Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Feb 9
● Final156 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,001 head
▼ 202 vs last sale 1,203▲ 84 vs year ago 917 · +9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 172▼ 37 vs year ago 166 · −22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 145▲ 38 vs year ago 132 · +28.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Weaned and vaccinated steer and heifer calves sold higher with plainer calves being lower. Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher and heifer yearlings were 9.00-18.00 higher. Market was higher on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. 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 $477.05/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 36 of 35 comparable sales and sits +61.74 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$477.05
93 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,549
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$46.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.47
vs NM average
−1.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544491.802,67658
Medium and Large 1-2517453.072,34033
Medium 1545445.002,4252thin
One grade step is worth $46.80/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale93 hd
477.05
—
NM average3 barns · 243 hd
454.58
+22.47
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−1.34
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
+61.74
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—Low1,606177.082,84422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,020184.001,8771thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,129162.391,83330
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,031142.991,47552

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 (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,6405
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$3,41537
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$3,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$2,89828
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$2,72423
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$2,6754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$2,59510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)996$2,51126
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,078$3,3673thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)935$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,475$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$2,9502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,015$3,4502thin

Every lot

156 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned1651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1193760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,4673
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,5082
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned274621.67/cwt620.00–625.001,7036
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,8982
Steers250–300Small 3277260.00/cwt260.00–260.007203
Steers250–300Medium 1-2290580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6822
Steers300–350Large 1330640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,1122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343646.35/cwt640.00–665.002,2178
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned347625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,1693
Steers300–350Medium 1348650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,2623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371634.72/cwt630.00–650.002,3558
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full375600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,2502
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380493.51/cwt480.00–500.001,8753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411579.78/cwt555.00–595.002,38321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full420544.14/cwt540.00–550.002,2855
Steers450–500Large 1450555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,4983
Steers450–500Medium 1453425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned458495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed472560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,64312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472522.70/cwt510.00–525.002,46713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1832
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009903
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed501565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,8314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed515475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4466
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515450.45/cwt430.00–465.002,32025
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521540.16/cwt515.00–550.002,81420
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2682
Steers500–550Medium 1545445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy548495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,71313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575420.61/cwt410.00–440.002,41918
Steers600–650Medium 1627390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630424.32/cwt412.00–426.002,67325
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full638400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639379.92/cwt375.00–390.002,42810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665377.80/cwt375.00–380.002,5127
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682401.72/cwt400.00–405.002,74017
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,76111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full715370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6462
Steers700–750Large 1718385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,7644
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,6952
Steers750–800Large 1762345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6293
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed781393.00/cwt393.00–393.003,06911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1791373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,95024
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,85015
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1857361.00/cwt361.00–361.003,0948
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium 1Unweaned1651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Heifers250–300Medium 1265520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3783
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3772
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281549.41/cwt535.00–565.001,5446
Heifers300–350Medium 1300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326548.68/cwt545.00–555.001,78921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned326500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6305
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371509.41/cwt500.00–525.001,89020
Heifers350–400Medium 1Unweaned373410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5294
Heifers350–400Medium 1380494.49/cwt470.00–505.001,87913
Heifers350–400Large 1380470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7862
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416510.29/cwt495.00–515.002,12313
Heifers400–450Medium 1428438.05/cwt435.00–445.001,87519
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2437385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed454516.25/cwt505.00–525.002,34416
Heifers450–500Medium 1461415.92/cwt402.00–425.001,9175
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468472.53/cwt465.00–495.002,21135
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full478438.85/cwt435.00–445.002,0985
Heifers450–500Large 1485385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8672
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489401.21/cwt390.00–410.001,96216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4947
Heifers500–550Large 1518385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9945
Heifers500–550Medium 1524390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0445
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1539422.51/cwt405.00–440.002,27718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565388.66/cwt370.00–400.002,19641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0182
Heifers550–600Medium 1588375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588333.31/cwt330.00–340.001,9606
Heifers600–650Medium 1612375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2955
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622359.71/cwt350.00–367.002,23711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed641382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,4498
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672381.60/cwt370.00–386.002,56430
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,8246
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1913312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,8493
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Large 1Unweaned2151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8825
Bulls400–450Large 1427490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0925
Bulls450–500Large 1475430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,17213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1538425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2873
Bulls550–600Large 1555395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1924
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2447
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4863
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2788280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——985149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4681
Bulls——Return to Feed1,555183.46/cwt179.50–186.002,8533
Bulls——1,635173.59/cwt160.00–179.002,83811
Bulls——1,671183.84/cwt180.00–191.003,0727
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%803100.00/cwt100.00–100.008033
Cows—Lean 85-90%898120.21/cwt110.00–127.001,07911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,020184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086152.81/cwt130.00–160.001,66037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129162.39/cwt155.00–170.001,83330
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,155159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows37 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 34751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37321,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 38001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 29002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Large 29001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy9033,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29032,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium 19303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29322,266.67/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2673
Bred Cows—Large 1-29402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 29602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29703,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29972,840.00/head2,600.00–2,950.002,84010
Bred Cows—Medium 19983,300.00/head3,200.00–3,400.003,3002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0143,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0382,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,810.00/head2,600.00–3,000.002,81015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,0643,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0822,941.67/head2,800.00–3,200.002,9426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0942,797.06/head2,500.00–3,000.002,79717
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1683,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,775.00/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,2103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2143,120.00/head2,950.00–3,300.003,1205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238160.50/cwt150.00–171.001,9872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2613,493.75/head3,400.00–3,650.003,4948
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2663,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7008
Bred Cows—Large 11,345163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0153,450.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1915273.80/cwt240.00–307.002,5055
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,072268.50/cwt240.00–297.002,8782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0453,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.