Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 400-550 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher with 500-550 lbs being 8.00 lower and feeder steers 650-700 lbs were 7.00 higher. Heifer calves sold sold lower except for 300-350lbs and 450-500 lbs being steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold lower. Trade was uneven on similar numbers with moderate demand. Weaning and pre-conditioning was rewarded. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.65/cwt on 80 head, down $11.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.33 against this barn's trailing median of $432.97.

Average price

$352.65

▼ 11.04 vs prior sale

80 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,133

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

$214.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.34

vs NM average

−18.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	369.12	2,009	56
Medium 1	570	367.00	2,092	2thin
Large 1-2	570	352.00	2,006	2thin
Large 1	570	325.00	1,853	2thin
Medium 1-2	538	324.15	1,743	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	290.00	1,479	2thin
Large 2	590	252.00	1,487	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	565	155.00	876	1thin

One grade step is worth $214.12/cwt here — about $1,133 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 sale80 hd

352.65

—

NM average3 barns · 435 hd

358.99

−6.34

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−18.74

This barn, trailing median34 sales

432.97

−80.33

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	—	Average	1,549	168.84	2,615	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,072	169.69	1,820	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	154.37	1,744	134
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	951	127.59	1,213	59

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)	1,206	$2,530	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,395	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,095	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$2,275	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$1,902	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	989	$1,638	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	705	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	645	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,900	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,372	$2,741	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	930	$3,550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

168 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 1Fleshy	700–750	732	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	710	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	485	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	150	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	338	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	537	353.31/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	229	1,418.57/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	429	392.64/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	1,391.54/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	337.34/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,737	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	272	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	389.78/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,840	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	475	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	327.08/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	430.95/cwt	420.00–442.00	1,776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	315.66/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,976	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	408.47/cwt	399.00–422.00	1,875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	465.87/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,509	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	322.30/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	384.44/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	338.99/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,081	26
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,300	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	770	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	705	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	1,637.50/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,638	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,762.50/head	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,200.00/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,645	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,083.33/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,083	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	3,112.50/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,405	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	783	226.38/cwt	202.00–250.00	1,773	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	232.33/cwt	207.00–260.00	2,284	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	148.80/cwt	135.00–157.00	1,646	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,056	2,325.00/head	2,000.00–2,525.00	2,325	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,455	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	146.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,530.00/head	2,150.00–2,675.00	2,530	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,934.78/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,935	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,078	169.86/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,831	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,050	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	108.73/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,148	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	115.72/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,041	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	136.68/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,361	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	824	122.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,006	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	338	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	615	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	785	211.11/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	374	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,429	6
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	570	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,092	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	6
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	437	372.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,626	5
Steers	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium 1Value Added	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	668	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,670	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	529	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,852	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,798	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	631	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,716	7
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	706	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,118	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	564	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	2
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	500–550	515	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	450	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,899	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,006	2
Steers	Large 2	550–600	590	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,487	2
Bulls	—	—	1,602	178.71/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,863	8
Bulls	—	—	1,530	127.16/cwt	115.00–145.00	1,946	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	191.38/cwt	189.00–196.00	3,458	3
Bulls	—	—	1,173	175.54/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,059	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	152.34/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,758	112
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,006	164.68/cwt	159.00–168.50	1,657	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	319.75/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,280	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	322.37/cwt	321.00–337.00	2,141	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	457.91/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	515.00/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,658	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	471.91/cwt	465.00–477.00	1,911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	368.78/cwt	357.00–377.00	2,098	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	343.29/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	426.44/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	383.28/cwt	367.00–397.00	1,985	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	333.16/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	353	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,924	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	324	489.98/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	312	408.54/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	387	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	348.47/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	360.30/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	242.27/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	310.14/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	342.12/cwt	324.00–355.00	1,632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	377.34/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	362.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,178	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →