Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves sold 12.00-18.00 lower except for 400-450 lbs being 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were 2.00-12.00 lower but 700-750 lbs sold steady. Heifer calves were 10.00 lower and feder heifers were 3.00-15.00 lower. Trade, demand, and numbers were moderately lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.13/cwt on 62 head, down $17.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −97.84 against this barn's trailing median of $432.97.

Average price

$335.13

▼ 17.52 vs prior sale

62 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$53.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.26

vs NM average

−55.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	338.97	1,927	50
Medium 1	567	330.58	1,875	8thin
Large 1	540	320.00	1,728	1thin
Medium 1-2	590	295.00	1,741	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	285.00	1,553	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.97/cwt here — about $374 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

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 sale62 hd

335.13

—

NM average4 barns · 320 hd

354.40

−19.26

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−55.46

This barn, trailing median34 sales

432.97

−97.84

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	1,483	177.82	2,636	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	148.65	1,662	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	127.36	1,356	14

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)	1,052	$2,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$2,376	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,888	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,883	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,201	$2,690	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	146.22/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,687	41
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	605	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	292.66/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	296.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	1,168.01/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	332.28/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	1,143.00/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	100	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	380.78/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	386.88/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	313.70/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,953	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	380.17/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,266	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	131.75/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,383	12
Bulls	—	—	1,323	176.38/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,334	11
Bulls	—	—	1,525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,227	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	788	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,190	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,125	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	169.75/cwt	167.50–172.00	1,669	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,422	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	196.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,760	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	220.00/cwt	180.00–265.00	1,793	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,487.10/head	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,487	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	2,600.00/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,788	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,476	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,659	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	711	253.50/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,802	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,887.50/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,240	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,080	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,110	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,943	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,220	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	763	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,213	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,021	155.30/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,586	15
Bulls	—	—	1,768	185.77/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,284	6
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	592	323.74/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,917	4
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	309	387.71/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium 1Fancy	500–550	503	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	373	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium 1	900–950	923	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,511	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	385.93/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	526	328.49/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,728	7
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium 1Unweaned	250–300	260	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	538	321.56/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	477	340.14/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	466	327.07/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	338	383.20/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	692	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	333.21/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	304.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	375.25/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	549	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	348	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	434.41/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	401.30/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	395.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	491	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	445.29/cwt	433.00–470.00	1,656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	388.14/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,879	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	267	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,157	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	439.02/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,436	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	378.05/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	336.24/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,933	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,068	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	321.67/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,429	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	329.26/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,683	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	281.80/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,925	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	359.21/cwt	345.00–362.00	1,541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	468.70/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1

How this sale compares

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