Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-04-07

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, Apr 7
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 654▲ 631 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 110▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 107▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale before Easter; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 10.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 10.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 6.00 lower with 700-850 lbs being 3.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 400-500 lbs were 20.00 higher. Numbers were lower after Easter, but trade and market were uneven. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 10.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance. Special Note: Next sale will be back on Monday April 13, 2026.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $468.43/cwt on 62 head, up $35.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 35 of 35 comparable sales and sits +53.12 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$468.43
▲ 35.11 vs prior sale
62 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$852
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$199.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.12
vs NM average
−22.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1519504.932,6218thin
Medium and Large 1545469.472,56051
Medium and Large 1-2548377.502,0672thin
Medium and Large 2580305.001,7691thin
One grade step is worth $199.93/cwt here — about $852 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale62 hd
468.43
—
NM average3 barns · 168 hd
466.30
+2.12
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−22.40
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
+53.12
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—Average1,725191.953,31011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,176180.592,12411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,145171.721,96625
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,232163.442,01312

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)1,315$2,8382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,8134thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,7503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,169$2,7507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,7444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,107$2,61414
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$3,3086
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,403$3,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,205$3,1673thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$3,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)870$3,2252thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Steers250–300Large 1261643.56/cwt630.00–645.001,68010
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7231
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added280720.00/cwt720.00–720.002,0161
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314639.85/cwt610.00–650.002,00913
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Steers300–350Large 1335620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,07715
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8631
Steers350–400Large 1383586.08/cwt575.00–600.002,24513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388611.05/cwt585.00–615.002,37114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,1202
Steers400–450Large 1420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508499.11/cwt480.00–510.002,53522
Steers500–550Large 1519504.93/cwt500.00–510.002,6218
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573438.50/cwt420.00–460.002,51325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed576500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,8804
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7691
Steers600–650Medium 1602395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,37812
Steers600–650Large 1605425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632413.91/cwt395.00–420.002,6169
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,8002
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709390.50/cwt390.50–390.502,76974
Steers700–750Medium 1724355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,57035
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full735345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5361
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,2761
Steers750–800Large 1765345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6391
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4101
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,87364
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1852275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3433
Steers950–1000Large 1975255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4861
Steers1000–1050Medium 11,000260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6001
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,2482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-22151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6506
Heifers250–300Large 1291588.00/cwt588.00–588.001,71115
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added329607.00/cwt607.00–607.001,99711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333547.70/cwt530.00–550.001,82415
Heifers350–400Large 1359494.89/cwt475.00–500.001,77743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379511.30/cwt510.00–515.001,9384
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420500.22/cwt490.00–535.002,10110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425476.65/cwt475.00–480.002,0263
Heifers400–450Medium 1425475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1961
Heifers400–450Medium 1Unweaned445405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8021
Heifers450–500Medium 1450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463473.64/cwt460.00–478.002,19342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Heifers450–500Large 1492387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9043
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528407.96/cwt395.00–420.002,15411
Heifers500–550Large 1535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2540215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,2354
Heifers550–600Medium 2570285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578312.48/cwt305.00–317.001,8063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581351.57/cwt320.00–360.002,04324
Heifers550–600Large 1590312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,8411
Heifers550–600Medium 1595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
Heifers600–650Large 1600415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9623
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687311.02/cwt300.00–320.002,1375
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724279.73/cwt269.00–285.002,0253
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4341
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned90900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bulls200–250Large 1240670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9521
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,3102
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482470.93/cwt460.00–490.002,2708
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483342.38/cwt335.00–350.001,6542
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Full493440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1692
Bulls500–550Large 1513315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6163
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4071
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2590275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5651
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3602
Bulls700–750Large 1745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4961
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6613
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,140164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,8701
Bulls——1,783194.75/cwt183.00–212.503,47210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145171.72/cwt166.50–177.501,96625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,176180.59/cwt171.00–186.002,12411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,229164.93/cwt156.00–170.002,02711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,260147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8521
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,350185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4981
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1603,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2603,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,900.00/head3,700.00–4,000.003,9003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-28502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 19282,875.00/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,609.09/head2,300.00–2,850.002,60911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,810.00/head2,650.00–2,900.002,8105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,716.67/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7173
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1832,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2102,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2132,600.00/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,175.00/head3,175.00–3,175.003,1751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy7652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29753,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2553,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy7152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18533,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Bred Heifers—Large 11,0503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501

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.