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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 10
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,320 head
986 vs last sale 1,334 243 vs year ago 2,077 · +11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
45 vs last sale 65 58 vs year ago 168 · 34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
32 vs last sale 99 184 vs year ago 251 · 73.3%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleSlaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last sale was two weeks ago so no comparison; Trade was moderate to active on higher numbers with moderate to good demand on a slightly better market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.65/cwt on 891 head.
Average price
$232.65
891 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$55.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.98
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2493249.621,23018thin
Medium 1-2435246.731,07323
Large 2460236.001,0863thin
Medium and Large 1600234.051,404792
Medium and Large 2520209.601,09010thin
Medium 1684206.001,40919thin
Medium and Large 1-2639193.681,23726
One grade step is worth $55.94/cwt here — about −$8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale891 hd
232.65
NM average3 barns · 1,454 hd
228.67
+3.98
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,60289.011,42612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20892.011,11212
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00176.5376649

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)1,155$1,2552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$1,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$1,2006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$9476
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,014$8034thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$6101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)772$4354thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)904$1,1384thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)702$9752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$1,1754thin

Every lot, as filed

110 lots · USDA AMS · Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1506249.71/cwt242.00–253.001,26429
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full391253.00/cwt253.00–253.009893
HeifersLarge 2460236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0863
HeifersMedium and Large 1718212.77/cwt200.00–227.501,52854
HeifersMedium 1-2626191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1964
HeifersLarge 1-2470254.11/cwt250.00–258.001,19410
HeifersMedium 1-2386265.90/cwt265.00–267.001,02613
HeifersMedium 1-2295285.00/cwt285.00–285.008414
HeifersMedium and Large 11,085140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5198
HeifersMedium and Large 1340273.73/cwt260.00–287.0093115
HeifersMedium 1684206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,40919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2813149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,21113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386248.94/cwt245.00–260.009617
HeifersMedium 1-2650157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0212
HeifersLarge 1-2557234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3032
SteersMedium and Large 1Full456258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1766
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy526235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,23610
HeifersMedium and Large 1673213.65/cwt207.50–224.001,43878
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2576
HeifersMedium and Large 2552216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1922
HeifersMedium and Large 2512208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0658
SteersLarge 2493240.00/cwt238.00–242.001,1838
SteersSmall 351265.00/cwt65.00–65.003332
HeifersMedium and Large 1383273.34/cwt270.00–283.001,04719
Bulls1,36996.63/cwt90.50–105.501,3234
Bulls1,55170.21/cwt64.00–74.501,0895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,014802.50/head700.00–910.008034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1950610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1770800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1840725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1702975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0871,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3772435.00/head435.00–435.004354
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1935950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1551,255.00/head1,200.00–1,310.001,2552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2441,260.00/head925.00–1,375.001,2605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
HeifersLarge 1-2602232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3972
HeifersLarge 1-2517234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2788193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5213
SteersMedium and Large 11,002173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,7335
SteersMedium and Large 1326322.71/cwt312.00–334.001,05210
SteersMedium and Large 1Full717198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4202
SteersLarge 2-3543194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0533
SteersMedium 1-2626229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4343
SteersLarge 3506160.00/cwt160.00–160.008104
SteersMedium and Large 1765215.84/cwt210.00–218.501,65130
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,23812
HeifersMedium and Large 1576232.94/cwt229.00–236.001,34250
HeifersMedium and Large 1767203.24/cwt180.00–207.001,55933
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added567277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,57153
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added472276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,3032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537233.36/cwt222.00–235.001,25320
SteersMedium and Large 1676231.08/cwt215.00–240.001,562122
HeifersMedium and Large 1418269.94/cwt259.00–274.001,12829
HeifersMedium and Large 1803187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,50216
HeifersMedium and Large 1914179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6368
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1896139.86/cwt109.00–171.001,2537
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,087996.00/head875.00–1,250.009965
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 3915625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19041,137.50/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1384
SteersMedium and Large 1480280.55/cwt262.00–288.001,34720
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added524278.51/cwt275.00–282.001,45918
SteersMedium and Large 1292321.00/cwt321.00–321.009377
SteersMedium and Large 1624238.34/cwt231.00–245.001,487117
SteersMedium and Large 1722216.73/cwt211.00–227.001,56576
SteersMedium and Large 1425298.67/cwt290.00–307.001,26936
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added560262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4709
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned357277.00/cwt277.00–277.009895
SteersMedium and Large 1375320.67/cwt311.00–328.001,20336
SteersMedium and Large 1931180.69/cwt177.00–194.001,6829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574221.31/cwt211.00–223.001,2707
SteersMedium and Large 1583243.86/cwt231.00–259.001,42239
Dairy SteersLarge 2380263.91/cwt224.00–272.001,00385
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3368130.00/cwt130.00–130.004784
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3-4388105.00/cwt105.00–105.004073
Dairy SteersLarge 2413160.00/cwt160.00–160.006616
Dairy HeifersLarge 1725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008272
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added407322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3112
Dairy SteersLarge 2470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008704
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1742149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1062
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1417100.00/cwt100.00–100.004172
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1684140.00/cwt140.00–140.009585
HeifersLarge 1-2407276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,1232
HeifersMedium and Large 1638220.86/cwt212.00–228.501,409238
HeifersMedium and Large 1488258.92/cwt235.00–262.001,264155
BullsLarge 2476198.00/cwt198.00–198.009423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2338302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2553228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,26110
CowsLean 85-90%80064.74/cwt61.00–68.5051812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29492.37/cwt90.00–95.001,1956
CowsLean 85-90%1,12281.35/cwt80.00–83.5091312
CowsLean 85-90%98276.78/cwt74.00–79.5075415
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 1975130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2682
CowsLean 85-90%1,12684.54/cwt83.50–85.5095210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16487.97/cwt86.00–89.501,0245
Bulls1,997110.18/cwt108.00–112.002,2003
SteersMedium and Large 1534253.74/cwt242.00–269.001,355128
SteersMedium and Large 1859191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6418
SteersMedium 1-2391295.50/cwt295.50–295.501,15515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1972
SteersMedium and Large 1828208.84/cwt208.50–209.001,72919
SteersMedium 1590231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3633
SteersSmall 361578.00/cwt78.00–78.004802
SteersSmall 358569.00/cwt69.00–69.004044
SteersLarge 2550233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2824

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.