Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-02-02

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 2
● Final187 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,203 head
▼ 273 vs last sale 1,476▼ 287 vs year ago 1,490 · −19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 131▼ 119 vs year ago 291 · −40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 106▼ 3 vs year ago 148 · −2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale on January 19. 2026; Steer calves 400-450 lbs and 500-550 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher while 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lbs were 5.00 lower. Feeder steer yearlings 600-750 lbs sold higher. Heifer calves sold 5.00-15.00 higher except 550-600 lbs at 9.00 lower with feeder heifers selling higher. Warmer and drier conditions were appreciated on a moderately higher market on larger numbers.. Slaughter cows sold steady-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-8.00 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 $469.49/cwt on 222 head. That ranks 36 of 35 comparable sales and sits +54.19 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$469.49
222 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$240.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.91
vs NM average
−13.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535492.232,635149
Medium 1-2550475.002,61314thin
Medium 1529443.602,34727
Large 1560403.002,2585thin
Medium and Large 1-2580395.332,29124
Large 1-2530252.001,3363thin
One grade step is worth $240.23/cwt here — about $1,299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale222 hd
469.49
—
NM average3 barns · 289 hd
450.59
+18.91
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
−13.54
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
+54.19
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—Low1,586175.222,77938
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,110210.002,3311thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,120193.722,1704thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226164.462,01652
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,137150.361,71041

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,152$2,91721
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,179$2,65413
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,5069
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)984$2,5004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,119$2,42722
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,051$2,29126
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$2,2405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,046$2,11119
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)918$1,8507
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,053$1,8333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)785$2,0752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,9173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$2,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,5001thin

Every lot

187 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 · Steers70 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned120300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers200–250Small 1245600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4702
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1289623.81/cwt620.00–630.001,8035
Steers250–300Medium 1290535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5522
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320667.50/cwt667.50–667.502,1362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324640.23/cwt625.00–652.002,07414
Steers300–350Medium 1330605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9972
Steers350–400Large 1353625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,2062
Steers350–400Medium 1Full365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366623.18/cwt620.00–630.002,28114
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned370515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9067
Steers350–400Medium 1387526.96/cwt525.00–530.002,0395
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full392585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,29313
Steers400–450Small and Medium 2403455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7932
Steers400–450Medium 1432460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9873
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434527.51/cwt525.00–555.002,28935
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy446510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2754
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned459565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,5937
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462537.22/cwt525.00–550.002,48213
Steers450–500Large 1465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full480494.02/cwt485.00–510.002,37113
Steers450–500Medium 1482490.84/cwt475.00–510.002,36613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,14711
Steers450–500Medium 1-2497410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0383
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned507475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4083
Steers500–550Medium 1508459.32/cwt450.00–470.002,33313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524502.94/cwt490.00–525.002,635118
Steers500–550Medium 1Fleshy529405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1426
Steers500–550Large 1-2530252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3363
Steers500–550Large 1538400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,1913
Steers550–600Medium 1-2550475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,61314
Steers550–600Medium 1561457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,5646
Steers550–600Medium 1Full570417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,3772
Steers550–600Large 1575405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3293
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,40611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,19410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586448.92/cwt430.00–460.002,63128
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8212
Steers600–650Medium 1Fleshy615355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1834
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,4503
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633406.01/cwt402.00–420.002,57077
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy638430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7435
Steers600–650Medium 1645395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5486
Steers600–650Large 1645390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5163
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full648385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed653420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7436
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full657350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3003
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9042
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672396.32/cwt395.00–397.002,66324
Steers650–700Medium 1675357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4104
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5693
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712390.09/cwt382.00–392.502,77712
Steers700–750Large 1713375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6742
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2622
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy726365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6504
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full742320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3743
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6134
Steers750–800Medium 1768250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9203
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,8042
Steers850–900Medium 1860310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6662
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905324.77/cwt320.00–326.002,9395
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Full925305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8212
Steers950–1000Large 1965240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3162
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9702
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2042
Steers1100–1150Small and Medium 21,100295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,2452
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,280255.00/cwt255.00–255.003,2642
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,320190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,5082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Large 3Unweaned65325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned851,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Heifers50–100Medium 1Unweaned951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Heifers100–150Medium 1Unweaned1201,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned326509.40/cwt495.00–530.001,6617
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330545.00/cwt535.00–560.001,7995
Heifers350–400Medium 1Unweaned363515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8698
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned366490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7936
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372517.46/cwt495.00–535.001,9259
Heifers350–400Medium 1380475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8052
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned404505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0405
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414514.67/cwt500.00–525.002,13112
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2435385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6754
Heifers400–450Medium 1438443.15/cwt425.00–455.001,9415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned461461.44/cwt460.00–462.002,12721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472456.37/cwt440.00–475.002,15429
Heifers450–500Large 1475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full484427.22/cwt425.00–430.002,0689
Heifers500–550Small 2500385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9252
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed521438.89/cwt430.00–450.002,28722
Heifers500–550Medium 1522360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8793
Heifers500–550Large 1538368.71/cwt365.00–380.001,98412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9487
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1542393.72/cwt392.00–395.002,13429
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584359.54/cwt345.00–380.002,10024
Heifers550–600Medium 1590325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9182
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2598340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617359.97/cwt350.00–373.002,22119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy637335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1348
Heifers650–700Medium 1658355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3368
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672339.99/cwt332.00–350.002,28527
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,1165
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned79867.86/head700.00–1,225.008684
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8792
Bulls450–500Large 1Unweaned469420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9705
Bulls450–500Large 1470410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9272
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1534
Bulls600–650Large 1623360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,24310
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,3993
Bulls650–700Medium 1653317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,0704
Bulls650–700Large 1672325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1848
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1952
Bulls850–900Medium 1850265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2532
Bulls900–950Medium 1-2900184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6562
Bulls1050–1100Large 11,050235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4682
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,180224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,6432
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3313460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,44032
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed980148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4501
Bulls——Return to Feed1,060193.88/cwt178.00–212.002,0552
Bulls——Light Weight1,224175.55/cwt171.00–185.002,1495
Bulls——1,320133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7561
Bulls——1,563152.63/cwt147.00–156.002,3863
Bulls——1,703188.58/cwt183.00–196.003,2128
Bulls——1,745174.73/cwt160.00–185.503,04918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045126.11/cwt125.00–127.001,3182
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0761
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,110210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,120193.72/cwt187.00–200.002,1704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,144152.93/cwt135.00–159.001,75038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226164.46/cwt160.00–170.002,01652
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-21,067189.00/cwt185.00–192.002,0173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,097201.40/cwt176.00–240.002,2095
Bulls—Large 1-21,115170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows35 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 38501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Large 19102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29181,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8507
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29431,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19472,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29562,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29842,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29922,375.00/head2,350.00–2,450.002,3756
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0152,275.00/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,240.63/head2,000.00–2,500.002,24124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,833.33/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8333
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,165.63/head1,950.00–2,550.002,16616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123134.50/cwt105.00–164.001,5102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1272,930.00/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9305
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,683.33/head2,550.00–3,000.002,6836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,1532,466.67/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1722,100.00/head2,000.00–2,150.002,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1943,183.33/head3,100.00–3,350.003,1839
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2712,644.44/head2,400.00–2,700.002,6449
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium 11,3052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3232,733.33/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7333
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4202,900.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,453164.50/cwt162.00–167.002,3902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 1-25901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26951,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27551,975.00/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0902,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 21,2802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3503,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1826288.25/cwt220.00–345.002,38112
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1956218.14/cwt195.00–227.002,0857

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.