Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale; Steer calves 400-550 lbs sold steady to 20.00 higher and feeder steers and feeder heifers had insufficient numbers to compare but a higher trend was felt throughout. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs sold 5.00-20.00 higher with 500-600 lbs being 15.00 lower. Trade was moderate on uneven market with smaller numbers and plainer cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower few 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-6.00 higher with a few 5.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance. Next sale will be Tuesday April 7, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $433.31/cwt on 34 head, up $0.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −3.43 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$433.31

▲ 0.68 vs prior sale

34 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$97.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.96

vs NM average

−49.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	474.64	2,513	15thin
Medium 1	548	426.98	2,342	5thin
Large 1	550	420.00	2,310	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	415.87	2,252	4thin
Medium and Large 2	577	377.18	2,176	9thin

One grade step is worth $97.46/cwt here — about $336 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale34 hd

433.31

—

NM average3 barns · 136 hd

448.27

−14.96

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−49.87

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−3.43

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	1,443	195.86	2,825	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,100	188.30	2,071	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	170.20	2,157	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	152.61	1,674	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,106	$3,844	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$3,525	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$3,456	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$3,100	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$2,750	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$2,683	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	922	$2,021	12
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,600	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,435	$6,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$4,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$3,548	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$3,463	4thin

Every lot, as filed

184 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 1-2Full	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Steers	Large 1	550–600	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	377.18/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	310	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	696	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	414	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	643	370.96/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	200–250	240	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	335	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	567	365.75/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,074	14
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium 1	900–950	940	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,444	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	375	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	437	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	490.45/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,065	23
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	669	337.47/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,258	31
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	712	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,684	5
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium 1	1050–1100	1,085	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,118	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,963	6
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	538	415.68/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	521.50/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	75	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium 1Unweaned	350–400	375	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	245	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	695	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,029	1
Bulls	Large 1	250–300	285	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	534	428.30/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,287	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	463	461.69/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,138	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	247	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,811	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	18
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,423	2
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	775	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,709	25
Steers	Large 1	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	3
Steers	Large 1	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	376.10/cwt	373.00–387.00	2,674	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	632.28/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,087	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	391.07/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,654	22
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	460	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	493.46/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,760	21
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	521.63/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,149	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	502.33/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,316	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	436.67/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,052	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	417.83/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,124	1
Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	649	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,979	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	344.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	331.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,314	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	865	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,170	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,168	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,300	4
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	835	2,600.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,065	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,408	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	954	270.29/cwt	192.00–300.00	2,579	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	773	258.50/cwt	227.00–290.00	1,998	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,143	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,128	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,060	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,078	2,900.00/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	995	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,328	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	2,000.00/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	2,031.25/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,031	8
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	930	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,353	3,750.00/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	1,120	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,160	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	1,290	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	3,628.57/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,629	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,430	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,248	201.96/cwt	178.00–229.00	2,520	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,325	212.21/cwt	202.00–227.00	2,812	3
Bulls	—	—	1,521	169.74/cwt	152.00–179.00	2,582	4
Bulls	—	—	1,424	187.88/cwt	178.00–199.00	2,675	10
Bulls	—	—	1,577	215.37/cwt	201.00–227.00	3,396	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,135	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,907	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	133.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,481	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	170.28/cwt	163.00–179.50	2,166	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,169	180.19/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,106	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	157.06/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,729	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,191	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,007	199.12/cwt	197.00–200.00	2,005	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,023	167.29/cwt	167.00–167.50	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	408.00/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,273	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	703	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	550.74/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,724	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	425.61/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	349.08/cwt	325.00–357.00	2,007	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	448.15/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	283.35/cwt	275.00–292.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	230	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	419	486.12/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	508	414.37/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	389	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	568	376.87/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium 1Fancy	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	3
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	652	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	434	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,758	4
Heifers	Large 1Full	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	873	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	407.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,254	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,435	6,600.00/head	6,500.00–6,700.00	6,600	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,083	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	3,450.00/head	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	3,668.75/head	3,500.00–3,725.00	3,669	4

How this sale compares

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