Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-06-09

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 9
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
656 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 693▼ 273 vs year ago 929 · −29.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 162▼ 126 vs year ago 263 · −47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 100▲ 15 vs year ago 77 · +19.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-450 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 lower and 450-500 lbs were 3.00 higher while 500-600 lbs sold 12.00-16.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 12.00-15.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 3.00-15.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 12.00-18.00 lower. Feeder heifers had no comparable sales to report. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 higher, few 5.00 lower. Market was moderate 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 $347.81/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 3 of 35 comparable sales and sits −67.50 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$347.81
43 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,128
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$194.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.20
vs NM average
−33.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554354.151,96039
Medium and Large 1-2530332.001,7602thin
Medium 1520320.001,6641thin
Small and Medium 2-3520160.008321thin
One grade step is worth $194.15/cwt here — about $1,128 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 sale43 hd
347.81
—
NM average3 barns · 185 hd
357.01
−9.20
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
−33.20
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−67.50
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—Average1,525171.782,62026
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,139155.201,76847
CowsBoner 80-85%Average920143.981,3258thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low800123.709907thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$2,4753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$2,31811
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$2,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,7405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$3,06515
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,237$3,01128
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$2,9149
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)768$2,5752thin

Every lot

116 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 1Unweaned1151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned155975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3321
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3625
Steers300–350Medium 1325415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3491
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1346455.02/cwt440.00–465.001,57410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364437.30/cwt427.00–445.001,59210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed377481.96/cwt472.00–500.001,8178
Steers350–400Medium 1379428.66/cwt417.00–445.001,6255
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,6262
Steers400–450Medium 1403437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,7612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full410421.69/cwt420.00–425.001,7293
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411444.97/cwt440.00–452.001,82916
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy458315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4433
Steers450–500Medium 1468345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487406.26/cwt395.00–425.001,97818
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy498385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9172
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full519340.52/cwt332.00–347.001,7678
Steers500–550Medium 1520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3520160.00/cwt160.00–160.008321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,7602
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,0894
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538370.15/cwt360.00–382.001,9918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579345.18/cwt335.00–352.001,99919
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628345.99/cwt340.00–350.002,17316
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0004
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661329.52/cwt320.00–335.002,1789
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719327.64/cwt323.00–331.002,35619
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,2463
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2-3740164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2141
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1787316.17/cwt315.00–320.002,4886
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4962
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,9693
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Full811280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2714
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5371
Steers850–900Large 1890237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,1091
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,9552
Steers1150–1200Large 11,180220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned93833.78/head500.00–1,150.008342
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned125718.25/head400.00–1,075.007184
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Heifers300–350Medium 1315410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336442.68/cwt430.00–460.001,48713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned363385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3983
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374410.67/cwt400.00–417.001,53611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5603
Heifers400–450Medium 1400377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,5082
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned403385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,7713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435405.72/cwt395.00–422.001,76519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471368.78/cwt359.00–388.001,73720
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed495400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9802
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521345.98/cwt332.00–360.001,80326
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2-3540192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566338.48/cwt330.00–347.001,91617
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added601362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,1767
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0743
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623315.23/cwt310.00–326.001,96420
Heifers600–650Medium 1635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0832
Heifers650–700Medium 1675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4182
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1736289.38/cwt286.00–298.002,1308
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1759264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,0049
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1807244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,9693
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned162739.95/head500.00–1,025.007403
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned200600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 2-3600172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,165157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8291
Bulls——1,501160.32/cwt154.00–173.002,4066
Bulls——1,550183.51/cwt174.00–207.002,84417
Bulls——1,565113.85/cwt110.00–117.001,7822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%761126.75/cwt120.00–137.509655
Cows—Lean 85-90%898116.06/cwt115.00–117.001,0422
Cows—Boner 80-85%920143.98/cwt135.00–150.001,3258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,137160.51/cwt155.00–170.001,82515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,140152.71/cwt142.00–159.001,74132
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,120184.50/cwt175.00–194.002,0662
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27902,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-29652,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29732,700.00/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-29902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1242,790.00/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7905
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1373,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1433,003.13/head2,700.00–3,150.003,0038
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1933,625.00/head3,400.00–3,850.003,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2012,975.00/head2,850.00–3,125.002,97514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 21,2202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,058.33/head2,800.00–3,500.003,0586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4213,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3007
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,783.33/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0732,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1171,787.50/head1,575.00–2,000.001,7884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1622,518.75/head2,050.00–2,675.002,5198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9731
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1794206.08/cwt180.00–242.001,63612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1894218.40/cwt195.00–264.001,95215
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.