Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-06-15

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jun 15
● Final193 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
216 vs last sale 431 181 vs year ago 466 · +38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
1 vs last sale 150 29 vs year ago 178 · 16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
169 head
82 vs last sale 87 116 vs year ago 53 · +218.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 350-450 lbs sold lower with 550-600 lbs being 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 10.00-20.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold 16.00-23.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were lower. No comparable numbers or sales of feeder heifers Prices range according to quality, fill, condition and quantity. Trade was moderate on larger numbers with an uneven market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $444.27/cwt on 56 head, up $13.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +6.74 against this barn's trailing median of $437.53.
Average price
$444.27
13.44 vs prior sale
56 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,426
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,135
per head · Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$240.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.52
vs NM average
14.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2515465.002,3951thin
Large 1545460.002,5071thin
Medium and Large 1550456.972,51342
Medium 2501430.002,1544thin
Medium 1553428.502,3672thin
Medium and Large 1-2550391.952,1565thin
Small and Medium 2-3560225.001,2601thin
One grade step is worth $240.00/cwt here — about $1,135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
491446402357median 437.5301/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
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 sale56 hd
444.27
NM average3 barns · 152 hd
433.75
+10.52
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−14.78
This barn, trailing median31 sales
437.53
+6.74
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,515207.793,14824
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,145174.591,99927
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,120163.951,83640
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,008143.281,44414

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,283$3,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$3,3426
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$3,2007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$3,0229
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,096$2,6305
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,174$2,6005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$2,5173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)905$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)788$2,5752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)755$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,162$3,9503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$3,62516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$3,2509
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$3,09729
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,087$3,8173thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)625$3,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

193 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,2241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720328.70/cwt320.00–340.002,3674
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650649337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1875
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–2502391,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4754
SteersMedium and Large 1200–2502081,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800786316.20/cwt315.00–330.002,48512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full400–450448387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,7346
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600579378.76/cwt375.00–390.002,1934
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,09617
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full400–450435442.67/cwt435.00–450.001,9262
BullsMedium and Large 1200–2502431,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
BullsMedium and Large 1250–3002951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450433490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1222
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6671
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600570415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3661
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full450–500492417.08/cwt400.00–440.002,0527
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full350–400376460.75/cwt455.00–465.001,7327
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550538403.26/cwt385.00–425.002,17011
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650642365.84/cwt360.00–372.002,3495
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823339.73/cwt330.00–350.002,7962
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500458415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9016
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700681336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,28817
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425470.42/cwt460.00–490.001,99926
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750711347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,46710
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550528430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,27024
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424531.57/cwt525.00–540.002,25415
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300259625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,6194
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575372.31/cwt360.00–395.002,14113
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350341526.50/cwt520.00–535.001,7959
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469465.80/cwt455.00–480.002,18514
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376511.27/cwt510.00–520.001,92212
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678369.87/cwt365.00–375.002,5082
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619422.93/cwt415.00–435.002,61812
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479501.41/cwt490.00–520.002,40230
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578366.59/cwt350.00–385.002,1193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550508430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500458447.54/cwt445.00–450.002,0502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650630335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610371.25/cwt360.00–375.002,2654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524337.97/cwt300.00–385.001,7714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478382.70/cwt375.00–390.001,8292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588350.72/cwt342.00–352.002,0629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368411.90/cwt400.00–425.001,5162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500475425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565359.87/cwt355.00–365.002,0332
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1171
HeifersSmall and Medium 2950–1000960230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2081
BullsSmall and Medium 2500–550500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3550–600560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3450–500455290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3201
BullsSmall and Medium 2-3700–750735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
SteersSmall 3400–450423350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,127163.95/cwt154.00–170.001,84839
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed840164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3781
CowsLean 85-90%1,015131.93/cwt124.00–141.001,3394
BullsReturn to Feed1,374191.09/cwt159.00–214.002,6265
Bulls1,654214.26/cwt205.00–225.003,54414
Bulls1,266206.38/cwt200.00–213.002,6135
Bred HeifersMedium 1-26002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0932,633.33/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6333
Heifer PairsMedium 11,3004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred HeifersMedium 19753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsLarge 1-29352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2154,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
BullsLarge 1-2650–700665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
BullsLarge 1-2850–900885240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1241
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000980192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8821
CowsLean 85-90%1,023146.02/cwt140.00–153.001,4949
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,145174.59/cwt169.00–183.001,99927
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed840164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3781
HeifersLarge 1300–350347485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6833
HeifersLarge 1-2Fleshy450–500480335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6081
SteersLarge 1400–450435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9141
SteersLarge 1750–800755347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,6201
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500495400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9801
HeifersLarge 1-2300–350345455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5701
HeifersLarge 1-2Unweaned300–350345305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0521
SteersLarge 1-2500–550515465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3951
SteersLarge 1450–500470455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1391
SteersLarge 1500–550545460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5071
HeifersLarge 1450–500468448.35/cwt445.00–450.002,0983
HeifersLarge 1650–700653355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3182
SteersMedium 1700–750726354.40/cwt350.00–365.002,5737
HeifersMedium 1-2300–350330436.06/cwt400.00–470.001,4392
BullsMedium 1-2600–650610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
SteersMedium 2650–700673345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3222
SteersMedium 2500–550501430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1544
SteersMedium 21250–13001,275210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6781
SteersMedium 1300–350315615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9371
SteersMedium 1500–550540437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,3601
SteersMedium 1750–800785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
SteersMedium 1600–650644415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6735
SteersMedium 11050–11001,075285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,0641
SteersMedium 1550–600565420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3731
HeifersMedium 1650–700675340.22/cwt330.00–350.002,2962
BullsMedium 1450–500450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9132
BullsMedium 1950–1000995217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,1591
BullsMedium 1-2700–750720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2321
SteersMedium 1650–700655395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5871
SteersMedium 1400–450410510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0911
HeifersMedium 1-2450–500488344.54/cwt315.00–375.001,6812
HeifersMedium 1-2650–700660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
HeifersMedium 1-2350–4003551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
SteersMedium 1Full650–700660362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3891
HeifersMedium 1300–350315485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5281
HeifersMedium 1350–400380455.00/cwt410.00–500.001,7292
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3701
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1231
SteersMedium 1-2700–750700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
HeifersMedium 1-2350–400385422.44/cwt420.00–425.001,6262
SteersMedium 1-2400–450438441.07/cwt425.00–445.001,9325
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–3002841,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5008
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550531380.24/cwt375.00–382.002,0194
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502401,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650607345.95/cwt330.00–350.002,1005
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600558420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3442
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650601440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6446
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500491450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,21010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350328480.11/cwt475.00–485.001,5752
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300278525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4602
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502261,429.28/head1,200.00–1,550.001,4294
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400375425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5941
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450430500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450423424.17/cwt420.00–425.001,7946
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7004
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384531.54/cwt520.00–555.002,04110
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400355410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4561
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568442.74/cwt430.00–465.002,51521
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400365585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1351
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530474.00/cwt455.00–490.002,51220
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335607.14/cwt590.00–610.002,0347
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900850355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,0181
SteersMedium and Large 11150–12001,165260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,0291
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750729371.20/cwt365.00–380.002,7067
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770341.37/cwt330.00–350.002,62910
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 29402,650.00/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6502
Bred CowsLarge 11,2652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsLarge 11,0902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1133,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1503
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1203,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29133,750.00/head3,500.00–4,000.003,7502
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-26253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29453,050.00/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0508
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-27853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1233,716.67/head3,400.00–4,000.003,7176
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2203,500.00/head3,400.00–3,600.003,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1603,340.00/head3,000.00–3,500.003,34010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,725.00/head2,450.00–3,000.002,7252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,550.00/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1742,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0653,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0954,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1767259.00/cwt220.00–300.001,9879
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0303,341.67/head3,100.00–3,575.003,3426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1975234.00/cwt220.00–242.002,2823
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy831317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,6346
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2833,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 17573,200.00/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5204,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,1754,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1853229.85/cwt205.00–265.001,96113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1703,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1661
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3154,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,090200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1802

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.