Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-08-03

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Aug 3
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 304 vs last sale 577▼ 101 vs year ago 374 · −27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 174▼ 3 vs year ago 130 · −2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 118▼ 26 vs year ago 100 · −26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 400-500 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher and heifer calves 400-500 lbs were 15.00-25,00 higher with 550-600 lbs being 5.00 lower. Rain in the drawing area made for a smaller sale with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 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 $381.88/cwt on 29 head, up $24.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +5.99 against this barn's trailing median of $375.90.
Average price
$381.88
▲ 24.01 vs prior sale
29 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$35.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.66
vs NM average
+7.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543385.412,09423
Medium 1527376.291,9834thin
Medium and Large 1-2525355.001,8641thin
Small and Medium 2590350.002,0651thin
One grade step is worth $35.41/cwt here — about $29 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 sale29 hd
381.88
—
NM average3 barns · 69 hd
357.22
+24.66
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
+7.85
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.90
+5.99
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—Average1,548198.573,07422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,110176.831,96323
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,105170.411,88426
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,193137.561,6429thin

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)1,208$3,2124thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,171$2,7336
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,093$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,5506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,3679
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,101$2,0254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$2,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,9002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)645$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,386$4,2256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,389$3,9673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,227$3,5205

Every lot

127 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1256630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6134
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned300575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328592.21/cwt585.00–615.001,9424
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1354547.16/cwt535.00–560.001,9377
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4733
Steers350–400Medium 1380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8921
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0803
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425474.13/cwt450.00–480.002,0159
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468475.07/cwt462.00–480.002,22311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0901
Steers450–500Large 1-2490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8131
Steers500–550Medium 1503450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517434.03/cwt430.00–435.002,2445
Steers500–550Medium 1-2530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9351
Steers550–600Medium 1-2555317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,7591
Steers550–600Medium 1558420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572416.38/cwt415.00–420.002,3827
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575393.25/cwt370.00–397.002,2617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617400.69/cwt400.00–402.002,4723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,9451
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Steers650–700Medium 1675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678369.01/cwt367.00–375.002,5024
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709354.48/cwt350.00–356.002,5134
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed768345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6506
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783320.90/cwt315.00–327.002,5132
Steers750–800Medium 1785305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3941
Steers800–850Large 1-2805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3091
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6561
Steers850–900Medium 1890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5811
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5811
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,4561
Steers1000–1050Medium 11,035285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,9501
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,190258.00/cwt258.00–258.003,0701
Steers1500–1550Medium and Large 11,535206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,1621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium 1Unweaned1251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 11851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Heifers150–200Medium 1Unweaned1851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,7391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7691
Heifers300–350Medium 13201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Heifers300–350Large 1320515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333544.92/cwt535.00–555.001,8152
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5305
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full375454.87/cwt450.00–460.001,7062
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9856
Heifers400–450Large 1420372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,5621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,7726
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430433.68/cwt425.00–455.001,86515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485377.35/cwt370.00–385.001,8302
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489417.96/cwt415.00–437.002,04415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed523430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2493
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526387.67/cwt370.00–400.002,03911
Heifers500–550Medium 1527376.29/cwt350.00–385.001,9834
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571367.79/cwt365.00–370.002,1009
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full618334.90/cwt330.00–340.002,0702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1642351.72/cwt350.00–362.002,2587
Heifers650–700Large 1685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
Heifers700–750Medium 1700327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,2891
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2001,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned367520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9085
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0641
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2485420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0371
Bulls450–500Medium 1495405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0051
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1549397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,1804
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2585312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,8251
Bulls600–650Large 1610315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9221
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,126172.71/cwt154.00–184.001,9454
Bulls——Return to Feed1,330218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,8992
Bulls——1,587184.07/cwt175.00–195.002,9215
Bulls——1,724211.03/cwt202.00–217.003,63811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%798123.35/cwt122.00–125.009842
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,037175.84/cwt175.00–176.001,8236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,110176.83/cwt171.00–184.001,96323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126168.78/cwt161.00–174.001,90020
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,279151.78/cwt145.00–156.001,9415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,375116.21/cwt115.00–117.001,5982
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,015220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2331
Bulls—Large 1-21,310228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,9871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-39401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0862,440.00/head2,300.00–2,750.002,4405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0932,600.00/head2,300.00–2,800.002,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1012,025.00/head1,800.00–2,100.002,0254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1273,183.33/head3,050.00–3,450.003,1833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,800.00/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,366.67/head2,000.00–2,600.002,3679
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3382,750.00/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1708266.75/cwt220.00–317.001,8894
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1897245.67/cwt178.00–295.002,20412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,0552,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2233,700.00/head3,500.00–3,800.003,7003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3204,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4233,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,4304,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4524,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5505
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 26451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.