Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

2,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $393.98/cwt +35.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 360 lb · 120 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $405.86/cwt +29.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 424 lb · 107 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.81/cwt +13.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,534/hd at 474 lb · 102 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,111	1,911	1,724
Feeder cattle	1,718	1,589	1,215
Slaughter cattle	168	143	281
Replacement cattle	225	179	228

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 3.00-12.00 higher, instances 50.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were 4.00-8-00 higher. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher, 500-600 lbs were 6.00-12.00 lower. Heifer yearlings sold steady. Trade and demand were very good on larger numbers of weaned calves on a shot program. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher instances 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238 unweaned	238	4	350.00	$350.00	$833	—
265–289	288	49	487.00–510.00	$509.14	$1,466	+71.31
300–338	326	9	420.00–445.00	$434.19	$1,415	+14.21
331 unweaned	331	8	385.00	$385.00	$1,274	+5.00
345–346	345	78	475.00–495.00	$493.71	$1,703	+73.73
365 value added	365	4	480.00	$480.00	$1,752	—
370–388 unweaned	382	6	390.00–394.00	$392.71	$1,500	-0.33
358–398	386	13	400.00–410.00	$406.40	$1,569	+13.59
386–395 fancy	391	18	450.00–455.00	$452.47	$1,769	+12.47
405–428	408	31	375.00–395.00	$391.67	$1,598	+14.90
406–420 fancy	412	7	405.00–415.00	$409.37	$1,687	—
415–431 value added	430	56	420.00–445.00	$421.29	$1,812	+10.35
423–448	442	13	370.00–374.00	$371.36	$1,641	-5.41
456–457 fancy	457	11	380.00–389.00	$385.73	$1,763	-3.53
463–491 unweaned	474	12	347.00–350.00	$348.81	$1,653	—
476 value added	476	11	432.00	$432.00	$2,056	+55.72
482–493	489	25	355.00–372.00	$362.57	$1,773	+10.76
503–541	535	62	320.00–337.00	$328.70	$1,759	-10.52
545 value added	545	13	364.00	$364.00	$1,984	—
550–553	552	11	345.00–355.00	$352.28	$1,945	+44.48
558–578	563	11	315.00–327.00	$321.60	$1,811	+13.80
603–636	619	21	287.00–305.00	$294.26	$1,821	+2.71
623	623	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,744	-11.55
650–690	671	45	270.00–284.00	$274.67	$1,843	-0.47
655–696	678	7	250.00–259.00	$253.72	$1,720	-21.42
710–719	717	11	265.00–270.00	$269.10	$1,929	+20.95
745	745	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,825	-3.15
810–833	827	11	250.00–254.00	$252.93	$2,092	—
858	858	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,982	+0.14
1063	1063	2	225.00	$225.00	$2,392	—
1150	1150	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,840	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	392.00	$392.00	$1,247	—
363	363	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,379	+40.00
420–444	438	13	360.00	$360.00	$1,577	+10.26
488	488	4	327.00–340.00	$333.50	$1,627	+11.50
498	498	11	310.00	$310.00	$1,544	+30.00
543	543	3	312.00	$312.00	$1,694	—
583–595	589	4	257.00–260.00	$258.48	$1,522	-28.38
570–594	590	11	297.00–300.00	$297.53	$1,755	+10.67
685	685	5	241.00	$241.00	$1,651	+11.00
703–705	704	4	220.00–225.00	$222.50	$1,566	—
808	808	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,858	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	3	435.00	$435.00	$1,248	—
391	391	8	430.00	$430.00	$1,681	—
673	673	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,514	—
841	841	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,884	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,704	—
499	499	4	337.00	$337.00	$1,682	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,386	—
502	502	3	327.00	$327.00	$1,642	—
735	735	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,911	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	44	420.00	$420.00	$1,231	+20.00
298 unweaned	298	10	357.00	$357.00	$1,064	—
319–338	328	11	400.00–402.00	$401.27	$1,316	+46.90
329	329	5	372.00	$372.00	$1,224	+17.63
350–384 value added	354	94	392.00–404.00	$402.46	$1,425	—
350–392	376	17	360.00–380.00	$366.70	$1,379	-3.07
393	393	9	357.00	$357.00	$1,403	+10.32
403–439	423	51	355.00	$355.00	$1,502	+22.04
415–440	433	19	327.00–332.00	$331.06	$1,433	-1.90
454 value added	454	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,521	+3.00
456	456	14	310.00	$310.00	$1,414	+14.00
458–473 fancy	467	13	345.00–354.00	$350.61	$1,637	—
455–499	480	70	312.00–332.00	$320.79	$1,540	+11.80
503–525	516	5	275.00–277.00	$276.22	$1,425	-13.78
508–535	525	33	292.00–312.00	$301.39	$1,582	-11.54
562–589	571	50	258.00–278.00	$272.79	$1,558	-13.78
566–581 value added	579	32	282.00	$282.00	$1,633	—
622–647	635	12	264.00–265.00	$264.51	$1,680	+12.73
659 fancy	659	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,878	+23.00
666–693	670	24	235.00–239.00	$237.12	$1,589	-6.37
716–732	723	7	220.00–232.00	$226.79	$1,640	-3.21
733	733	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,906	+30.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252	252	7	412.00	$412.00	$1,038	—
332	332	6	347.00	$347.00	$1,152	—
374	374	9	362.00	$362.00	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,411	+15.80
450	450	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,125	-13.34
468–495	486	9	295.00–310.00	$298.21	$1,449	+34.87
486	486	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,361	+16.66
543	543	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,423	+5.00
683	683	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,503	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	347.00	$347.00	$1,267	—
423	423	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,544	—
513	513	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,411	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	7	284.00	$284.00	$1,247	—
548	548	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,370	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	4	182.00	$182.00	$970	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	4	347.00	$347.00	$1,520	—
480 thin fleshed	480	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,752	—
483	483	25	342.00	$342.00	$1,652	—
518	518	3	312.00	$312.00	$1,616	+15.00
615–648	644	16	272.00–285.00	$283.45	$1,825	+33.45
717	717	41	262.00	$262.00	$1,879	—
846	846	42	237.00	$237.00	$2,005	—
1045	1045	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,881	—
1065–1070	1068	2	133.00–140.00	$136.51	$1,458	—
1130–1140	1135	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,476	—
1200	1200	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,680	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633	633	7	265.00	$265.00	$1,677	—
763	763	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,846	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115 unweaned	115	2	650.00	$650.00	—
155–175 unweaned	170	4	675.00–775.00	$718.75	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1760	1156	80-85%	46	112.00–125.00	$119.08	$1,377	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
882–1510	994	85-90%	37	102.00–112.00	$109.09	$1,084	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908–1550	1194	75-80%	34	124.00–137.00	$128.48	$1,534	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1790	1577	8	130.00–146.00	$139.28	$2,196	—
1495–2450	1799	4	124.00–128.00	$125.43	$2,256	—
1650–2065	1897	3	144.00–153.00	$149.01	$2,827	—
1990	1990	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,189	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
712–815	747	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	170.00–224.00	$193.31	$1,444
885–1130	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	138.00–156.00	$144.00	$1,392

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945 fancy	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
755–1123	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,475.00	$1,400.00
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
905–1350	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,275.00–2,600.00	$2,417.86
900–1460	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,278.57
1164–1364	1251	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	1,750.00–1,875.00	$1,806.03
1264	1264	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1190–1311	1268	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,738.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010–1115	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$1,196
1115	1115	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,427
1055–1510	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	115.00–140.00	$129.94	$1,531
1060–1355	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	123.00–132.00	$127.50	$1,540
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,506
1095–1545	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	108.00–120.00	$113.67	$1,483

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
990–1105	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,925.00–2,100.00	$2,012.50
825–1395	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,767.78
900–1295	1098	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,800.00	$1,600.00
1050–1483	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	1,400.00–1,775.00	$1,625.69
990–1520	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,550.00–1,925.00	$1,728.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1163	1049	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	108.00–133.00	$124.67	$1,308
1065–1145	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$1,398
1152	1152	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	134.50	$134.50	$1,549
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,543
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,833

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1038	997	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,291.67
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1325	1325	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,471

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–795	687	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,320.83
759	759	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–856	836	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,550.00–1,850.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
803	803	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—
1153	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1415–1490	1453	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.