Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-09-21

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 21
● Final161 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
817 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 814▼ 78 vs year ago 895 · −8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 199▼ 16 vs year ago 197 · −8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 113▼ 18 vs year ago 157 · −11.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to 12.00 higher except 450-500 lbs being lower. Feeder steers were 10.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeder calves sold uneven. Weaning dates and preconditioning vaccinations earned a premium. Trade and demand were moderately uneven on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00-8.00 lower. 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 $347.51/cwt on 99 head, down $13.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −67.80 against this barn's trailing median of $415.31.
Average price
$347.51
▼ 13.85 vs prior sale
99 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$805
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$160.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.01
vs NM average
−57.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2525367.001,9274thin
Medium and Large 1561366.002,05351
Medium and Large 1-2524363.261,90316thin
Medium 1549352.851,93713thin
Large 1570340.001,9381thin
Medium 1-2538330.001,7754thin
Medium and Large 2543235.001,2765thin
Small and Medium 2-3542207.001,1225thin
One grade step is worth $160.00/cwt here — about $805 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 sale99 hd
347.51
—
NM average3 barns · 387 hd
356.52
−9.01
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−57.90
This barn, trailing median35 sales
415.31
−67.80
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—High1,578167.012,63530
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,261152.431,92210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,141143.971,64335
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,009127.731,28937

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,221$2,73611
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,208$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$2,51411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,116$2,50642
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$2,46810
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$2,2673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)905$1,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)675$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)685$1,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,625$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,109$2,5336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,023$2,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,007$2,2673thin

Every lot

161 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12071,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12531,700.68/head1,625.00–1,800.001,7017
Steers250–300Large 12551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Steers250–300Medium 1Unweaned268440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1792
Steers300–350Medium and Large 13051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1348550.00/cwt540.00–560.001,9144
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355260.00/cwt260.00–260.009232
Steers350–400Large 1360425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5301
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362556.80/cwt535.00–565.002,01613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7393
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0602
Steers400–450Medium 1408440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned420417.41/cwt410.00–425.001,7532
Steers400–450Medium 1-2428382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,6352
Steers400–450Large 1430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437461.13/cwt455.00–485.002,01515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full448445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9942
Steers450–500Medium 1Unweaned450365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed461480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2139
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475419.81/cwt415.00–425.001,99417
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned492400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,96816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524363.26/cwt363.00–365.001,90316
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2525367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,9274
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534400.31/cwt387.00–415.002,13817
Steers500–550Medium 1-2538330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7754
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3542207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2765
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full545380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned545375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0442
Steers500–550Medium 1Unweaned547357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,95311
Steers550–600Medium 1560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,1884
Steers550–600Large 1570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full578320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8502
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581339.95/cwt325.00–360.001,97524
Steers600–650Medium 1612332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,0327
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615343.19/cwt340.00–360.002,11138
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy620365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2634
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1654360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3544
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1783
Steers650–700Medium 2675274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,8505
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1028
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy683320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1862
Steers700–750Medium 1705332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3411
Steers700–750Medium 1-2709346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,4534
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712311.17/cwt311.00–320.002,21652
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766326.93/cwt312.00–331.002,5045
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4034
Steers800–850Large 1825325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6811
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,7721
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,038260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225854.51/head800.00–1,000.008554
Heifers200–250Large 12321,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1753
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12851,312.28/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334401.28/cwt400.00–425.001,34019
Heifers350–400Medium 1369400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376400.49/cwt385.00–420.001,50614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned389363.20/cwt360.00–370.001,4136
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2-3410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Heifers400–450Medium 1430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0452
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full455367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,6705
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466393.94/cwt370.00–402.001,83627
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,65214
Heifers450–500Large 1497344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,7106
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2504340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7144
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5302
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527364.33/cwt340.00–395.001,92016
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed556355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9747
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2562327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,8383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565291.04/cwt290.00–300.001,64422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9203
Heifers600–650Medium 1615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619279.91/cwt275.00–300.001,73310
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7671
Heifers600–650Medium 2645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,70629
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full657310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2942
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full703250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7582
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1217
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4422
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777287.23/cwt285.00–300.002,23213
Heifers750–800Medium 1785312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4492
Heifers800–850Medium 1800277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,2162
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0291
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870293.47/cwt290.00–297.002,55310
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy878272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,3883
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7004
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Full910250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2751
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy974266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,5914
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1976282.67/cwt267.00–287.002,7599
Heifers1000–1050Medium 11,040232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,4131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1401495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9855
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488352.69/cwt340.00–365.001,7212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,90121
Bulls550–600Medium 1550250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3751
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2590328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,9356
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2593205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2162
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666310.00/cwt307.00–325.002,0656
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6593
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3682
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0418
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448141.05/cwt135.00–148.502,0424
Bulls——1,558168.71/cwt160.00–175.002,62920
Bulls——1,731178.63/cwt175.00–182.003,0926
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%911113.62/cwt110.00–120.001,0356
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028130.46/cwt120.00–138.001,34131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139143.68/cwt139.00–149.001,63734
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,205154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,8561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,261152.43/cwt146.00–160.001,92210
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,017212.93/cwt182.00–230.002,16529
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows27 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3675975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29031,700.00/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29051,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Large 29501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0972,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,573.61/head2,350.00–2,650.002,57436
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1362,520.00/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5205
Bred Cows—Large 11,1452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148139.00/cwt135.00–140.001,5965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,718.75/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7198
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,165142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,6541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,475.00/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195135.50/cwt135.00–136.001,6192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,600.00/head2,450.00–2,750.002,6002
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7521
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2532,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,315140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3242,725.00/head2,350.00–2,800.002,7256
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,330146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,9421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,9181
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-38852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0232,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,525.00/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,6253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3431
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1846251.25/cwt232.00–280.002,1268
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1897240.00/cwt230.00–260.002,1535
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003

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.