Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Feeder steer calves mostly 5.00-10.00 lower with steer yearlings being steady-6.00 lower. Commodity fuitures closed today [ Monday] for MLK Day following a sharply lower close Friday Jan. 16, 2026. Heifer calves sold steady - 10.00 higher except for 300-350 lbs at 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs were 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $416.68/cwt on 185 head, down $27.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −20.85 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$416.68

▼ 27.81 vs prior sale

185 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$983

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$181.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs NM average

−48.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	441.74	2,432	126
Large 1	528	430.00	2,270	2thin
Medium 1	551	396.92	2,189	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	583	392.15	2,286	30
Small and Medium 2-3	557	260.16	1,450	14thin

One grade step is worth $181.59/cwt here — about $983 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale185 hd

416.68

—

NM average3 barns · 463 hd

424.14

−7.46

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−48.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−20.85

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	—	Average	1,580	165.96	2,622	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,223	209.29	2,560	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	895	178.78	1,600	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	155.92	1,667	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	131.34	1,272	30

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,733	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,733	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$2,700	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$2,267	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$2,100	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	976	$1,911	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	998	$2,933	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	784	$2,540	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$3,033	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,090	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

174 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
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	458	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,351	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	653	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	392.15/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,286	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,360	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	443	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,373	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	527	305.44/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	446.17/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,512	51
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	443.75/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	621	383.66/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,383	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	603	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,460	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	676	364.73/cwt	362.00–367.00	2,466	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	406.34/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,792	5
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	468	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,434	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	365.04/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	414.59/cwt	414.00–417.00	2,330	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	676	358.49/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,423	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	790	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	477	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,313	10
Heifers	Large 1	200–250	238	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	350–400	363	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	542	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	493	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	80	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	463.40/cwt	450.00–482.00	1,979	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,526	7
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	693	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,475	6
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	641	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,910	7
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	327.39/cwt	316.00–338.00	2,233	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	343.43/cwt	341.00–348.00	2,167	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	513.88/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,953	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	295.44/cwt	294.00–302.00	2,381	11
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	455	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	450.24/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,139	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	314.77/cwt	308.00–322.00	2,279	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	75	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,290	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	643	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,736	11
Steers	Large 1	400–450	443	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,420	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	348	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,175	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	600–650	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	658	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	818	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,356	4
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	378	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,041	3
Steers	Large 1	850–900	857	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,537	8
Steers	Large 1	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	528	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,270	2
Steers	Medium 1	1050–1100	1,078	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,695	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	499	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,221	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	526	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,078	8
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	592	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,368	5
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	900	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,403	2
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	888	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	344.96/cwt	337.50–351.00	2,677	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	615.71/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	378.83/cwt	371.00–391.00	2,523	32
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	632	377.23/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	529.74/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,262	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	328.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,444	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	310.86/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	447.34/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,384	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	345.57/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,467	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	612.00/cwt	610.00–615.00	2,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	314.98/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	406.40/cwt	396.00–415.00	2,499	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,582	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	574	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,349	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	522.23/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,428	45
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	629	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,994	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	940	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	780	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	745	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	745	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	865	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	785	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,305	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,145	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	827	1,483.33/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,205	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,050.00/head	2,750.00–3,350.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	3,300.00/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,300	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,255	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,913.89/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,914	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	2,183.33/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,183	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,331	140.50/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,870	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,198	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	944	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,260	175.41/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,210	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,163	152.90/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,778	3
Bulls	—	—	1,584	161.56/cwt	133.00–175.00	2,559	10
Bulls	—	—	1,844	175.14/cwt	171.00–182.00	3,230	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	155.92/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,667	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	895	178.78/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	95.87/cwt	88.00–106.00	830	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	142.60/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,416	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,064	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,223	209.29/cwt	207.00–212.00	2,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	373.94/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,124	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	563	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	482	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	537.25/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	413.54/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,188	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	707	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,206	3
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	348	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	346.53/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,840	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	688	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	272	517.71/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	489	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,054	7
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	790	308.06/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,434	22
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	618	346.00/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,138	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	586	355.54/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,083	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	432	436.29/cwt	435.00–437.00	1,885	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,133	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	450–500	497	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	382	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,853	14
Heifers	Large 1Full	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,419	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	800	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	3,133.33/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,133	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	982	212.63/cwt	196.00–245.00	2,088	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	770	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	763	238.50/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,820	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	803	261.00/cwt	217.00–295.00	2,096	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	770	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1

How this sale compares

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