Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-550 lbs sold 13.00-20.00 higher and 550-600 lb were 11.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-800 lbs sold 9.00-16.00 higher. Heifer calves 500-550 lbs were steady and feeder heifers 650-700 lbs sold 5.00-12.00 higher. Trade was very active on larger numbers with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 7.00-10.00 higher. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.63/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −78.87 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$367.63

52 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$737

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$142.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs NM average

−16.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	377.79	2,105	41
Medium 1-2	553	366.00	2,022	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	364.50	2,045	4thin
Large 3	582	235.00	1,368	3thin

One grade step is worth $142.79/cwt here — about $737 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

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 sale52 hd

367.63

—

NM average4 barns · 323 hd

362.98

+4.65

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−16.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−78.87

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	1,628	168.21	2,738	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	895	160.23	1,434	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,216	147.93	1,799	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	140.04	1,517	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	861	124.40	1,071	8thin

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)	1,264	$2,894	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,272	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$2,220	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,392	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,128	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,196	$1,825	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	917	$1,765	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	790	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,150	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	947	$1,967	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$3,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,907	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$2,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	979	$2,175	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,800	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	705	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

161 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 1Full	200–250	200	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	406.27/cwt	404.00–407.00	1,958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	348.47/cwt	332.00–362.00	1,805	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	137.14/cwt	131.50–144.50	1,577	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	870	149.32/cwt	138.00–167.00	1,299	5
Steers	Small 3	300–350	316	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	806	3
Steers	Small 3	350–400	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	727	288.90/cwt	288.50–290.00	2,100	26
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	381	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	762	7
Steers	Small 3	250–300	287	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	709	4
Steers	Small 3	400–450	431	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	862	4
Steers	Small 3	1150–1200	1,150	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	292	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,504	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	642	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	477.03/cwt	472.00–482.00	1,808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	325	501.29/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	765	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	617	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,346	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	179.14/cwt	172.50–185.25	3,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	157	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	378	379.90/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	424.30/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,612	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	256.28/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	321.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,960	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,451	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	295.02/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,003	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	435	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,469	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	363.11/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,208	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	287.87/cwt	286.00–290.00	2,317	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,346	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	895	160.23/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	113.87/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	3,080.00/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,080	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	731	197.25/cwt	175.00–248.00	1,442	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,516.67/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,233.33/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,350	3,063.24/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,063	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,480.00/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,480	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	909	171.88/cwt	139.75–185.00	1,562	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	2,220.83/head	1,925.00–2,400.00	2,221	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	2,730.00/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,730	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	952	2,220.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,220	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,837.50/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	1,781.25/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,781	4
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	705	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	737	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	127.91/cwt	120.50–134.00	1,085	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,525	145.13/cwt	141.25–153.25	2,213	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,176	148.29/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,744	31
Bulls	—	—	1,339	144.88/cwt	143.00–147.50	1,940	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	166.48/cwt	158.50–177.25	2,752	4
Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	503	356.50/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,793	64
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	406	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,634	11
Steers	Large 2	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	358	400.50/cwt	400.50–400.50	1,434	21
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	419	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,634	15
Bulls	Large 3	700–750	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	431	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,552	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	360	383.74/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,381	53
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	498	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,230	11
Steers	Large 3	550–600	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	431	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	723	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,147	5
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	511	351.53/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,796	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	958	3
Steers	Large 3	300–350	327	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	675	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	467	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,868	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	390.24/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	323.26/cwt	321.00–324.00	2,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	350.10/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	276.87/cwt	274.00–278.50	2,090	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	461.59/cwt	450.00–477.00	1,966	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	405.37/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,885	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	572	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	858	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	547.82/cwt	535.00–552.00	1,682	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	348.69/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,998	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	428.89/cwt	415.00–442.00	1,814	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	566	379.82/cwt	376.00–385.00	2,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	412.71/cwt	400.00–418.00	2,142	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	420.73/cwt	408.00–435.00	2,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	498.50/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,820	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	389.67/cwt	372.00–402.00	2,202	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	612	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	287.49/cwt	286.00–289.00	2,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	312	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	337.64/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,985	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	476.97/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,779	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	732	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,292	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	308.64/cwt	307.00–312.00	2,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,081	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	628	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,625	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	426.19/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	601	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,047	2

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