Name: Roswell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Much needed and appreciated rain in the area kept numbers much lower. Steer calves and feeder steers had no comparable sales but lower market was evident. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold steady with 450-600 lbs being lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Trade and market were lower on smaller numbers . Slaughter cows sold steady to 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 $326.32/cwt on 25 head, up $4.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −54.09 against this barn's trailing median of $380.41.

Average price

$326.32

▲ 4.15 vs prior sale

25 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$52.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.37

vs NM average

−25.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	340.65	1,817	17thin
Large 1	553	313.50	1,732	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	505	300.00	1,515	1thin
Medium 1	546	288.00	1,573	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.65/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.95, low $322.17, median $380.41 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 sale25 hd

326.32

—

NM average3 barns · 115 hd

341.70

−15.37

National average172 barns · 11,766 hd

351.40

−25.08

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.41

−54.09

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	1,585	165.79	2,627	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,211	157.94	1,913	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	141.42	1,533	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	122.68	1,267	31

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)	1,247	$2,583	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	959	$1,952	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,929	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,863	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,833	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,675	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	313.80/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	300.62/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,057	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	418.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,630	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	344.13/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	355.44/cwt	334.00–360.00	1,891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	411.70/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	406.26/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	458.29/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	315.48/cwt	305.00–327.00	2,133	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	303.21/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,044	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	497.98/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	321.44/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	352.55/cwt	340.00–366.00	1,876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	318.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	346.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	236.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	412.57/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium 1Full	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	150–200	160	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	405	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	537	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	717	266.71/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	767	265.15/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	340	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	458	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	443	439.94/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	300–350	317	467.89/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	300–350	313	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,719	1
Bulls	—	—	1,622	166.27/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,697	15
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	565	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,100	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,496	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	915	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,065	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,260	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,958.33/head	1,475.00–2,250.00	1,958	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	660	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	797	254.14/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,025	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,862.50/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,950.00/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,150.00/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	205.20/cwt	192.00–222.00	1,980	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,910.00/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,910	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	915	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,379	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	813	193.50/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,573	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,211	157.94/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,913	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	108.54/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,017	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,305	162.23/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,117	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	129.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,402	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	620	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	583	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	141.42/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,533	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	516	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,651	4
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	450–500	458	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	643	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	320.06/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,968	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	115	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	445.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	364.20/cwt	348.00–375.00	1,675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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