Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 14
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
610 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 471▼ 354 vs year ago 964 · −36.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 148▼ 11 vs year ago 198 · −5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 50▲ 64 vs year ago 85 · +75.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 6/30/25; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 20.00-30.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs had no comparable sales, however a stronger undertone was felt throughout. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 10.00 higher while 400-450 lbs were 5.00 lower and 450-600 lbs sold 18.00-20.00 higher. Trade was very active on larger numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 14.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 13.00 higher. Market was very good 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 $364.08/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 7 of 35 comparable sales and sits −51.22 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$364.08
62 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$625
per head · Medium 1 over Large 2
$142.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.73
vs NM average
−8.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1535392.002,0973thin
Medium and Large 1545384.352,09649
Medium and Large 1-2537271.331,4573thin
Large 2589250.001,4737thin
One grade step is worth $142.00/cwt here — about $625 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 sale62 hd
364.08
—
NM average3 barns · 210 hd
365.82
−1.73
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
−8.35
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−51.22
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—Low1,558190.752,97344
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,124174.791,96539
CowsBoner 80-85%Low935160.291,49933
CowsLean 85-90%Average812137.041,11323

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)1,087$2,97114
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$2,8009
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)949$2,7937
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)958$2,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$2,1253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)888$1,9089
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)976$1,8448
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)658$1,8673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$3,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$3,07112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$2,7789
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)954$2,4836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)785$1,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)845$2,7502thin

Every lot

145 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1182
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4052
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Full280480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3442
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1902
Steers300–350Small 33101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314502.39/cwt500.00–520.001,5788
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy320450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6042
Steers300–350Small and Medium 2-3347335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed352535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8833
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381426.85/cwt422.00–440.001,62610
Steers350–400Large 1398405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6129
Steers400–450Medium 2405290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427418.93/cwt407.00–435.001,78917
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472407.43/cwt405.00–410.001,92317
Steers450–500Medium 1486412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,0024
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5272
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535392.83/cwt380.00–400.002,10235
Steers500–550Medium 1535392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,0973
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full544349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,8996
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Steers550–600Large 2589250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4737
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1592373.77/cwt370.00–375.002,2138
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,2696
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631383.02/cwt380.00–390.002,41717
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683356.13/cwt350.00–365.002,43212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full688320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2022
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4675
Steers800–850Small and Medium 2-3810192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5552
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1853270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3033
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,4182
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3881
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,5863
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2051
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,115232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,5871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1731,065.12/head1,000.00–1,250.001,0654
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0042
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12261,345.30/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3454
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1294470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3826
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315437.30/cwt430.00–450.001,3776
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2328275.00/cwt275.00–275.009022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned338415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy342400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3683
Heifers350–400Large 1373415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed382441.02/cwt437.00–445.001,6856
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382403.39/cwt395.00–415.001,54120
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430408.11/cwt390.00–417.001,75512
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2440340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4962
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459401.47/cwt390.00–415.001,84320
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full464384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,7829
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520385.08/cwt378.00–397.002,00235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full548342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579377.76/cwt372.00–390.002,1878
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0307
Heifers600–650Large 1625305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637376.19/cwt375.00–377.002,3965
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668344.56/cwt342.00–352.002,3024
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1944
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1583
Heifers750–800Large 1782230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7991
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9242
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned105750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1261,043.85/head950.00–1,125.001,0445
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 11901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2392447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,7528
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7432
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532394.23/cwt394.00–397.002,09713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573359.27/cwt355.00–372.002,0594
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2647327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1165
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3371
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880231.00/cwt230.00–232.002,0332
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,9981
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,6841
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960227.03/cwt222.00–232.002,1792
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,2581
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 2-3255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,119186.34/cwt175.00–200.002,0856
Bulls——1,495175.21/cwt158.00–199.002,61912
Bulls——1,549192.98/cwt180.00–201.002,9899
Bulls——1,763202.10/cwt192.00–210.003,56317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed741159.85/cwt135.00–187.001,1848
Cows—Lean 85-90%810112.10/cwt100.00–131.009083
Cows—Boner 80-85%817158.92/cwt148.00–168.001,29813
Cows—Lean 85-90%827141.80/cwt135.00–148.001,1739
Cows—Lean 85-90%96086.84/cwt80.00–98.008343
Cows—Boner 80-85%977165.15/cwt159.00–178.001,61418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,115169.23/cwt164.00–175.001,88711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,120173.70/cwt170.00–177.001,94515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,136180.76/cwt177.00–197.002,05313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323125.42/cwt121.00–130.001,6592
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs18 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-36952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 27101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 27851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29132,850.00/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29152,950.00/head2,850.00–3,100.002,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29462,600.00/head2,400.00–2,700.002,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,966.67/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1363,150.00/head3,050.00–3,300.003,1506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1583,350.00/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows22 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 27101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 27451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 28001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28652,200.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,2003
Bred Cows—Large 18802,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18852,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29072,733.33/head2,700.00–2,750.002,7333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19232,875.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,866.67/head1,800.00–1,975.001,8676
Bred Cows—Medium 29531,866.67/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8673
Bred Cows—Large 19902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,950.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0552,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0642,500.00/head2,300.00–2,600.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,062.50/head2,050.00–2,075.002,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1783,220.00/head3,000.00–3,300.003,22010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-28452,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 2-35401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2673193.33/cwt185.00–205.001,3013
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1799245.17/cwt228.00–260.001,9596
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1910250.00/cwt223.00–270.002,2753

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.