Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 15.00-22.00 lower and 400-500 lbs were 2.00-7.00 lower while 550-600 lbs sold 17.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 6.00 higher while 650-700 lbs sold 2.00 lower and 700-750 lbs were 15.00-17.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-550 lbs sold 14.00-26.00 lower. Heifer yearlings 650-700 lbs were 4.00 lower and 700-750 lbs sold 16.00-18,00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers/ Slaughter cows were 1.00-6.00 higher with few 10,00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.25/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −108.25 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$338.25

86 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,160

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

$214.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.19

vs NM average

−37.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	379.17	2,068	23
Large 1	593	360.00	2,135	40
Medium and Large 1-2	505	350.00	1,768	3thin
Large 2	598	302.00	1,806	3thin
Medium 2	525	251.23	1,319	14thin
Small and Medium 2-3	550	165.00	908	3thin

One grade step is worth $214.17/cwt here — about $1,160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale86 hd

338.25

—

NM average3 barns · 162 hd

349.43

−11.19

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−37.49

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−108.25

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	1,796	184.95	3,322	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,139	171.89	1,958	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	161.85	1,791	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	853	140.22	1,196	31

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,717	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,486	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,054	$2,381	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,288	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$2,238	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,158	$1,921	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,578	$3,963	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,434	$3,787	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,503	$3,583	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,444	$3,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$3,320	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$2,938	4thin

Every lot, as filed

151 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	160.33/cwt	152.50–176.00	1,921	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	163.22/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,797	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	153.56/cwt	147.00–159.50	1,783	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	780	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	193.17/cwt	190.00–200.25	3,595	10
Bulls	—	—	1,650	165.60/cwt	164.25–169.00	2,732	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	125.10/cwt	115.00–136.00	882	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	463	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	317.84/cwt	313.00–326.00	2,142	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,746	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	369	203.56/cwt	195.00–215.00	751	30
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	630	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,058	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	356.51/cwt	352.00–358.00	2,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	370.61/cwt	352.00–376.00	1,905	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	392.22/cwt	370.00–398.00	1,867	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	447	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	598	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,009	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	433.72/cwt	425.00–452.00	1,826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	335.93/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,429	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	336.31/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,092	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	708	305.60/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	375.23/cwt	364.00–380.00	2,345	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	398.23/cwt	388.00–404.00	2,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	324.14/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,337	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	398	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	423.62/cwt	415.00–427.00	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	281.45/cwt	278.00–284.00	2,139	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	327.48/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,535	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	521.37/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	361.70/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,076	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,112	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	4,090.00/head	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,090	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,290	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,133	2,766.67/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,767	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,933.33/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,684	3,850.00/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,690	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	2,095	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,587.50/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,588	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,510	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,910	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,233.33/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,486.00/head	2,400.00–2,565.00	2,486	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,518	3,966.67/head	3,850.00–4,050.00	3,967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	770	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	2,542.86/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,543	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,215	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	2,125.00/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,032	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,275	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,104	174.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,921	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	168.93/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,007	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	130.09/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,015	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	870	150.88/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,313	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	184.36/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,296	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	154.28/cwt	144.50–159.00	1,410	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	593	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,135	40
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	526	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,841	11
Steers	Large 1	650–700	688	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,229	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	131.50/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,203	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	855	122.24/cwt	110.00–137.00	1,045	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	403	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	786	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	7
Heifers	Large 3	400–450	418	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	982	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	369	420.90/cwt	401.00–435.00	1,553	102
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	352	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	686	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	541	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,136	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,043	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,201	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	782	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,760	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	631	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,331	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	3
Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,272	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	716	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,504	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	862	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,836	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	627	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,881	17
Heifers	Large 3	850–900	895	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,656	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	7
Steers	Large 2	550–600	598	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,806	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	547	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	985	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	542	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,111	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	579	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,245	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	455	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,102	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	376	495.55/cwt	492.00–500.00	1,863	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	343.33/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,307	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	473.46/cwt	462.00–485.00	1,927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	430.97/cwt	427.00–434.00	1,806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	324.00/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	406.14/cwt	400.00–418.00	1,949	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	399.82/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,731	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,083	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	800–850	808	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,198	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,410	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	571	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,964	3
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	525	251.23/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,319	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,050	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	606	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,285	8
Steers	Large 1	700–750	726	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,468	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	740	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,791	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	250–300	278	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,112	9

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