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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jul 16
● Final187 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,570 head
93 vs last sale 1,477 261 vs year ago 1,309 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
68 vs last sale 227 33 vs year ago 126 · +26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
173 head
20 vs last sale 193 8 vs year ago 181 · 4.4%
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 300-350 lbs and 400-450 lbs sold 14.00-22.00 higher while 450-600 lbs were 6.00-14.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold steady-2.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs and 550-600 lbs were 2.00-10.00 lower with 450-550 lbs being 2.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Trade was active on similar numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Market was uneven with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $370.82/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits 75.68 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.
Average price
$370.82
95 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$49.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.23
vs NM average
1.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1527377.601,99140
Medium and Large 1566370.522,09649
Medium and Large 1-2596328.001,9556thin
One grade step is worth $49.60/cwt here — about $36 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
500455409364median 446.5012/1702/2504/2206/1708/19
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 sale95 hd
370.82
NM average4 barns · 219 hd
365.59
+5.23
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
−1.61
This barn, trailing median33 sales
446.50
−75.68
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
BullsAverage1,745178.423,11426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,154175.332,02319
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,130160.551,81465
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,133147.261,6698thin

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)1,095$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,359$2,69311
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,304$2,3564thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$2,3382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,2252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$2,1855
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,340$2,1753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,279$2,16111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,236$2,0649
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,122$1,9605
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,207$1,8405
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,368$3,77112
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,463$3,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$3,4505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,301$3,13510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,379$3,05317
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,385$2,7501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)719$2,2503thin

Every lot, as filed

187 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
Dairy SteersSmall 4200–250202215.00/cwt215.00–215.004345
Dairy SteersSmall 4250–300257215.00/cwt215.00–215.0055316
Dairy SteersSmall 3300–350318207.09/cwt200.00–215.006594
Beef/Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3250–300273280.00/cwt280.00–280.007643
Dairy SteersSmall 3-4350–400368190.00/cwt190.00–190.006993
Dairy SteersSmall 4400–450424190.00/cwt190.00–190.008069
CowsLean 85-90%1,104152.22/cwt148.00–156.501,6815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,193165.21/cwt162.75–174.001,97112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,087192.67/cwt189.00–201.002,0947
CowsLean 85-90%1,360130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7682
Bulls1,753176.61/cwt172.00–180.003,09612
Bulls1,751166.75/cwt164.50–169.502,9204
Bred CowsMedium 11,3002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium 11,1252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium 11,4402,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium 11,1902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4324,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0582,500.00/head2,450.00–2,550.002,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Dairy SteersSmall 4300–350301242.00/cwt242.00–242.0072816
Dairy SteersSmall 3600–650620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009306
Dairy SteersSmall 3250–300268195.00/cwt195.00–195.005233
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700691322.97/cwt320.00–326.002,2324
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500487390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,89916
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900891285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5395
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650638347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,21410
SteersMedium and Large 1Full800–850815310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5272
Dairy SteersSmall 3400–450400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007603
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full600–650607325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,97311
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350309525.92/cwt505.00–535.001,62541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full850–900865245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1193
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723310.43/cwt310.00–312.002,2449
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634348.58/cwt340.00–354.002,21013
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600570346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,9722
SteersMedium and Large 1Full450–500472390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8412
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550542375.73/cwt362.00–382.002,0369
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750715294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,10212
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517367.41/cwt356.00–384.001,90042
SteersMedium and Large 1Mexican Origin700–750710295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0953
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567350.12/cwt345.00–355.001,98518
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300267585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,5622
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613367.92/cwt366.00–374.002,25532
Bred CowsLarge 11,0102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3512,212.50/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2138
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,1851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3872,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,2203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-31,1502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,3852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,4503,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 2-37501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3162,205.00/head2,100.00–2,275.002,2055
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3152,391.67/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0953,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1981,950.00/head1,750.00–2,150.001,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,875.00/head1,800.00–1,975.001,8754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2122,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3772,812.50/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8138
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19351,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,450155.25/cwt155.25–155.252,2511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28651,275.00/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3122,375.00/head2,225.00–2,450.002,3753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,4102,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,415165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,365170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3211
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1720247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7781
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0553,350.00/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 27852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4653,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,27512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1778232.50/cwt205.00–260.001,8092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19632,337.50/head2,325.00–2,350.002,3382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5363,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600596328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,9556
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-27032,475.00/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,6753,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500452365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750739305.47/cwt304.00–310.002,2574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800775297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,3022
BullsMedium and Large 1-21350–14001,350142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,9242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621340.66/cwt340.00–342.002,1156
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950910230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350333479.91/cwt470.00–490.001,59820
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400355486.11/cwt475.00–487.501,72619
HeifersMedium 1-2650–700670312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0903
BullsMedium 1-2950–1000950220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0902
HeifersMedium 1850–900872255.60/cwt252.00–258.002,2295
HeifersMedium 1250–300287430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2342
HeifersMedium 1550–600571347.15/cwt337.00–358.001,9824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,5283
SteersLarge 1700–750700322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2542
SteersLarge 1550–600557365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0334
SteersLarge 1450–500473367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7365
SteersMedium 1600–650621342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,1243
SteersMedium 1750–800797318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,5342
HeifersMedium 1-2300–350340435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4792
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2450–500475430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0436
SteersLarge 1-2600–650617320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9742
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450426311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,32514
HeifersLarge 1500–550521351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,8294
HeifersLarge 1400–450412395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6272
SteersLarge 1600–650607352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,13763
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400380401.58/cwt393.00–411.001,526228
SteersLarge 3650–700655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5724
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7827
SteersLarge 1500–550524379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,98636
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2400–450427465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,98614
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2550–600574340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,95211
Dairy SteersLarge 4400–450410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007184
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4450–500481255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2273
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 4200–250230258.00/cwt258.00–258.005932
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750737248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8282
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500480341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,63738
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300293238.00/cwt238.00–238.006973
BullsReturn to Feed1,318180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3723
Bulls1,911187.53/cwt184.50–195.003,5847
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed825157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,073168.78/cwt167.25–172.501,81113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,144158.49/cwt152.25–168.001,81352
Dairy SteersLarge 4350–400377192.00/cwt192.00–192.007245
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200165578.18/cwt555.00–600.009544
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900884264.89/cwt256.00–270.002,34211
SteersMedium and Large 1Full700–750730327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3872
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474408.47/cwt392.00–412.001,93611
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900857310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6574
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4706
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850813318.46/cwt312.00–327.002,5897
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2542
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675324.50/cwt318.00–330.002,19028
HeifersMedium and Large 1Mexican Origin600–650623330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0564
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385439.33/cwt427.00–455.001,69127
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,120211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,3632
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678341.27/cwt334.00–347.002,31416
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000985252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,4825
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800777324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,51741
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250232541.17/cwt515.00–550.001,2565
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700658361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,3753
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300295530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5642
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450407390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5872
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500484413.97/cwt398.00–425.002,00421
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350324581.49/cwt572.00–590.001,88436
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574369.17/cwt352.00–382.002,11936
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350302500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5102
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400380445.08/cwt440.00–450.001,69112
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,017242.46/cwt240.00–246.002,4665
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720336.52/cwt330.00–344.002,42361
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,067244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,6034
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375496.82/cwt480.00–507.001,86312
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550520396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,0592
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650–700656342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2442
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300260650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,69038
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300261610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,59212
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775322.34/cwt318.00–331.002,49816
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200–250205670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,37413
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300255530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3522
BullsMedium and Large 1-21200–12501,235158.31/cwt135.00–182.001,9552
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450436445.67/cwt440.00–464.001,94335
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950906298.64/cwt294.00–301.002,7063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550545360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9622
BullsMedium and Large 1-21300–13501,320200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,6402
BullsMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,105190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned350–400366430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5747
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900875278.43/cwt272.00–285.002,4362
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450407410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520348.37/cwt341.00–354.001,8127
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500467440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4123

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.