Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-06-16

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 16
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
466 head
▼ 190 vs last sale 656▼ 267 vs year ago 733 · −36.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 137▲ 27 vs year ago 151 · +17.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 92▼ 67 vs year ago 120 · −55.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 2.00 lower and feeder steers 700-750 lbs were 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 450-500 lbs sold 11.00 lower and 550-600 lbs were 13.00 higher while feeder heifers 700-750 sold 18.00-20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers because of the- 'Dog days of summer'! Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance..

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.97/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 11 of 35 comparable sales and sits −37.50 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$337.97
13 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$62.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.26
vs NM average
+3.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555342.801,90312thin
Large 1555280.001,5541thin
One grade step is worth $62.80/cwt here — about $349 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 sale13 hd
337.97
—
NM average3 barns · 114 hd
324.72
+13.26
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
+3.86
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−37.50
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
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—High1,332176.732,35414
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,145181.962,08314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,215168.272,04441
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,119156.421,75025
CowsLean 85-90%Low806125.991,01516

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)825$3,1504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$2,1504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,9833thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)865$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,307$2,8577
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$2,83513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$2,8064thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)648$2,5002thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12171,137.12/head925.00–1,375.001,1373
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed255525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3392
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1299440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3164
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4273
Steers350–400Medium and Large 13651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6975
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2-33851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411433.11/cwt425.00–440.001,78017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444383.51/cwt377.00–390.001,7034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned470360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480394.69/cwt390.00–410.001,8959
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full504347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,7495
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509385.95/cwt380.00–390.001,9645
Steers500–550Medium 1510375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,0983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8484
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590368.10/cwt356.00–370.002,1727
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1725
Steers600–650Large 1645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1292
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2742
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728328.32/cwt322.00–329.002,39010
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760325.99/cwt322.00–328.002,4783
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4531
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6202
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1967280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,70815
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2978220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1524
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Full983260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5563
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned100950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 11751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12071,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2693
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned363367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,3323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371398.22/cwt397.00–400.001,4775
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2-33801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,4712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed431390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479368.43/cwt366.00–377.001,76513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1531
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534338.64/cwt336.00–340.001,8083
Heifers550–600Large 1555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562344.19/cwt332.00–360.001,9349
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0053
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy617295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy643355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2833
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667336.12/cwt326.00–342.002,2428
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723316.38/cwt314.00–317.002,28715
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2723260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,88010
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full731292.77/cwt290.00–295.002,1409
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,3198
Heifers800–850Medium 1812270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1927
Heifers800–850Large 1813265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1542
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0975
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,037212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,1983
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,7921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537365.66/cwt365.00–367.001,9643
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8155
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8484
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,0721
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2378390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4743
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2451387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,7454
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3245442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,08311
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3290405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1759
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3433350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5163
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2378380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4362
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2419390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6346
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2459395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8135
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,050139.70/cwt119.00–160.001,4672
Bulls——1,253199.99/cwt181.00–220.002,5062
Bulls——1,404179.49/cwt168.00–191.002,52010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight695138.00/cwt138.00–138.009591
Cows—Lean 85-90%79598.01/cwt96.00–100.007792
Cows—Lean 85-90%798126.39/cwt111.00–146.001,00910
Cows—Lean 85-90%988146.49/cwt144.00–149.001,4472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097153.12/cwt137.00–169.001,68018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100166.74/cwt157.00–171.001,8345
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,145181.96/cwt178.00–210.002,08314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,215168.27/cwt154.00–179.002,04441
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,365160.36/cwt153.00–169.002,1892
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-26752,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-36751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29982,275.00/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0283,175.00/head2,950.00–3,400.003,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,625.00/head2,600.00–2,650.002,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0713,064.29/head2,750.00–3,400.003,0647
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0952,650.00/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4372,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5103,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28253,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19001,900.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0232,150.00/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0302,225.00/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1852219.89/cwt169.00–252.001,87347
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1868239.11/cwt180.00–252.002,0759
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26902,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.