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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jun 18
● Final168 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,123 head
55 vs last sale 1,178 42 vs year ago 1,165 · 3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
95 vs last sale 254 51 vs year ago 210 · 24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
219 head
131 vs last sale 88 51 vs year ago 168 · +30.4%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleSlaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 10.00 higher and 500-550 lbs 12.00-18.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650lbs were 10.00-15.00 lower while 700-750 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 450-500 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 7.00-15.00 higher Feeder heifers 700-750 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Trade was uneven on similar numbers with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 15.00 higher while slaughter bulls were 7.00 lower. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.76/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits 63.93 against this barn's trailing median of $396.69.
Average price
$332.76
80 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$861
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$133.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.70
vs NM average
1.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557343.831,91561
Medium 1551330.001,8184thin
Medium 1-2539302.001,6275thin
Medium and Large 1-2518299.601,5538thin
Small and Medium 2-3502210.001,0542thin
One grade step is worth $133.83/cwt here — about $861 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
447407367327median 396.6912/1702/2504/2206/1708/19
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 sale80 hd
332.76
NM average3 barns · 107 hd
331.06
+1.70
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−1.35
This barn, trailing median33 sales
396.69
−63.93
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,556169.362,63521
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,070195.002,0871thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,364156.482,13572
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,132151.761,71840
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,094128.721,4074thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$2,3505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,182$2,2009
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)956$2,2004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$2,0833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$2,01010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$2,00711
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,187$1,9623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,9253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$1,7716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,7382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)760$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,1252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$2,83614
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,111$2,7297
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,222$2,56815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,222$2,48713
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$2,40916
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)880$2,5333thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$2,4836

Every lot, as filed

168 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5852,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2112,600.00/head2,500.00–2,650.002,6006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0272,766.67/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,737.50/head1,525.00–1,950.001,7382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4502,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28331,937.50/head1,900.00–1,975.001,9382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1782,341.67/head2,300.00–2,425.002,3423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28251,833.33/head1,600.00–2,300.001,8333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 11,0652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1822,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,505152.50/cwt152.00–153.002,2952
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,3452,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0351
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0601,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium 1-29152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29902,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Heifer PairsMedium 1-29302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
CowsLean 85-90%1,095114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2481
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,070195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0871
Bulls1,449156.20/cwt144.50–166.502,2637
CowsBoner 80-85%1,132151.76/cwt140.00–169.001,71840
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,373156.07/cwt149.00–167.502,14370
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,060170.75/cwt170.50–171.001,8102
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3750–800767187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4342
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3450–500455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006832
SteersSmall and Medium 3700–750730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009342
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3500–550502210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0542
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650607271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,6452
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700665301.28/cwt301.00–302.002,00418
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850804279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,2435
Dairy SteersSmall 2350–400375355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3315
Dairy SteersSmall 3350–400388285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1063
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3700–750740161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1912
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,025205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1012
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673289.70/cwt288.00–300.001,95029
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650637299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,9058
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750714270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9287
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3403
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320436.00/cwt436.00–436.001,3954
Bred CowsLarge 11,325154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,0411
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1602,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,0803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2702,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0931,816.67/head1,650.00–1,900.001,8173
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 28151,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1632,350.00/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28871,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0302,062.50/head1,875.00–2,250.002,0632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,800.00/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,340151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2102,025.00/head1,750.00–2,300.002,0252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,335151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0161
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5382,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1612,083.33/head1,875.00–2,350.002,0836
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28902,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18301,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19562,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,390160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,8105
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,950.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1052,050.00/head1,925.00–2,175.002,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2072,007.14/head1,650.00–2,150.002,0077
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1282,750.00/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2812,913.89/head2,875.00–2,925.002,9149
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28752,266.67/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2472,600.00/head2,200.00–2,950.002,60010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1869212.50/cwt206.00–242.001,8478
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28802,533.33/head2,100.00–2,750.002,5333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27952,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650601274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,6473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750711275.67/cwt275.00–276.001,9603
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300297425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450443362.79/cwt362.00–364.001,6075
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600595338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,0112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,9243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550511312.80/cwt302.00–324.001,5986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900861227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9543
HeifersMedium 1-2Unweaned500–550525245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2862
HeifersMedium 1550–600551330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8184
SteersMedium 1450–500460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,88623
HeifersMedium 1700–750720260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8722
SteersMedium 1200–250225490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1032
HeifersMedium 1400–450440399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,75635
BullsLarge 1-2450–500450385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7332
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450425344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,4622
HeifersMedium 1-2800–850834272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,2686
SteersMedium 1350–400380466.00/cwt466.00–466.001,7716
HeifersMedium 1-2500–550548340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8633
SteersMedium 1-2450–500482355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7114
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2400–450422430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,81521
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800774192.11/cwt188.00–196.001,4874
SteersLarge 11200–12501,235173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1371
SteersLarge 1300–350309402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,2425
SteersLarge 1400–450449380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7064
SteersLarge 1350–400380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5206
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400363383.00/cwt381.00–386.001,39039
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500454183.37/cwt160.00–190.008329
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450441342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,50810
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400385175.00/cwt175.00–175.006746
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350332190.00/cwt190.00–190.006315
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2350–400368420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,54614
BullsLight Weight1,148162.00/cwt160.00–164.001,8602
CowsLean 85-90%1,093133.62/cwt130.00–137.001,4603
Bulls1,686178.27/cwt169.75–184.003,00612
HeifersLarge 1400–450440388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,7072
HeifersLarge 1350–400383412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,5785
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550533200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0665
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500487369.14/cwt352.00–370.001,79862
SteersMedium and Large 1Full400–450425406.51/cwt405.00–408.001,7286
SteersMedium and Large 1Full800–850842277.13/cwt275.00–280.002,3337
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned100–150135835.00/head835.00–835.008351
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full450–500461327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,5074
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408401.18/cwt390.00–420.001,6378
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750733292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,14461
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open850–900870250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1759
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567341.87/cwt322.00–348.001,93848
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450432367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,5852
BullsMedium and Large 150–10085700.00/head700.00–700.007001
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315438.10/cwt436.00–440.001,3804
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710313.20/cwt310.00–320.002,22422
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650641306.65/cwt302.00–320.001,96611
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815297.52/cwt289.00–297.752,425124
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800772271.76/cwt265.00–275.002,09811
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374434.61/cwt420.00–444.001,62514
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625333.00/cwt330.00–334.002,0818
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950929265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4624
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned150–200198555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,0993
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250241432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,0413
BullsMedium and Large 1-22000–20502,025175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,5441
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,021242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,4763
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673329.34/cwt327.00–336.002,21622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950940187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500–550540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4042
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450420368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,5463
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405455.67/cwt435.00–462.001,84517
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,8324
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–250215490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0542
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,9476
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full600–650647250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full450–500495312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,5443
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400386436.42/cwt430.00–450.001,6856
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650–700650314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,0413
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521377.41/cwt374.00–382.001,96620
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500458418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,9144
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800774300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3229
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600569366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,0835
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900872280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4422
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300282515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4522
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520351.09/cwt342.00–366.001,82613

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.