Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-09-28

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Sep 28
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▼ 514 vs last sale 817▼ 805 vs year ago 1,108 · −72.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 181▼ 117 vs year ago 241 · −48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 139▼ 18 vs year ago 79 · −22.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Much needed and appreciated rain in the area kept numbers much lower. Steer calves and feeder steers had no comparable sales but lower market was evident. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold steady with 450-600 lbs being lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Trade and market were lower on smaller numbers . Slaughter cows sold steady to 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 $326.32/cwt on 25 head, up $4.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −49.15 against this barn's trailing median of $375.47.
Average price
$326.32
▲ 4.15 vs prior sale
25 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$52.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.37
vs NM average
−26.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533340.651,81717thin
Large 1553313.501,7322thin
Medium and Large 1-2505300.001,5151thin
Medium 1546288.001,5735thin
One grade step is worth $52.65/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd
326.32
—
NM average3 barns · 115 hd
341.70
−15.37
National average184 barns · 12,638 hd
352.66
−26.34
This barn, trailing median35 sales
375.47
−49.15
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
430389347306median 375.4703/0204/2706/2909/0811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $319.75, median $375.47 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—Average1,585165.792,62717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,211157.941,9134thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,084141.421,53347
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,033122.681,26731

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)1,247$2,5833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)959$1,95215
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,9296
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$1,8632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,058$1,8333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$1,7252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,6752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,2501thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Steers150–200Medium 1Unweaned160900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2542
Steers300–350Medium 1Unweaned317467.89/cwt450.00–500.001,4833
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331497.98/cwt480.00–505.001,6487
Steers300–350Medium 1340565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4802
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372458.29/cwt450.00–480.001,7059
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9205
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414412.57/cwt400.00–420.001,7085
Steers400–450Medium 1443439.94/cwt430.00–450.001,9492
Steers450–500Medium 1Full465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470411.70/cwt410.00–412.001,9357
Steers450–500Medium 1470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532352.55/cwt340.00–366.001,8768
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Full540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,05711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676315.48/cwt305.00–327.002,13320
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700315.00/cwt310.00–320.002,2052
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1462
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776318.54/cwt315.00–320.002,47210
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned220900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Heifers300–350Medium 1300430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2901
Heifers300–350Medium 1Unweaned313375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318445.04/cwt440.00–450.001,4154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned323346.24/cwt330.00–355.001,1183
Heifers350–400Medium 1370440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389418.94/cwt400.00–420.001,63018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1404406.26/cwt405.00–420.001,64113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full420380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5962
Heifers400–450Large 1420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
Heifers450–500Medium 1Thin Fleshed450382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,7191
Heifers450–500Medium 1458294.97/cwt290.00–300.001,3512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460364.20/cwt348.00–375.001,6759
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned467321.44/cwt300.00–330.001,5014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy516320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532355.44/cwt334.00–360.001,89111
Heifers500–550Medium 1537300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6113
Heifers500–550Large 1540325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7551
Heifers550–600Medium 1560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5122
Heifers550–600Large 1565302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7061
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575300.62/cwt290.00–312.001,7292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615320.06/cwt318.00–324.001,96815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full643300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674303.21/cwt290.00–310.002,04410
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy678270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687236.65/cwt230.00–240.001,6263
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9601
Heifers700–750Medium 1717266.71/cwt265.00–270.001,9123
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728313.80/cwt310.00–315.002,2844
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Heifers750–800Medium 1767265.15/cwt260.00–275.002,0343
Heifers800–850Large 1830240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9922
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned115950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3231
Bulls400–450Medium 1405372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,5071
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7333
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515344.13/cwt340.00–345.001,7726
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,83011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009682
Dairy Heifers450–500Small 3458215.00/cwt215.00–215.009852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,305162.23/cwt159.00–166.002,1172
Bulls——1,622166.27/cwt155.00–175.002,69715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed62094.00/cwt94.00–94.005831
Cows—Lean 85-90%937108.54/cwt100.00–112.001,0178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084141.42/cwt135.00–149.001,53347
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086129.12/cwt120.00–135.001,40222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,211157.94/cwt150.00–163.001,9134
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-36601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,958.33/head1,475.00–2,250.001,9586
Bred Cows—Large 1-29152,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0071,910.00/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9105
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,862.50/head1,850.00–1,875.001,8632
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,825.00/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8252
Bred Cows—Large 11,100136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,950.00/head1,750.00–2,150.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2152,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2802,150.00/head2,050.00–2,250.002,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Stock Cows—Medium 1780205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5991
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1797254.14/cwt230.00–275.002,0257
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy813193.50/cwt180.00–207.001,5732
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy915260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3791
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1965205.20/cwt192.00–222.001,9805
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.