Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2025-12-01

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Dec 1
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
▼ 742 vs last sale 999▼ 1,906 vs year ago 2,163 · −88.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 143▼ 98 vs year ago 153 · −64.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 69▼ 29 vs year ago 52 · −55.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Small sale numbers after Thanksgiving. Steer calves 500-550 lbs sold 17.00-22.00 higher and heifer calves 450-500 lbs were 20.00 higher with 500-600 lb being 30.00-52.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls had no comparable numbers. 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 $337.07/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −78.24 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$337.07
44 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$74.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NM average
−92.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1520350.001,8201thin
Medium and Large 1545342.741,87039
Large 1-2588281.041,6532thin
Medium and Large 1-2575276.001,5872thin
One grade step is worth $74.00/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale44 hd
337.07
—
NM average1 barns · 44 hd
337.07
+0.00
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
−92.08
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−78.24
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—Low1,508166.402,51017
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,119159.341,78327
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061141.211,4989thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,5833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$2,37510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,8502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)945$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)670$1,7001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2111
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373446.59/cwt445.00–455.001,6666
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned375352.53/cwt350.00–355.001,3222
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned383267.42/cwt255.00–280.001,0242
Steers400–450Medium 1405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455375.55/cwt355.00–387.001,7099
Steers450–500Medium 1465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8141
Steers450–500Large 1485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
Steers450–500Medium 1Full490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6861
Steers500–550Medium 1520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530356.84/cwt340.00–372.001,89121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned548335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8369
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned555252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579317.60/cwt310.00–337.001,8399
Steers550–600Large 1-2588281.04/cwt272.00–290.001,6532
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613323.88/cwt315.00–330.001,9859
Steers600–650Medium 1618300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8542
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637294.73/cwt290.00–304.001,8773
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full640272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663302.60/cwt297.00–308.002,0062
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663271.00/cwt270.00–272.001,7972
Steers650–700Medium 1675315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full697282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,9663
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,9563
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758282.23/cwt271.00–285.002,1395
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,2081
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy825255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1041
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5062
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,6231
Steers900–950Large 1-2935260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Small 3170225.00/cwt225.00–225.003831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382378.25/cwt360.00–385.001,4456
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412374.05/cwt360.00–380.001,5416
Heifers400–450Medium 1Unweaned440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned450280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
Heifers450–500Medium 1460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461350.90/cwt345.00–370.001,61818
Heifers450–500Medium 1Unweaned475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512352.48/cwt335.00–362.001,80521
Heifers500–550Medium 1Unweaned515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2621
Heifers500–550Medium 1523324.78/cwt320.00–330.001,6992
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned542314.37/cwt312.00–330.001,7047
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569315.92/cwt300.00–327.001,79811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623277.39/cwt260.00–287.001,72811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679279.92/cwt265.00–282.001,9018
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full690240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9334
Heifers700–750Medium 1705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1953267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,5455
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,4541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned275405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1141
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,4111
Bulls500–550Medium 1520244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6746
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0162
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Small 3195700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Dairy Steers250–300Small 3293185.00/cwt185.00–185.005425
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Dairy Steers550–600Small 3580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,205159.94/cwt155.00–164.001,9273
Bulls——Return to Feed1,455210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,0561
Bulls——1,560154.26/cwt150.00–165.002,4063
Bulls——1,589167.62/cwt160.00–173.002,66310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed730134.00/cwt134.00–134.009781
Cows—Lean 85-90%900131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,023172.71/cwt172.00–174.001,7673
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,063160.07/cwt145.00–210.001,70210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131143.70/cwt138.00–149.001,6257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180155.95/cwt151.00–162.501,84014
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1980235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3031
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,320212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,7981
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1783213.33/cwt205.00–230.001,6703
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 16701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0152,100.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,070158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,583.33/head2,400.00–2,900.002,5833
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,115141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,850.00/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1992,441.67/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.