Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 4.00 lower and 500-550 lbs were 8.00 lower while 450-500 lbs sold 8.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 15.00 higher. Steer feeder yearlings 600-850 lbs sold 1.00-13.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 15.00 higher and 350-450 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower with 450-500 lbs at 11.00 higher. 500-600 lbs were steady-4.00 lower. Heifer yearlings 600-850 lbs sold 1.00-8.00 higher except 750-800 lbs being 8.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-12.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.67/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −89.01 against this barn's trailing median of $396.69.

Average price

$307.67

74 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.37

vs NM average

+2.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	312.48	1,713	62
Medium and Large 1-2	558	282.84	1,578	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.90, low $340.72, median $396.69 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 sale74 hd

307.67

—

NM average4 barns · 249 hd

304.30

+3.37

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

+2.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

396.69

−89.01

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	1,522	156.44	2,382	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	935	165.00	1,543	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,065	141.55	1,508	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	136.72	1,586	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	125.81	1,277	3thin

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)	1,096	$2,870	32
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,354	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$2,053	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$1,968	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,873	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,839	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,763	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$1,763	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$1,635	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,467	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	935	$1,135	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	958	$2,117	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,304	$2,672	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,440	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,099	$2,164	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$2,025	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,075	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	640	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

149 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,935.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,935	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,350	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	152.83/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,701	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,475.00/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,475	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,150	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,120	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	890	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	893	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,008	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	163.20/cwt	153.50–170.00	2,652	5
Bulls	—	—	1,394	147.99/cwt	145.50–150.00	2,063	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	136.72/cwt	130.00–141.75	1,586	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	141.55/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,508	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	125.81/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,277	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	272.25/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,116	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	350–400	393	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	289.67/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	258.99/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	309	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	564	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,794	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,125	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	2,262.50/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,263	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,815.00/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,815	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	829	198.40/cwt	180.00–221.00	1,645	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,091.67/head	2,050.00–2,175.00	2,092	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	2,985.00/head	2,500.00–3,025.00	2,985	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	773	196.00/cwt	175.00–217.00	1,515	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,491.67/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,492	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,764	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,810.00/head	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,810	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,211	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,350	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,558.33/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	957	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	870	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	640	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,047	2,045.00/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,045	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	898	2,075.00/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,042	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	370	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,214	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	482	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,648	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	394	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,340	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	377	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	603	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	322	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	586	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	357	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,328	51
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	599	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,881	7
Steers	Medium 1Full	650–700	652	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	250–300	253	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	542	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,745	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	481	298.92/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,438	8
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	397	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,707	9
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	544	339.32/cwt	335.00–354.00	1,846	24
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	635	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	487	335.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,632	11
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	660	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,795	6
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	627	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	636	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	344	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,555	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	449	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,847	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	478	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,100	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	427	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	491	326.33/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	330	391.96/cwt	389.00–397.00	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	262.44/cwt	256.00–262.75	2,092	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	315.42/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,934	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	754	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,825	31
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	483	351.43/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,697	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	300.92/cwt	292.00–304.00	1,848	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	358.30/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,652	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	290.30/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,658	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	431.06/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,405	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	438	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,643	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	679	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,894	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	477.20/cwt	465.00–482.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	319.90/cwt	318.00–321.00	1,673	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	253.66/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,826	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	337.72/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,429	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	326	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,082	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,053	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	430.45/cwt	430.00–432.00	1,687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	389.45/cwt	387.00–392.00	1,464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	255.74/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,698	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	329.59/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,912	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	277.55/cwt	273.00–283.00	2,007	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	349.34/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	311	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	297.85/cwt	293.00–303.00	2,013	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	677	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	380.24/cwt	366.00–382.50	1,818	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,227	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,110	2

How this sale compares

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