Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-05-11

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, May 11
● Final161 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 479▼ 267 vs year ago 608 · −43.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 140▲ 90 vs year ago 102 · +88.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 54▲ 115 vs year ago 57 · +201.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 5.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were lower. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold steady with 450-600 lbs being lower. No comparable sales on steer and heifer feeders. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher. Market was moderately uneven on similar numbers with good demand. 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 $377.49/cwt on 14 head, down $31.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 35 comparable sales and sits +2.02 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$377.49
▼ 31.02 vs prior sale
14 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$458
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$87.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.65
vs NM average
−39.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544392.772,1369thin
Medium 1-2550385.002,1181thin
Medium 1553365.002,0182thin
Medium and Large 1-2500330.001,6501thin
Medium 2550305.001,6781thin
One grade step is worth $87.77/cwt here — about $458 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 sale14 hd
377.49
—
NM average3 barns · 100 hd
385.14
−7.65
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−39.62
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
+2.02
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—High1,461205.112,99734
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,060177.101,87728
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,185170.322,01860
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025153.531,57324

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)1,339$3,2448
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,136$3,16513
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$3,0673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,81510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,042$2,59822
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)788$2,7634thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)791$2,6205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$3,51814
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,165$3,36619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$3,32713
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)929$3,0504thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,023$3,4002thin

Every lot

161 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285615.17/cwt600.00–620.001,7538
Steers300–350Medium 1324525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7014
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1348650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,2623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added357650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,3213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned370551.95/cwt545.00–555.002,0427
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379600.71/cwt600.00–605.002,2777
Steers350–400Medium 1383525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0112
Steers400–450Medium 1-2400525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full410520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416565.75/cwt545.00–575.002,35411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1452541.25/cwt535.00–550.002,4464
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465437.15/cwt420.00–455.002,0334
Steers450–500Medium 1-2468470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2006
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534460.34/cwt445.00–470.002,45818
Steers550–600Medium 1-2560375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed572450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5743
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581401.67/cwt385.00–425.002,33417
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,7005
Steers600–650Medium 1-2610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1961
Steers600–650Medium 1615405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full638405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5843
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4701
Steers650–700Medium 1665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed670410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7472
Steers650–700Medium 1-2675380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5651
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3291
Steers700–750Medium 1720380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7361
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733344.98/cwt340.00–350.002,5292
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767353.28/cwt350.00–355.002,7103
Steers750–800Medium 1775350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7131
Steers750–800Medium 1-2775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6351
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned851,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12151,397.09/head1,275.00–1,525.001,3972
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned310455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4111
Heifers300–350Medium 1313520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6284
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full318482.44/cwt475.00–490.001,5342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added327566.06/cwt560.00–590.001,8515
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330529.77/cwt515.00–545.001,7482
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2Full330305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360503.13/cwt480.00–525.001,8112
Heifers350–400Large 1365520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed375605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,2691
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2390472.28/cwt455.00–490.001,8422
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2Unweaned393425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6702
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418443.39/cwt430.00–450.001,8533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427490.14/cwt465.00–495.002,09330
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Heifers400–450Medium 1445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8912
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2450408.33/cwt405.00–415.001,8373
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460362.42/cwt355.00–370.001,6672
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461418.95/cwt415.00–425.001,9315
Heifers450–500Medium 1470470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added482445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,14539
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534386.98/cwt385.00–395.002,0665
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2550385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1181
Heifers550–600Medium 2550305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6781
Heifers550–600Medium 1553365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2244
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671374.84/cwt370.00–390.002,5154
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8871
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1801
Heifers750–800Medium 1-2790310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned336555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8654
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,0911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,3181
Bulls400–450Medium 2420360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4251
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2508335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517449.84/cwt440.00–460.002,3264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
Bulls700–750Large 1700375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4751
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4001
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3568445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,249210.01/cwt204.00–214.002,6237
Bulls——1,330172.96/cwt168.00–180.002,3002
Bulls——1,401198.59/cwt186.00–212.002,78214
Bulls——1,696216.12/cwt204.00–227.003,66511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed813151.67/cwt147.00–155.001,2333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044157.83/cwt145.00–164.001,64819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,060177.10/cwt175.00–184.001,87728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158115.42/cwt110.00–121.001,3372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185170.32/cwt162.50–177.002,01860
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8791
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,090295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,2161
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,152240.00/cwt220.00–280.002,7653
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 2-35651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Heifers—Large 18202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium 19153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Heifers—Large 19353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium 11,0003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows25 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 29252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29602,383.33/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy9802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Fancy1,0632,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,612.50/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6134
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0802,900.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0902,450.00/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,058.33/head2,800.00–3,400.003,0586
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1252,675.00/head2,650.00–2,700.002,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,000.00/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,062.50/head2,850.00–3,300.003,0634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2093,400.00/head3,100.00–3,500.003,4005
Bred Cows—Large 11,2353,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3453,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3453,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 11,4803,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 1757234.00/cwt230.00–240.001,7715
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1867252.05/cwt202.00–330.002,18521
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1904327.12/cwt275.00–350.002,95717
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18632,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0133,333.33/head3,000.00–3,500.003,3333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1083,340.00/head3,100.00–3,700.003,34010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1133,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1453,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1653,075.00/head2,900.00–3,250.003,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1893,525.00/head3,450.00–3,800.003,52510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,462.50/head3,150.00–3,550.003,4638
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3433,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.