Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, May 4
● Final172 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
479 head
▼ 194 vs last sale 673▼ 286 vs year ago 765 · −37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 176▼ 14 vs year ago 154 · −9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 115▼ 168 vs year ago 222 · −75.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves had no comparable sales but a higher trend was felt throughout. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to higher. Smaller numbers thanks to rain in the area on a moderately higher market with good demand, Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. 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 $408.52/cwt on 61 head, up $1.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 35 comparable sales and sits +33.05 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$408.52
▲ 1.50 vs prior sale
61 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,011
per head · Medium 1 over Medium 1-2
$178.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.05
vs NM average
−19.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1563443.512,49523
Medium and Large 1547395.602,16333
Medium and Large 1-2545375.002,0441thin
Large 1573341.281,9563thin
Medium 1-2560265.001,4841thin
One grade step is worth $178.51/cwt here — about $1,011 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 sale61 hd
408.52
—
NM average2 barns · 130 hd
411.57
−3.05
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−19.38
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
+33.05
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—Low1,397194.762,72116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,150185.072,12711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,017173.171,76135
CowsLean 85-90%Low865158.051,36714
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,085120.001,3021thin

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)1,192$3,2676
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$3,0638
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$2,9252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$2,8003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)948$2,71520
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)894$2,6333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,148$2,1003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)640$2,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$3,6333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$3,5333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,153$3,2948

Every lot

172 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 · Steers56 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium 11851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,8761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322650.58/cwt640.00–660.002,0954
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3941
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned343559.78/cwt545.00–575.001,9204
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full365555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0262
Steers350–400Medium 1Unweaned370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384599.53/cwt585.00–605.002,30213
Steers400–450Medium 1-2400415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422554.73/cwt530.00–570.002,34118
Steers400–450Medium 1430560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,4081
Steers400–450Large 1435510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy447520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3243
Steers450–500Medium 1457541.52/cwt525.00–547.002,4754
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned460425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484518.35/cwt500.00–540.002,50924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518374.95/cwt365.00–385.001,9422
Steers500–550Large 1530425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532480.47/cwt470.00–510.002,55615
Steers500–550Medium 1535445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3812
Steers500–550Medium 1-2545375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,8762
Steers550–600Medium 1555492.00/cwt492.00–492.002,7318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full570425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570394.91/cwt385.00–405.002,2512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575440.73/cwt435.00–475.002,53414
Steers600–650Medium 1608427.85/cwt425.00–445.002,6017
Steers600–650Large 1625383.80/cwt380.00–385.002,3994
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630440.16/cwt425.00–445.002,7738
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640407.44/cwt400.00–415.002,6082
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full645305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9671
Steers650–700Medium 1652453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,9549
Steers650–700Medium 1Fleshy655370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4241
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed658420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7642
Steers650–700Large 1660400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687383.42/cwt370.00–390.002,63412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,9541
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3101
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2-3705222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,5692
Steers700–750Large 1725370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6833
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726369.63/cwt360.00–372.002,68411
Steers700–750Medium 1735340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4991
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1789337.75/cwt337.00–340.002,6654
Steers750–800Large 1795325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5841
Steers800–850Large 1800352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,8161
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835336.63/cwt335.00–340.002,8113
Steers800–850Large 1Fleshy838325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7243
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865336.71/cwt330.00–340.002,9133
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5231
Steers900–950Medium 1900277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,4931
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8061
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Full955197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,8811
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980287.47/cwt285.00–290.002,8172
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,150275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,1632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers57 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3251
Heifers250–300Medium 1-22581,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Heifers300–350Medium 1Unweaned3051,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Heifers300–350Medium 1315565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,7801
Heifers300–350Large 1325455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4791
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330422.98/cwt400.00–435.001,3963
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333553.40/cwt540.00–560.001,8433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
Heifers350–400Medium 1360440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned367463.18/cwt450.00–475.001,7003
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed369565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0859
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy376495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8619
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379535.41/cwt500.00–540.002,02920
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418442.37/cwt435.00–450.001,8492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438479.02/cwt455.00–495.002,09815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added446550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,4537
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,7531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3161
Heifers450–500Medium 1473430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0343
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476398.57/cwt395.00–400.001,8977
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481435.41/cwt427.00–460.002,09417
Heifers500–550Medium 1522430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2456
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528399.39/cwt385.00–415.002,10918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0441
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568393.27/cwt375.00–415.002,23414
Heifers550–600Large 1573341.28/cwt332.00–360.001,9563
Heifers550–600Medium 1576360.42/cwt345.00–375.002,0762
Heifers550–600Medium 1Fancy577460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,65415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603394.55/cwt390.00–395.002,37911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full613360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2075
Heifers600–650Medium 1633369.38/cwt365.00–380.002,33810
Heifers600–650Medium 1Full635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Heifers650–700Large 1655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670333.33/cwt330.00–340.002,2333
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671367.05/cwt365.00–370.002,4635
Heifers650–700Medium 1690335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3121
Heifers700–750Large 1700310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732334.03/cwt325.00–342.002,4453
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full740275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0351
Heifers750–800Medium 1780315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4571
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825289.88/cwt285.00–295.002,3922
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open859331.87/cwt320.00–335.002,8515
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6101
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2905230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0821
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9763
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4831
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,6461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 11801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bulls400–450Large 1440375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6501
Bulls400–450Large 3445370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6471
Bulls500–550Large 3500310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543437.56/cwt425.00–450.002,3762
Bulls550–600Large 1570382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,1771
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1584445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5994
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6151
Bulls700–750Medium 1710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4911
Bulls850–900Medium 1870270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3491
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5201
Bulls1000–1050Large 11,000182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8201
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Large 2510400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——865145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2541
Bulls——Return to Feed965154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4861
Bulls——Return to Feed1,135193.15/cwt177.00–210.002,1923
Bulls——1,495185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,7661
Bulls——1,544197.78/cwt194.00–204.003,0544
Bulls——1,575210.27/cwt200.00–220.003,3126
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight580165.14/cwt157.00–170.009583
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed741157.51/cwt144.00–170.001,1674
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed773175.63/cwt170.00–179.001,3583
Cows—Lean 85-90%780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040172.94/cwt165.00–180.001,79932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104160.70/cwt158.00–163.001,7746
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,148183.68/cwt179.00–190.002,10910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,165199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,3181
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3021
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3231
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,255267.00/cwt267.00–267.003,3511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1453,370.00/head3,300.00–3,500.003,3705
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2204,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3584,150.00/head4,000.00–4,300.004,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-36551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy7052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28982,750.00/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7502
Bred Cows—Large 1-29202,925.00/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29422,775.00/head2,400.00–3,000.002,7758
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0002,822.22/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8229
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,800.00/head2,600.00–2,900.002,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0763,200.00/head2,900.00–3,300.003,2007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,100.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1713,320.00/head3,000.00–3,550.003,3205
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1694290.00/cwt220.00–325.002,0135
Stock Cows—Medium 1700310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1701
Stock Cows—Large 1774288.61/cwt275.00–320.002,23418
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,063232.56/cwt200.00–300.002,4729
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-25151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium 17652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.