Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-450 lbs and 500-550 lbs sold 3.00 higher while 450-500 lbs were 9.00 lower and 550 - 600 lbs sold 11.00 lower. Feeder steer yearlings 600 lbs -850 lbs were steady - 6.00 higher with the exception of 750-800 lbs being 15.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-500 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 lower with the exception of 400-450 lbs being 2.00 higher and 500-600 lbs sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady-8.00 higher. Trade was active on slightly smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-12.00 higher. 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 $318.85/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −127.65 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$318.85

126 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$51.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.35

vs NM average

−19.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	321.27	1,773	115
Large 1	510	308.00	1,571	2thin
Medium 1	538	306.00	1,645	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	283.00	1,630	3thin
Medium 1-2	552	270.00	1,490	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.27/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale126 hd

318.85

—

NM average3 barns · 311 hd

322.20

−3.35

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−19.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−127.65

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	—	Low	1,675	150.56	2,522	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,178	134.88	1,589	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	994	131.03	1,302	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	117.82	1,280	8thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,196	$2,083	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,060	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,159	$1,828	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$1,731	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,725	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,592	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,560	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$1,486	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,063	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	970	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

164 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
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	413	164.09/cwt	150.00–170.00	678	7
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	382	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	573	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	326.78/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	293.49/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	617	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	363	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,249	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	325.51/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	332.36/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	331.66/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,612	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	273.24/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,678	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	369.62/cwt	367.00–372.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	307	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	294.31/cwt	290.00–294.50	1,931	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	369.83/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,405	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	451	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	400.51/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	258.40/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,767	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,852	6
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	930	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,263	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,075	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	965	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,026.67/head	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,027	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,828.13/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,828	16
Bulls	Small 2Unweaned	50–100	91	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	132.75/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	133.50/cwt	129.00–136.50	1,493	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	1,708.33/head	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,708	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,985.71/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,986	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,233.33/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,233	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,412.50/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,533.33/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,533	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,437	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,122	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,507	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	131.03/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,302	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	120.42/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,248	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,178	134.88/cwt	132.00–140.25	1,589	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,362	2
Bulls	—	—	1,918	161.40/cwt	156.00–170.50	3,096	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,661	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	650–700	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	800–850	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	4
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	11
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	470	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	557	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	259.66/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,630	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	451	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,642	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2Full	450–500	455	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	373	346.50/cwt	334.00–354.00	1,292	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	352	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	588	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	448	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,599	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	311.60/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,904	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	453	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	624	289.96/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	524	326.46/cwt	326.00–327.00	1,711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	292.30/cwt	284.00–302.00	1,581	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	488	329.29/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,607	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	379.96/cwt	373.00–389.00	1,596	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,265	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	259.41/cwt	246.00–260.00	2,104	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	254.54/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,812	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	274.13/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,878	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	274.63/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,950	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	346.73/cwt	338.00–357.00	1,699	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	317.63/cwt	304.00–323.50	1,826	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	249.86/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,974	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	394.73/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	334.97/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,702	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	313.09/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,506	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	343.77/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,495	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	361.14/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	288.50/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,636	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	209.11/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,844	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	516	273.58/cwt	266.50–274.00	1,412	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	567	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,531	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	372	313.54/cwt	306.00–322.00	1,166	54
Bulls	—	—	1,330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	144.21/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,313	6
Steers	Large 1	500–550	510	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,571	2
Steers	Large 1	600–650	612	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,824	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	670	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	466	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	969	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	372	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,176	15
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	463	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,486	12
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	683	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	960	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	543	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,575	21
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	777	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,869	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	406	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,303	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	798	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	431	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,496	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	362	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,303	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	561	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,649	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	543	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,548	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	400	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,204	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	622	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,182	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	535	194.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,040	9
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	447	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,511	10
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	500	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	648	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	552	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	455	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	575	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,656	2

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