Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-450 lbs were 2.00 lower and 450-600 lbs sold 5.00-6.00 higher while there were no comparable sales of feeder steers. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-8.00 lower and slaughter cows were 5.00-7.00 lower. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.65/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −93.85 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$352.65

58 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$986

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$179.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

vs NM average

−28.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	370.62	2,060	38
Medium 1	543	365.50	1,983	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	347.00	1,890	8thin
Medium 1-2	555	342.00	1,898	4thin
Small and Medium 2-3	562	191.00	1,073	4thin

One grade step is worth $179.62/cwt here — about $986 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale58 hd

352.65

—

NM average3 barns · 119 hd

344.87

+7.78

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−28.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−93.85

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	1,686	167.65	2,827	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,276	144.29	1,841	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	142.43	1,553	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	117.64	1,111	5thin

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)	1,132	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,145	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,322	$2,239	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,054	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,287	$2,044	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,950	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$1,860	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,259	$1,850	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$1,829	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,790	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,512	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$2,240	17
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	729	$1,525	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$3,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,352	$2,863	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$2,625	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$1,825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$1,725	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	658	$1,825	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	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	598	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	987	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	562	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,952	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	990	1,812.50/head	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,813	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,185	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,195	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	729	1,525.00/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	182.47/cwt	174.25–191.50	3,409	13
Bulls	—	—	1,434	139.36/cwt	109.50–159.50	1,998	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	143.63/cwt	139.50–152.50	1,886	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	992	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,453	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	117.05/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,154	4
Dairy Steers	Small 3	550–600	577	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	808	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	389	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	817	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Full	550–600	562	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	304.34/cwt	304.00–305.00	2,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,431	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	270.62/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	383.48/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	633	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	771	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	261.81/cwt	259.00–270.00	2,249	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	2,053	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,870	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	885	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,202	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,895	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	2,667	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,388	3,025.00/head	2,925.00–3,125.00	3,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,308	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,780.00/head	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,780	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,125.00/head	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,380.00/head	1,360.00–1,400.00	1,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	1,850.00/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,800.00/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,362.50/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,363	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,825.00/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,352	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	193.22/cwt	168.00–216.00	2,137	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	527	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,438	2,100.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,100	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	2,180.56/head	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,181	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	2,500.00/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,500	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	625	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,771	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,620	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	748	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,244	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	596	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,009	7
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	550	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	663	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,448	2
Steers	Large 2	400–450	433	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	408	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	662	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	450	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,719	2
Steers	Large 2	450–500	491	392.96/cwt	380.00–396.00	1,929	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	376	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,485	32
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	542	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,837	29
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	472	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,850	27
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	2
Bulls	Large 1	150–200	155	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	611	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,014	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	420	403.98/cwt	400.50–408.50	1,697	79
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	396	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,509	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	481	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,717	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	180	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	522	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	357	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,382	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	382	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	573	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	707	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Steers	Large 1	1350–1400	1,365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,022	144.76/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,479	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	138.74/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,662	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,239	149.54/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,853	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	164.79/cwt	160.25–169.00	2,604	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	436	156.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	684	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	419.91/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	455.64/cwt	450.00–472.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	352.18/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,169	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1950–2000	1,950	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	239.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	394.12/cwt	381.00–402.00	2,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	280.56/cwt	278.00–281.00	2,076	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	332.30/cwt	312.00–341.00	1,934	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,357	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	448.13/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	362.73/cwt	346.00–366.00	2,086	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	451.74/cwt	450.00–452.00	1,933	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin	900–950	912	265.22/cwt	258.00–267.00	2,419	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	411.67/cwt	400.00–432.00	2,001	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	2,374	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	420	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	277.95/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	385.83/cwt	374.00–400.50	1,802	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1750–1800	1,755	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	2,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	318.62/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,278	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	462.55/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	545	313.57/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	582	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	197	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	559	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,968	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	130	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	522	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,775	2

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