Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-06-23

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 23
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
634 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 466▼ 130 vs year ago 764 · −17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 178▼ 53 vs year ago 175 · −30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 53▲ 11 vs year ago 70 · +15.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 15.00-18.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were steady. Steer and heifer feeders had no comparable numbers but a higher undertone was felt through out. Heifer calves 450-500 lbs sold 19.00-25.00 higher. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher and slaughter cows were 9.00 higher with few 5.00 lower. Trade was active with excellent buyer attendance. June 31.2025 wiil be next sale then skip July7, 2025 and resume sales on July14, 2025..

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.03/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 13 of 35 comparable sales and sits −19.44 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$356.03
35 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$522
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$105.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.29
vs NM average
+20.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536374.032,00429
Medium and Large 1-2551269.001,4826thin
One grade step is worth $105.03/cwt here — about $522 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 sale35 hd
356.03
—
NM average3 barns · 135 hd
335.73
+20.29
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
+20.12
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−19.44
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—Average1,435182.582,62040
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average845186.841,5794thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,236169.152,09123
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,058156.821,65928
CowsLean 85-90%High754127.129599thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$2,2752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)873$1,99511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,9003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)883$1,7882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)873$1,3882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$3,06619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$2,4833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,3475
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)894$2,17510
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)700$2,0503thin

Every lot

127 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1962
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned319442.24/cwt435.00–450.001,4116
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327473.25/cwt460.00–485.001,54817
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377428.83/cwt410.00–440.001,61711
Steers350–400Medium 1-2390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full420405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422440.79/cwt437.00–455.001,8609
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy434410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7797
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457433.04/cwt422.00–445.001,9797
Steers450–500Medium 1458430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed529401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,1214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531378.45/cwt365.00–390.002,0109
Steers550–600Large 1550365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0083
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573381.03/cwt370.00–392.002,18311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,9942
Steers550–600Medium 1585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2824
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full608330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0063
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed615370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626350.31/cwt337.00–355.002,1938
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0002
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687356.10/cwt356.00–357.002,44610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1274
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3825
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,7656
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9345
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1961287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,7589
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned108989.53/head900.00–1,075.009902
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260485.46/cwt470.00–495.001,26211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4978
Heifers300–350Medium 1342430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4715
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full343420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4417
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 13451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Heifers350–400Medium 1357367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,3103
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed359447.52/cwt445.00–450.001,6076
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added376457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,71810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379412.41/cwt410.00–415.001,56312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,4281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed427436.00/cwt435.00–437.001,86210
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2-3431230.00/cwt230.00–230.009914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432383.73/cwt372.00–400.001,65814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477387.44/cwt372.00–402.001,84819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,04511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517358.39/cwt344.00–362.001,85310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full550247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3592
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6102
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,1298
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0672
Heifers600–650Large 1610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,4139
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full641346.01/cwt344.00–347.002,2186
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655320.62/cwt312.00–327.002,1007
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7862
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,2312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned80945.83/head550.00–1,125.009463
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1751,219.64/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2202
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12151,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380466.00/cwt466.00–466.001,77112
Bulls350–400Medium 1385460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7712
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2386420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6218
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7263
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7987
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1494387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9124
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full510360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0016
Bulls500–550Medium 1540360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572339.30/cwt330.00–352.001,9417
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628347.36/cwt340.00–350.002,18111
Bulls650–700Medium 1658310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0403
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy658310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0403
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2752
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2351
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2798250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9952
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,121190.34/cwt166.00–215.002,1348
Bulls——1,303176.81/cwt160.00–187.002,30416
Bulls——1,724184.48/cwt170.00–195.003,18016
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%656118.78/cwt117.00–123.007794
Cows—Lean 85-90%833133.80/cwt125.00–140.001,1155
Cows—Premium White 65-75%845186.84/cwt175.00–205.001,5794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,005134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060157.67/cwt140.00–164.001,67127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,236169.15/cwt162.00–188.002,09123
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 26281,675.00/head1,425.00–1,725.001,6756
Bred Cows—Medium 17451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28102,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28731,387.50/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28831,787.50/head1,750.00–1,825.001,7882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Large 1-2970162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,005170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2052,412.50/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218148.00/cwt141.00–155.001,8032
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28271,816.67/head1,725.00–1,900.001,8173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 18752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29222,328.57/head1,850.00–2,475.002,3297
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0332,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0982,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1152,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,075.00/head2,750.00–3,400.003,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2553,150.00/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2753,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3113,229.17/head2,500.00–3,375.003,2296
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3503,400.00/head3,150.00–3,650.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3701,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1759235.73/cwt192.00–267.001,78911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1898202.20/cwt180.00–215.001,8165
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-25801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27602,325.00/head1,800.00–2,850.002,3252

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.