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Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Oct 26
● Final199 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
← Oct 19Oct 26latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,387 head
▲ 572 vs last sale 815▲ 1,387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
433 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 322▲ 433 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 175▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 300-500 lbs sold 12.00-25.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 2.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 12.00-17.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs were higher with 450-500 lbs being 8.00-10.00 lower and 500-600 lbs selling steady. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady on small numbers. Trade was moderately active with good demand on larger numbers. Much needed rain has made pens muddy and it showered during the sale. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 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 $371.41/cwt on 203 head, down $7.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −50.70 against this barn's trailing median of $422.11.
Average price
$371.41
▼ 7.85 vs prior sale
203 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$59.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.67
vs NM average
−63.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549389.392,137122
Medium and Large 1-2551354.831,95427
Medium 1563344.011,93835
Large 1553330.001,82519thin
One grade step is worth $59.39/cwt here — about $312 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 sale203 hd
371.41
—
NM average3 barns · 814 hd
389.08
−17.67
National average163 barns · 26,594 hd
435.15
−63.74
This barn, trailing median34 sales
422.11
−50.70
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—High1,589155.662,47342
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221132.691,620102
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,082118.781,285238

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$2,62428
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$2,5729
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,139$2,4754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,4333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,031$2,40146
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,2138
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)760$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,023$1,5252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$2,2503thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)778$2,1502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)675$1,6138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,317$2,8205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,4507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,030$2,1105
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)890$2,8502thin

Every lot, as filed

199 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 · Steers66 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4002
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5934
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5004
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned312385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2019
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317547.98/cwt535.00–565.001,7375
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369550.42/cwt530.00–560.002,03125
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned372505.94/cwt500.00–510.001,8825
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4638
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380373.33/cwt360.00–382.001,41913
Steers350–400Large 1392478.07/cwt475.00–485.001,87413
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395458.49/cwt442.00–475.001,81124
Steers350–400Medium 1Unweaned395367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,4503
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2402400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6083
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,21526
Steers400–450Large 1415448.40/cwt435.00–455.001,86113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed429512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,1965
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429468.37/cwt450.00–480.002,00916
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436325.52/cwt322.00–327.001,41917
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned439444.16/cwt437.00–450.001,95011
Steers400–450Medium 1443457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,0256
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1833
Steers450–500Medium 1453435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned467437.37/cwt425.00–445.002,04320
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469476.61/cwt467.00–482.002,23532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full482437.42/cwt425.00–445.002,1088
Steers450–500Large 1493445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,19410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned493310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5282
Steers450–500Medium 1-2495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7332
Steers500–550Medium 1507355.43/cwt337.00–365.001,8026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531370.64/cwt360.00–372.001,96810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned532387.71/cwt380.00–391.002,06326
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537409.91/cwt397.00–430.002,20158
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full542330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7895
Steers550–600Large 1553330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,82519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,01012
Steers550–600Medium 1575341.65/cwt332.00–344.001,96429
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578359.22/cwt340.00–370.002,07638
Steers600–650Large 1-2600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0704
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full605332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,0093
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613366.19/cwt360.00–372.002,24523
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full618270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6692
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632323.90/cwt320.00–330.002,04723
Steers600–650Medium 1637313.75/cwt300.00–317.001,9995
Steers650–700Medium 1655312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,04412
Steers650–700Medium 1Thin Fleshed659333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,1947
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666343.66/cwt340.00–360.002,28915
Steers650–700Large 1675347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,3422
Steers650–700Large 1-2683300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0496
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686314.16/cwt310.00–315.002,1556
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full688333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,2913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy698320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2342
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726323.07/cwt322.00–324.002,34514
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1232
Steers700–750Medium 1-2748297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,2222
Steers750–800Large 1760292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2192
Steers800–850Medium 1805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3352
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,0962
Steers800–850Large 2840275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3102
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed843295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4876
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy845220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8592
Steers850–900Small and Medium 2-3850188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5982
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1928200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8562
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7292
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,170181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned246495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,2184
Heifers250–300Large 12581,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0754
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12721,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0105
Heifers250–300Medium 1293410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0502
Heifers300–350Large 1308430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3242
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2315370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1663
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324428.66/cwt425.00–430.001,3897
Heifers300–350Large 1Unweaned330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4033
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added333494.00/cwt494.00–494.001,6456
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned354385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,36313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368482.49/cwt475.00–500.001,7769
Heifers350–400Medium 1Unweaned369320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1817
Heifers350–400Large 1373400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4927
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385442.29/cwt440.00–455.001,70333
Heifers350–400Large 1Unweaned396400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,58418
Heifers350–400Medium 1398390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned398325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2942
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414465.46/cwt445.00–480.001,92712
Heifers400–450Medium 1418404.85/cwt400.00–420.001,6924
Heifers400–450Medium 1Unweaned420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2184
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4266
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned427421.07/cwt410.00–427.001,79811
Heifers400–450Large 1443470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,08210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned466346.78/cwt330.00–350.001,61616
Heifers450–500Large 1Unweaned476330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,57119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480367.76/cwt360.00–393.001,76554
Heifers450–500Large 1480310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4882
Heifers450–500Medium 1491349.66/cwt330.00–352.001,7179
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2503251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2632
Heifers500–550Large 1507342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,7345
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522339.64/cwt330.00–358.001,77363
Heifers500–550Medium 1524325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,70311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536307.09/cwt287.00–320.001,64617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed540365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned543320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,73823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned568300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7048
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571329.98/cwt315.00–340.001,88413
Heifers550–600Medium 1590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7112
Heifers600–650Large 1611272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,66210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full623275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7132
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630295.31/cwt292.00–300.001,86014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy668273.03/cwt270.00–275.001,8245
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682290.98/cwt280.00–305.001,98418
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4924
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0412
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Full805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0132
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Replacement888240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1315
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Large 1-2300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2002
Bulls400–450Medium 1435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6533
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8246
Bulls500–550Medium 1525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4702
Bulls550–600Large 1-2553250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3833
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2585246.61/cwt240.00–250.001,4433
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9412
Bulls700–750Large 1-2713280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9962
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1Full890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0472
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1891251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,2365
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2893230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0542
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7022
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438154.35/cwt141.00–165.002,22017
Bulls——1,582126.99/cwt115.00–145.002,0096
Bulls——1,726165.88/cwt160.00–175.002,86319
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965107.58/cwt100.00–112.001,03828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01391.68/cwt86.00–97.009296
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098121.19/cwt114.00–128.001,331199
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157128.01/cwt121.00–129.001,48136
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,172118.28/cwt105.00–124.001,3865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251135.53/cwt130.00–156.001,69565
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,580117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8491
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 3790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Bulls—Large 1960185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7761
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,030260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows32 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 27151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Large 1-2Fleshy8332,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Large 19302,400.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0072,417.95/head2,300.00–2,500.002,41839
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0102,475.00/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0202,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0582,825.00/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8252
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0732,275.00/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,466.67/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4673
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1142,713.64/head2,300.00–2,800.002,71411
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1222,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4505
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1382,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Large 11,145129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1512,580.00/head2,200.00–3,050.002,5805
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1583,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1772,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8503
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,2251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3132,375.00/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 2-35401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Bred Heifers—Large 17782,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27851,600.00/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6002
Bred Heifers—Large 18132,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Heifers—Large 1-28331,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2-38551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0482,175.00/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1482,487.50/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,250.00/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,4502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1887251.18/cwt230.00–295.002,22817
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935180.00/cwt170.00–195.001,6833
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy940320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0086
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1951239.00/cwt210.00–290.002,2735
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Large 1-28902,850.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8502

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.