Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold moderately lower according to shape and fill. Few 550-600 lbs being 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 6.00-10.00 higher except 700-800 lbs being 5.00-9.00 lower. Heifer calves that had any pre-conditioning sold higher with plainer calves being lower. Heifer yearlings sold higher. Trade was steady on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher with few 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.30/cwt on 126 head, down $13.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +25.77 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$463.30

▼ 13.75 vs prior sale

126 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$884

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$170.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.83

vs NM average

−24.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	509	485.00	2,469	7thin
Medium and Large 1	556	476.43	2,649	98
Large 1	597	407.00	2,430	3thin
Medium 1-2	575	405.00	2,329	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	402.11	2,274	14thin
Medium and Large 2	503	315.00	1,584	2thin

One grade step is worth $170.00/cwt here — about $884 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.

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 sale126 hd

463.30

—

NM average3 barns · 331 hd

458.47

+4.83

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−24.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

+25.77

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	1,546	185.04	2,860	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,097	191.05	2,096	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	166.32	1,855	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	148.20	1,474	28
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,243	142.51	1,771	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	150.14	1,949	2thin

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)	1,079	$3,398	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$3,259	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$3,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,717	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$2,514	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,002	$2,410	22
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	876	$2,570	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$3,163	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,975	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,895	1thin

Every lot, as filed

176 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	Medium 1	500–550	509	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,469	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	512.61/cwt	497.00–517.00	2,214	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	382.59/cwt	372.00–387.00	2,395	12
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	250–300	293	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	397	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	823	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,309	2
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	338	506.61/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	245	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	597	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,430	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	503	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,022	4
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	407	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	442	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	274	572.03/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,567	5
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	350–400	366	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	331.55/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,261	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	628	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	536.43/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,006	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	377.93/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,203	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,266	23
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	3,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	377.41/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,970	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	422.00/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,194	5
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	468	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	496.15/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,163	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,594	8
Heifers	Large 1	250–300	257	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	750–800	758	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	543.38/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,750	8
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	335	496.93/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	502.40/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,296	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	1,420.00/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	5
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	792	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	674	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,271	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,068	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,697	69
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	580	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,233	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	517	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,835	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 1	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	339.35/cwt	335.00–341.00	3,003	21
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	392	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	426	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	611	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,928	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	362.56/cwt	345.00–364.00	2,821	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	638.69/cwt	635.00–640.00	1,814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	363	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,906	9
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	380.52/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,675	10
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	387.92/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	640.20/cwt	620.00–655.00	2,010	12
Steers	Large 1	850–900	880	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	424.63/cwt	420.00–447.00	2,463	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	415.58/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,780	75
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	363	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,842	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	456	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	515.72/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	433.22/cwt	420.00–436.00	2,651	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	644.13/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,293	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	437.59/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	498.82/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,160	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	340.47/cwt	335.00–341.50	3,091	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	506.88/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,398	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	388	580.69/cwt	575.00–582.00	2,253	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,040	3,337.50/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,338	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,620	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	995	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,390	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,132	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,650.00/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	995	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	945	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,866	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	2,551.79/head	2,400.00–2,825.00	2,552	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,635	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,040	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,392	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,243	176.89/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,199	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	191.07/cwt	181.50–198.00	3,325	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	171.58/cwt	166.00–179.00	3,140	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	158.09/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,622	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,162	185.25/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,153	7
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,243	142.51/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,771	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	150.14/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,949	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	984	201.20/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,980	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	735	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,521	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	775	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	166.93/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,906	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	134.04/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,036	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	151.06/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,665	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	355.02/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Large 1	200–250	215	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	1,390.21/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	380.18/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,194	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	378	494.91/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	622	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	442.77/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,170	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	357.47/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	502.69/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,177	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	450–500	473	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,315	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	3,790.00/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,790	10
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,115	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	622	337.33/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,098	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	880	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	3,125.00/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,125	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,175	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	3,250.00/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1Fancy	—	1,338	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,895.00/head	2,895.00–2,895.00	2,895	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	2,900.00/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	3
Bulls	Large 1	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	539	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,183	4

How this sale compares

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