Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-10-05

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 5
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
692 head
▲ 389 vs last sale 303▼ 449 vs year ago 1,141 · −39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 124▼ 50 vs year ago 260 · −19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 61▼ 34 vs year ago 104 · −32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Because of the rain-shortened sale last week, steer calves had no comparable numbers but a steady to higher market was evident this week. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs sold 15.00-25.00 higher with 500-550 lbs being 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to lower. Market and trade were stronger on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $379.04/cwt on 61 head, up $27.47 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −43.07 against this barn's trailing median of $422.11.
Average price
$379.04
▲ 27.47 vs prior sale
61 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$760
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$126.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.85
vs NM average
−51.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549403.792,21744
Medium and Large 1-2570319.991,82515thin
Large 1525277.521,4572thin
One grade step is worth $126.27/cwt here — about $760 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale61 hd
379.04
—
NM average3 barns · 185 hd
374.19
+4.85
National average183 barns · 26,018 hd
430.36
−51.32
This barn, trailing median34 sales
422.11
−43.07
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
483429375321median 422.1103/0204/2706/2908/3110/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.49, low $335.13, median $422.11 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,607161.382,59319
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,023169.981,73918
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,084141.251,53149
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,024126.931,30070

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,6003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$2,4228
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,9758
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,80413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,5901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$2,0384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,7001thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned288570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6422
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3572
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321484.27/cwt480.00–487.001,5555
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added322535.86/cwt530.00–555.001,7259
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned339425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4414
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9243
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385462.37/cwt460.00–480.001,78021
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned395445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7582
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2-3395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0271
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed417510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1275
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426473.79/cwt450.00–480.002,01824
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full442440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9453
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468444.59/cwt430.00–465.002,08141
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509423.13/cwt395.00–435.002,15410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7654
Steers500–550Large 1525277.52/cwt275.00–280.001,4572
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550555.00/cwt555.00–555.003,0532
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563400.25/cwt377.00–412.002,25322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full574350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0096
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589312.71/cwt300.00–335.001,84211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy627345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1633
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,34737
Steers600–650Medium 1645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Steers650–700Medium 1-2663316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,09535
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666344.15/cwt330.00–357.002,29213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full668327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1843
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4283
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4283
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1556
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1738310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2882
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9613
Steers750–800Medium 1766290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,22112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium 1340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2584
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343426.22/cwt425.00–430.001,46212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full358407.52/cwt405.00–410.001,4592
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377442.70/cwt440.00–450.001,66911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned389385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4983
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0081
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427415.14/cwt410.00–435.001,77318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438377.15/cwt375.00–377.501,6527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2692
Heifers450–500Medium 1465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned485338.79/cwt320.00–350.001,6439
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487372.68/cwt362.00–402.001,81520
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532347.27/cwt340.00–358.001,84731
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1002
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2553262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4492
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579310.81/cwt300.00–315.001,80022
Heifers550–600Medium 1580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Heifers600–650Large 1600292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621305.12/cwt300.00–315.001,89519
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5553
Heifers600–650Medium 1632298.11/cwt290.00–315.001,8843
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656281.69/cwt280.00–290.001,84812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1084
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2757156.61/cwt150.00–170.001,1863
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9813
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1854280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3918
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1929240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,23010
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned288570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6422
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1352515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8133
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned376425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5987
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,3221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7805
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,9313
Bulls450–500Medium 1490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495356.54/cwt355.00–360.001,76513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,8902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577327.54/cwt327.00–330.001,89011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9716
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8021
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2689290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9984
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,459133.45/cwt124.00–144.001,9474
Bulls——1,603163.15/cwt157.00–169.002,6155
Bulls——1,668171.67/cwt167.50–177.502,86310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed820179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015111.78/cwt110.00–115.001,1356
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025128.35/cwt120.00–135.001,31664
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,035169.45/cwt161.00–185.001,75417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084141.25/cwt135.00–156.001,53149
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 26851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Large 1-2700900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Large 2860114.00/cwt114.00–114.009801
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900119.00/cwt108.00–130.001,0712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29351,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2982130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,575.00/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5754
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Fleshy1,0001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,020130.50/cwt130.00–131.001,3312
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,045135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,590.00/head1,590.00–1,590.001,5901
Bred Cows—Medium 11,095148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3757
Bred Cows—Medium 21,205120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2600179.67/cwt177.00–182.001,0783
Stock Cows—Medium 1640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1752239.56/cwt185.00–275.001,8019
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1868169.67/cwt161.00–179.001,4733
Stock Cows—Large 1945165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5591
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,716.67/head1,550.00–2,000.001,7173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-39001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,950.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002

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.