Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-06-30

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 30
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 634▲ 471 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 122▲ 148 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 81▲ 50 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 350-400 lb sold 12.00-20.00 higher and 400-550 lb were 2.00-12.00 higher while 550-600 lb sold 10.00-18.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lb were 7.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 400-450 lb were 11.00-17,00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold 8.00 lower and 500-600 lb were 8.00-10.00 higher. Heifer yearlings sold steady. Trade was active with very good demand on lower numbers.. Slaughter cows were steady to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-7.00 higher. Market was good with excellent buyer attendance. No sale July 7,2025. Next sale July 14, 2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.51/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −26.96 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$348.51
35 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,930
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$54.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.18
vs NM average
+5.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559366.302,04920
Large 1515352.001,8134thin
Medium 1553331.001,8292thin
Medium and Large 1-2559311.321,7419thin
One grade step is worth $54.98/cwt here — about $308 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 sale35 hd
348.51
—
NM average3 barns · 186 hd
340.33
+8.18
National average21 barns · 2,053 hd
342.96
+5.55
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−26.96
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—High1,546182.562,82317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,092171.861,87755
CowsBoner 80-85%Average938150.631,41337
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low736129.349529thin

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)1,142$2,6333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$2,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$2,9333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,024$2,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$2,7698

Every lot

122 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12431,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1543
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270459.09/cwt450.00–475.001,2403
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Steers300–350Medium 1325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370465.51/cwt450.00–480.001,72222
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408441.99/cwt430.00–457.001,8039
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full410425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4877
Steers400–450Large 1424407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,7264
Steers400–450Large 1Unweaned430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6132
Steers450–500Large 1455440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458382.54/cwt380.00–385.001,7524
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479331.68/cwt328.00–337.001,5895
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,7252
Steers500–550Large 1503387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9476
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526395.39/cwt390.00–402.002,08022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full556322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7904
Steers550–600Large 1590375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1593357.08/cwt355.00–360.002,11712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,0426
Steers600–650Large 1613347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1272
Steers600–650Large 1Full622325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0223
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629353.37/cwt345.00–362.002,2235
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy633337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1334
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2-3635176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1183
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0482
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682328.67/cwt327.00–332.002,2426
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added686367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,5187
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8361
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5906
Steers750–800Medium 1-2775317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4571
Steers750–800Large 1795280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2261
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,6492
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1881280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4674
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2888270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3984
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1946270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5544
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1974260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5324
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 11951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12211,300.37/head1,175.00–1,376.001,3007
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1572
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Heifers300–350Large 1313440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3772
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329478.89/cwt465.00–490.001,5769
Heifers300–350Medium 1338430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed369435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6055
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382393.18/cwt392.00–405.001,50211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added403455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8347
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431418.80/cwt416.00–422.001,80511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,84511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480393.09/cwt392.00–394.001,88711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3231
Heifers500–550Large 1515352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,8134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536356.33/cwt340.00–370.001,9105
Heifers500–550Medium 1540325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7551
Heifers550–600Medium 1565337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,9041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566317.48/cwt300.00–320.001,7978
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567369.62/cwt355.00–372.002,09615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609366.53/cwt360.00–377.002,23214
Heifers600–650Large 1-2613340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0843
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full617350.83/cwt342.00–355.002,16513
Heifers600–650Medium 1618315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9472
Heifers600–650Large 2645172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656314.15/cwt312.00–325.002,0616
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676342.00/cwt337.00–347.002,3127
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full684295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0185
Heifers650–700Medium 1685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Heifers700–750Medium 1710327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3221
Heifers700–750Small and Medium 2-3715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2172
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0894
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4571
Heifers750–800Large 1-2775260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0152
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,3291
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned85825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned100975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1851,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bulls250–300Large 1278468.00/cwt468.00–468.001,3013
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4943
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2403455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8343
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9275
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2639347.57/cwt340.00–352.002,2218
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,4472
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009302
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,326185.62/cwt172.00–194.002,4616
Bulls——1,450155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2481
Bulls——1,688183.48/cwt170.00–197.003,09710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%670111.43/cwt95.00–120.007473
Cows—Lean 85-90%720125.73/cwt123.00–129.009053
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed818150.86/cwt149.00–153.001,2343
Cows—Boner 80-85%938150.63/cwt130.00–164.001,41337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,092171.86/cwt161.00–187.001,87755
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-2840241.00/cwt225.00–257.002,0242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910245.57/cwt215.00–270.002,2357
Bulls—Medium 11,025215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2041
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-37602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-38352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29922,800.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0772,933.33/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2092,912.50/head2,600.00–3,100.002,9134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3133,075.00/head3,050.00–3,100.003,0752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1725202.20/cwt144.00–282.001,4665
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1800220.82/cwt186.00–247.001,76711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 19752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1422,633.33/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 11,0752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.