Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale, steer calves 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher with weaned 350-400 lbs being 20.00 -25.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers had insufficient numbers to compare but higher market was evident. Heifer calves sold uneven. Trade and demand were good on small numbers. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.88/cwt on 67 head, up $0.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +8.14 against this barn's trailing median of $436.74.

Average price

$444.88

▲ 0.61 vs prior sale

67 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,273

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$218.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.95

vs NM average

−23.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	473.21	2,594	39
Small and Medium 2	575	455.00	2,616	2thin
Medium 1	500	440.00	2,200	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	424.55	2,343	18thin
Large 1	500	405.00	2,025	1thin
Medium 1-2	590	380.00	2,242	1thin
Large 1-2	530	375.00	1,988	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	344.91	1,949	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	518	255.00	1,321	2thin

One grade step is worth $218.21/cwt here — about $1,273 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

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 sale67 hd

444.88

—

NM average3 barns · 162 hd

435.93

+8.95

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−23.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

436.74

+8.14

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	1,488	204.49	3,043	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,250	176.64	2,207	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,051	162.31	1,706	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	776	159.35	1,237	4thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	922	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,513	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,071	$2,300	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$3,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,359	$3,523	11
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$3,725	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

170 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 1-2	1350–1400	1,365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,140	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	950–1000	955	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,674	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	325	651.43/cwt	645.00–655.00	2,117	6
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	365	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,190	4
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	570	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,309	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	439.31/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,038	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	418	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	857	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	337	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	440.05/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	362.70/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	407.46/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	406.40/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,117	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	477.47/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	439.55/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,303	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	534.40/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	582	391.49/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	426	461.22/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,125	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	1,018	253.75/cwt	220.00–265.00	2,583	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	715	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,320	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,230	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,558	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,850.00/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,675.00/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,846	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,489	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,045	238.75/cwt	230.00–265.00	2,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	716	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,542	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	271.27/cwt	224.00–310.00	2,721	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	650	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	977	259.78/cwt	205.00–295.00	2,538	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	283.37/cwt	230.00–310.00	2,380	19
Bulls	—	—	1,793	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	3,962	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	162.31/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,706	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	190.85/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,258	2
Bulls	—	—	1,499	205.84/cwt	194.00–218.00	3,086	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,003	176.40/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,769	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	174.86/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,200	16
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	575	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,616	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	450–500	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	518	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	540	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,166	2
Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	323	272.21/cwt	265.00–280.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	367.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,040	6
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	443	485.68/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,152	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	685	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,617	1
Steers	Medium 1Full	250–300	270	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	423	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	408	457.36/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,135	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	441.14/cwt	400.00–485.00	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	345	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,880	4
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	260	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,443	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	355	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	387	462.46/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,790	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	533	395.07/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	795	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,624	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	1
Steers	Large 1	300–350	348	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,192	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	320	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	776	159.35/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,237	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	368	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,178	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	358	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Full	450–500	490	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	529.50/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,933	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	507.46/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,055	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	753	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	342.15/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	468.81/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	425.33/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	460.81/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,147	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	553.26/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	661.75/cwt	635.00–670.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	510.21/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,434	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	394.40/cwt	392.00–396.00	2,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	639.16/cwt	625.00–645.00	2,422	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	535.95/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,278	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	686	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,185	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	567.63/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	467.41/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,655	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	822	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	423.95/cwt	415.00–432.00	2,679	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	535.76/cwt	535.00–536.00	2,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	479	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	218	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	1,478.80/head	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1

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