Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2026-10-19

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 19
● Final196 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
815 head
▼ 310 vs last sale 1,125▼ 150 vs year ago 965 · −15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
322 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 186▲ 128 vs year ago 194 · +66.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 143▲ 103 vs year ago 72 · +143.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 400-500 lbs sold higher while 300-350 lbs and 500-600 lbs were lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold lower with 750-800 lbs being higher.Heifer calves 300-350 lbs and 450-550 lbs sold lower with 400-450 lbs and 550-600 lbs being higher. Feeder heifers 600-800 lbs sold steady. Pre conditioning programs were evident on better priced cattle. Demand and trade were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. 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 $379.26/cwt on 108 head, down $6.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −42.85 against this barn's trailing median of $422.11.
Average price
$379.26
▼ 6.56 vs prior sale
108 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$595
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$127.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.11
vs NM average
−60.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542387.662,10379
Medium 1527379.732,0013thin
Medium and Large 1-2522360.611,88423
Large 1555340.001,8871thin
Medium and Large 2540302.001,6311thin
Small and Medium 2-3580260.001,5081thin
One grade step is worth $127.66/cwt here — about $595 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale108 hd
379.26
—
NM average3 barns · 622 hd
393.37
−14.11
National average183 barns · 33,329 hd
439.27
−60.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
422.11
−42.85
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—Average1,510160.192,42019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,158158.581,8364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,092134.201,466105
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,023121.151,239118

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)939$2,1647
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$2,14418
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,098$2,10992
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,0255
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,9752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,8632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)810$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)796$1,2694thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)944$1,9505
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)763$1,5753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$2,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$2,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)910$2,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

196 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 · Steers62 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Large 1Unweaned2201,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4604
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320538.20/cwt530.00–540.001,7226
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full361486.44/cwt485.00–490.001,75611
Steers350–400Large 1365505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373511.85/cwt495.00–535.001,9095
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned384448.28/cwt425.00–455.001,7215
Steers350–400Large 1Unweaned385465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7901
Steers350–400Medium 1387444.79/cwt442.00–460.001,7216
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added398550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1899
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420476.59/cwt470.00–500.002,00233
Steers400–450Medium 1Unweaned420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6381
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2420330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3861
Steers400–450Medium 1421445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8734
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
Steers400–450Large 1Unweaned438457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,0026
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned449457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,0524
Steers450–500Medium 1Unweaned454382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,7344
Steers450–500Medium 1-2455385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7521
Steers450–500Large 1455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2218
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465436.96/cwt425.00–447.002,03229
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471401.20/cwt400.00–410.001,8908
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7341
Steers450–500Medium 1495425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1042
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509423.73/cwt420.00–432.002,15720
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full513387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9859
Steers500–550Medium 1513379.59/cwt362.00–397.001,9472
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514367.08/cwt350.00–375.001,88719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned529380.72/cwt372.00–382.002,0149
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed543485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6343
Steers550–600Medium 1555380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1091
Steers550–600Large 1555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562329.90/cwt320.00–335.001,8544
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned565347.46/cwt340.00–350.001,9634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571362.07/cwt350.00–380.002,06732
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5081
Steers600–650Large 1605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611359.39/cwt352.00–360.002,19634
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622306.73/cwt300.00–314.001,9085
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full630342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,1552
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy631321.68/cwt318.00–332.002,0307
Steers600–650Large 1Full635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638232.59/cwt225.00–240.001,4842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661319.89/cwt312.00–328.002,1149
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added677343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,32215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733306.37/cwt300.00–320.002,2466
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8701
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762314.36/cwt310.00–315.002,3958
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full785287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2533
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828282.73/cwt277.00–290.002,3414
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2131
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6831
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1951259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,4638
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,083250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,7082
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,123195.07/cwt185.00–205.002,1912
Steers1150–1200Medium 11,190150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium 1290495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4361
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 1-2295345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0181
Heifers300–350Large 1300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333433.42/cwt420.00–445.001,44310
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned335347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,1622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed366460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372420.65/cwt410.00–425.001,56513
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2372339.11/cwt335.00–340.001,2616
Heifers350–400Medium 1395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2402295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1861
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5362
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2418335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423410.10/cwt390.00–425.001,73530
Heifers400–450Medium 1430395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6991
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456425.00/cwt402.00–430.001,93816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full463379.21/cwt365.00–385.001,75614
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2465330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3871
Heifers450–500Large 1475366.94/cwt350.00–382.001,7439
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479350.30/cwt330.00–361.001,6787
Heifers450–500Medium 1479323.62/cwt320.00–324.001,55010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned480287.14/cwt270.00–305.001,3782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned484374.90/cwt350.00–380.001,81512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned485251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2171
Heifers450–500Medium 1Unweaned493290.03/cwt285.00–295.001,4302
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,8221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned519316.00/cwt315.00–320.001,6405
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522345.08/cwt330.00–360.001,80132
Heifers500–550Medium 1Fancy530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0672
Heifers500–550Medium 1538315.65/cwt305.00–326.001,6982
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full549310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562322.70/cwt310.00–340.001,81414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566279.17/cwt255.00–290.001,5805
Heifers550–600Large 1580326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,8911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,6461
Heifers600–650Medium 1608311.95/cwt298.00–330.001,8977
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614324.18/cwt310.00–325.001,99018
Heifers600–650Large 1635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668291.98/cwt285.00–298.001,95014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full705251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7701
Heifers700–750Large 1705241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6991
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Heifers700–750Medium 1720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1744272.68/cwt270.00–280.002,02911
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5751
Heifers800–850Large 1-2815230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8751
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1752
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3043
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 12531,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2414
Bulls400–450Medium 1440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 2-3447335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4973
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462378.86/cwt367.00–400.001,7503
Bulls450–500Medium 1470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
Bulls500–550Medium 1515317.62/cwt305.00–330.001,6362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520337.79/cwt330.00–360.001,7574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,06217
Bulls550–600Medium 1560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8792
Bulls600–650Large 1610260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5861
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 2-3625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679256.14/cwt250.00–280.001,7395
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4561
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7801
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5471
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5362
Bulls1000–1050Medium 11,040160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6641
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6431
Bulls1050–1100Medium 11,075151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465144.32/cwt141.00–146.002,1143
Bulls——1,519163.16/cwt155.00–172.002,47816
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed857142.15/cwt134.00–146.001,2183
Cows—Lean 85-90%901111.88/cwt100.00–120.001,0089
Cows—Lean 85-90%90689.83/cwt88.00–91.008145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009122.84/cwt114.00–130.001,23971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099134.44/cwt130.00–150.001,47795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100127.57/cwt122.00–129.001,4037
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,103124.78/cwt115.00–129.001,37633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,158158.58/cwt154.00–163.001,8364
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,278207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,6451
Bulls—Large 1-21,850175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,2381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows28 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28001,341.67/head1,075.00–1,600.001,3423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium 18351,862.50/head1,775.00–1,950.001,8632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29112,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4505
Bred Cows—Medium 19252,150.00/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1503
Bred Cows—Large 1-29852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0081,450.00/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,025128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0592,337.50/head2,100.00–2,550.002,3384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0852,393.75/head2,225.00–2,750.002,3944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,199.37/head1,900.00–2,400.002,19979
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1131,675.00/head1,400.00–1,950.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1491,954.17/head1,625.00–2,200.001,9546
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,150127.67/cwt123.00–130.001,4683
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1511,538.64/head1,400.00–1,650.001,53911
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4401
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,525125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9061
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1720223.00/cwt200.00–252.001,6063
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2873174.00/cwt165.00–192.001,51911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1898223.40/cwt200.00–242.002,00610
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6801
Stock Cows—Medium 1983224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,2022
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,750.00/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy6101,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28881,766.67/head1,400.00–2,050.001,7673
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium 11,0952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.