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Roswell Livestock Auction

Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, May 18

● Final168 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782

← May 11May 18May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

996 head

▲ 655 vs last sale 341▼ 117 vs year ago 1,113 · −10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

271 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 192▲ 130 vs year ago 141 · +92.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 172▲ 18 vs year ago 120 · +15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves had no comparable numbers as this sale was much larger, Weaned calves sold higher than not weaned did. Steer and heifer feeders had no comparable numbers. Demand and trade were moderate on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.60/cwt on 112 head, up $12.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 35 comparable sales and sits +26.30 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.

Average price

$441.60

▲ 12.69 vs prior sale

112 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,431

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$282.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs NM average

−32.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	457.26	2,430	95
Medium 1	550	430.00	2,365	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	423.75	2,360	8thin
Medium and Large 2	555	320.00	1,776	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	571	175.00	999	4thin

One grade step is worth $282.26/cwt here — about $1,431 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale112 hd

441.60

—

NM average3 barns · 232 hd

442.03

−0.43

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−32.88

This barn, trailing median35 sales

415.31

+26.30

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,465	203.41	2,980	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,151	178.00	2,049	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,077	171.00	1,842	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	150.68	1,504	20

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$3,406	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$3,169	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$3,084	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,931	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,783	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,467	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	973	$2,393	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	705	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,608	$4,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,262	$3,538	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$3,150	2thin

Every lot

168 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,651	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,937	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	520.15/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,680	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,012	5
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2Unweaned	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	388	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,921	3
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 2-3	400	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,022	6
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	423	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,925	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	513.22/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,186	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	433	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,143	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	430.05/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,970	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	493.82/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,267	16
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	493	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,120	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	497	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,913	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,175	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	461.99/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,393	69
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	444.70/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,521	26
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	571	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	999	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,419	6
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	603	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,303	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1Fleshy	606	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,394	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,566	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	420.90/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,580	34
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	619	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,612	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	631	390.43/cwt	382.00–397.00	2,464	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,653	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	389.23/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,600	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	672	362.56/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,436	11
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	698	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,352	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	2
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	712	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,599	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	371.80/cwt	367.00–378.00	2,688	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	743	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,972	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	358.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,728	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,800	2
Steers	800–850	Large 1	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,621	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,982	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,718	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	230	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	322	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,208	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,848	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	348	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	992	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	382	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,222	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,147	2
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	410	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,112	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	470.83/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,963	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	422	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,477	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	399.96/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,720	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,967	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,177	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	464	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,856	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	469	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,157	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	426.45/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,017	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	372.76/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,786	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	508	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,915	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,197	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	409.89/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,123	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	371.88/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,926	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	524	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,834	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	534	377.32/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,015	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,196	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	364.34/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,033	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	378.00/cwt	372.00–379.00	2,136	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,999	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,761	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	367.10/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,258	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	664	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,374	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,004	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	354.03/cwt	352.00–362.50	2,400	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,278	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,057	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,609	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	279.73/cwt	270.00–287.00	2,299	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,598	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,502	2
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	960	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,736	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1,054	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,972	10
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1,112	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,114	7
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium 1	1,125	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,981	4
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1,249	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	3,335	6
Heifers	1300–1350	Medium 1	1,310	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,908	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	215	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	544.47/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,682	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,200	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,272	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	489.95/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,146	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,608	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	484	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,921	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	428.69/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,396	7
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,730	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium 1	1,100	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,805	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	150–200	Large 3	190	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	713	2
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3-4	255	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	963	2
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 2	905	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,634	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 2	993	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,850	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	878	174.37/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,531	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,228	192.70/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,366	3
Bulls	—	—	1,491	193.50/cwt	181.00–209.00	2,885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,643	216.39/cwt	210.00–223.00	3,555	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	154.90/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,495	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,030	189.06/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,947	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	170.20/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,836	90
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,151	178.00/cwt	174.50–183.00	2,049	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	141.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,728	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,905	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows29 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	870	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	2,441.67/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,442	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	980	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	3,025.00/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,025	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	2,712.50/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,713	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,030	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,802	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,079	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,783.33/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,783	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,113	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,170	3,266.67/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,267	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,183	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	3,485.71/head	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,486	14
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,205	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	3,141.07/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,141	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	3,095.00/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,095	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,305	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,350	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,463	2,875.00/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	905	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	965	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	3,150.00/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,468	4,025.00/head	3,950.00–4,100.00	4,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,588	4,125.00/head	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,608	4,150.00/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	710	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	810	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	882	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,046	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,597	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	976	278.40/cwt	237.00–320.00	2,717	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	238.45/cwt	190.00–270.00	2,361	49

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.

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Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM

Mon May 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 996Last week 341Year ago 1,113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 192Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 172Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	505.00–535.00	520.15
3	350–400	388	495.00	495.00
6	400–450	417	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	258	640.00	640.00
10	300–350	305	635.00	635.00
5	350–400	376	535.00	535.00
17	400–450	426	505.00–540.00	513.22
16	450–500	459	490.00–505.00	493.82
69	500–550	518	445.00–485.00	461.99
26	550–600	567	425.00–465.00	444.70
34	600–650	613	410.00–422.00	420.90
20	650–700	668	380.00–395.00	389.23
15	700–750	723	367.00–378.00	371.80
10	750–800	760	355.00–365.00	358.97
2	800–850	800	350.00	350.00
7	850–900	877	340.00	340.00
6	900–950	900	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	743	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	608	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	433	495.00	495.00
7	600–650	631	382.00–397.00	390.43
4	650–700	698	337.00	337.00
2	700–750	700	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	685	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	455.00	455.00
2	600–650	603	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	825	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	550	430.00	430.00
7	600–650	619	422.00	422.00
6	700–750	712	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	606	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	630	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	672	360.00–364.00	362.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	420.00–440.00	430.05
2	500–550	500	435.00	435.00
6	550–600	576	420.00	420.00
10	600–650	644	412.00	412.00
2	850–900	868	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	1,400.00	1,400.00
4	550–600	571	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	524	350.00	350.00
6	650–700	664	357.50	357.50
4	1100–1150	1,125	265.00	265.00
2	1300–1350	1,310	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	469	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1050–1100	1,054	282.00	282.00
7	1100–1150	1,112	280.00	280.00
6	1200–1250	1,249	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	530.00	530.00
6	500–550	517	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	1,775.00	1,775.00
2	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
19	400–450	417	450.00–480.00	470.83
45	450–500	473	415.00–445.00	426.45
27	500–550	518	385.00–420.00	409.89
15	550–600	558	350.00–385.00	364.34
18	600–650	615	360.00–377.00	367.10
10	650–700	678	352.00–362.50	354.03
2	700–750	730	312.00	312.00
17	750–800	798	327.00	327.00
3	800–850	822	270.00–287.00	279.73
4	850–900	866	300.00	300.00
2	950–1000	955	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	464	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	508	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	960	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	534	370.00–380.00	377.32
2	600–650	635	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	556	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	593	297.00	297.00
3	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	748	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	790	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	1,400.00	1,400.00
3	400–450	447	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	385.00–420.00	399.96
17	450–500	479	350.00–380.00	372.76
10	500–550	518	360.00–375.00	371.88
18	550–600	565	372.00–379.00	378.00
2	650–700	668	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	830	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	382	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	424	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	473	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	1,250.00	1,250.00
4	300–350	309	515.00–555.00	544.47
8	400–450	438	460.00–500.00	489.95
7	550–600	559	420.00–440.00	428.69
1	1000–1050	1,030	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,100	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	215	1,485.00	1,485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	280	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	375.00–380.00	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	905	291.00	291.00
7	950–1000	993	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	137.00–145.00	141.08
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
16	—	965	145.00–163.00	154.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	184.00–191.00	189.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,079	160.00–179.00	170.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,151	174.50–183.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	160.00–186.00	174.37
3	—	1,228	191.00–195.00	192.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,643	210.00–223.00	216.39
4	—	1,491	181.00–209.00	193.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,463	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,266.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,090	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,213	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,141.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,028	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,712.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	170.00	170.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,783.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,215	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,095.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,192	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,485.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	979	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,441.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	990	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,079	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,468	3,950.00–4,100.00	4,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,608	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,588	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,850.00	2,850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	905	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	976	237.00–320.00	278.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	49	—	990	190.00–270.00	238.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	178.00	178.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	882	232.00	232.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	216.00	216.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.