Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale; Steer calves 300-550 lbs not well tested and 500-550 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder steers had no comparable sales, but lower trend was felt. Heifer calves 300-500 lbs sold steady while feeder heifers were 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade was moderate with good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-5.00 higher few sharply higher, Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.64/cwt on 128 head, down $3.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −4.90 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$432.64

▼ 3.31 vs prior sale

128 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$721

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$174.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.53

vs NM average

−45.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	527	464.61	2,447	13thin
Medium and Large 1	551	456.90	2,518	71
Large 2	580	401.00	2,326	15thin
Large 1	572	384.16	2,199	21
Medium and Large 1-2	552	379.11	2,093	5thin
Medium 1-2	590	330.00	1,947	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	575	300.00	1,725	1thin
Medium and Large 2	595	290.00	1,726	1thin

One grade step is worth $174.61/cwt here — about $721 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 sale128 hd

432.64

—

NM average3 barns · 339 hd

458.16

−25.53

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−45.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

−4.90

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	1,514	188.17	2,849	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	171.49	2,029	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	157.46	1,757	23

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$3,350	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,117	$3,100	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$3,100	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,607	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	971	$2,500	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$2,480	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	762	$2,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$3,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$2,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	685	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

188 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	421.24/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	663	303.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	612	346.74/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	441	435.33/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,920	14
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Steers	Large 2	700–750	749	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,299	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Steers	Large 1	700–750	711	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,616	17
Steers	Large 1	600–650	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	790	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,386	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	662	358.73/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Steers	Large 1	400–450	425	475.35/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,020	2
Steers	Large 2	550–600	580	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,326	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Steers	Large 1	900–950	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	373	502.62/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	348.28/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,682	2
Steers	Large 2	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Steers	Large 2	450–500	491	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,792	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Steers	Large 1Full	550–600	589	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,091	13
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	520	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	596	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	451.94/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Large 3Unweaned	250–300	250	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	150–200	160	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	638	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,361	8
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	659	372.31/cwt	367.00–377.00	2,454	17
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	855	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,326	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	575	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	481	489.16/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,353	6
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	360	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium 1Unweaned	150–200	165	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	250–300	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Steers	Large 1	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	510.57/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,319	8
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	400–450	401	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	616	374.77/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,791	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,626	5
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	512	465.98/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	613.82/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,749	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	567	423.46/cwt	410.00–432.00	2,401	5
Steers	Large 1	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	379.88/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,591	21
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	342.94/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,527	9
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	853	314.25/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,681	4
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	773	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,590	17
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	587	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,172	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	395.04/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	533.14/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,250	28
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	422	402.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	441.15/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,559	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	489.01/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,558	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	473.49/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,259	13
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	405.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,249	4
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	785	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	287.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	218.50/cwt	185.00–252.00	2,382	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	805	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,931	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	929	244.32/cwt	179.00–295.00	2,270	19
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	695	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	960	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	2,420.00/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,420	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	958	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	990	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,200	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	696	252.00/cwt	200.00–300.00	1,754	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	675	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	2,766.67/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,662.50/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,663	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	3,040.00/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,135	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,125	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,150	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1Fleshy	—	1,185	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,443	172.73/cwt	166.00–181.00	2,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,438	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	163.69/cwt	152.00–177.50	2,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	207.96/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,494	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	802	161.04/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,292	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	171.49/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,029	25
Bulls	—	—	1,414	190.07/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,688	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	144.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,289	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	160.96/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,978	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	494.55/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,855	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	415.83/cwt	402.00–435.00	2,391	49
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	398	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	470.93/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,039	13
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	538	415.21/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	435.86/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,088	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	562.07/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	353.62/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,440	5
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	616	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	440.11/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,350	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	365.41/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,277	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	354.13/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,043	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	378.09/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	344	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,248	8
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	455	488.29/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Large 1	850–900	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	1,294.32/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	407.55/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,963	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	875	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,803	1

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