Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 4.00-16.00 higher, instances 20.00-24.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were steady-9.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-550 lbs sold 4.00-12.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 7.00 lower. Feeder heifer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and 700-800 lbs were 15.00-16.00 higher. Trade was good with very good demand on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls had insufficient numbers to compare. Market was very active with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.15/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −124.35 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$322.15

263 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 1-2

$99.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs NM average

−20.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	521	344.00	1,792	8thin
Medium and Large 1	552	327.43	1,809	202
Medium and Large 1-2	551	301.71	1,662	48
Large 1-2	568	287.00	1,630	3thin
Medium 1-2	582	245.00	1,426	2thin

One grade step is worth $99.00/cwt here — about $366 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.79, low $377.97, median $446.50 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale263 hd

322.15

—

NM average3 barns · 423 hd

320.68

+1.47

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−20.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−124.35

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,793	136.52	2,448	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	126.49	1,518	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,037	114.24	1,185	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	104.32	913	25

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,608	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,605	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,559	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,503	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$1,500	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,485	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,441	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,009	$1,400	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$1,400	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,048	$1,375	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,375	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,131	$1,675	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	751	$1,082	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	748	$980	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

176 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	626	245.49/cwt	243.50–248.00	1,537	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	892	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,132	39
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	582	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	643	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	927	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,012	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	684	262.07/cwt	260.50–265.00	1,793	29
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	432	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	342	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	521	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,792	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	503	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	432	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	907	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	375	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,418	3
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	496	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,657	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	372	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	900	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	378	288.82/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,092	160
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	386	354.94/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,370	49
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,088	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	452	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	868	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	917	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	592	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,527	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	461	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,706	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	568	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,630	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	697	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	115.37/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,260	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	907	111.58/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,012	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	418	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,212	90
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	373	163.81/cwt	157.00–172.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,574	11
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	450–500	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	381	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	591	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	800–850	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	300–350	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,536	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	561	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,672	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	585	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	701	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	855	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	92.32/cwt	86.00–101.00	806	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	105.96/cwt	101.00–108.00	927	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	124.56/cwt	121.00–128.50	1,541	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,120	130.72/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,464	5
Bulls	—	—	1,959	141.51/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,772	5
Bulls	—	—	1,586	130.28/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,066	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,215	1,612.50/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,260	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	790	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	725	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,013	1,325.00/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	1,662.50/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,546.47/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,546	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,350.00/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	759	219.38/cwt	172.00–255.00	1,665	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	1,987.50/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	1,988	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,687.50/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,550.00/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	1,575.00/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,575	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	2,025.00/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	1,306.25/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,306	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	160.38/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,952	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	987	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,675	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,170.00/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,668.75/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,669	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,350.00/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,700.00/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,475	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,283	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	735	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	887	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	790	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	674	232.18/cwt	226.00–241.50	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	514	352.40/cwt	352.00–354.00	1,811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	405.55/cwt	402.00–410.00	1,878	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	274.68/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	870	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	629	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	374	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	375	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	529	283.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	674	267.38/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	319.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,345	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	626	278.59/cwt	278.50–279.00	1,744	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	308.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,795	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	250.21/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,197	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	328.38/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	672	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	567	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	347.75/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	298.01/cwt	291.00–308.00	1,880	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	251.64/cwt	240.00–256.00	2,096	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	803	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	702	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	256.11/cwt	249.00–264.50	1,967	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	254.07/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,710	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	382.57/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	277.21/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,855	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	456.54/cwt	444.00–461.00	1,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	456	330.79/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	238.92/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	333.05/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	378.70/cwt	362.00–383.00	1,378	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	351.57/cwt	348.00–362.00	1,519	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	326.27/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,703	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	259.43/cwt	253.50–267.00	1,883	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	333.09/cwt	324.00–338.00	1,869	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	424.96/cwt	418.00–430.00	1,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	298.39/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,584	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	253.45/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	473.89/cwt	457.00–476.50	1,768	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	371.51/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,724	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	244.86/cwt	244.00–257.50	1,868	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	291.97/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	318.97/cwt	308.00–326.00	1,512	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	410.66/cwt	410.00–411.00	1,782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	277.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,606	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	253.77/cwt	253.50–255.00	1,825	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,840	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	386.71/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	428	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	543	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,233	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	641	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	435	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,420	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	352	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1350–1400	1,353	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	546	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	252.64/cwt	248.00–254.50	1,753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	313.37/cwt	307.00–318.00	1,692	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	288.12/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	277.09/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,308	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	273.51/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	266.22/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,387	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	375.77/cwt	372.00–384.00	1,605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,065	5

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