Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-500 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 11.00-13.00 higher with feeder steer yearlings 7.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 higher and 500-600 lbs being 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold 13.00-18.00 higher and 700-750 lbs were 6.00 higher. Trade was very active with very good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady -2.00 higher. 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 $336.28/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −110.21 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$336.28

157 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$690

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$141.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs NM average

−11.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	345.61	1,861	140
Large 1-2	583	315.00	1,836	4thin
Medium and Large 2	512	296.00	1,516	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	517	267.00	1,380	5thin
Medium 2	574	204.00	1,171	6thin

One grade step is worth $141.61/cwt here — about $690 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale157 hd

336.28

—

NM average3 barns · 325 hd

334.70

+1.59

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−11.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−110.21

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	1,640	149.79	2,457	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,176	137.44	1,616	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,039	131.05	1,362	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	848	85.00	720	2thin

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)	1,355	$2,361	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,488	$2,219	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,147	$2,058	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$2,043	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,975	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,161	$1,958	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,903	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$1,700	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	980	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$1,223	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,560	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

157 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	738.00/head	725.00–750.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	260	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	292.44/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	452	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	253.29/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,836	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	675	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	197.99/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	248.46/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	90	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	252.59/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,806	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	345.29/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,923	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	376.22/cwt	362.00–385.00	1,644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	247.97/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,909	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	130	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	379.43/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	208	409.08/cwt	395.00–417.00	851	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,176	137.44/cwt	134.50–139.50	1,616	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	131.05/cwt	120.00–135.50	1,362	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,472	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,728	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	729	210.00/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,531	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,653	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,162.50/head	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,163	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	591	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,188	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	730	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,968.18/head	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,968	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,927	163.46/cwt	158.00–169.00	3,150	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	2,365.00/head	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,365	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,022.22/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,022	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,673	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,958.33/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,958	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	461	354.26/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,633	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,975	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,008	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	465	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,693	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	200–250	248	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	384	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	250–300	253	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	683	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	413	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,239	13
Bulls	—	—	1,533	150.41/cwt	140.00–155.50	2,306	10
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	583	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,836	4
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	2
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	362	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,358	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,358	59
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fleshy	350–400	381	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,314	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	413	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	426	357.03/cwt	354.00–365.00	1,521	14
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	696	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium 1	1150–1200	1,160	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	1150–1200	1,172	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	511	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	681	249.96/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	323	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	520	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	430	389.13/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	700	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	700–750	749	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	736	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	750–800	753	255.75/cwt	255.75–255.75	1,926	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	363	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	112	915.00/head	850.00–950.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	659	304.65/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	226.12/cwt	220.00–235.50	1,884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	333	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	264.44/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,769	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	350.44/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,528	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	416.62/cwt	413.00–420.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	287.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,919	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	317.31/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,809	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	299.02/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,836	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	418.15/cwt	412.00–437.00	1,443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	344.97/cwt	332.00–351.00	1,625	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	399.23/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,353	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	419.38/cwt	410.00–426.00	1,724	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	779	251.62/cwt	251.00–253.50	1,960	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	456.00/cwt	452.00–460.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	365.67/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,733	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	251.76/cwt	244.00–259.00	2,105	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	316.96/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,677	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	264.03/cwt	258.00–272.50	2,033	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	309.35/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,921	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	2,130	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	388.58/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,453	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	319.50/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,875	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	353.84/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,847	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	663	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	266.23/cwt	262.50–278.00	1,917	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	850	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	811	245.20/cwt	245.00–245.75	1,989	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	650–700	679	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,738	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	288.68/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	616	272.19/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,677	14

How this sale compares

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