Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-05-26

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Tue, May 26
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▼ 454 vs last sale 996▼ 452 vs year ago 994 · −45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 162 vs last sale 271▼ 118 vs year ago 227 · −52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 138▼ 83 vs year ago 131 · −63.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-12.00 lower except for 450-500 lbs being 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 sold 10.00 lower with 900-950 lbs 8.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher and no comparable sales on feeder heifers but a lower market was evident. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-10.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Next sale will be Monday June 1,2026. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $437.53/cwt on 62 head, down $4.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 35 comparable sales and sits +22.23 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$437.53
▼ 4.07 vs prior sale
62 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,397
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$76.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.33
vs NM average
−22.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551450.352,48344
Medium and Large 1-2542410.312,22315thin
Small and Medium 2-3500410.002,0501thin
Medium 1-2540373.502,0172thin
One grade step is worth $76.85/cwt here — about $466 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 sale62 hd
437.53
—
NM average3 barns · 131 hd
433.21
+4.33
National average128 barns · 4,767 hd
460.37
−22.84
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
+22.23
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—Average1,477202.122,98443
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,278174.352,2286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,183161.441,90922
CowsLean 85-90%Average962135.691,30615

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)1,134$2,8258
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,7673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,374$3,4256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)986$3,2805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$3,1503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$3,1002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)900$3,1001thin

Every lot

143 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1781,150.70/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1512
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12751,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1292576.77/cwt565.00–600.001,6849
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added332625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,0753
Steers350–400Medium 1-2384465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7867
Steers400–450Medium 1-2413337.12/cwt325.00–350.001,3924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427455.02/cwt445.00–470.001,9438
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full432466.16/cwt465.00–470.002,0144
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441513.10/cwt505.00–520.002,26318
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465505.22/cwt500.00–530.002,3498
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479449.97/cwt430.00–460.002,1553
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3500410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513417.19/cwt405.00–425.002,1409
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522467.65/cwt450.00–480.002,44121
Steers500–550Medium 1-2525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7851
Steers550–600Medium 1-2555407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,2591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578436.26/cwt425.00–440.002,52222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full580397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,3031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Steers600–650Medium 1-2610356.43/cwt350.00–358.002,1745
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full638371.20/cwt370.00–375.002,3684
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5926
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671361.32/cwt355.00–370.002,42411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675306.06/cwt302.00–310.002,0662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy709305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1625
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5054
Steers750–800Medium 1-2768290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2272
Steers750–800Medium 1790350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7652
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy826290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3957
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8562
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5263
Steers850–900Medium 1-2857286.64/cwt280.00–290.002,4573
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1912296.60/cwt296.00–310.002,70523
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Full915277.46/cwt275.00–280.002,5392
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970283.47/cwt282.00–285.002,7502
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8081
Steers1100–1150Large 11,125285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,2061
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,158255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,95318
Steers1150–1200Large 11,195222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,6531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1831,249.32/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2492
Heifers250–300Medium 12601,312.26/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2481
Heifers300–350Medium 13051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2305450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3732
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335438.36/cwt435.00–440.001,4693
Heifers350–400Large 2372475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7673
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379460.48/cwt445.00–475.001,74521
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2388380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4742
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed414490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0295
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2419428.02/cwt405.00–440.001,7936
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421454.82/cwt450.00–460.001,91525
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2Fleshy433355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5378
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2Value Added447485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1683
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Full455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481445.87/cwt427.00–465.002,14532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483322.49/cwt320.00–325.001,5582
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2497420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0876
Heifers500–550Large 2506357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,8064
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2516319.44/cwt312.00–350.001,6485
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527367.73/cwt367.00–370.001,9384
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535421.07/cwt400.00–430.002,2539
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full543375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0364
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1701
Heifers550–600Medium 2570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579367.25/cwt350.00–370.002,12622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9201
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Heifers600–650Medium 2604267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6134
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622351.64/cwt340.00–360.002,1876
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6831
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1864
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5031
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705309.93/cwt300.00–315.002,1853
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6431
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1901
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned60625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned355480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7041
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2479310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4856
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,2851
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3298450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3418
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3375335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2561
Dairy Heifers450–500Small 3475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2400480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9202
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2478450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1519
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Large 2439400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7564
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Large 2541420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,27218
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Large 2675380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,001196.05/cwt170.00–225.001,9626
Bulls——Light Weight1,161205.66/cwt190.00–223.002,3885
Bulls——1,464167.85/cwt157.00–189.002,4574
Bulls——1,528192.75/cwt170.00–203.002,94511
Bulls——1,707217.34/cwt204.00–228.003,71017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%755155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1701
Cows—Lean 85-90%865122.34/cwt120.00–125.001,0582
Cows—Lean 85-90%921143.85/cwt130.00–152.001,3258
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed995111.62/cwt101.00–130.001,1113
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,175152.54/cwt150.00–154.001,7922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203161.75/cwt151.00–167.001,94621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,278174.35/cwt171.00–177.002,2286
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,085190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-28151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0103,150.00/head2,900.00–3,350.003,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0203,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0233,150.00/head3,100.00–3,175.003,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6133,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 18202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1152,820.00/head2,550.00–3,100.002,8205
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1652,833.33/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4832,750.00/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7502
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1835240.25/cwt200.00–265.002,0064
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,000301.25/cwt300.00–302.503,0132
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,056241.71/cwt199.00–275.002,5527

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.