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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

1,470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $291.95/cwt +25.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 679 lb · 152 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $284.58/cwt +13.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 700 lb · 77 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $267.85/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,135/hd at 797 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,470 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,125 ±0.00
235 unweaned 235 2 415.00 $415.00 $975 —
262 unweaned 262 3 350.00 $350.00 $917 —
275–286 283 7 462.00–465.00 $462.83 $1,310 +2.83
313 thin fleshed 313 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,424 —
300–346 319 14 420.00–445.00 $437.16 $1,395 -22.52
333 333 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,332 -25.00
353 value added 353 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,500 -27.00
358 358 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,414 -12.72
383–399 394 14 400.00–422.00 $406.74 $1,603 -0.98
410–420 417 21 410.00–430.00 $421.14 $1,756 +67.43
413–441 unweaned 427 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,623 —
443 443 9 397.00 $397.00 $1,759 +22.08
460 value added 460 2 397.00 $397.00 $1,826 -25.00
469–470 469 9 337.00–338.00 $337.44 $1,583 -18.63
483–495 488 16 345.00–365.00 $354.96 $1,732 +54.96
506 value added 506 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,898 —
514 514 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,619 -32.46
500–532 526 47 332.00–351.00 $346.38 $1,822 -1.08
541 541 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,731 -27.46
559–574 562 54 330.00–343.00 $339.75 $1,909 +21.22
623–640 628 23 297.00–308.50 $303.75 $1,908 +46.44
637 value added 637 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,083 +13.04
660–698 679 149 285.00–299.50 $292.19 $1,984 +25.80
687 687 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,924 +13.61
700–705 700 77 277.00–285.00 $284.58 $1,992 +13.29
780–797 797 75 267.50–274.00 $267.85 $2,135 +4.85
818 818 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,168 +4.74
852 852 15 262.50 $262.50 $2,236 +6.50
978 978 5 247.00 $247.00 $2,416 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,686 —
726 726 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,786 —
823 823 19 243.00 $243.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,377 +7.46
403 403 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,451 +30.00
443 443 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,493 +7.00
481 481 7 318.00 $318.00 $1,530 -20.38
560–562 561 5 300.00–311.00 $304.39 $1,708 —
678 678 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,559 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 202.00 $202.00 $707 —
691 691 4 125.00 $125.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
170 unweaned 170 1 950.00 $950.00 +25.00
205 unweaned 205 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
220 220 1 750.00 $750.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 344.00 $344.00 $1,582 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 205 2 600.00 $600.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 1 510.00 $510.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243–248 245 8 390.00–395.00 $393.10 $963 -70.74
250–290 274 5 360.00 $360.00 $986 -98.71
278 unweaned 278 2 335.00 $335.00 $931 -90.00
281–288 286 15 385.00–397.00 $388.93 $1,112 -69.78
311–343 322 13 370.00–375.00 $371.16 $1,195 -25.38
332 332 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,096 -66.54
355 value added 355 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,384 —
357–396 377 30 345.00–366.00 $360.62 $1,360 +9.50
382 unweaned 382 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,261 —
413 unweaned 413 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,342 —
400–443 424 41 344.00–362.00 $350.03 $1,484 -4.97
463–481 469 19 330.00–349.00 $342.27 $1,605 +1.57
471 unweaned 471 7 296.00 $296.00 $1,394 —
493–494 493 17 310.00–312.00 $311.53 $1,536 +0.77
493 493 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,597 +13.24
507 507 5 312.00 $312.00 $1,582 +8.38
503–540 515 32 316.00–335.00 $329.43 $1,697 +25.81
525–534 528 17 300.00–309.00 $302.68 $1,598 -0.94
554 value added 554 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,911 —
550–579 569 13 292.00–314.00 $295.95 $1,684 +18.41
569 569 10 312.00 $312.00 $1,775 +34.46
620–623 622 8 270.00–272.00 $271.00 $1,686 -11.48
603–642 623 6 294.00–296.00 $294.97 $1,838 +12.49
668 668 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,630 -16.00
676 676 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,487 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 275.00 $275.00 $916 -12.00
430 unweaned 430 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,092 —
439–445 441 9 290.00–312.00 $299.39 $1,320 -40.61
483–498 492 7 280.00–302.00 $292.74 $1,440 -7.26
493 493 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,193 -58.00
510–535 518 6 290.00–295.00 $291.72 $1,511 -8.28
546 546 11 259.00 $259.00 $1,414 —
573 573 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,490 —
637 637 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,605 —
660 660 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75–85 unweaned 80 2 575.00–650.00 $610.16 —
135 unweaned 135 2 910.00 $910.00 —
180–190 unweaned 187 3 750.00–975.00 $902.68 +306.98
235 unweaned 235 2 925.00 $925.00 —
255–270 unweaned 263 2 935.00–1,200.00 $1,071.29 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,231 —
425 425 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 —
465 465 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,567 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,193 —
378 378 2 347.00 $347.00 $1,312 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,008 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 4 162.00 $162.00 $768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 374.00 $374.00 $1,470 —
480 480 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,464 —
532 532 12 280.00 $280.00 $1,490 —
681 681 15 270.00 $270.00 $1,839 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 362.00 $362.00 $1,441 —
520 520 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,518 +70.00
845 845 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,944 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
135 unweaned 135 3 850.00 $850.00 —
195 195 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 +350.00
198 unweaned 198 2 800.00 $800.00 +22.24
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 137.00 $137.00 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–1555 896 80-85% 69 120.00–136.50 $129.89 $1,164 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1630 1142 75-80% 54 137.00–156.00 $142.52 $1,628 -0.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–780 687 85-90% 11 75.00–92.00 $84.92 $583 —
620–985 778 85-90% 19 100.00–125.00 $114.72 $893 —
1125–1310 1213 85-90% 3 100.00–109.00 $102.98 $1,249 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1330 1250 2 180.00–192.00 $185.62 $2,320 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1870 1583 7 145.00–160.00 $154.36 $2,444 -18.59
1225–2115 1632 13 161.00–175.00 $168.04 $2,742 —
1660–1840 1750 2 125.00–132.00 $128.68 $2,252 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
590–1060 827 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 32 152.00–231.00 $198.38 $1,641
535–1130 880 (<2 yrs)Open 20 162.00–245.00 $209.55 $1,844

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
844–919 868 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 37 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,363.51
795–1330 983 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 1,500.00–1,900.00 $1,720.00
881–1192 1047 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 1,600.00–1,985.00 $1,805.33
890–1210 1059 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,600.00–1,750.00 $1,675.00
845–1335 1241 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,650.00–2,035.00 $1,976.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
973–1310 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,800.00–2,175.00 $2,088.89
1045–1110 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,503.33
1104–1155 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 2,550.00–2,725.00 $2,581.82
1193 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1335 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 125.00–175.00 $148.00 $1,635
1193–1535 1242 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 126.00–142.00 $139.71 $1,735
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,725
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1193–1464 1323 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 136.00–139.50 $137.19 $1,815
1415 1415 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 139.50 $139.50 $1,974
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1020 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,125.00 $2,062.50
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00
740 740 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,475.00 $1,475.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00 $100.00 $890
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,813
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1415 1415 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1000 965 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,775.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–795 743 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,650.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,682

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090–1540 1303 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,175.00–2,500.00 $2,315.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
695 695 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
760 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.