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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026 Corrected report

869 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $392.02/cwt -2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,869/hd at 477 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.24/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,074/hd at 579 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.07/cwt -22.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,905/hd at 523 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 869 550 826
Feeder cattle 577 426 542
Slaughter cattle 174 83 182
Replacement cattle 118 41 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale, steer calves sold lower and feeder steers were uneven but lower trend was evident. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold lower and 550-600 lbs were 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade and demand were lower on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. 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
225 225 4 635.00 $635.00 $1,429 —
267 267 3 605.00 $605.00 $1,615 —
285 unweaned 285 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,425 -75.00
325 thin fleshed 325 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,869 —
335–348 344 3 545.00–550.00 $548.38 $1,886 -11.62
355–380 371 5 485.00–490.00 $485.96 $1,803 -49.04
380–388 383 16 500.00–520.00 $514.39 $1,970 -20.61
378–398 386 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,737 -85.00
402–423 407 26 460.00–471.00 $469.73 $1,912 -0.27
413–425 415 6 432.00–445.00 $434.22 $1,802 -35.78
435–445 unweaned 440 2 400.00–405.00 $402.47 $1,771 -109.53
450–477 464 20 420.00–442.00 $430.25 $1,996 -57.83
490 490 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,009 -78.08
510–545 value added 528 4 410.00–420.00 $415.17 $2,192 —
530–541 539 26 385.00–393.00 $390.82 $2,107 -55.82
555 thin fleshed 555 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,220 —
555–588 566 15 360.00–386.00 $376.35 $2,130 -70.18
618–645 624 11 367.00–380.00 $372.98 $2,327 -4.17
620–630 625 2 340.00–350.00 $345.04 $2,156 -32.11
653–660 value added 655 4 342.00–355.00 $351.72 $2,304 —
668–685 680 7 320.00–330.00 $326.31 $2,219 -12.68
705 705 10 360.00 $360.00 $2,538 +22.28
715 715 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,360 -7.72
765 765 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,372 -2.00
780 780 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,652 +28.00
835 835 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,296 -2.00
865 865 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 —
890 890 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,448 —
975 975 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,632 —
1045 1045 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,612 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 unweaned 435 1 402.00 $402.00 $1,749 —
458–464 462 10 415.00–445.00 $437.50 $2,021 —
470 470 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,810 —
535 535 2 377.00 $377.00 $2,017 -63.00
563–565 563 5 360.00–380.00 $375.99 $2,117 -64.01
655 655 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,768 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,051 —
550–585 554 8 372.00–395.00 $391.97 $2,172 —
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 —
715 715 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 +28.00
815 815 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,323 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,570 —
405 unweaned 405 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,458 —
440 440 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,584 -75.00
475 475 2 305.00–320.00 $312.50 $1,484 -124.50
505–530 518 2 350.00–375.00 $362.20 $1,876 -25.84
530 530 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,696 -68.04
630 630 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,048 -10.00
705 705 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,974 —
718 718 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,226 —
880 880 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,112 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,419 —
465 465 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,697 -10.00
530 530 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,094 —
1240 1240 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,976 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,020 —
590 590 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
220 220 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,521 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,499 —
320–333 value added 328 5 500.00–510.00 $506.10 $1,660 —
315–337 330 5 450.00–485.00 $460.71 $1,520 +2.50
335–340 338 2 425.00–435.00 $429.96 $1,453 -28.25
355–395 364 21 450.00–485.00 $455.15 $1,657 —
372 372 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,507 —
405 405 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,539 -70.00
400–440 413 11 400.00–425.00 $418.41 $1,728 -31.59
456–493 value added 467 10 412.00–430.00 $417.70 $1,951 —
450–496 479 42 375.00–400.00 $386.90 $1,853 +1.90
485 unweaned 485 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,698 +18.00
515 515 2 347.00 $347.00 $1,787 -55.80
505–549 523 31 360.00–375.00 $367.66 $1,923 -35.14
525–540 530 3 335.00–340.00 $338.35 $1,793 -29.20
555–595 575 2 330.00–335.00 $332.59 $1,912 -28.71
555–598 579 48 345.00–375.00 $359.98 $2,084 -1.32
585 585 2 342.00 $342.00 $2,001 -19.30
625–648 640 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,048 -15.00
665–677 676 12 310.00–320.00 $310.82 $2,101 -48.31
715 715 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,038 —
770 770 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,194 -7.00
798 798 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,434 -15.00
800 fancy 800 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,376 —
835 835 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,254 -77.00
925 925 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,636 —
1010–1020 1015 2 282.00–285.00 $283.49 $2,877 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 —
435 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 -85.00
465–470 466 4 340.00–367.00 $349.30 $1,628 +29.30
500 500 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,425 -43.27
500 500 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,625 -3.27
580 580 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,798 +30.00
613 613 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,532 -90.60
660 660 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,782 —
770 770 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,810 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–490 485 4 340.00–350.00 $347.47 $1,685 +22.47
645 645 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,742 -100.00
650 650 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 -75.00
840 840 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,100 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,598 —
650 650 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,210 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
180 180 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
180 unweaned 180 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
225 225 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 +100.79
250 250 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,008 —
485 485 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,310 -60.00
570 570 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,539 —
1010 1010 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,020 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
238 unweaned 238 3 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,828 +69.11
610 610 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,086 -3.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,141 +25.00
480 480 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,416 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 —— 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,606 -70.05
480 480 —— 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,776 -75.00
697 697 —— 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,335 —
730 730 —— 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,190 -15.00
785 785 —— 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,962 —
830 830 —— 1 252.00 $252.00 $2,092 —
940 940 —— 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,303 —
940 940 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,350 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,808 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,674 —
690 690 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 —
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 —
485 485 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 -90.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,190 —
495 495 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,534 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 unweaned 205 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,186 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
155 unweaned 155 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -150.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1625 1192 75-80% 84 172.00–181.00 $175.22 $2,089 -11.30
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1655 1131 80-85% 22 159.00–171.00 $166.95 $1,888 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–940 827 85-90% 3 119.00–145.00 $129.17 $1,068 —
830 830 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,286 —
865 865 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $986 —
910–1305 1019 85-90% 8 140.00–155.00 $149.00 $1,518 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1610 1378 2 180.00–204.00 $189.97 $2,618 —
1295–2020 1714 8 185.00–211.00 $193.62 $3,319 —
1500–2050 1764 6 204.00–217.00 $212.06 $3,741 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
782–838 thin fleshed 804 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 310.00–320.00 $316.00 $2,541
640–1015 835 (<2 yrs)Open 10 225.00–295.00 $253.40 $2,116
675–1065 893 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 245.00–295.00 $265.50 $2,371
795–1213 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 190.00–222.00 $205.78 $2,253
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–850 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 190.00–240.00 $215.00 $1,752
805–1000 903 (<2 yrs)Open 2 250.00–267.00 $258.50 $2,334
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1030 928 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 232.00–242.00 $235.33 $2,184

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1250 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,300.00–3,550.00 $3,425.00
1382–1400 1384 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,850.00–3,000.00 $2,868.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1030–1205 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,050.00–3,200.00 $3,125.00
1035–1215 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,165.00–2,200.00 $2,182.50
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1270 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1490 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1400 1328 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,800.00–3,150.00 $2,916.67
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1114 1114 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
853 853 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 3,400.00 $3,400.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,200.00 $3,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025–1105 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —
1303 1303 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 4,650.00 $4,650.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–980 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,000.00–4,100.00 $4,050.00 +1,050.00
1045–1140 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00–3,100.00 $2,950.00 —
1100–1265 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,000.00–3,200.00 $3,116.67 -333.33
1245 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 ±0.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
1040–1195 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,900.00–4,100.00 $4,000.00 —
1210–1405 1308 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
1555 1555 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1153 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,524 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,483 —
605–610 608 3 230.00–235.00 $231.66 $1,408 —
685 685 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,349 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,114 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,298 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 (<2 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —

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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.