Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-09-14

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 14
● Final185 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
▲ 347 vs last sale 467▼ 26 vs year ago 840 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 122▲ 21 vs year ago 178 · +11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 88▲ 8 vs year ago 105 · +7.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-25.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers and heifers were 5.00-15,00 higher. Pre-conditioning ,fill and quality were influencing factors. Trade and demand were stronger on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $361.36/cwt on 77 head, up $26.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −53.94 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$361.36
▲ 26.23 vs prior sale
77 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,395
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$245.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.42
vs NM average
−42.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551380.272,09753
Large 1570367.002,0922thin
Medium 1-2566365.002,0664thin
Medium 1554347.851,9263thin
Medium and Large 1-2565325.701,84211thin
Small and Medium 1-2510315.001,6071thin
Small and Medium 2500200.001,0002thin
Small and Medium 2-3520135.007021thin
One grade step is worth $245.27/cwt here — about $1,395 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 sale77 hd
361.36
—
NM average3 barns · 367 hd
349.94
+11.42
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
−42.00
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−53.94
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—High1,642174.172,86015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,153160.621,8527thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,124147.771,66190
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,084130.871,41832

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 (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$2,53911
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,078$2,40034
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$2,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,021$2,3128
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$1,8944thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)847$1,4173thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)927$3,3005
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$2,8002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)735$1,7252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$2,8647
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$2,8333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,242$2,5833thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)879$2,5134thin

Every lot

185 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 · Steers64 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Steers200–250Large 1Unweaned2351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2461,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4255
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4422
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3289
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5557
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned323415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3402
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365478.36/cwt465.00–485.001,74617
Steers350–400Large 1365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full366449.32/cwt440.00–455.001,64524
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2-3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378423.47/cwt422.00–425.001,6012
Steers350–400Medium 1388345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3392
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1-2388325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2612
Steers400–450Medium 1409454.13/cwt430.00–465.001,8579
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425457.58/cwt445.00–475.001,94521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned428435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,86210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445388.30/cwt385.00–395.001,7286
Steers400–450Large 1446430.03/cwt415.00–435.001,9184
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0011
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009771
Steers450–500Medium 1468428.24/cwt410.00–429.002,00425
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486426.84/cwt420.00–445.002,07444
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned489397.51/cwt395.00–400.001,9444
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1682
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519390.93/cwt382.00–415.002,02919
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Steers500–550Medium 1525375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9691
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532359.69/cwt340.00–380.001,9143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed560415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3242
Steers550–600Medium 1-2566365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0664
Steers550–600Medium 1568334.27/cwt317.00–352.001,8992
Steers550–600Large 1570367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574368.23/cwt350.00–385.002,11430
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578312.96/cwt300.00–330.001,8098
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1604365.38/cwt357.00–378.002,2075
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full612338.30/cwt335.00–340.002,0703
Steers600–650Large 1-2625285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0483
Steers600–650Large 1640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1121
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4851
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674336.37/cwt332.00–350.002,26719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added713342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4384
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0058
Steers700–750Large 1725285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0661
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1737303.19/cwt303.00–310.002,23535
Steers750–800Medium 1750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Steers750–800Medium 1-2765260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9891
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1786296.25/cwt285.00–300.002,3296
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full799270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,15715
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,4981
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1796
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4231
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1241
Steers1100–1150Medium 1-21,125220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4752
Steers1150–1200Medium 11,150200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3001
Steers1250–1300Large 11,260190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers53 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2121,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned233855.11/head725.00–1,000.008552
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2531,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0006
Heifers300–350Medium 1Thin Fleshed305470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318423.53/cwt405.00–430.001,34711
Heifers300–350Medium 1340405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368416.65/cwt405.00–440.001,53327
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned368393.17/cwt385.00–400.001,44711
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419398.76/cwt390.00–420.001,67118
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned429380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6306
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438372.46/cwt365.00–380.001,6312
Heifers450–500Medium 1450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5751
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2450285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468406.21/cwt380.00–415.001,9014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490358.95/cwt355.00–365.001,7596
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524346.08/cwt340.00–370.001,81318
Heifers500–550Large 1530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full533330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7592
Heifers500–550Medium 1535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7121
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2540315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7266
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9802
Heifers550–600Medium 1555287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5931
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577328.27/cwt315.00–350.001,8943
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612314.88/cwt302.00–322.001,92710
Heifers600–650Medium 1Full620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
Heifers600–650Medium 1637340.65/cwt320.00–345.002,17011
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2653272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7763
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2653220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4372
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659313.43/cwt307.00–325.002,06617
Heifers650–700Large 1683262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7892
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729307.27/cwt305.00–308.002,2404
Heifers700–750Medium 1730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1753332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5002
Heifers800–850Medium 1800292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,3362
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1846310.80/cwt305.00–311.002,62930
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2001
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,66746
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3971
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3283
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,111255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,8338
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned220925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,8061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7751
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2656295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9354
Bulls650–700Small and Medium 1-2670265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7761
Bulls700–750Large 1700267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,8691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3400340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3601
Dairy Steers450–500Small 3460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008052
Dairy Steers500–550Small 3533220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1735
Dairy Steers550–600Small 3575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,581173.84/cwt165.00–179.002,74810
Bulls——1,720154.96/cwt150.00–160.002,6652
Bulls——1,795188.07/cwt185.00–190.003,3763
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97090.73/cwt87.00–96.008802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084135.97/cwt120.00–142.001,47425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121112.26/cwt109.00–116.001,2584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124147.77/cwt141.00–155.001,66190
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,150158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,153160.62/cwt158.00–164.001,8527
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-2860212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8231
Bulls—Medium 1-21,295180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-38852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1812,987.50/head2,800.00–3,200.002,9884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4652,875.00/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows22 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-28101,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,725.00/head1,550.00–1,875.001,7253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19902,433.33/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,436.36/head2,350.00–2,500.002,43622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,250.00/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1152,409.09/head2,200.00–2,500.002,40911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,8021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,557.50/head2,200.00–2,625.002,55810
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 2-36401,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium 18302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19273,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19882,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-28952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 29402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2773205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5852
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1808258.13/cwt215.00–285.002,08624
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1910215.93/cwt200.00–242.001,96515
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy924297.50/cwt290.00–305.002,7496
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048185.69/cwt164.00–195.001,94616

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.