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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

1,042 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $392.21/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,449/hd at 624 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $441.31/cwt -10.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,113/hd at 479 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.91/cwt -26.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 574 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,042 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–283 270 5 450.00–485.00 $470.35 $1,270 +4.98
320 unweaned 320 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,472 +53.00
332–333 333 7 530.00–540.00 $535.72 $1,784 +8.36
338 thin fleshed 338 3 565.00 $565.00 $1,910 —
365 thin fleshed 365 3 585.00 $585.00 $2,135 —
368 unweaned 368 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,619 -14.38
378–389 385 6 475.00–500.00 $483.17 $1,860 -17.85
390 value added 390 2 545.00 $545.00 $2,126 —
410 410 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,927 -11.12
428–435 430 12 510.00–515.00 $513.73 $2,209 +70.60
440 unweaned 440 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,914 +35.00
465 unweaned 465 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,860 —
458–498 475 34 445.00–470.00 $453.14 $2,152 -21.82
470–496 489 15 420.00 $420.00 $2,054 -8.21
502–505 thin fleshed 504 7 475.00–480.00 $477.86 $2,408 —
500–537 522 29 410.00–440.00 $421.65 $2,201 -11.67
510–534 530 9 400.00–405.00 $401.42 $2,128 -31.90
555–593 567 23 390.00–415.00 $409.36 $2,321 -0.70
570–598 582 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,212 -30.06
601 value added 601 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,404 —
606–630 614 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,272 -25.69
600–640 623 49 382.00–392.00 $386.10 $2,405 -9.59
645 thin fleshed 645 12 425.00 $425.00 $2,741 —
657 value added 657 11 385.00 $385.00 $2,529 —
651–674 662 20 365.00–377.00 $367.36 $2,432 -3.92
703–733 719 7 355.00–367.00 $360.61 $2,593 +6.71
740 740 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,553 -8.90
775–798 790 6 337.00–338.00 $337.67 $2,668 -9.33
1135 1135 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,610 —
1215 1215 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,794 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,393 —
460 460 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,725 -15.00
513–548 530 11 365.00–390.00 $370.91 $1,966 -19.09
560–565 562 3 350.00–370.00 $356.71 $2,005 —
600–632 625 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 —
675 675 2 352.00 $352.00 $2,376 —
710 710 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,378 ±0.00
740 740 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,294 -25.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–392 383 7 475.00–490.00 $481.58 $1,844 —
495 495 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,030 —
523 523 2 402.00 $402.00 $2,102 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 7 337.00 $337.00 $2,221 —
745 745 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,347 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,599 -75.00
450 450 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,688 —
548 548 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,302 -25.00
553 553 2 397.00 $397.00 $2,195 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
380 unweaned 380 2 700.00 $700.00 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,228 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,183 —
278–297 289 5 440.00–445.00 $441.92 $1,277 -38.08
300 unweaned 300 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 -38.75
320 320 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,504 -37.67
358–385 365 17 490.00–505.00 $494.80 $1,806 +13.57
355–390 367 6 455.00 $455.00 $1,670 -26.23
375–383 unweaned 381 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,638 -15.00
400–444 421 30 435.00–465.00 $450.18 $1,895 -8.81
428–444 unweaned 439 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,888 +55.00
462–471 thin fleshed 466 10 455.00–462.00 $457.83 $2,133 —
465–495 478 20 407.00–435.00 $421.41 $2,014 -21.05
513 value added 513 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,155 -10.00
501–544 534 30 370.00–400.00 $383.71 $2,049 -20.14
564–598 574 48 358.00–385.00 $376.91 $2,163 +2.84
618–620 619 4 360.00–377.00 $368.49 $2,281 -16.51
643 643 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,250 -35.00
650–663 659 7 360.00–377.00 $372.21 $2,453 +29.50
710 710 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,450 +39.00
780 780 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,574 —
946 946 7 250.00 $250.00 $2,365 —
989 989 4 248.00 $248.00 $2,453 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,136 —
395 395 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,778 —
414 414 4 368.00 $368.00 $1,524 +38.00
433 433 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,732 +70.00
470–498 493 9 375.00–395.00 $381.62 $1,881 -2.66
552–585 560 4 320.00–330.00 $327.39 $1,833 -2.61
600 600 2 337.00 $337.00 $2,022 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,810 —
568 568 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,931 -10.00
678 678 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,898 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,205 —
550–599 575 8 320.00–342.00 $330.53 $1,901 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,880 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,976 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
230–235 233 2 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,200.81 -99.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 —— 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,254 —
640 640 —— 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,728 —
655 655 —— 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,129 —
748 748 —— 10 300.00 $300.00 $2,244 —
837 837 —— 8 250.00 $250.00 $2,092 —
940–1120 1013 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 185.00–210.00 $195.00 $1,975 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,009 +45.00
530 530 2 367.00 $367.00 $1,945 -13.00
590 590 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 -52.04
625 625 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 +33.00
706 706 7 339.00 $339.00 $2,393 +24.00
768 768 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,381 —
840 840 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,411 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150–175 unweaned 163 2 1,210.00–1,350.00 $1,285.38 —
200 200 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 +25.00
220 unweaned 220 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +48.26
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,195 —
770 770 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,079 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,190 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,244 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–1400 990 80-85% 27 149.00–171.00 $162.58 $1,610 —
1005–1350 1169 80-85% 4 170.00–175.00 $173.03 $2,023 +8.41
925–1760 1184 80-85% 102 160.00–169.00 $163.91 $1,941 -0.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,056 —
1065–1095 1080 85-90% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $1,194 -42.65
990–1380 1140 85-90% 6 135.00–145.00 $142.15 $1,621 —
1000–1675 1196 85-90% 16 149.00–159.00 $155.36 $1,858 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–915 900 75-80% 3 178.00–183.00 $180.35 $1,623 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1245 1129 5 169.00–191.00 $182.68 $2,062 -14.22
1335–1420 1370 3 161.00–193.00 $174.69 $2,393 —
1475–1940 1656 10 180.00–196.00 $189.89 $3,145 —
1895 1895 2 198.00–207.00 $202.50 $3,837 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
460–1150 862 (<2 yrs)Open 24 202.00–310.00 $248.88 $2,145

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,550.00 $2,550.00
760–1455 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 2,200.00–2,700.00 $2,503.85
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1173 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,050.00 $3,050.00
1085–1340 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,966.67
1030–1385 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,500.00–2,900.00 $2,675.00
1055–1351 1256 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 2,400.00–2,750.00 $2,713.16
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1240 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,600.00–2,800.00 $2,700.00
1110–1340 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,950.00–3,200.00 $3,040.00
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1239 1239 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 2,625.00 $2,625.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,050.00 $2,050.00
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1135–1200 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $1,770
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,980
1460 1460 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,292
1580 1580 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,528
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
580 580 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00
615 615 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
680 680 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
765 765 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1460–1585 1523 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $2,475
1545 1545 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,395
1615 1615 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,697
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1265–1375 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,550.00–2,700.00 $2,625.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1525 1525 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,348
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1640 1640 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,411

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
825–965 904 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,100.00–2,450.00 $2,262.50
970 970 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
755–815 785 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,200.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810–1340 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,100.00–3,500.00 $3,300.00 +200.00
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 +450.00
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785–830 808 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,900.00–1,950.00 $1,925.00 +25.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 -550.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1438 1438 80-85% 4 180.00 $180.00 $2,588 —

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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.