Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-09-08

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 8
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
← Sep 2Sep 8Sep 15 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,005 head
▲ 404 vs last sale 601▲ 25 vs year ago 980 · +2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 100▼ 2 vs year ago 250 · −0.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 187 vs last sale 41▲ 75 vs year ago 153 · +49.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale on Tuesday; Steer calves 300-400 lbs sold 2.00-15.00 higher and 400-500 lbs were 12.00-19.00 higher with 500-600 lbs being 13.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 3.00-15.00 higher and 700-750 lbs were 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-450 lbs sold steady and 450-550 lbs were 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650-700 lbs sold steady-5.00 higher. Trade was very good on larger numbers with active demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, few 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00-12.00 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 $433.26/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 23 of 35 comparable sales and sits +17.96 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$433.26
120 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,371
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$39.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.95
vs NM average
+19.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552439.232,42489
Medium 1-2536435.002,33210thin
Medium 1550418.752,3028thin
Medium and Large 1-2523400.002,09213thin
One grade step is worth $39.23/cwt here — about $332 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 sale120 hd
433.26
—
NM average3 barns · 370 hd
419.31
+13.95
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
+19.74
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
+17.96
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
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—Average1,765194.713,43632
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,268178.612,26522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,119175.621,965126
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,171147.611,72833

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$4,0004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,264$3,82010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$3,24587
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$3,2253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,202$3,07119
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$2,6705
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,194$2,55923
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$2,4008
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$2,37624
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)927$2,8833thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)755$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,181$3,34111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,377$3,3333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,179$2,8754thin

Every lot

148 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1901,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4352
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293596.20/cwt595.00–600.001,7474
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4492
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added324600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,94411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328520.73/cwt500.00–530.001,70826
Steers300–350Large 1333550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8323
Steers350–400Medium 1-2358430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5393
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed364615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,23910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3803
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned372480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7863
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387518.85/cwt500.00–527.002,00835
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420496.39/cwt485.00–507.002,08531
Steers400–450Medium 1421460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full425460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9553
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned441447.13/cwt435.00–450.001,97210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2452290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3117
Steers450–500Medium 1467469.97/cwt460.00–480.002,1954
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed469511.23/cwt505.00–520.002,39829
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476483.06/cwt465.00–495.002,29928
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477405.79/cwt405.00–407.001,9365
Steers450–500Medium 2483350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6912
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517460.34/cwt450.00–475.002,38029
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,09213
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full532423.08/cwt410.00–440.002,25114
Steers500–550Medium 1-2536435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,33210
Steers500–550Medium 1540415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2412
Steers550–600Medium 1553420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3236
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578410.72/cwt400.00–425.002,37419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added581445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,58527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,53212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full626388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,4297
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5338
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full663352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3343
Steers650–700Medium 1667355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3689
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed706397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,8039
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706359.76/cwt352.00–370.002,5407
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2666
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5453
Steers850–900Medium 1885250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2132
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4174
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4302
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,2632
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added983335.00/cwt335.00–335.003,2934
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12351,291.67/head1,225.00–1,425.001,2923
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2933
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1294515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5149
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned304438.73/cwt430.00–440.001,33416
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 2310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3022
Heifers300–350Medium 1318475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1348493.59/cwt485.00–505.001,71821
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2353445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374470.25/cwt460.00–490.001,75934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1441461.75/cwt440.00–475.002,03647
Heifers400–450Medium 1448480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1503
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed458490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,24410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464460.73/cwt455.00–470.002,13813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full464435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8212
Heifers450–500Medium 1482405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned498410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0424
Heifers500–550Medium 1513398.10/cwt395.00–400.002,0428
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516427.84/cwt420.00–450.002,20821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538357.48/cwt355.00–365.001,9238
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full539341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,8384
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed544390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1228
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4965
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571370.06/cwt352.00–377.002,1137
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed573410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,34917
Heifers600–650Medium 1617357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,2033
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620352.26/cwt345.00–360.002,1844
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1654375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4534
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1552
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added679397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,69611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full686348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,3876
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6452
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714345.37/cwt340.00–355.002,46611
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1819300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4574
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1884300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6526
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1934254.04/cwt250.00–256.002,3733
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,78011
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Full1,013210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1274
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,067225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned338425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4372
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6152
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9203
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy541342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8504
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,8722
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,2924
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2313380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1893
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2365380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3873
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2448385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7254
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3350420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4702
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,342176.71/cwt161.00–190.002,3713
Bulls——1,773177.58/cwt177.00–178.003,1482
Bulls——1,799205.55/cwt200.00–214.003,6989
Bulls——1,817194.19/cwt181.00–199.003,52818
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed848130.96/cwt128.00–132.001,1114
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,082181.77/cwt152.00–198.001,96776
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,4893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175166.28/cwt161.00–173.001,95450
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220156.03/cwt146.00–160.001,90420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233139.71/cwt139.00–141.001,7236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,268178.61/cwt172.50–186.002,26522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1233,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,030.00/head2,900.00–3,250.003,0305
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3033,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1777251.67/cwt235.00–280.001,9553
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,7992
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1986265.73/cwt220.00–282.002,62011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29253,230.68/head2,900.00–3,275.003,23122
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0054,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0403,263.73/head3,000.00–3,375.003,26463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0532,587.50/head2,500.00–2,875.002,58810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1122,242.31/head2,200.00–2,250.002,24213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,254.55/head2,150.00–2,400.002,25511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,583.33/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2253,226.67/head2,950.00–3,300.003,22715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,950.00/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2582,959.09/head2,850.00–3,000.002,95911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2643,820.00/head3,800.00–3,900.003,82010
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,300171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,2231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3133,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,3532,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,465163.00/cwt155.00–171.002,3882

This sale against other markets

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