Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves sold lower except for 450-500 lbs being 25.00 higher. Weaned calves brought a premium. Feeder steers and heifers had no comparable numbers but a higher trend was felt throughout. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold higher and 450-600 lbs sold lower. Trade and demand were moderate on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 8.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.03/cwt on 43 head, down $31.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −61.94 against this barn's trailing median of $432.97.

Average price

$371.03

▼ 31.54 vs prior sale

43 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$944

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

$209.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.89

vs NM average

−25.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	406.92	2,103	31
Large 1	535	372.00	1,990	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	505	362.00	1,828	3thin
Medium 1-2	575	340.00	1,955	2thin
Small 3	505	202.00	1,020	4thin
Small and Medium 2-3	588	197.00	1,158	2thin

One grade step is worth $209.92/cwt here — about $944 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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.05, low $335.13, median $432.97 across 34 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 sale43 hd

371.03

—

NM average3 barns · 167 hd

402.93

−31.89

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−25.75

This barn, trailing median34 sales

432.97

−61.94

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	1,732	198.68	3,442	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,103	175.90	1,940	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	166.79	1,900	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	155.71	1,509	19

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 (2-4 yrs)	910	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$2,920	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,800	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,061	$2,380	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	758	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,592	$4,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$4,262	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$3,890	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$3,533	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$4,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,024	$3,825	4thin

Every lot, as filed

180 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,225	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,987	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,661	192.53/cwt	184.00–201.00	3,198	7
Bulls	—	—	1,813	168.24/cwt	159.00–177.00	3,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	210.22/cwt	204.00–219.00	3,721	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	166.79/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,900	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,103	175.90/cwt	173.50–179.00	1,940	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	151.42/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,644	13
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	588	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,158	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	740	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	405	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Small 3	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	Small 3	500–550	505	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,020	4
Dairy Steers	Small 3	650–700	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	363.24/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	423.87/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	427.28/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	1,506.37/head	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	1,423.33/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	182	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	213	1,349.12/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	770	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	910	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	4,133.33/head	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,133	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,005	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,135	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,334	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,165	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,497	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	3,950.00/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,384	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,687	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,410	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	2,216.67/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,750.00/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	863	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,006	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	715	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,585	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	174	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	591.72/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	408.61/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,500	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	403.35/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	334	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	275	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	795	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	456.60/cwt	455.00–457.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	400–450	430	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	381	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,219	6
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	368	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	705	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,517	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	661	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,314	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	333	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	1,755	5
Steers	Large 1	500–550	535	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,964	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	654	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,125	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	375	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	256	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	331.75/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	308.14/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	254	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	397.01/cwt	382.00–410.00	1,914	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	400.75/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	334.82/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	341.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	432.08/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	541.78/cwt	527.00–560.00	1,820	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	450.42/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	352.32/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,969	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	361.37/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,901	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	360.10/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	515.29/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,984	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	515.42/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,124	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	331.61/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,431	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	313.39/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	446.27/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	411.93/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,088	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	343.86/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	451.02/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	384.23/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	464	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	336	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2

How this sale compares

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