Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-04-27

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Apr 27
● Final198 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
▼ 357 vs last sale 1,030▼ 272 vs year ago 945 · −28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 141▼ 80 vs year ago 256 · −31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 112▼ 56 vs year ago 171 · −32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale; Steer calves 300-500 lbs sold lower while 500-600 lbs were higher. Feeder steers had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were lower and 400-500 lbs sold higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $407.02/cwt on 40 head, down $5.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 35 comparable sales and sits +31.55 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$407.02
▼ 5.28 vs prior sale
40 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,200
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$757
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$156.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.95
vs NM average
−17.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532431.442,29721
Medium and Large 1-2554391.392,1689thin
Small and Medium 2538385.002,0716thin
Medium 1-2555371.002,0593thin
Large 1-2560275.001,5401thin
One grade step is worth $156.44/cwt here — about $757 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 sale40 hd
407.02
—
NM average3 barns · 154 hd
402.07
+4.95
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−17.05
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
+31.55
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—Low1,582206.353,26523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,042173.811,81129
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,134167.331,89748
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,064154.171,64021

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)992$3,20014
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$3,1758
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,024$2,7388
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$2,7305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)907$2,6505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)948$2,4138
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,72711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,5333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,152$3,32510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,163$2,75911
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,050$3,6001thin

Every lot

198 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 · Steers62 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Large 1Unweaned1951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Steers200–250Large 12251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12631,698.81/head1,675.00–1,725.001,6992
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Steers300–350Large 1-2315470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned320580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336628.31/cwt610.00–640.002,1116
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337456.60/cwt445.00–480.001,5393
Steers300–350Large 1340595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,0231
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added374632.29/cwt607.00–645.002,3653
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379580.60/cwt565.00–595.002,20023
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2390465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned393540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1222
Steers350–400Medium 1-2399465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8553
Steers400–450Medium 1400530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,1201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420573.18/cwt567.00–580.002,40716
Steers400–450Large 1420530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429493.14/cwt475.00–495.002,11611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full438515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2563
Steers400–450Medium 1-2440545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,3981
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460562.00/cwt562.00–562.002,5851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned462496.68/cwt490.00–500.002,2953
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7631
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486525.33/cwt520.00–550.002,55311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5001
Steers500–550Medium 1-2512467.19/cwt455.00–495.002,3925
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full516474.25/cwt470.00–480.002,4477
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524501.24/cwt485.00–525.002,62619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527438.16/cwt425.00–445.002,3093
Steers500–550Medium 2530380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0141
Steers500–550Medium 1-2Full543445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4163
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2568375.16/cwt360.00–387.002,13114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full575420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576393.07/cwt375.00–410.002,2647
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578453.87/cwt445.00–480.002,62318
Steers550–600Large 1585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2504
Steers600–650Medium 1605440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6621
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full607397.27/cwt392.00–400.002,4113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612442.29/cwt440.00–445.002,7074
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623355.06/cwt350.00–360.002,2122
Steers600–650Large 1630430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy633385.10/cwt380.00–390.002,4382
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2-3635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,8811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full674359.41/cwt357.00–360.002,4225
Steers650–700Medium 1-2678342.40/cwt280.00–375.002,3215
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690384.95/cwt380.00–390.002,6566
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full700370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5901
Steers700–750Medium 1-2710302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737316.74/cwt310.00–330.002,3343
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1742388.77/cwt375.00–400.002,8858
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758358.58/cwt350.00–367.002,7182
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4321
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1811
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,0642
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Full840340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8561
Steers850–900Medium 1-2860330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8381
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880342.00/cwt342.00–342.003,0101
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965322.00/cwt322.00–322.003,1071
Steers1000–1050Large 11,010262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,6461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers60 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319546.40/cwt535.00–565.001,7439
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2Unweaned325505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6411
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2333567.78/cwt560.00–575.001,8912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full334494.25/cwt470.00–500.001,6515
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned353405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4302
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned359475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7056
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371538.53/cwt527.00–555.001,99810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8589
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full398512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,0383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415379.76/cwt370.00–395.001,5764
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420520.83/cwt512.00–530.002,1879
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full420464.84/cwt450.00–475.001,9523
Heifers400–450Medium 1433494.73/cwt490.00–505.002,1423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465428.57/cwt410.00–440.001,9933
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470462.41/cwt450.00–475.002,17322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477502.03/cwt490.00–525.002,39513
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2480450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1605
Heifers450–500Medium 2495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full518421.94/cwt420.00–425.002,1868
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527443.08/cwt435.00–470.002,3358
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2538385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2144
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2545375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0441
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2560369.00/cwt350.00–388.002,0662
Heifers550–600Large 1-2560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564428.00/cwt425.00–430.002,4145
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565376.51/cwt352.00–390.002,1275
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,5109
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 2607372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,25811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617368.10/cwt357.00–375.002,2717
Heifers600–650Medium 1Full625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
Heifers600–650Medium 1630352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,2181
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7741
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Heifers650–700Large 1665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669382.76/cwt370.00–385.002,56111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy672355.77/cwt352.00–357.002,3914
Heifers700–750Large 1705375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710299.86/cwt290.00–310.002,1292
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719357.91/cwt350.00–370.002,5734
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full747340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5409
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782334.01/cwt327.00–345.002,6123
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8292
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855339.58/cwt335.00–340.002,90312
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fancy971260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5255
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985224.97/cwt220.00–230.002,2162
Heifers950–1000Medium 1-2995252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,5071
Heifers1000–1050Medium 1-21,030285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,9361
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,033222.04/cwt219.00–225.002,2946
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5031
Heifers1100–1150Medium 1-21,108240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,6592
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,180280.00/cwt280.00–280.003,3045
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,215198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,4061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1051,287.50/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2882
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 11901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,3613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472501.03/cwt480.00–505.002,36518
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
Bulls450–500Large 1490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8381
Bulls500–550Large 1-2520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3631
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565453.89/cwt445.00–460.002,5645
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 2-3580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,7975
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,7472
Bulls650–700Large 1675385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5991
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719388.33/cwt387.00–400.002,79210
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3235530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,24613
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3285485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3823
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3313527.00/cwt527.00–527.001,65028
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Dairy Steers1050–1100Small 31,095160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7523
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2499455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,27014
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Large 2565405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009151
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3375310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,380219.00/cwt219.00–219.003,0221
Bulls——1,454197.84/cwt192.00–205.002,87710
Bulls——1,706212.38/cwt205.00–219.003,62312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed700176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2321
Cows—Lean 85-90%705150.87/cwt141.00–157.001,0643
Cows—Boner 80-85%820168.69/cwt168.00–170.001,3837
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed860124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%861174.91/cwt173.00–176.001,50614
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,000189.70/cwt183.00–200.001,8973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139156.53/cwt153.00–170.001,78317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,211172.79/cwt169.00–178.002,09215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216165.02/cwt158.00–171.002,00737
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,100232.50/cwt195.00–270.002,5582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19182,950.00/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29902,225.00/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0153,533.33/head3,300.00–3,700.003,5333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1243,612.50/head3,500.00–3,850.003,6134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,1553,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2023,066.67/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2282,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4353,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy671315.00/cwt310.00–345.002,1147
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1819303.42/cwt290.00–327.002,48512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1819238.00/cwt217.00–255.001,9494
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2927246.43/cwt210.00–260.002,2847
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 17582,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27792,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18662,920.00/head2,800.00–3,200.002,9205
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Large 1-27402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Bred Cows—Large 1-28352,700.00/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28602,325.00/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,616.67/head2,300.00–2,800.002,6173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19563,160.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19773,283.33/head3,000.00–3,400.003,28312
Bred Cows—Large 1-29882,700.00/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0362,750.00/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,700.00/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,775.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2733,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,2952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-21,0503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001

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.