Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-01-19

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 19
● Final174 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,476 head
▼ 457 vs last sale 1,933▼ 146 vs year ago 1,622 · −9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 113▼ 14 vs year ago 145 · −9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 66▼ 45 vs year ago 151 · −29.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Feeder steer calves mostly 5.00-10.00 lower with steer yearlings being steady-6.00 lower. Commodity fuitures closed today [ Monday] for MLK Day following a sharply lower close Friday Jan. 16, 2026. Heifer calves sold steady - 10.00 higher except for 300-350 lbs at 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs were 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. 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 $416.68/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 19 of 35 comparable sales and sits +1.38 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$416.68
185 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,318
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$983
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$181.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.46
vs NM average
−48.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551441.742,432126
Large 1528430.002,2702thin
Medium 1551396.922,18913thin
Medium and Large 1-2583392.152,28630
Small and Medium 2-3557260.161,45014thin
One grade step is worth $181.59/cwt here — about $983 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 sale185 hd
416.68
—
NM average3 barns · 463 hd
424.14
−7.46
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−48.65
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
+1.38
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—Average1,580165.962,62222
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,223209.292,5602thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average895178.781,6003thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,069155.921,66738
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low968131.341,27230

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,7336
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$2,7333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$2,70012
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)928$2,2673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,172$2,2504thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$2,1007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)976$1,91128
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,395$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)998$2,9333thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)784$2,54010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$3,0336
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,2501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,090$2,2002thin

Every lot

174 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 · Steers57 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7963
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318615.71/cwt600.00–630.001,9586
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned348570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9842
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1357612.00/cwt610.00–615.002,1855
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5822
Steers350–400Medium 1378540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,42012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned403485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427529.74/cwt515.00–545.002,26230
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441406.34/cwt385.00–420.001,7925
Steers400–450Large 1443520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3042
Steers400–450Medium 1-2443310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3732
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3458295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465522.23/cwt505.00–545.002,42845
Steers450–500Medium 2468520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,43411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476443.75/cwt405.00–450.002,11211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full477485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,31310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned478455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1756
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,8966
Steers450–500Medium 1499445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2214
Steers500–550Medium 1526395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0788
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3527305.44/cwt285.00–320.001,6105
Steers500–550Large 1528430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533447.34/cwt440.00–475.002,38455
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy562414.59/cwt414.00–417.002,33016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563446.17/cwt425.00–465.002,51251
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3574235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3499
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583392.15/cwt377.00–395.002,28630
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,4604
Steers550–600Medium 1592400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3685
Steers600–650Large 1603382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,3036
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615406.40/cwt396.00–415.002,49925
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,3083
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full621383.66/cwt377.00–385.002,3836
Steers600–650Medium 1-2629317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,9949
Steers600–650Medium 1632377.23/cwt375.00–382.002,3846
Steers650–700Large 1-2653337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2013
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3655245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6059
Steers650–700Medium 1658325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1392
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666378.83/cwt371.00–391.002,52332
Steers650–700Large 1676364.73/cwt362.00–367.002,46613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy676358.49/cwt357.00–360.002,42319
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2694340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3607
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714345.57/cwt340.00–348.002,46714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2744328.49/cwt320.00–330.002,44413
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776344.96/cwt337.50–351.002,67726
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full790327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,5832
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3315
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1802314.98/cwt305.00–320.002,5263
Steers800–850Large 1810300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4302
Steers800–850Medium 1818288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,3564
Steers850–900Large 1857296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,5378
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1877310.86/cwt300.00–317.002,72614
Steers850–900Medium 1888285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5313
Steers900–950Medium 1900267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,4032
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1912287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,6173
Steers1050–1100Medium 11,078250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifers200–250Large 1238585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,3922
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3482
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned272517.71/cwt515.00–525.001,4088
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1294580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7055
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned333500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336537.25/cwt525.00–540.001,80511
Heifers300–350Large 1348515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7922
Heifers350–400Medium 1Unweaned363355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2895
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380513.88/cwt495.00–530.001,95335
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy382485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,85314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned383445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7042
Heifers400–450Medium 1410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6403
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5564
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427463.40/cwt450.00–482.001,97953
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full432436.29/cwt435.00–437.001,88511
Heifers450–500Medium 1455437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,9882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475450.24/cwt435.00–465.002,13997
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2482275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full489420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0547
Heifers450–500Large 1Full490390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9113
Heifers450–500Large 1493440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1692
Heifers450–500Medium 1Fleshy497340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,69012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529413.54/cwt400.00–425.002,18821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned531365.04/cwt360.00–380.001,93812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531346.53/cwt340.00–357.001,8405
Heifers500–550Large 1542375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0335
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2545320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7442
Heifers550–600Medium 1563332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,8693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568373.94/cwt360.00–389.002,12447
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full586355.54/cwt355.00–357.002,08325
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9642
Heifers600–650Large 1618346.00/cwt340.00–355.002,13813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631343.43/cwt341.00–348.002,16730
Heifers600–650Medium 1641298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9107
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682327.39/cwt316.00–338.002,23336
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 2-3688322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2155
Heifers650–700Large 1693287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9892
Heifers700–750Large 1707312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,2063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724314.77/cwt308.00–322.002,2798
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,4492
Heifers750–800Large 1790308.06/cwt300.00–322.002,43422
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1806295.44/cwt294.00–302.002,38111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9672
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4756
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5267
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned75775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 12601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9772
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1338
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1591350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0695
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2903
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9482
Bulls900–950Medium 1910230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Small 3610205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2515
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3643270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,73611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,163152.90/cwt150.00–159.001,7783
Bulls——Return to Feed1,260175.41/cwt173.00–178.002,2102
Bulls——1,584161.56/cwt133.00–175.002,55910
Bulls——1,844175.14/cwt171.00–182.003,2307
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86695.87/cwt88.00–106.008304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%895178.78/cwt175.00–181.001,6003
Cows—Lean 85-90%946112.45/cwt110.00–115.001,0645
Cows—Lean 85-90%993142.60/cwt120.00–150.001,41621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,069155.92/cwt150.00–170.001,66738
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,223209.29/cwt207.00–212.002,5602
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1960252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,4191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 17702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium 17802,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7508
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17962,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium 19403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,3953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows30 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 27452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred Cows—Large 1-27451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 27702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28271,483.33/head1,300.00–1,700.001,4833
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29441,825.00/head1,700.00–2,200.001,8254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29771,913.89/head1,700.00–2,100.001,91418
Bred Cows—Medium 29801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,700.00/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,800.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0842,183.33/head1,850.00–2,250.002,1836
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1453,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1493,300.00/head2,900.00–3,500.003,3005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2503,050.00/head2,750.00–3,350.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2802,700.00/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 11,3052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,331140.50/cwt132.00–148.001,8704
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-31,340164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-38002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29563,133.33/head2,950.00–3,500.003,1333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0483,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,0652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-21,0902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1763238.50/cwt232.00–245.001,8202
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1803261.00/cwt217.00–295.002,0964
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1982212.63/cwt196.00–245.002,0888

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.