Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale 2 weeks ago; Steer calves 350-450 lbs sold steady-20.00 higher and 450-600 lbs were 10.00-20.00 higher,few 30.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs and 700-750 lbs sold steady with 650-700 lbs being 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 12.00 higher and 400-500 lbs were 2.00-10.00 lower. 500-550 lbs sold 15.00-22.00 higher. Heifer yearlings 600-650 lbs were 12.00-15.00 lower. Trade was active on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.94/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −14.59 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$422.94

121 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$66.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NM average

−43.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	436.86	2,383	89
Medium and Large 1-2	518	395.00	2,046	6thin
Medium 1-2	530	392.36	2,080	4thin
Medium 1	564	380.80	2,147	20
Medium and Large 2	550	370.00	2,035	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.86/cwt here — about $348 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $437.53 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

422.94

—

NM average1 barns · 121 hd

422.94

+0.00

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−43.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−14.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,429	170.11	2,431	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,108	179.14	1,984	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	150.18	1,698	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	142.40	1,391	57

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,046	$2,205	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$2,199	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,160	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	977	$2,033	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,064	$1,891	34
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	966	$1,706	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,467	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$2,000	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	683	$1,742	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

186 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	213	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	434.02/cwt	430.00–437.00	1,862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	386	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	278	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	585	342.71/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	344.16/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,285	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	2
Steers	Large 1	400–450	433	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	622	347.32/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	370.67/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,357	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	386	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	729	358.80/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	612	383.92/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,350	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	735	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,293	4
Steers	Medium 1Full	500–550	542	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	439.83/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	467	453.99/cwt	452.00–460.00	2,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	422.40/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,251	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	486.70/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	401.64/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,080	17
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	623	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	543	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	822	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,384	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	349.28/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	341.68/cwt	341.00–345.00	2,149	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	449.25/cwt	430.00–458.00	2,305	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	388.30/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,256	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	713	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	438.82/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,045	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	524.23/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,688	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	512.40/cwt	495.00–522.00	1,906	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	459	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,882	5
Bulls	Medium 1Unweaned	300–350	348	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	5
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	598	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,643	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	438	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,314	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	434	418.79/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,818	24
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	508.15/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,317	8
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	501	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	303	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	438.93/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,107	13
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1650–1700	1,680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,430	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	828	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,484	2
Steers	Large 1	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	609	397.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,421	6
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	588	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,099	13
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	747	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,615	6
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	387	519.97/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	415.79/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,416	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	376.39/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,748	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	563.58/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	541.72/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,977	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	471.90/cwt	456.00–487.00	2,232	35
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	945	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	448.45/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,341	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	391.88/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,559	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	423.63/cwt	417.00–429.00	2,576	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	341.85/cwt	335.00–352.00	2,783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,563	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	392.36/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,080	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	755	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	473.44/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,078	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	2
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,387	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	635	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,709	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,741	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	630	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	695	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	735	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	2,214.29/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,214	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	640	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	3,033.33/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,165	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	910	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,662.50/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,948.53/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,949	17
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	998	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	1,567.50/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,568	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,733.33/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	2,375.00/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,375	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	985	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	968	1,987.50/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,921.88/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,922	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	978	197.19/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,177	161.82/cwt	142.00–180.00	1,905	10
Bulls	—	—	1,592	169.30/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,695	16
Bulls	—	—	1,635	180.52/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,952	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,049	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,568	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,485	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,985	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	973	143.91/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,400	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	128.59/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,157	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	150.34/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,727	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	982	171.85/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,688	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	145.94/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,486	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	461.56/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,980	28
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	448	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	616	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	562	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	318.72/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,002	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	1,213.69/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	328.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	559	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,096	11
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	477	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,080	25
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	373	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	396	472.64/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	567	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	548	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	452	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	526	327.77/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,724	8
Heifers	Medium 1Full	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	629	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,264	16
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	450–500	497	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	671	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Large 1	800–850	831	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	368.48/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,979	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,201	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,202	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,466.67/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1

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