Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-07-21

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 21
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
▼ 266 vs last sale 610▼ 226 vs year ago 570 · −39.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 187▼ 105 vs year ago 190 · −55.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 149▲ 7 vs year ago 51 · +13.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 450-500 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 500-550 lbs were 15.00 higher with 550-600 lbs being 8.00 lower. There were no comparable sales of feeder steers or feeder heifers. Heifer calves 500-550 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Market was moderate on smaller numbers...

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $359.87/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −55.43 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$359.87
49 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,062
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$203.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.42
vs NM average
−15.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541386.892,09440
Medium and Large 1-2542353.331,9143thin
Small 4564183.001,0326thin
One grade step is worth $203.89/cwt here — about $1,062 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 sale49 hd
359.87
—
NM average4 barns · 201 hd
368.29
−8.42
National average142 barns · 5,388 hd
375.74
−15.87
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−55.43
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—Average1,494193.162,88620
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,223171.022,09116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,078170.491,83833
CowsLean 85-90%Low958138.351,3263thin

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)1,345$3,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,283$2,9756
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,234$2,8256
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,7256
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,5833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,358$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$2,4367
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)915$2,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$2,9147
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)800$2,3001thin

Every lot

123 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 11651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12331,301.08/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3012
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1248530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3142
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319463.71/cwt460.00–470.001,4794
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full328429.96/cwt425.00–435.001,4102
Steers350–400Medium 1350475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6633
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1353510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8002
Steers350–400Small 33751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419433.23/cwt420.00–445.001,8159
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full455310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,6831
Steers450–500Medium 1468420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9663
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479385.40/cwt380.00–400.001,84610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519397.47/cwt385.00–415.002,06317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full541379.37/cwt370.00–382.002,0529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added556402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,2357
Steers550–600Small 4564183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581355.78/cwt340.00–367.002,0677
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619366.12/cwt355.00–370.002,2664
Steers600–650Medium 1630322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,8831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy648337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1843
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,4795
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7892
Steers650–700Small 4690167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added713335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3892
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728282.37/cwt275.00–290.002,0562
Steers700–750Small and Medium 3728195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5112
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8961
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810248.50/cwt242.00–255.002,0132
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863321.55/cwt318.00–325.002,7752
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5961
Steers850–900Small and Medium 3890190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6911
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,7232
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,0891
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,138210.98/cwt204.00–218.002,4012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1351,025.93/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340399.74/cwt395.00–402.001,3593
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381426.51/cwt420.00–440.001,6256
Heifers350–400Small 3385950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned387385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4903
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full415385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5981
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419408.99/cwt400.00–420.001,7146
Heifers400–450Small 34201,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,5141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned441371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,6366
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468387.98/cwt385.00–395.001,8166
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,7304
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,7521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519382.20/cwt370.00–400.001,98422
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 3527175.00/cwt175.00–175.009223
Heifers500–550Medium 1528395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570374.31/cwt360.00–380.002,13410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,2432
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619354.57/cwt350.00–360.002,1959
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4453
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723238.66/cwt232.00–245.001,7262
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed735287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1091
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1581
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2963228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,1962
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,3031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1751,226.43/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2262
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1851,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2151,117.73/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1182
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full498368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,8332
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full578350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy593300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7792
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0044
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2707352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,4893
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7061
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2Full850210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7851
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,1611
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2788342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6953
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,010200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0201
Bulls——1,282172.34/cwt162.00–180.002,2093
Bulls——1,465194.30/cwt185.00–200.002,84613
Bulls——1,992206.76/cwt205.00–209.004,1193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed745140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0431
Cows—Boner 80-85%795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Cows—Boner 80-85%947157.37/cwt152.50–164.001,4905
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,011185.96/cwt176.00–195.001,8808
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065137.52/cwt135.00–140.001,4652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156168.51/cwt160.00–174.001,94819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,194168.66/cwt161.00–175.002,01413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348181.26/cwt180.00–183.002,4433
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1875233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,0391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,160183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,1231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1892,820.00/head2,700.00–2,850.002,8205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1892,500.00/head2,350.00–2,600.002,5006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2632,830.00/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2902,583.33/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3413,040.00/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3582,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29302,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 29552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2103,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,500.00/head3,450.00–3,550.003,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19152,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1818240.67/cwt225.00–270.001,9693

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.