Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-600 lbs sold 6.00-13.00 lower with the exception of 450-500 lb being 8.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs sold steady-3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold 15.00-23.00 lower and 550-600 lbs were 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-850 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher with the exception of 700-750 lbs being 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady-5.00 higher. Market was moderate on smaller numbers .with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.97/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −83.72 against this barn's trailing median of $396.69.

Average price

$312.97

54 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$59.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs NM average

−19.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	318.46	1,829	49
Medium and Large 1-2	552	259.20	1,430	5thin

One grade step is worth $59.26/cwt here — about $399 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

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 sale54 hd

312.97

—

NM average3 barns · 140 hd

314.96

−1.99

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−19.72

This barn, trailing median33 sales

396.69

−83.72

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	1,691	164.66	2,785	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,236	147.30	1,821	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	136.03	1,637	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	121.30	1,238	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,363	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,199	$2,283	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,023	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	860	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,322	$3,233	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,360	$3,190	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$2,788	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$2,483	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,224	$2,471	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	935	$3,050	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	951	$2,194	4thin

Every lot, as filed

137 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	810	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	176.31/cwt	169.50–185.00	3,112	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	112.57/cwt	105.00–122.25	1,167	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	136.92/cwt	130.00–140.75	1,612	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,022	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	145.27/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,769	48
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	567	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,826	5
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	22
Steers	Small 2	1300–1350	1,332	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,772	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	406	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	400	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	692	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,107	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	631	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,057	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	130	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	299.54/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,875	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	320.59/cwt	316.00–336.00	1,872	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	667	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	418	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	575	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	85	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	454.70/cwt	454.00–455.00	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	387.42/cwt	379.00–402.00	1,875	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	269.85/cwt	259.00–271.00	2,008	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	385.57/cwt	372.00–398.00	1,697	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	256.80/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	259.32/cwt	257.50–270.00	2,186	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	304.22/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	1,536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	407.56/cwt	406.00–408.00	1,594	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	374.32/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,718	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,060	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	840	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,925.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,175	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,145	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	218.50/cwt	195.00–242.00	1,912	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,488	3,100.00/head	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	2,825.00/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	922	193.13/cwt	170.00–208.00	1,781	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	2,225.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,170	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,022.92/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,023	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,172	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,110	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	860	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,245	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,778	2
Steers	Large 1	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,500	131.58/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	158.52/cwt	147.00–168.25	2,614	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	127.54/cwt	125.25–134.50	1,287	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	153.28/cwt	150.00–163.25	2,048	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	457	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,394	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	408	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,616	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	413	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,524	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	379	398.59/cwt	395.00–399.00	1,511	19
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	380	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,338	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2Full	350–400	383	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,176	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	492	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	787	5
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	602	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	572	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	641	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	717	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,828	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	611	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,894	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	387	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,436	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,010	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	620	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	940	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	773	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	350	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	284.10/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,921	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	344.21/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,003	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	393.60/cwt	380.00–398.00	1,736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,961	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	246.28/cwt	240.00–247.00	2,404	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	327.33/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	381.95/cwt	372.00–398.00	2,047	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	280.98/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,175	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	752	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,196	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	342	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	682	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	233.48/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	249.21/cwt	248.00–250.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	337.87/cwt	335.50–347.00	2,105	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,724	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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