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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

550 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (247)

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $450.19/cwt -14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,918/hd at 426 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $386.71/cwt -15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 523 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $372.43/cwt -41.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,307/hd at 619 lb · 23 head
Roswell, NM 5-weight heifers sold at $375/cwt. The class is down $44 from its late-June peak of $404/cwt. Receipts ran 550 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 550 937 487
Feeder cattle 426 743 344
Slaughter cattle 83 120 85
Replacement cattle 41 74 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale; Steer calves sold 15.00-25.00 lower except for 450-500 lbs at 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were 20.00-30.00 lower few 35.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 15.00-25.00 lower but for 400-450 lbs being 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 8.00-10.00 lower. Market was moderately lower on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were too few to call.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 unweaned 280 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,610 —
346 346 4 560.00 $560.00 $1,938 -73.07
383 383 3 535.00 $535.00 $2,049 -94.19
418 unweaned 418 6 512.00 $512.00 $2,140 -8.00
420 420 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,974 -75.25
400–446 438 12 525.00–555.00 $528.80 $2,316 +15.81
455–493 483 10 470.00–495.00 $488.08 $2,357 -5.21
505 unweaned 505 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,020 —
509–538 515 14 435.00–450.00 $446.64 $2,300 -19.27
515 515 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,112 -55.91
550 unweaned 550 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,282 —
553–565 559 16 440.00–462.00 $446.53 $2,496 +20.79
608–628 614 19 370.00–390.00 $377.15 $2,316 -44.81
645 645 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 -71.96
668–690 677 13 360.00–380.00 $366.99 $2,485 -17.57
675–688 679 6 337.00–340.00 $338.99 $2,302 -45.57
709–725 712 10 335.00–350.00 $337.72 $2,405 -1.05
795 795 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,480 -18.00
840 840 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,327 -58.00
940 940 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,820 —
1060 1060 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,756 —
1305 1305 2 246.00–251.00 $248.50 $3,243 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,840 -48.09
455 455 1 437.00 $437.00 $1,988 -8.41
530–538 535 6 370.00–392.00 $388.04 $2,076 -25.01
535 535 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,926 -53.05
570–596 592 6 365.00–386.00 $382.63 $2,265 -3.94
645 645 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,161 -41.64
695 695 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,085 -42.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 555.00 $555.00 $2,026 —
405 405 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,640 —
500 500 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,200 —
585 585 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,574 —
625 625 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,500 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,762 -90.00
595 595 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,065 —
643 643 2 362.00 $362.00 $2,328 —
678 678 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,271 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,510 -105.00
500 500 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 -40.00
580 580 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,955 —
605 605 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,863 -52.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,875 —
590 590 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,301 -65.00
610 610 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,074 —
720 720 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,102 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 —
750 750 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,665 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,698 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,196 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
280 280 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 -344.34
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,662 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 450.00–470.00 $458.21 $1,535 -66.79
345 unweaned 345 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,294 -60.00
403–418 412 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,854 +22.69
417–429 unweaned 425 8 432.00–440.00 $434.95 $1,849 —
425 thin fleshed 425 3 482.00 $482.00 $2,048 -14.85
425–439 431 17 390.00–472.00 $451.81 $1,947 -7.31
455 fancy 455 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,025 —
465 unweaned 465 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,544 —
486 486 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,871 -25.54
510 unweaned 510 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,785 —
502–535 520 13 395.00–407.00 $402.80 $2,095 +17.17
503–540 528 9 363.00–375.00 $367.55 $1,941 -18.08
564–592 583 21 357.00–370.00 $361.30 $2,106 -2.59
610 610 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,196 +10.00
643 643 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,154 +5.00
650–663 662 11 340.00–361.00 $359.13 $2,377 -4.56
755 755 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,205 +12.00
795 795 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,544 +23.71
817 817 8 347.00 $347.00 $2,835 +17.00
972 972 3 309.00 $309.00 $3,003 -1.00
1105 1105 6 275.00 $275.00 $3,039 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 1 300.00 $300.00 $900 —
413 413 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,714 +42.56
465 465 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 -72.25
510–530 522 3 320.00–335.00 $328.27 $1,714 -12.92
560 560 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 -86.52
620–637 632 11 339.00–345.00 $340.60 $2,153 +25.60
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 unweaned 258 3 590.00 $590.00 $1,522 —
400–433 425 4 350.00–375.00 $355.89 $1,513 —
490 490 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,009 —
570–575 573 2 350.00–355.00 $352.51 $2,020 +2.51
610 610 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,104 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 unweaned 400 1 240.00 $240.00 $960 —
481 481 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,587 -20.00
540 540 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,539 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,495 -95.00
525 525 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,811 -5.00
550 550 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 -25.00
645 645 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,386 +5.00
665 665 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,294 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 1 900.00 $900.00 —
230–245 238 2 1,375.00–1,425.00 $1,399.21 —
260 unweaned 260 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
295 295 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,050 -75.00
555 555 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,193 —
665 665 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,842 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,980 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 —— 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,796 —
365–370 366 —— 4 505.00–525.00 $510.05 $1,867 —
405 unweaned 405 —— 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,822 -25.00
458 458 —— 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,038 -6.95
705 705 —— 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,221 —
1875 1875 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 216.00 $216.00 $4,050 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
175 unweaned 175 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
202 unweaned 202 3 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
235 235 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 -150.00
293 293 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 —
480 480 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,256 —
500 500 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,650 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 —— 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,890 —
1185 1185 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,737 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 unweaned 280 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,554 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
420 420 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–965 925 80-85% 2 175.00–176.00 $175.52 $1,624 —
950–1450 1167 80-85% 23 160.00–171.00 $165.83 $1,935 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1215 1158 75-80% 2 186.00–187.00 $186.52 $2,160 —
1020–1510 1205 75-80% 22 170.00–182.00 $174.95 $2,108 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–965 746 85-90% 4 117.00–133.00 $125.36 $935 —
680–1170 905 85-90% 12 135.00–159.00 $149.28 $1,351 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1430 1305 3 198.00–200.00 $199.09 $2,598 —
1575–1775 1675 2 208.00–220.00 $213.64 $3,578 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690 690 (<2 yrs)Open 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,760
670–1040 874 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 217.00–312.00 $258.29 $2,257

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1000–1155 1078 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,600.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1220–1540 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,050.00–3,600.00 $3,325.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1415 1415 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1375 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1175–1200 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,400.00–3,500.00 $3,450.00 —
1220–1235 1231 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,700.00–4,100.00 $4,000.00 +450.00
1440 1440 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 +150.00
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00 +150.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,883 —
802 802 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,989 —

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Price trend

high 526.98 low 335.51 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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