Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale, steer calves sold lower and feeder steers were uneven but lower trend was evident. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold lower and 550-600 lbs were 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade and demand were lower on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.88/cwt on 92 head, down $1.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −28.28 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$357.88

▼ 1.79 vs prior sale

92 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$467

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

$90.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

vs NM average

−2.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	360.62	2,006	88
Medium and Large 1-2	527	306.67	1,615	3thin
Medium and Large 2	570	270.00	1,539	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.62/cwt here — about $467 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

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 sale92 hd

357.88

—

NM average3 barns · 155 hd

363.68

−5.80

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−2.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−28.28

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	1,691	200.08	3,383	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,192	175.22	2,089	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	166.95	1,888	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	142.19	1,348	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,943	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,883	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$2,732	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,000	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$3,314	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$4,318	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$3,072	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	830	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

185 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	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	650–700	685	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,349	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	600–650	608	231.66/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	685	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	483	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	349.30/cwt	340.00–367.00	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	362.20/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	155	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	386	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	585	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	310.82/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,101	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,055	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,328	2,916.67/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	815	215.00/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,752	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	835	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	755	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	235.33/cwt	232.00–242.00	2,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,116.67/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,182.50/head	2,165.00–2,200.00	2,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	3,125.00/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	4,050.00/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,050	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	804	316.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,541	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,384	2,868.75/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	3,425.00/head	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,425	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	265.50/cwt	245.00–295.00	2,371	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	205.78/cwt	190.00–222.00	2,253	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	253.40/cwt	225.00–295.00	2,116	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	4,650.00/head	4,650.00–4,650.00	4,650	9
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	903	258.50/cwt	250.00–267.00	2,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,114	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,118	4,000.00/head	3,900.00–4,100.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,555	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,308	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	166.95/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,888	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,192	175.22/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,089	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	149.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,518	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	827	129.17/cwt	119.00–145.00	1,068	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	371	485.96/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	402.47/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	332.59/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium 1Full	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	1200–1250	1,240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,976	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	610	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	535	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	563	375.99/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,117	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	462	437.50/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,021	10
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	400–450	435	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Steers	Large 1	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Steers	Large 1	550–600	554	391.97/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,172	8
Steers	Large 1	450–500	461	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,051	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	347.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Steers	Large 1	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	200–250	238	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	359	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,598	5
Bulls	—	—	1,714	193.62/cwt	185.00–211.00	3,319	8
Bulls	—	—	1,764	212.06/cwt	204.00–217.00	3,741	6
Bulls	—	—	1,378	189.97/cwt	180.00–204.00	2,618	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	508	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	358	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	415	434.22/cwt	432.00–445.00	1,802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	372	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	338	429.96/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	338.35/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	359.98/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,084	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	386.90/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,853	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	418.41/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,728	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	514.39/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,970	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	367.66/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,923	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	460.71/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	548.38/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	455.15/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,657	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	372.98/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,327	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	430.25/cwt	420.00–442.00	1,996	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	376.35/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,130	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	326.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,219	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	469.73/cwt	460.00–471.00	1,912	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	390.82/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,107	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	328	506.10/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	283.49/cwt	282.00–285.00	2,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	415.17/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	351.72/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	417.70/cwt	412.00–430.00	1,951	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	800	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,376	2

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