Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-500 lbs sold 8.00-14.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 9.00 lower while 550-600 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Steer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 10.00 lower with 750-800 lbs being 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold 7.00-11.00 lower while 700-750 lbs were steady. Trade was active with good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-10.00 higher instances 23.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower, 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 $328.54/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −117.96 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$328.54

114 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$22.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs NM average

−12.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	330.09	1,770	106
Medium and Large 1-2	594	308.00	1,830	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.09/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale114 hd

328.54

—

NM average3 barns · 268 hd

324.76

+3.77

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−12.67

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−117.96

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	1,533	155.83	2,389	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,219	139.86	1,705	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	131.18	1,627	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	829	129.29	1,072	7thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	222	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	263.66/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	346.56/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,501	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	676	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	300.09/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,590	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	231.48/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	270.20/cwt	265.50–270.50	1,837	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	254.79/cwt	254.75–255.00	1,944	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	418.98/cwt	412.00–434.00	1,521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	250.02/cwt	237.00–253.50	1,713	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	270.99/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	290.13/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,660	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	364.04/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,726	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	325.95/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,835	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	337.23/cwt	328.00–339.00	1,723	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	254.14/cwt	251.00–260.50	1,588	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	375.99/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	242	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	422	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	378	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	601	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	407	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	110.03/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	137.00/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,075	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,219	139.86/cwt	136.50–163.00	1,705	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	131.12/cwt	127.00–134.50	1,688	35
Bulls	—	—	1,648	162.30/cwt	155.50–168.50	2,675	5
Bulls	—	—	1,333	144.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,930	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	175.60/cwt	162.00–187.00	1,651	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	913	196.00/cwt	166.00–206.00	1,789	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	272	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	462	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,065	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,045	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,008	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,326	7
Bulls	—	—	1,360	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,979	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	550–600	583	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,807	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	363	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,220	47
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,115	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,096	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	376	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,248	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	947	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,913	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	493	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,371	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	369	164.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	496	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,587	8
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	572	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,461	6
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	742	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	319	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	647	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	243.96/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,375	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	363	383.75/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	491	343.27/cwt	342.00–344.00	1,685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	529	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	522	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	611	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	282.95/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,780	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	253.54/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,798	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	414.04/cwt	402.00–418.00	1,677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	426	375.98/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	427	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,375	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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