Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 5.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were lower. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold steady with 450-600 lbs being lower. No comparable sales on steer and heifer feeders. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher. Market was moderately uneven on similar numbers with good demand. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.49/cwt on 14 head, down $31.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −8.67 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$377.49

▼ 31.02 vs prior sale

14 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$87.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.65

vs NM average

−39.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	392.77	2,136	9thin
Medium 1-2	550	385.00	2,118	1thin
Medium 1	553	365.00	2,018	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	500	330.00	1,650	1thin
Medium 2	550	305.00	1,678	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.77/cwt here — about $458 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

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 sale14 hd

377.49

—

NM average3 barns · 100 hd

385.14

−7.65

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−39.62

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−8.67

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	—	High	1,461	205.11	2,997	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,060	177.10	1,877	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	170.32	2,018	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	153.53	1,573	24

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)	1,339	$3,244	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$3,165	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$3,067	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,815	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,042	$2,598	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	788	$2,763	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	791	$2,620	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,518	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$3,366	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$3,327	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$3,050	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,023	$3,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

161 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	600–650	600	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	95	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	105	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	490.14/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,093	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	386.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	1,397.09/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	437.15/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	362.42/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	813	151.67/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,233	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	115.42/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,337	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	157.83/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,648	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,060	177.10/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,877	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	170.32/cwt	162.50–177.00	2,018	60
Bulls	—	—	1,696	216.12/cwt	204.00–227.00	3,665	11
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,000	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,480	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,209	3,400.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	935	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	757	234.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,771	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	1,063	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	625	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	2,383.33/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,383	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	915	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,113	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	665	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	2,450.00/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	867	252.05/cwt	202.00–330.00	2,185	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,216	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	904	327.12/cwt	275.00–350.00	2,957	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	863	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	980	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	240.00/cwt	220.00–280.00	2,765	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,062.50/head	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,063	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,462.50/head	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,463	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,612.50/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,613	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	568	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,528	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,249	210.01/cwt	204.00–214.00	2,623	7
Bulls	—	—	1,330	172.96/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,401	198.59/cwt	186.00–212.00	2,782	14
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	324	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	775	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,713	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	720	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,736	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	383	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	553	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	313	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	468	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,200	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	408.33/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	393	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	472.28/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	508	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	327	566.06/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	357	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	551.95/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	460.34/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,458	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	443.39/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	318	482.44/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	401.67/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,334	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	336	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	541.25/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,145	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	572	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	670	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	503.13/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	353.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	565.75/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,354	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	529.77/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	615.17/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	600.71/cwt	600.00–605.00	2,277	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	85	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	418.95/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	449.84/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	374.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,515	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,058.33/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,058	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,075.00/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,075	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	3,525.00/head	3,450.00–3,800.00	3,525	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	3,340.00/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,340	10
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	565	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	3,333.33/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,333	3
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,235	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	820	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,675.00/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675	2

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