Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Trade very active, demand very good. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00-7.00 higher on light offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.59/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −92.91 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$353.59

137 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$531

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$80.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.18

vs NM average

−10.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	368.76	2,008	78
Medium and Large 1-2	529	355.41	1,881	22
Medium and Large 2	542	325.61	1,766	32
Medium 2	513	288.00	1,477	5thin

One grade step is worth $80.76/cwt here — about $531 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale137 hd

353.59

—

NM average4 barns · 482 hd

332.41

+21.18

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−10.39

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−92.91

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	1,492	154.55	2,306	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	137.61	1,568	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,689	129.17	2,182	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	983	126.65	1,245	105

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)	1,011	$2,232	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$2,225	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,153	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,139	$1,879	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,786	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	745	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,005	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,825	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,504	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,121	$2,018	14
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

167 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	651	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	275.46/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	726	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,059	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,470.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,470	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	2,570.59/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,571	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,825.00/head	2,800.00–2,875.00	2,825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,969	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	673	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	588	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	761	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	968	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	747	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	793	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	325.28/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	364.27/cwt	360.00–374.00	1,406	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Small 3-4	650–700	676	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	282.38/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	266.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	315.54/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	425.89/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	426.26/cwt	426.00–427.00	1,513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	419.60/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,385	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,006.82/head	1,950.00–2,075.00	2,007	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	2,140.91/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,141	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,576	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	745	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,891.67/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,892	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	681	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,525	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,097	1,569.44/head	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,569	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	1,862.50/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Bulls	—	—	1,308	145.17/cwt	137.00–150.50	1,899	7
Bulls	—	—	1,935	171.28/cwt	170.00–172.50	3,314	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,018	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,456	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	895	116.44/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,042	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	995	123.11/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,225	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	127.11/cwt	125.25–129.00	1,459	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	133.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,447	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	127.52/cwt	120.00–131.50	1,254	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	115.58/cwt	106.00–118.00	992	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,673	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,749	126.13/cwt	125.50–130.50	2,206	11
Bulls	—	—	1,625	165.30/cwt	162.00–167.50	2,686	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	133.15/cwt	132.50–134.00	1,545	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	140.80/cwt	140.25–141.00	1,435	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	138.25/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,609	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	127.26/cwt	126.50–128.00	1,928	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,278	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	2,225.00/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	2,359.62/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,360	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,410	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	372.29/cwt	366.00–382.00	1,787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	513	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	310.18/cwt	306.00–315.00	2,088	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	290.87/cwt	288.00–302.00	1,914	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,161	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	299.14/cwt	296.00–302.00	2,136	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	418.76/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,930	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	252.24/cwt	249.00–260.00	2,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	357.75/cwt	351.00–362.00	1,885	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	450.69/cwt	448.00–460.00	1,970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	286.48/cwt	268.00–289.00	2,097	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,148	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	269.94/cwt	260.00–271.75	2,313	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	349.97/cwt	346.00–367.00	2,019	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	321.94/cwt	317.00–331.00	2,015	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	269.59/cwt	263.00–275.00	2,259	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	387.78/cwt	380.00–391.00	2,001	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	319.78/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,960	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,051	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,354	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	368	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,288	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	358	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	985	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	500–550	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	376	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,042	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	600–650	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,197	69
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	348	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,166	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	325.28/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,223	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	444	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,443	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	336	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,250	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	304.81/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	338.37/cwt	322.00–346.00	1,560	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	305.79/cwt	302.00–309.00	1,602	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,103	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	324.58/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,701	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	284.08/cwt	276.00–296.00	1,642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	398.31/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,549	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	355.36/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	321.40/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,819	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	267.11/cwt	263.50–268.50	2,049	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	240.11/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,981	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	363.81/cwt	351.00–372.00	1,677	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	281.47/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,742	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	736	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	782	257.00/cwt	254.00–266.00	2,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	280.96/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,927	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	381.15/cwt	378.00–390.00	1,650	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	270.50/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	468.59/cwt	452.00–475.00	1,753	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	307.28/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	541	347.73/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	276.93/cwt	266.00–286.50	2,160	104
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	301.85/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,878	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	450–500	477	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,193	3
Steers	Small 3-4	600–650	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,646	5
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	350–400	377	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	224.05/cwt	218.00–226.00	2,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	460.89/cwt	450.00–468.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	230.01/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	421.50/cwt	420.00–422.00	1,631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	328.26/cwt	321.00–332.00	1,766	29

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