Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 400-500 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher and heifer calves 400-500 lbs were 15.00-25,00 higher with 550-600 lbs being 5.00 lower. Rain in the drawing area made for a smaller sale with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.88/cwt on 29 head, up $24.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −3.03 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$381.88

▲ 24.01 vs prior sale

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$35.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.66

vs NM average

+7.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	385.41	2,094	23
Medium 1	527	376.29	1,983	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	355.00	1,864	1thin
Small and Medium 2	590	350.00	2,065	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.41/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $353.92, median $384.91 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 sale29 hd

381.88

—

NM average3 barns · 69 hd

357.22

+24.66

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+7.85

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.91

−3.03

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	1,548	198.57	3,074	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,110	176.83	1,963	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	170.41	1,884	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,193	137.56	1,642	9thin

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)	1,208	$3,212	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,733	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,093	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,550	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,367	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,101	$2,025	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	645	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,386	$4,225	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$3,967	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$3,520	5

Every lot, as filed

127 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
Bulls	—	—	1,587	184.07/cwt	175.00–195.00	2,921	5
Bulls	—	—	1,724	211.03/cwt	202.00–217.00	3,638	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,126	172.71/cwt	154.00–184.00	1,945	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	151.78/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	377.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	417.96/cwt	415.00–437.00	2,044	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	547.16/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	544.92/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,190	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	3,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	433.68/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,865	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	351.72/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	400.69/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,472	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,330	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,899	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	708	266.75/cwt	220.00–317.00	1,889	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,675	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	897	245.67/cwt	178.00–295.00	2,204	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	3,183.33/head	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,233	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,366.67/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,367	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,600.00/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	2,025.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	2,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	2,440.00/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,055	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	645	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,430	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	3,700.00/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,452	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,355	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,423	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,310	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,987	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	123.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	984	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	176.83/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,963	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,037	175.84/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,823	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	168.78/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,900	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	420	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	320	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	700	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,289	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,035	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	503	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,264	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	150–200	185	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	558	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	527	376.29/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	100–150	125	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	320	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	375	454.87/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	393.25/cwt	370.00–397.00	2,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	95	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	618	334.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	434.03/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1500–1550	1,535	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	354.48/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	369.01/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	320.90/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	592.21/cwt	585.00–615.00	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	416.38/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	256	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	768	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	475.07/cwt	462.00–480.00	2,223	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	387.67/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,039	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	367.79/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	474.13/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,015	9

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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