Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-12.00 lower except for 450-500 lbs being 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 sold 10.00 lower with 900-950 lbs 8.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher and no comparable sales on feeder heifers but a lower market was evident. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-10.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Next sale will be Monday June 1,2026. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $437.53/cwt on 62 head, down $4.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.

Average price

$437.53

▼ 4.07 vs prior sale

62 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

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

$76.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

vs NM average

−22.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	450.35	2,483	44
Medium and Large 1-2	542	410.31	2,223	15thin
Small and Medium 2-3	500	410.00	2,050	1thin
Medium 1-2	540	373.50	2,017	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.85/cwt here — about $466 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

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 sale62 hd

437.53

—

NM average3 barns · 131 hd

433.21

+4.33

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−22.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

437.53

+0.00

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	1,477	202.12	2,984	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	174.35	2,228	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	161.44	1,909	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	135.69	1,306	15

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)	1,134	$2,825	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,767	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,374	$3,425	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$3,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$3,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,100	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

143 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	400–450	441	513.10/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,263	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	576.77/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	361.32/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	438.36/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	367.73/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	332	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	417.19/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,140	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	455.02/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,943	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	497	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,087	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	388	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	306.06/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	449.97/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,155	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,259	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	768	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	516	319.44/cwt	312.00–350.00	1,648	5
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	260	1,312.26/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	790	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,765	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	419	428.02/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,793	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	857	286.64/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,457	3
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	479	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,485	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	400–450	433	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,537	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	413	337.12/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Value Added	400–450	447	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	604	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	356.43/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,174	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	384	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,786	7
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	506	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,806	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	298	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,341	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	372	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,767	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	478	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,151	9
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	305	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,206	1
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,653	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	439	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,756	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	400	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,920	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	541	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,272	18
Bulls	—	—	1,528	192.75/cwt	170.00–203.00	2,945	11
Bulls	—	—	1,707	217.34/cwt	204.00–228.00	3,710	17
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,161	205.66/cwt	190.00–223.00	2,388	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	174.35/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,228	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	143.85/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,325	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	815	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	820	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,165	2,833.33/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	770	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,400	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,175.00	3,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,820.00/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,820	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	240.25/cwt	200.00–265.00	2,006	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,000	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	3,013	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,150.00/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,150	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	241.71/cwt	199.00–275.00	2,552	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,613	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,001	196.05/cwt	170.00–225.00	1,962	6
Bulls	—	—	1,464	167.85/cwt	157.00–189.00	2,457	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	161.75/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,946	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,175	152.54/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	995	111.62/cwt	101.00–130.00	1,111	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	183	1,249.32/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	60	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	371.20/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	436.26/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,522	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	467.65/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,441	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	296.60/cwt	296.00–310.00	2,705	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	915	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	309.93/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,158	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,953	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	445.87/cwt	427.00–465.00	2,145	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	432	466.16/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	367.25/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,126	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	454.82/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,915	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	505.22/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,349	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	421.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,253	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	178	1,150.70/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	543	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	580	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	283.47/cwt	282.00–285.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	826	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	709	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	351.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	460.48/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,745	21

How this sale compares

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