Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Weaned and vaccinated steer and heifer calves sold higher with plainer calves being lower. Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher and heifer yearlings were 9.00-18.00 higher. Market was higher on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $477.05/cwt on 93 head, up $7.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +40.31 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$477.05

▲ 7.55 vs prior sale

93 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$46.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.47

vs NM average

−1.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	491.80	2,676	58
Medium and Large 1-2	517	453.07	2,340	33
Medium 1	545	445.00	2,425	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.80/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $371.03, median $436.74 across 32 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 sale93 hd

477.05

—

NM average3 barns · 243 hd

454.58

+22.47

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−1.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

+40.31

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	1,606	177.08	2,844	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,020	184.00	1,877	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	162.39	1,833	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	142.99	1,475	52

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$3,640	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$3,415	37
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$2,898	28
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$2,724	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$2,675	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,595	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	996	$2,511	26
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$3,367	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,950	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$3,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

156 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 3	250–300	277	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	379.92/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	3,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	420	544.14/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	375	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	450.45/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,320	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	150–200	165	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	715	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,552	7
Steers	Large 1	300–350	330	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,112	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	450	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,494	7
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	350–400	373	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	326	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	377.80/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,713	13
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	612	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,295	5
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	588	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	381.60/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,564	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	454	516.25/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,344	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	641	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	388.66/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,196	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	472.53/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,211	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	509.41/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,890	20
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	265	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	461	415.92/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,917	5
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	549.41/cwt	535.00–565.00	1,544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	359.71/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,237	11
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	380	494.49/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	548.68/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,789	21
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,850	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.61/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,419	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	646.35/cwt	640.00–665.00	2,217	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	424.32/cwt	412.00–426.00	2,673	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,950	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	193	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	401.72/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,740	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	634.72/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	579.78/cwt	555.00–595.00	2,383	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	540.16/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,814	20
Steers	Large 1	750–800	762	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	453	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	522.70/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,467	13
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	627	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	545	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	781	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	3,069	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,831	4
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	348	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,262	3
Steers	Large 1	700–750	718	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	458	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	493.51/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	274	621.67/cwt	620.00–625.00	1,703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	347	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,169	3
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	427	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,882	5
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	4
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	2
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	803	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	120.21/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,079	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,020	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	162.39/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,833	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	152.81/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,660	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,155	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,836	1
Bulls	—	—	985	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	173.59/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,838	11
Bulls	—	—	1,671	183.84/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,072	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,555	183.46/cwt	179.50–186.00	2,853	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	160.50/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,987	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,345	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,192	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,064	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	903	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,775.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,775	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,205	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	3,120.00/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,120	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	930	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,014	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	4
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	2,840.00/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,840	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	732	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	932	2,266.67/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,267	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	475	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	940	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	3,493.75/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,494	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	998	3,300.00/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,941.67/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,942	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,797.06/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,797	17
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	524	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	428	438.05/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,875	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	333.31/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	401.21/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,962	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	422.51/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,277	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	478	438.85/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,098	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	518	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,994	5
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	510.29/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,123	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	437	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	150–200	165	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,266	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	268.50/cwt	240.00–297.00	2,878	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	273.80/cwt	240.00–307.00	2,505	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	800	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,810.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,810	15
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

How this sale compares

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