Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs and 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 -10.00 higher while feeder steers were steady to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs and 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 higher and 450-500 lbs were 6.00 lower. Heifer yearlings sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on larger numbers. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.10/cwt on 183 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −118.40 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$328.10

183 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$35.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

vs NM average

−20.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	334.56	1,820	150
Medium and Large 1-2	551	298.74	1,645	33

One grade step is worth $35.81/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale183 hd

328.10

—

NM average3 barns · 441 hd

322.18

+5.92

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−20.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−118.40

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	—	Average	1,566	143.91	2,254	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	127.30	1,669	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	120.81	1,369	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	102.83	1,030	12

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$2,587	39
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$2,465	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,361	$2,375	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,972	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,354	$1,847	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,818	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,804	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$1,746	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,710	31
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$1,594	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,027	$1,231	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,563	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,454	$2,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,395	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

174 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,746	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,397	1,835.29/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,835	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	127.30/cwt	122.75–135.00	1,669	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,955.00/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,955	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,401	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,632	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	1,562.50/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,563	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,732	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,925	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,272	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,454	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,364	2,275.00/head	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,275	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,110	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,568.75/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,569	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,987.50/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	144.37/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,215	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	120.81/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,369	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	151.17/cwt	147.50–153.50	2,494	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	127.79/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,933	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	97.57/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,043	5
Dairy Steers	Small 3	250–300	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	300–350	347	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	231.25/cwt	230.00–231.50	1,679	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	278.53/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,448	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	411	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,644	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	1,692.50/head	1,625.00–1,760.00	1,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,424	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,783.33/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,783	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	849	202.06/cwt	172.00–232.00	1,715	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,870.00/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,870	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,800.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	2,700.76/head	2,550.00–2,925.00	2,701	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,708.33/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,708	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	1,100.00/head	900.00–1,375.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,466.67/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,750.00/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,750	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,746.43/head	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,746	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,183.33/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,215	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,001	1,290.00/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,290	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,260	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,147	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,362.50/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,363	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	106.58/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,017	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	423	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	846	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	357	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,071	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	783	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,253	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	310	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,035	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	417	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	237.37/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,844	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	297.58/cwt	286.00–305.00	1,547	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	398.38/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,466	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	354.24/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,697	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	326.63/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,855	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	469.33/cwt	456.00–470.00	1,582	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	310.88/cwt	306.00–314.00	1,725	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,242	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	240.06/cwt	234.00–246.00	2,079	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,468	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	349.03/cwt	340.00–359.50	1,818	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	327.46/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,562	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	493.04/cwt	490.00–501.00	1,400	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	435	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,627	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	676	263.38/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	733	255.78/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,875	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	417.87/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,788	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	235.58/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	277.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,882	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	641	278.19/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,783	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	397	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	529	331.52/cwt	323.00–338.00	1,754	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	686	243.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	734	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	645	244.63/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	443	322.53/cwt	317.00–328.00	1,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	303.60/cwt	296.00–309.00	1,870	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	480	265.56/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,275	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	377	339.26/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	255.12/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	571	266.90/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,524	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,644	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	436	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,591	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	478	339.93/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,625	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	381	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	301.18/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	766	242.49/cwt	241.50–245.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	795	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,685	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	720	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,202	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	250–300	297	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	772	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	750–800	760	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,809	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	476	233.85/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,113	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2Full	400–450	403	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,108	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	606	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,763	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	376	356.01/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,339	35
Dairy Steers	Large 2Full	300–350	333	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	966	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	362	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,216	31
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	381	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	506	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,280	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	302.16/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	329.16/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	572	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	254.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	323.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,605	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	331.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	567	225.34/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	540	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	597	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	809	260.04/cwt	251.00–261.50	2,104	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	319.30/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	262	451.13/cwt	447.00–455.00	1,182	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	271.26/cwt	269.00–271.50	2,075	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	281.39/cwt	276.00–296.00	1,593	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,085	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,095	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	677	268.49/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,818	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	314	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	257.66/cwt	249.00–263.00	1,734	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	246.12/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,979	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	416.68/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	269	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	371	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	371	433.32/cwt	430.00–437.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	417.77/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,370	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	272.57/cwt	260.00–276.50	1,957	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	269.04/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,730	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	365.46/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,352	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	346.07/cwt	336.00–356.00	1,474	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	258.20/cwt	250.00–262.00	2,035	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	253.07/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,799	68

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