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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 14
● Final200 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,649 head
421 vs last sale 3,070 197 vs year ago 2,452 · +8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
114 vs last sale 274 32 vs year ago 128 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
389 head
108 vs last sale 281 272 vs year ago 117 · +232.5%
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 350-600 lbs sold 13.00-20.00 higher and feeder steers 600-850 lbs were 10.00-20.00 higher except for 750-800 lbs being 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold lower and 400-550 lbs were 3.00-15.00 higher while heifer yearlings600-750 lbd being 5.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Market was moderately higher on smaller numbers. Excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $436.47/cwt on 229 head, up $16.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits 10.03 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.
Average price
$436.47
16.90 vs prior sale
229 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,419
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$228.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.17
vs NM average
35.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553454.872,517160
Large 1548408.712,23938
Medium and Large 1-2576405.962,34023
Medium 1575400.002,3002thin
Medium 1-2513275.001,4113thin
Small and Medium 2-3540226.001,2203thin
One grade step is worth $228.87/cwt here — about $1,296 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
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 sale229 hd
436.47
NM average3 barns · 609 hd
433.30
+3.17
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−35.51
This barn, trailing median33 sales
446.50
−10.03
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
BullsHigh1,656165.062,73315
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170150.761,76331
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,168132.461,54741

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)1,218$3,28318
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$3,23010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,244$2,87726
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,78315
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,398$2,56817
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$2,34010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,074$2,32816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,92320
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$1,8833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,272$1,8502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$1,7333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,71810
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)876$3,80494
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)874$3,00943
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)894$2,71536
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$3,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$2,9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,269$2,5638
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,247$2,5333thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)965$4,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

200 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
Bred CowsMedium 27701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1902,625.00/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6252
Bred HeifersMedium 11,0052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
CowsLean 85-90%1,023121.86/cwt115.00–125.501,2476
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium 21,1501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred CowsMedium 1-29222,550.00/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5503
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium 11,0152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,5852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium 11,5312,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred HeifersMedium 16921,680.00/head1,650.00–1,800.001,6805
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,6552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred HeifersMedium 11,0003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
CowsLean 85-90%1,223107.52/cwt101.00–110.001,3153
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,2041
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156150.33/cwt144.00–160.001,73828
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,323143.60/cwt138.00–151.001,9002
CowsLean 85-90%1,190136.79/cwt127.00–143.501,62832
Dairy SteersSmall 3750–800777332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5802
Dairy SteersSmall 4350–400374184.00/cwt184.00–184.0068810
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3700–750745216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6093
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3650–700675202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3644
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3500–550540226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2203
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3350–400350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2952
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650638390.75/cwt390.00–392.002,49316
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700653345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2533
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450427556.46/cwt555.00–557.002,3767
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750729355.38/cwt355.00–356.002,5918
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300255700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,7854
Dairy SteersSmall 3700–750725165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1962
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1000–10501,013243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,46218
SteersMedium and Large 1Full450–500491491.60/cwt475.00–495.002,41422
SteersMedium and Large 1Full850–900868300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6045
SteersMedium and Large 1Full350–400396558.18/cwt550.00–560.002,21011
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy900–950942272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,5622
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full400–450438447.33/cwt440.00–455.001,95910
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,3475
SteersMedium and Large 1Full500–550521440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2923
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600560420.52/cwt420.00–422.002,35512
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600580410.50/cwt410.00–415.002,38119
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full450–500471420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9787
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open700–750743342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,5415
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719327.76/cwt320.00–335.002,35748
SteersMedium and Large 1Full650–700688371.33/cwt371.00–372.002,55512
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,2353,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsLarge 1-29902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsLarge 1-27251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsLarge 1-28852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,1402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1863,129.17/head2,800.00–3,300.003,12912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3954,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0962,416.67/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4176
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3422,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19891,850.00/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8505
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18763,851.67/head3,600.00–4,000.003,85290
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2721,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29851,733.33/head1,600.00–2,000.001,7333
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28562,140.00/head1,900.00–2,200.002,1405
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,005212.50/cwt205.00–220.002,1362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0492,325.00/head2,000.00–2,600.002,3258
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2882,883.33/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3473,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,541.67/head1,125.00–1,750.001,5423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,866.67/head2,500.00–2,900.002,86712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0791,862.50/head1,800.00–2,100.001,8638
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy8001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28332,141.67/head1,850.00–2,300.002,1426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3992,250.00/head2,000.00–2,600.002,2507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19032,841.38/head2,700.00–3,000.002,84129
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 19654,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29761,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2532,970.00/head2,500.00–3,100.002,97020
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy9183,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,850.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1362,120.00/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1205
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5472,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19073,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,40032
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1954254.60/cwt210.00–300.002,42910
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3552
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600556335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465459.10/cwt450.00–465.002,13513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600591397.62/cwt390.00–405.002,35018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5152
BullsMedium 1500–550538420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2603
HeifersMedium 1750–800758316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,3953
HeifersMedium 1850–900862283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,4394
SteersMedium 1350–400393425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6705
SteersMedium 1650–700670380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5464
HeifersMedium 1Guaranteed Open750–800771333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,56735
HeifersMedium 1550–600577355.64/cwt342.00–370.002,0524
SteersMedium 1550–600575400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3002
SteersMedium 1850–900882313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,7612
HeifersMedium 1Unweaned350–400377515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9427
SteersMedium 1-2500–550513275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4113
SteersMedium 1Full650–700656355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3293
HeifersLarge 1500–550515415.74/cwt407.00–425.002,1416
HeifersLarge 1400–450432467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,0175
HeifersMedium 1-2350–400350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1902
SteersMedium 1-2450–500465465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1622
SteersMedium 1-2600–650628295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8532
SteersMedium 1750–800788328.37/cwt326.00–332.002,5885
HeifersLarge 1-2Unweaned300–350334518.78/cwt500.00–530.001,7335
SteersLarge 1-2850–900867315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7312
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450408452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,8443
SteersLarge 1Unweaned450–500468487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,2794
SteersLarge 1Fleshy550–600591374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,21015
HeifersLarge 1350–400372505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8792
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2400–450429340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4595
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3300–350329275.00/cwt275.00–275.009055
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3350–400380552.00/cwt552.00–552.002,0985
SteersLarge 1500–550514431.55/cwt430.00–445.002,21820
SteersLarge 1550–600558430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3993
SteersLarge 1650–700654374.07/cwt371.00–387.002,44632
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400377270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0182
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550520317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6482
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4350–400367193.00/cwt193.00–193.007086
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550526359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,88818
SteersLarge 1-2Unweaned350–400372575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,1392
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2350–400362560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,02735
Bulls1,940175.15/cwt170.00–185.503,3984
Bulls1,640166.83/cwt159.50–169.502,7369
BullsLight Weight1,160136.88/cwt134.00–140.001,5882
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3300–350302230.00/cwt230.00–230.006955
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400360390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4044
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400354501.00/cwt501.00–501.001,77442
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open850–900859270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,31911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open800–850824307.22/cwt304.00–314.002,53125
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550538460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,47511
SteersMedium and Large 1Full700–750720357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,57019
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526410.85/cwt390.00–430.002,16143
SteersMedium and Large 1Full300–350348590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0533
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800764328.29/cwt310.00–334.002,50813
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500451495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2324
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open650–700698343.38/cwt341.00–344.002,39729
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368519.13/cwt510.00–535.001,91011
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665388.37/cwt380.00–396.002,58391
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8272
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700679347.61/cwt332.00–352.002,360170
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,3096
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619356.73/cwt345.00–360.002,20814
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450437489.89/cwt480.00–505.002,14132
SteersMedium and Large 11150–12001,158245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,8373
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563421.16/cwt390.00–440.002,371113
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500461454.59/cwt445.00–470.002,09639
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850834339.11/cwt322.00–341.002,82876
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900891331.22/cwt322.00–332.002,95150
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950935240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2442
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350345535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8462
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363601.00/cwt601.00–601.002,1824
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850836270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626387.67/cwt377.00–393.002,42727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550546352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,9223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850834270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned300–350348445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,54910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573371.02/cwt360.00–385.002,126106
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500478411.63/cwt410.00–415.001,9686
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500467450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1022
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450435504.18/cwt500.00–510.002,1937
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500492382.35/cwt340.00–385.001,88134
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410607.00/cwt607.00–607.002,4892
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5966
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350335555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8596
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550521520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,7098
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550501415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full500–550531420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2303
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524468.22/cwt455.00–490.002,45343
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800786321.53/cwt317.00–336.502,52764
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464520.62/cwt505.00–555.002,41623
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567457.61/cwt438.00–467.002,59575
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721374.09/cwt365.00–384.002,697267
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400381483.62/cwt475.00–500.001,8438
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950925297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,74712
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650614417.45/cwt413.00–420.002,563157
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350317631.75/cwt620.00–650.002,0035

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.