Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-09-29

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 29
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,108 head
▲ 213 vs last sale 895▼ 312 vs year ago 1,420 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 197▼ 157 vs year ago 398 · −39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 157▼ 82 vs year ago 161 · −50.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale;. Steer calves 400-450 sold steady-15.00 higher and 450-550 lbs were 18.00-23.00 lower while 550-600 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings 600-700 lbs were steady-5.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs sold steady-2.00 higher while 450-550 lbs were 15.00-20.00 higher and 550-600 lbs sold 15.00 lower, Feeder heifers had no comparable sales.. Trade was good on larger numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Market was active 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 $412.28/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 18 of 35 comparable sales and sits −3.02 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$412.28
105 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,324
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$29.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.02
vs NM average
−10.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562416.432,33990
Medium and Large 1-2576387.432,23215thin
One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $107 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 sale105 hd
412.28
—
NM average3 barns · 635 hd
416.31
−4.02
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
−10.37
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−3.02
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—Low1,274190.022,42141
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,132156.871,777111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,092140.961,53927

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)1,055$3,1333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,610$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,066$2,73914
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,128$2,51616
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$2,2386
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,2132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)793$2,5503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)630$1,9717
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)618$1,8382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$2,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)980$3,3751thin

Every lot

143 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 11751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Steers200–250Small and Medium 2-32221,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1753
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12241,415.63/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4166
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,8023
Steers250–300Small and Medium 2-32771,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12881,395.87/head1,275.00–1,575.001,3964
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Full290625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8133
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,81021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0493
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6882
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377533.37/cwt525.00–540.002,0119
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed413530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,18920
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427504.49/cwt490.00–515.002,15427
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned443457.63/cwt455.00–470.002,02711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full447420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8773
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4734
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008552
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full482410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9767
Steers450–500Small 2495440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1782
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1498450.50/cwt435.00–452.002,24334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full523405.63/cwt400.00–410.002,1219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530431.93/cwt425.00–447.002,28917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,40413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576387.43/cwt370.00–392.002,23215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582407.92/cwt400.00–420.002,37451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,4128
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629382.79/cwt377.00–392.002,40814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,3124
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642361.40/cwt360.00–362.002,32010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full666350.83/cwt350.00–353.002,33711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1947
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685364.74/cwt362.00–372.002,49888
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy717322.80/cwt320.00–325.002,3147
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722351.03/cwt349.00–356.002,53420
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2-3723180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770339.17/cwt335.00–340.002,61212
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5992
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7642
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Full890300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6703
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1898324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,9102
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1913306.99/cwt302.00–312.002,80312
Steers1100–1150Large 1-21,110210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3312
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,195155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 11791,404.26/head1,150.00–1,475.001,4046
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12341,391.30/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3917
Heifers200–250Small and Medium 2-32401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Heifers250–300Medium 12601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12851,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned320465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327505.09/cwt500.00–510.001,65228
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5024
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2094
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378468.15/cwt460.00–490.001,77034
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned388450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7466
Heifers350–400Medium 1388410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9272
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full430425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8284
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430412.05/cwt410.00–415.001,77212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431458.32/cwt440.00–465.001,97518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476432.02/cwt425.00–455.002,05667
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned483413.24/cwt410.00–420.001,9966
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484387.85/cwt375.00–400.001,8776
Heifers450–500Medium 1490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510376.16/cwt375.00–377.001,9187
Heifers500–550Medium 1520380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9765
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524398.89/cwt395.00–420.002,09016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed533430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2923
Heifers550–600Medium 1587282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,6556
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588365.38/cwt340.00–370.002,14843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2599332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,9895
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1601357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,1464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610336.03/cwt330.00–340.002,0505
Heifers600–650Medium 1621375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3297
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673355.20/cwt346.00–362.002,39031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0002
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,38814
Heifers750–800Large 3778220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7123
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,50211
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4615
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned95750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 2-32301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5293
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464437.32/cwt430.00–442.002,0295
Bulls450–500Large 1480410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9682
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,94411
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 2-3530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008482
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569357.01/cwt355.00–362.002,0317
Bulls550–600Medium 1584302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7644
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9644
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1693320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2182
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy693300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0792
Bulls700–750Small and Medium 2-3715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1442
Bulls700–750Medium 1748250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8703
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2312460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4353
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2423455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9253
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3499427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,1315
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed987196.68/cwt195.00–200.001,9413
Bulls——Light Weight1,065188.81/cwt169.00–196.002,01122
Bulls——1,487176.75/cwt175.00–180.002,6283
Bulls——1,550188.34/cwt172.00–197.002,9199
Bulls——1,859205.42/cwt200.00–210.003,8194
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,006154.74/cwt127.00–190.001,55733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091142.11/cwt130.00–150.001,55026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186157.77/cwt150.00–170.501,87178
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,100195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1451
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,315213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,8011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,250.00/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29803,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27151,575.00/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5752
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4021
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 19152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Large 39301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29882,350.00/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0303,100.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0332,260.00/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1402,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1412,630.00/head2,450.00–2,750.002,63010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1893,155.56/head2,950.00–3,300.003,1569
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,348161.00/cwt154.00–168.002,1702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5202,562.50/head2,500.00–2,625.002,5632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1744268.19/cwt155.00–337.001,99516
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1985260.00/cwt200.00–320.002,5612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26181,837.50/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8382
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26301,971.43/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9717
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27932,550.00/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5503

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.