Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-600 lbs sold 12.00-18.00 lower and steer yearlings 600-850 lbs were steady to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-11.00 lower with the exception of 450-500 lbs being 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 7.00 lower. Trade was moderate on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-12.00 higher, instances 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.20/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −91.30 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$355.20

32 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.49

vs NM average

−18.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	355.20	1,965	32

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale32 hd

355.20

—

NM average4 barns · 225 hd

338.71

+16.49

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−18.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−91.30

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	—	Average	1,542	167.25	2,579	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,435	170.00	2,440	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	148.40	1,937	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	136.49	1,544	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	116.52	1,029	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,489	131.40	1,957	14

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)	978	$2,013	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$1,983	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$1,633	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	675	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$2,319	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,041	$2,306	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$2,281	4thin

Every lot, as filed

150 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	300–350	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	363	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	733	9
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	1050–1100	1,055	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	850–900	870	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,904	7
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	700–750	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	242.61/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	151.74/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	795	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	552	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	417.92/cwt	412.00–427.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	277	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	283.57/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,764	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	302.02/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,715	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.50	1,130	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	104.56/cwt	104.00–105.00	884	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	148.40/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,937	21
Bulls	—	—	1,439	163.67/cwt	162.50–165.50	2,355	5
Bulls	—	—	1,671	171.73/cwt	166.25–180.25	2,870	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	730	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	887	194.50/cwt	157.00–207.00	1,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,983.33/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,983	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	150.50/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,467	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	145.00/cwt	134.00–156.00	2,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,035	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	685	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	978	2,012.50/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	121.50/cwt	106.00–137.00	1,403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,633.33/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,425.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	675	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,313	140.13/cwt	136.25–144.00	1,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,220	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	710	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	938	2,187.50/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,188	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	356	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	694	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	131.40/cwt	128.75–134.25	1,957	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	136.49/cwt	132.50–145.00	1,544	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	393	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,187	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	387	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	716	2
Steers	Large 3	350–400	369	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	1,334	45
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	1
Steers	Large 3	400–450	435	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,440	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	352	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,232	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	405	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	462	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	650	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,898	2
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,163	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	457	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,782	23
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	531	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,949	18
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	640	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	885	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	497	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,190	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	780	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	441	400.62/cwt	392.00–404.00	1,767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	70	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	361.45/cwt	359.00–370.00	1,366	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	461.00/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,196	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	339.19/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	399.51/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	404.90/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	211.59/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	428.04/cwt	412.00–441.00	1,789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	324.84/cwt	311.00–328.00	2,050	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	391.11/cwt	382.00–412.00	1,776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	339.42/cwt	328.00–355.00	1,758	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	410.19/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	2,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	823	176.17/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	672	280.19/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	353.93/cwt	346.00–358.00	2,017	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	227.50/cwt	227.00–228.00	2,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	306.85/cwt	306.00–308.00	2,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	458.85/cwt	442.00–462.00	1,533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	133	725.47/head	700.00–750.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	138	553.64/head	400.00–725.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	404.42/cwt	401.00–411.00	1,545	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,206	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	1050–1100	1,095	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,380	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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