Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-07-20

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jul 20
● Final153 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
▼ 317 vs last sale 743▲ 82 vs year ago 344 · +23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 120▼ 2 vs year ago 85 · −2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 74▼ 17 vs year ago 58 · −29.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves sold 15.00-25.00 lower except for 450-500 lbs at 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were 20.00-30.00 lower few 35.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 15.00-25.00 lower but for 400-450 lbs being 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 8.00-10.00 lower. Market was moderately lower on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were too few to call.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.67/cwt on 56 head, down $16.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −16.23 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.
Average price
$359.67
▼ 16.66 vs prior sale
56 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$872
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$159.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.75
vs NM average
−16.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551374.582,06644
Medium 1573352.512,0202thin
Medium and Large 1-2532316.201,6814thin
Medium 1-2538310.001,6662thin
Medium and Large 2540285.001,5393thin
Small and Medium 2-3555215.001,1931thin
One grade step is worth $159.58/cwt here — about $872 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 sale56 hd
359.67
—
NM average3 barns · 148 hd
381.42
−21.75
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−16.14
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.90
−16.23
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

34 sales
430389347306median 375.9003/0204/2706/2908/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $319.75, median $375.90 across 34 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—High1,453204.912,9775thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,201175.912,11324
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,148166.611,91225
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low865143.301,24016

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$2,9754thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,219$2,6004thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)680$2,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)420$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,232$3,9426
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,237$3,3254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)777$2,3503thin

Every lot

153 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 · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned280575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1346560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9384
Steers350–400Medium 1365555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0261
Steers350–400Medium 2375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0493
Steers400–450Medium 1405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,1406
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full420470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9744
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8403
Steers400–450Large 1-2430395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438528.80/cwt525.00–555.002,31612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,9881
Steers450–500Medium 1-2470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7631
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483488.08/cwt470.00–495.002,35710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5101
Steers500–550Medium 1500440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2001
Steers500–550Large 1500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515446.64/cwt435.00–450.002,30014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1123
Steers500–550Large 2520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535388.04/cwt370.00–392.002,0766
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned550415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2831
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559446.53/cwt440.00–462.002,49616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,9552
Steers550–600Medium 1585440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5741
Steers550–600Large 1590390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592382.63/cwt365.00–386.002,2656
Steers550–600Medium 1-2595347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,0651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8631
Steers600–650Large 1610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614377.15/cwt370.00–390.002,31619
Steers600–650Medium 1625400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5002
Steers600–650Medium 1-2643362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2584
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677366.99/cwt360.00–380.002,48513
Steers650–700Medium 1-2678335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full679338.99/cwt337.00–340.002,3026
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712337.72/cwt335.00–350.002,40510
Steers700–750Large 1Full720292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,1021
Steers750–800Small and Medium 2-3750222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6652
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,3271
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8201
Steers950–1000Small 3955174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6621
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7561
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,305248.50/cwt246.00–251.003,2432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1110900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12381,399.21/head1,375.00–1,425.001,3992
Heifers250–300Medium 1Unweaned258590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335458.21/cwt450.00–470.001,5353
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full412450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8545
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7146
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2-3420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,0493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425434.95/cwt432.00–440.001,8498
Heifers400–450Medium 1425355.89/cwt350.00–375.001,5134
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431451.81/cwt390.00–472.001,94717
Heifers450–500Large 1450440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0252
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2460325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,5441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5877
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8714
Heifers450–500Medium 1490410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520402.80/cwt395.00–407.002,09513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522328.27/cwt320.00–335.001,7143
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2525345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full528367.55/cwt363.00–375.001,9419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5393
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2-3555215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5681
Heifers550–600Medium 1573352.51/cwt350.00–355.002,0202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583361.30/cwt357.00–370.002,10621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1963
Heifers600–650Medium 1610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632340.60/cwt339.00–345.002,15311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy643335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1546
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2645370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3871
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662359.13/cwt340.00–361.002,37711
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 2-3665277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8421
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full755292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5441
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,8358
Heifers800–850Large 2820320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6241
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open972309.00/cwt309.00–309.003,0033
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,105275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,0396
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2021,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4753
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bulls250–300Medium 1Unweaned280555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 12931,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7962
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366510.05/cwt505.00–525.001,8674
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned405450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
Bulls450–500Large 1450420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0384
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2600385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Small 3775243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8832
Dairy Steers800–850Small 3802248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9893
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305199.09/cwt198.00–200.002,5983
Bulls——1,675213.64/cwt208.00–220.003,5782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%746125.36/cwt117.00–133.009354
Cows—Lean 85-90%905149.28/cwt135.00–159.001,35112
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed925175.52/cwt175.00–176.001,6242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,158186.52/cwt186.00–187.002,1602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167165.83/cwt160.00–171.001,93523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,205174.95/cwt170.00–182.002,10822
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-24201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bulls—Large 11,185231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,7371
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,875216.00/cwt216.00–216.004,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1690255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1874258.29/cwt217.00–312.002,2577
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 27302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-37951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1703,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1883,450.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2314,000.00/head3,700.00–4,100.004,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2953,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Large 19952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0782,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3803,325.00/head3,050.00–3,600.003,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Large 11,4153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 1-26802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.