01736
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$2,98019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,217$2,64212
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$2,4005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$2,1756
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$2,1676
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,229$3,10015
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,105$3,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,189$3,00017
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)757$1,9753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,246$3,38127
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,133$3,2504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,344$3,01319
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$2,6405
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,083$3,50010
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,113$3,3007

Every lot

121 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2272
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4264
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned293417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,2222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full300475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed323510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6474
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1348485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,68810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377453.94/cwt450.00–455.001,7119
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned388417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,6182
Steers400–450Medium 1-2425344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,4622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435418.01/cwt410.00–435.001,8186
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467377.08/cwt367.00–387.001,7616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,5656
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522359.94/cwt344.00–365.001,87946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,9262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556356.43/cwt351.00–372.001,98217
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full578339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,95934
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8424
Steers600–650Medium 1-2639325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0774
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675312.33/cwt306.00–326.002,10817
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3685162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1103
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774272.99/cwt270.00–275.002,1135
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,2662
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,6953
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned75450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1831,236.64/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2372
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2151,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Heifers200–250Medium 1-2Unweaned2191,032.77/head850.00–1,125.001,0333
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1267425.61/cwt420.00–430.001,1365
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned287385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1307430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,32013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371417.85/cwt402.00–425.001,55019
Heifers400–450Large 2434295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2805
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455403.79/cwt385.00–410.001,83712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480328.64/cwt324.00–330.001,5779
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485352.77/cwt352.00–355.001,7118
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2487290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511305.02/cwt300.00–310.001,5594
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519337.22/cwt330.00–340.001,75017
Heifers550–600Medium 1567304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,7243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571331.98/cwt321.00–337.001,89628
Heifers550–600Large 2593300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7793
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added601322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9356
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628296.95/cwt295.00–298.501,86518
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,9735
Heifers750–800Small and Medium 2775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6282
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1854260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2206
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open864264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,2815
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,0402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2441407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,7954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,8503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9317
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,8802
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,1562
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,023227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,3222
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 2-3244350.00/cwt350.00–350.0085429
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3350377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,32031
Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3513337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7292
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0402
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3965139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3412
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Large 2564340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9189
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2543367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,99330
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,338172.44/cwt171.00–174.002,3072
Bulls——1,476169.51/cwt152.00–180.002,5029
Bulls——1,750177.82/cwt160.00–188.003,11219
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed752138.09/cwt135.00–144.001,0383
Cows—Lean 85-90%785128.35/cwt125.00–132.501,0083
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed786128.01/cwt126.00–130.001,0064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,072143.27/cwt137.00–149.001,53614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,253152.54/cwt145.00–177.001,91140
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-2855235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,278170.00/cwt160.00–180.002,1732
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0833,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50010
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2773,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs18 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28432,250.00/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29853,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,1383,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2223,325.00/head3,000.00–3,400.003,32514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2642,893.75/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8948
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2753,125.00/head3,100.00–3,150.003,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2923,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5509
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,3653,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4433,364.29/head3,150.00–3,400.003,3647
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4903,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5253,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7303,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,166.67/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,425.00/head2,300.00–2,750.002,4259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,980.26/head2,500.00–3,025.002,98019
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2332,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2362,112.50/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2492,659.09/head2,350.00–2,700.002,65911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,260160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2703,214.81/head2,975.00–3,350.003,21527
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,300149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,340152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17571,975.00/head1,800.00–2,325.001,9753
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1893,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,00017
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2293,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,10015
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1868213.22/cwt172.00–240.001,8519
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,008194.42/cwt150.00–236.001,96033

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.