Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-03-09

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Mar 9
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,009 head
▲ 221 vs last sale 788▲ 124 vs year ago 885 · +14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 203▼ 98 vs year ago 224 · −43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 85▼ 29 vs year ago 92 · −31.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Feeder steers and heifers were 5.00-20.00 lower except for 700-750 lbs steers holding steady - 2.00 higher and heifer calves 450-500 lbs being steady. Trade was moderately lower on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady-3.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance...

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.68/cwt on 73 head, down $8.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 35 comparable sales and sits +15.21 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$390.68
▼ 8.90 vs prior sale
73 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,192
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$489
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$69.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.04
vs NM average
−23.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563394.492,22069
Medium and Large 1-2533325.001,7314thin
One grade step is worth $69.49/cwt here — about $489 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale73 hd
390.68
—
NM average3 barns · 186 hd
393.73
−3.04
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−23.10
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
+15.21
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
430389347306median 375.4703/0204/2706/2909/0811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $319.75, median $375.47 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—Average1,532194.632,98216
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,191163.851,95117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,397163.272,28030
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low953152.241,45131

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)1,071$3,5505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$3,2638
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$3,0173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,087$2,5217
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)570$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,070$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)639$2,1134thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,245$6,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$4,21510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$3,7254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,122$3,2005

Every lot

145 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,7763
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6742
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full310615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9072
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,0377
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned355580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3477
Steers350–400Medium 1380530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389606.15/cwt595.00–620.002,3589
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed464517.00/cwt517.00–517.002,39910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1533
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477477.86/cwt470.00–480.002,2799
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1602
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8942
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned528400.86/cwt400.00–405.002,1176
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531417.32/cwt410.00–450.002,21613
Steers550–600Large 1Unweaned550375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full561387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,1714
Steers550–600Medium 1565330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5653
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570424.73/cwt410.00–435.002,42116
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2432
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7203
Steers600–650Large 1640215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6922
Steers700–750Medium 1710315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2372
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720265.10/cwt260.00–270.001,9092
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724365.41/cwt347.00–367.002,646145
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3975
Steers750–800Medium 1770307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,3642
Steers850–900Small and Medium 2-3855202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7274
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1877316.74/cwt285.00–320.002,77866
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0682
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1928290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6915
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1990294.13/cwt294.00–300.002,91243
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5632
Steers1000–1050Medium 11,035250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5882
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5322
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,230222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,7312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2201,386.36/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3863
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275616.29/cwt615.00–620.001,6954
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336523.91/cwt505.00–535.001,7608
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364478.69/cwt475.00–480.001,7424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373510.06/cwt500.00–515.001,90314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1453
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned420410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7222
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427452.56/cwt435.00–460.001,9327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469459.25/cwt445.00–470.002,15416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481412.76/cwt410.00–415.001,9859
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6252
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1544410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,23011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565388.18/cwt360.00–393.002,19354
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added584437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,5524
Heifers600–650Large 1600455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,7302
Heifers600–650Medium 1610322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed621417.38/cwt415.00–425.002,59213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1932
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full649340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2075
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed673330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2216
Heifers650–700Medium 1675292.50/cwt280.00–305.001,9742
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1694319.67/cwt300.00–321.002,219147
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714316.12/cwt307.00–330.002,2574
Heifers750–800Medium 1-2750305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2882
Heifers750–800Large 1755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2652
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785319.16/cwt305.00–335.002,505131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2403
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1884269.69/cwt268.00–285.002,38410
Heifers850–900Medium 1885250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2132
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2121,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5352
Bulls450–500Medium 1465395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1373
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4992
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3044
Bulls650–700Medium 1690302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0842
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5412
Bulls800–850Medium 1848282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,3914
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865295.84/cwt287.00–305.002,5592
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2874256.07/cwt240.00–260.002,2385
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,113237.58/cwt225.00–250.002,6442
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2360410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4762
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9315
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 2818240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9636
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Large 2305440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3422
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2469375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7599
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Large 2564360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0304
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Large 2692285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9723
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Medium 1-2693290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0103
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Large 2763290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2132
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Medium 1786318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,49965
Beef/Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2913260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3742
Beef/Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2976239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,3336
Beef/Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 21,126230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,5909
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3290495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,43632
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3363400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4523
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,233217.09/cwt216.00–218.002,6772
Bulls——1,494186.44/cwt181.00–198.002,7859
Bulls——1,715197.75/cwt192.00–203.003,3914
Bulls——1,745211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,6821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%738154.49/cwt154.00–155.001,1402
Cows—Lean 85-90%921140.21/cwt123.00–143.001,2918
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed967150.92/cwt145.00–154.001,45910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003162.99/cwt151.00–173.001,6356
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,003160.35/cwt153.00–180.001,6085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050156.75/cwt155.00–160.001,6463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199167.89/cwt161.00–178.002,01312
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,353150.27/cwt150.00–150.502,0332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375164.31/cwt161.50–171.002,25924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466159.18/cwt158.00–159.502,3344
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,518159.00/cwt158.00–160.002,4142
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Registered1,2456,125.00/head5,750.00–6,500.006,1252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,460199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,9051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-35701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,0602,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0743,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1412,641.67/head2,300.00–2,800.002,6426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,262.50/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2638
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 2-35451,725.00/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 16852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Large 1-21,0702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29304,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0773,125.00/head2,900.00–3,200.003,1254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2074,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2234,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2803,725.00/head3,650.00–3,950.003,7254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,4603,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1807186.67/cwt170.00–211.001,5063
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1979227.33/cwt173.00–320.002,22621

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.