Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to higher with few 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to lower. Heifer calves sold lower with no comparable heifer yearling sales. Trade was uneven on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher with few 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 9.00-11.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance....

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.71/cwt on 99 head, up $1.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +27.18 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$464.71

▲ 1.81 vs prior sale

99 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$67.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.61

vs NM average

−10.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	500	482.00	2,410	6thin
Medium and Large 1	538	467.59	2,516	85
Large 1	515	435.00	2,240	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	520	417.45	2,171	4thin
Medium and Large 2	575	415.00	2,386	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.00/cwt here — about $24 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 sale99 hd

464.71

—

NM average3 barns · 303 hd

449.10

+15.61

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−10.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

+27.18

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	1,569	189.79	2,977	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	176.52	2,358	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	176.39	1,710	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	163.22	2,174	36

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)	1,150	$3,267	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,409	$3,229	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,972	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,938	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,625	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$2,333	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	728	$1,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,483	9

Every lot, as filed

126 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 and Large 1	450–500	455	534.40/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,432	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	557.97/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,327	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	581.67/cwt	550.00–660.00	2,257	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,315	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	426	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,245	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	305	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Large 1	1350–1400	1,360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,516	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	683	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	179	1,141.96/head	850.00–1,250.00	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	561	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	718	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	645	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	933	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	2
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	80	967.19/head	925.00–1,000.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	200–250	235	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	50–100	95	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	481	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,044	6
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	350–400	356	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	353	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	377	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	509.53/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,140	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	363.11/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,585	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	433.88/cwt	427.00–440.00	2,486	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	391.10/cwt	388.00–393.00	2,656	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	422.38/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,598	13
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	453	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,174	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	500	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,410	6
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	364	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	458.48/cwt	435.00–472.00	2,439	46
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	623	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	526	520.65/cwt	500.00–532.00	2,739	22
Steers	Large 1	650–700	671	392.45/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	659.15/cwt	635.00–675.00	2,175	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,312	2
Steers	Large 1	800–850	802	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,647	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	369	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,232	5
Dairy Steers	Small 3	250–300	272	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	460	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,277	3
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	350–400	383	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	233	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,445	10
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	75	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	122.89/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,267	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	153.07/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,765	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	176.52/cwt	167.50–189.00	2,358	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	163.22/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,174	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	804	208.19/cwt	182.00–235.00	1,674	17
Bulls	—	—	1,608	157.27/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,529	3
Bulls	—	—	1,769	196.90/cwt	186.00–209.00	3,483	33
Bulls	—	—	1,512	182.26/cwt	170.00–199.00	2,756	21
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,174	191.28/cwt	175.00–216.00	2,246	14
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,440	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,916.67/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,151	3,285.29/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,285	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,535	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,358	1,358.00/head	1,358.00–1,358.00	1,358	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,066.67/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,150	3,266.67/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,966.67/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	850	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	713	253.67/cwt	230.00–276.00	1,809	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	232.33/cwt	190.00–262.00	2,458	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	685	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	817	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,426	7
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	709	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,375	8
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	367	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	686	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	526	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	406.80/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	395.05/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,279	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,454	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	554.57/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	517.86/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,895	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	462.25/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,960	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	440.32/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,114	32
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,357	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	433	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,218	192.06/cwt	183.00–208.00	2,339	9
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,095	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	256.00/cwt	252.00–260.00	2,112	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,298	3,375.00/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,456	3,508.33/head	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,508	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

How this sale compares

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