Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer and heifer calves were plainer and sold lower except 500-550 lbs steers being 2.00 higher and 500-550 lbs heifers being steady. Feeder steers and heifers had no comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.83/cwt on 30 head, down $8.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −12.33 against this barn's trailing median of $386.16.

Average price

$373.83

▼ 8.05 vs prior sale

30 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$68.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs NM average

+7.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	515	383.00	1,972	1thin
Medium and Large 1	538	378.92	2,040	26
Medium 1-2	535	350.00	1,873	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	315.00	1,701	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.00/cwt here — about $271 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 sale30 hd

373.83

—

NM average3 barns · 209 hd

370.21

+3.62

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

+7.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.16

−12.33

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	—	Low	1,608	190.16	3,058	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,066	175.02	1,865	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	163.94	1,972	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	145.54	1,668	10

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)	1,110	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$3,306	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$2,539	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	898	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	949	$2,775	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	980	$4,950	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,277	$3,955	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$3,008	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$3,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	944	$3,733	6

Every lot, as filed

136 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 and Large 1Value Added	250–300	267	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	436.41/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,082	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	412.89/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	405.47/cwt	392.00–420.00	2,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	481.23/cwt	462.00–484.00	2,103	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	559	373.28/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	725	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	372.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	526	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	648	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	515	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	612	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,326	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	890	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,526	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	980	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	149.62/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,727	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	129.20/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,441	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Steers	Large 1	300–350	320	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,840	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,323	179.29/cwt	165.00–207.00	2,372	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,100	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,110	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,403	3,585.00/head	3,585.00–3,585.00	3,585	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,165	2,700.00/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	715	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	959	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	3,437.50/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,438	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,065	2,900.00/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	4,950.00/head	3,800.00–5,750.00	4,950	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	327.50/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,877	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	936	253.14/cwt	222.00–275.00	2,369	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	191.00/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	2,687.50/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,688	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	239.25/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,981	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	765	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	670	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	4,341.67/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,342	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,065	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,505	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,480	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,690	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,325	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,367	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	5
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,115	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	805	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	870	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	581.53/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	569.82/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	366.68/cwt	357.00–370.00	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	396.99/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	427.86/cwt	405.00–437.00	2,306	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	387.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,072	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	438.47/cwt	438.00–440.00	1,885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	411.80/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,898	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	453.39/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	479.80/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,617	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	324.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	377.60/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	330	532.50/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	443.52/cwt	432.00–452.00	1,712	27
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	403.47/cwt	397.00–410.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	163.45/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,999	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,069	174.34/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,864	25
Bulls	—	—	1,630	190.46/cwt	175.00–201.00	3,104	10
Bulls	—	—	1,408	164.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,320	4
Bulls	—	—	1,787	206.55/cwt	203.00–211.00	3,691	8

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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