Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to higher and feeder steers had no comparable numbers. Heifer calves sold higher except 450-500 lbs being lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold steady. Trade was moderately stronger on larger numbers with a higher market. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.83/cwt on 70 head, down $7.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −6.91 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$429.83

▼ 7.71 vs prior sale

70 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$591

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

$112.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

vs NM average

−29.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	448.69	2,406	46
Large 1	517	440.83	2,278	6thin
Medium 1-2	505	400.00	2,020	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	384.42	2,152	10thin
Medium 1	544	379.29	2,062	4thin
Large 2	520	370.00	1,924	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	336.00	1,814	2thin

One grade step is worth $112.69/cwt here — about $591 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale70 hd

429.83

—

NM average3 barns · 215 hd

428.27

+1.55

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−29.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

−6.91

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	1,484	212.38	3,152	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,108	182.82	2,026	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	168.01	1,924	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	144.12	1,318	22

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)	1,220	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$2,894	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,533	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$2,275	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	866	$2,225	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,933	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	712	$1,883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$3,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$3,497	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$3,270	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,074	$3,079	14

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 1	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	570.97/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,170	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	540.78/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	303	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	457.60/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	494.61/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	582.00/cwt	582.00–582.00	2,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	596.32/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	442.57/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	343	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,109	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	527.02/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,488	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	353.50/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	463.94/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,348	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	424.28/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	529.92/cwt	520.00–557.00	2,305	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	344.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	453.21/cwt	452.00–455.00	2,180	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	356.72/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	578.51/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,909	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	437.62/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,538	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	388.32/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	673	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	547.16/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,795	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	499.43/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,023	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	429.14/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,270	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	386.66/cwt	372.00–392.00	2,436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	369.55/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	401.66/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	338	465.09/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,268	3
Bulls	—	—	1,631	196.36/cwt	186.00–207.00	3,203	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	939	264.60/cwt	257.00–270.00	2,485	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,094	197.03/cwt	195.00–202.00	2,156	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,111	180.11/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,001	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	168.01/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,924	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	778	168.73/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,313	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	565	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,243	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	621	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,360	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	487	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,167	3
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	621	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,360	4
Bulls	Large 1	850–900	888	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,886	4
Steers	Large 1	400–450	413	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,003	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	518	447.60/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,319	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	710	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	Large 1-2	150–200	170	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	478	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,784	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	498	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,067	3
Steers	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,391	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,406	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	668	368.33/cwt	362.00–375.00	2,460	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	448.91/cwt	437.00–475.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	400–450	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	624	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,571	4
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	5
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	530	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	119.30/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,040	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	150.17/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,440	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	134.13/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,246	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,071	190.54/cwt	175.00–210.00	2,041	5
Bulls	—	—	1,664	214.50/cwt	205.00–223.00	3,569	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,330	215.50/cwt	211.00–220.00	2,866	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	755	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,110	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,125	2,785.00/head	2,785.00–2,785.00	2,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,933.33/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,933	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	831	297.00/cwt	280.00–330.00	2,468	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	3,366.67/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,367	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	942	270.67/cwt	235.00–292.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,458.33/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,458	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	170.00/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,365	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	210.00/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,582	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,425.00/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	2,708.33/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,708	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	3,285.71/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,286	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	615	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	2,720.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,720	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	607	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	635	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	790	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	885	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	968	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	943	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	609	356.71/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	164	1,265.27/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	457.80/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	381.26/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,207	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	442	484.87/cwt	477.00–490.00	2,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	532	413.09/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	383.50/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	351.30/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	193	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	629	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	380.73/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	245	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin	700–750	735	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,889	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	525	299.14/cwt	210.00–390.00	1,570	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	382.97/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	389.95/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	443.08/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	357.66/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1

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