Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Feeder steers and heifers were 5.00-20.00 lower except for 700-750 lbs steers holding steady - 2.00 higher and heifer calves 450-500 lbs being steady. Trade was moderately lower on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady-3.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance...

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.68/cwt on 73 head, down $8.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.52 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$390.68

▼ 8.90 vs prior sale

73 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$69.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

vs NM average

−23.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	394.49	2,220	69
Medium and Large 1-2	533	325.00	1,731	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.49/cwt here — about $489 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $353.92, median $386.16 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 sale73 hd

390.68

—

NM average3 barns · 186 hd

393.73

−3.04

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−23.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

+4.52

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	1,532	194.63	2,982	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	163.85	1,951	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	163.27	2,280	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	152.24	1,451	31

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)	1,071	$3,550	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$3,263	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,017	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,087	$2,521	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	570	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	639	$2,113	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,245	$6,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$4,215	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,725	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,122	$3,200	5

Every lot, as filed

145 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	850–900	877	316.74/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,778	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	294.13/cwt	294.00–300.00	2,912	43
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	265.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	424.73/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,421	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,230	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,731	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	850–900	855	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,727	4
Steers	Large 1	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	365.41/cwt	347.00–367.00	2,646	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	310	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	477.86/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,279	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	417.32/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,216	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	606.15/cwt	595.00–620.00	2,358	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	621	417.38/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,592	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	1,386.36/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	561	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,171	4
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	770	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,364	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	610	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	673	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	292.50/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	319.16/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,505	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	464	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,399	10
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	270	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,059	2
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	400.86/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,117	6
Steers	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,035	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,588	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	976	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,333	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	363	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,452	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	693	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,010	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	290	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,436	32
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	469	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,759	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,126	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,590	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	786	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,499	65
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	800–850	818	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,963	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	564	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,030	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	692	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,972	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	763	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,213	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	913	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	237.58/cwt	225.00–250.00	2,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	690	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	212	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	167.89/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,013	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	140.21/cwt	123.00–143.00	1,291	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	162.99/cwt	151.00–173.00	1,635	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,003	160.35/cwt	153.00–180.00	1,608	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,353	150.27/cwt	150.00–150.50	2,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	967	150.92/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,459	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	738	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,140	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	164.31/cwt	161.50–171.00	2,259	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	156.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,646	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	159.18/cwt	158.00–159.50	2,334	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	197.75/cwt	192.00–203.00	3,391	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,518	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,414	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,682	1
Bulls	—	—	1,494	186.44/cwt	181.00–198.00	2,785	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,233	217.09/cwt	216.00–218.00	2,677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,060	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	780	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,725.00/head	3,650.00–3,950.00	3,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	3,125.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,460	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,262.50/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,263	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	570	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,380	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	807	186.67/cwt	170.00–211.00	1,506	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	979	227.33/cwt	173.00–320.00	2,226	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	545	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	2,641.67/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,642	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	523.91/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,760	8
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	600	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	452.56/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	459.25/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,154	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,230	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	510.06/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,903	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	388.18/cwt	360.00–393.00	2,193	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	616.29/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	319.67/cwt	300.00–321.00	2,219	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	316.12/cwt	307.00–330.00	2,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	269.69/cwt	268.00–285.00	2,384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	412.76/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,985	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	295.84/cwt	287.00–305.00	2,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	478.69/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	649	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,207	5
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	848	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	256.07/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,238	5
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,245	6,125.00/head	5,750.00–6,500.00	6,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	6

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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