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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 4, 2026

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $527.75/cwt +22.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 375 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $514.62/cwt -6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,486/hd at 483 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $496.67/cwt -10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,179/hd at 439 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 673 964 1,141
Feeder cattle 479 673 765
Slaughter cattle 140 176 154
Replacement cattle 54 115 222

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves had no comparable sales but a higher trend was felt throughout. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to higher. Smaller numbers thanks to rain in the area on a moderately higher market with good demand, Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Excellent buyer attendance..

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,876 —
303–340 322 4 640.00–660.00 $650.58 $2,095 +22.27
338–348 unweaned 343 4 545.00–575.00 $559.78 $1,920 -20.22
365 365 2 555.00 $555.00 $2,026 -25.60
377–394 384 13 585.00–605.00 $599.53 $2,302 +18.93
414–443 422 18 530.00–570.00 $554.73 $2,341 -18.45
447 447 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,324 +5.00
460 unweaned 460 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,955 -71.68
450–491 484 24 500.00–540.00 $518.35 $2,509 -6.98
500–545 532 15 470.00–510.00 $480.47 $2,556 -20.77
553 value added 553 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,876 —
570–580 575 14 435.00–475.00 $440.73 $2,534 +20.73
610–637 630 8 425.00–445.00 $440.16 $2,773 +55.06
635–645 640 2 400.00–415.00 $407.44 $2,608 +22.34
658 thin fleshed 658 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,764 —
650–699 687 12 370.00–390.00 $383.42 $2,634 -1.53
700 value added 700 1 422.00 $422.00 $2,954 —
715–730 726 11 360.00–372.00 $369.63 $2,684 -19.14
788–792 789 4 337.00–340.00 $337.75 $2,665 -20.83
815–845 835 3 335.00–340.00 $336.63 $2,811 -3.37
855–870 865 3 330.00–340.00 $336.71 $2,913 -5.29
905 905 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,806 —
955 955 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,881 -125.00
970–990 980 2 285.00–290.00 $287.47 $2,817 -34.53
1150 1150 2 275.00 $275.00 $3,162 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 —
430 430 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,408 +30.00
455–457 457 4 525.00–547.00 $541.52 $2,475 —
535 535 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,381 —
555 555 8 492.00 $492.00 $2,731 —
605–608 608 7 425.00–445.00 $427.85 $2,601 -12.15
652 652 9 453.00 $453.00 $2,954 —
655 655 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,424 —
735 735 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,499 —
900 900 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,493 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,218 -20.00
530 530 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,252 —
600–633 625 4 380.00–385.00 $383.80 $2,399 -46.20
660 660 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,640 —
725 725 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,682 —
795 795 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,584 —
800 800 1 352.00 $352.00 $2,816 —
838 838 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,724 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,394 -46.60
490 490 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,082 +50.00
515–520 518 2 365.00–385.00 $374.95 $1,942 -63.21
565–575 570 2 385.00–405.00 $394.91 $2,251 +1.84
570 570 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,422 +31.93
645 645 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,193 -15.06
645 645 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,967 -50.06
700 700 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 —
870 870 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,523 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,660 —
545 545 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,044 -70.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 2 220.00–225.00 $222.50 $1,569 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
185 185 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,325 +85.00
330–335 333 3 540.00–560.00 $553.40 $1,843 +59.15
350–380 unweaned 367 3 450.00–475.00 $463.18 $1,700 -11.82
369 thin fleshed 369 9 565.00 $565.00 $2,085 —
376 376 9 495.00 $495.00 $1,861 -43.53
355–395 379 20 500.00–540.00 $535.41 $2,029 +50.41
410–425 unweaned 418 2 435.00–450.00 $442.37 $1,849 —
423–448 438 15 455.00–495.00 $479.02 $2,098 +14.18
446 value added 446 7 550.00 $550.00 $2,453 —
465 unweaned 465 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,753 —
453–490 481 17 427.00–460.00 $435.41 $2,094 -66.62
501–546 528 18 385.00–415.00 $399.39 $2,109 -43.69
550–596 568 14 375.00–415.00 $393.27 $2,234 -34.73
585 585 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,106 -68.00
600–603 603 11 390.00–395.00 $394.55 $2,379 +26.45
613 613 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,207 -8.10
650–688 671 5 365.00–370.00 $367.05 $2,463 +11.28
725–740 732 3 325.00–342.00 $334.03 $2,445 -23.88
740 740 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,035 -65.00
805–845 825 2 285.00–295.00 $289.88 $2,392 -55.12
850–895 859 5 320.00–335.00 $331.87 $2,851 -7.71
870 870 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,610 -39.58
930 930 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,976 —
955 955 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,483 +35.03
1080 1080 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,646 +10.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,780 —
360 360 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,584 —
473 473 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,034 —
522 522 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,245 —
560–592 576 2 345.00–375.00 $360.42 $2,076 —
577 fancy 577 15 460.00 $460.00 $2,654 —
615–640 633 10 365.00–380.00 $369.38 $2,338 +17.38
635 635 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,222 -2.00
690 690 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,312 —
780 780 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,457 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 400.00–435.00 $422.98 $1,396 -7.02
355 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 —
385 385 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,732 —
385 unweaned 385 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,232 -85.00
400 400 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,640 +30.24
465–490 476 7 395.00–400.00 $398.57 $1,897 -30.00
545 545 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,044 -35.00
600 600 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,040 +25.00
670 670 3 330.00–340.00 $333.33 $2,233 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,479 —
570–575 573 3 332.00–360.00 $341.28 $1,956 —
655 655 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,292 +10.00
700 700 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,170 -65.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,316 —
665 665 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,028 —
735 735 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 —
905 905 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,082 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
258 258 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 250.00 $250.00 $725 —
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 -104.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
305 unweaned 305 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 unweaned 190 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–545 543 —— 2 425.00–450.00 $437.56 $2,376 -12.44
584 584 —— 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,599 -8.89
610 610 —— 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,318 -80.00
630 630 —— 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,614 -45.00
900 900 —— 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,520 —
1255 1255 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 267.00 $267.00 $3,351 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,650 —
570 570 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,177 —
1000 1000 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,820 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,646 —
500 500 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 —
870 870 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,349 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
180 180 2 1,675.00 $1,675.00 +125.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,323 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–870 773 80-85% 3 170.00–179.00 $175.63 $1,358 —
785–1660 1040 80-85% 32 165.00–180.00 $172.94 $1,799 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545–650 580 85-90% 3 157.00–170.00 $165.14 $958 —
665–800 741 85-90% 4 144.00–170.00 $157.51 $1,167 —
780 780 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $959 —
900–1425 1104 85-90% 6 158.00–163.00 $160.70 $1,774 +4.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1335 1148 75-80% 10 179.00–190.00 $183.68 $2,109 —
1165 1165 75-80% 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,318 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1215 1135 3 177.00–210.00 $193.15 $2,192 —
1495 1495 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,766 —
1380–1620 1544 4 194.00–204.00 $197.78 $3,054 —
1330–2245 1575 6 200.00–220.00 $210.27 $3,312 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,254 —
965 965 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,486 —

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Stock Cows

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
595–833 774 (<2 yrs)Open 18 275.00–320.00 $288.61 $2,234
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
590–850 694 (<2 yrs)Open 5 220.00–325.00 $290.00 $2,013
810–1305 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 200.00–300.00 $232.56 $2,472
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,170

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
875–920 898 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,750.00
798–1210 942 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,400.00–3,000.00 $2,775.00
875–1075 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,800.00
975–1160 1076 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,900.00–3,300.00 $3,200.00
1010–1275 1148 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,300.00 $2,100.00
935–1368 1171 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 3,000.00–3,550.00 $3,320.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
953–1013 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,800.00–2,900.00 $2,822.22
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1040 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,850.00–3,000.00 $2,925.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655 655 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
515 515 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,040 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
1042–1325 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 3,300.00–3,500.00 $3,370.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 +400.00
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 +600.00
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 +533.33
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00 +1,333.33
1340–1375 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 4,000.00–4,300.00 $4,150.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 +250.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,302 —

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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.