Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 21
● Final202 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,523 head
1,126 vs last sale 2,649 301 vs year ago 1,222 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
49 vs last sale 160 20 vs year ago 91 · +22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
249 head
140 vs last sale 389 229 vs year ago 20 · +1,145.0%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleSlaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 10.00 -16.00 lower with the exception of 500-550 lbs being 10.00 higher' Feeder steers 600-700 lbs were steady-10.00 lower and 750-800 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Heifer calves were steady-10.00 lower but for few 400-450 lbs at 20.00 higher. Heifer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Buyers were very cautious with winter storm watch this weekend and below freezing temperatures expected. Market was lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-5.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.25/cwt on 136 head, down $24.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits 25.44 against this barn's trailing median of $396.69.
Average price
$371.25
24.11 vs prior sale
136 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,993
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$534
per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2
$90.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.25
vs NM average
39.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1526380.001,9997thin
Medium 1-2521380.001,9804thin
Medium and Large 1540375.612,030103
Large 1524361.101,89212thin
Medium and Large 1-2533339.681,8106thin
Large 1-2537335.001,7992thin
Medium 2505290.001,4652thin
One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $534 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale136 hd
371.25
NM average3 barns · 298 hd
371.49
−0.25
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−39.62
This barn, trailing median33 sales
396.69
−25.44
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
BullsLow1,387173.312,40437
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,251188.152,3546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252149.141,86820
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,056120.201,26913

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)1,073$3,0789
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$2,82314
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,313$2,6882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$2,5003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)897$2,41520
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,087$2,26721
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,187$2,23229
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$2,2258
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)996$2,1948
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,220$2,1833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,211$1,88877
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,124$1,84522
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)710$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)942$2,8002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)866$2,2418
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)807$2,0405
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,540$3,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,400$2,6173thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)946$2,4176

Every lot, as filed

202 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,118136.14/cwt132.00–142.001,5225
CowsLean 85-90%863121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0442
CowsLean 85-90%1,068106.66/cwt100.00–115.001,1396
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,435144.53/cwt143.50–146.002,0742
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232149.65/cwt140.00–161.001,84418
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,251188.15/cwt174.00–190.002,3546
Bred HeifersMedium 19602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred CowsMedium 11,2053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred HeifersMedium 17701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred HeifersMedium 18442,110.00/head1,850.00–2,250.002,1105
Bred CowsLarge 1-28952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium 17351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0653,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-27101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium 1-29051,925.00/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9252
Heifer PairsMedium 1-21,1403,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,2651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,95044
Bred CowsMedium 1-28592,006.25/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0064
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1061,810.00/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8105
Bred CowsMedium 1-29752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,2181,808.33/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8083
Heifer PairsMedium 1-2Fleshy8362,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Heifer PairsMedium 1-21,0152,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,0073,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450420443.75/cwt432.00–465.001,86411
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full500–550537361.25/cwt360.00–362.001,94026
Dairy SteersSmall 3300–350347220.00/cwt220.00–220.007634
Dairy SteersSmall 3350–400358223.24/cwt222.00–224.0079924
Dairy SteersSmall 3400–450423200.00/cwt200.00–200.0084617
Dairy SteersSmall 3-4500–550503177.00/cwt177.00–177.008908
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500482425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0492
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450412380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5664
SteersMedium and Large 1Full450–500487425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0704
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650637410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,6124
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9384
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350300550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6502
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,092228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,4902
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425438.71/cwt435.00–445.001,86512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open900–950905285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5798
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700668364.70/cwt362.00–367.002,4367
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750700302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1143
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550521412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,1474
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462402.14/cwt400.00–417.001,85817
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373476.59/cwt470.00–480.001,7786
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650640347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,2212
SteersMedium and Large 1Full400–450425458.06/cwt440.00–475.001,94716
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full350–400398430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7116
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650638354.00/cwt350.00–355.002,25910
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1332
Bred HeifersLarge 19422,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred CowsLarge 19053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsLarge 1-28101,562.50/head1,275.00–1,850.001,5632
Bred CowsLarge 1-29682,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred CowsLarge 1-27251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,0402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19771,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0912,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2042,319.79/head1,875.00–2,600.002,32024
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1593,241.67/head3,000.00–3,450.003,2426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1221,750.00/head1,300.00–1,800.001,75010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 17301,987.50/head1,925.00–2,050.001,9882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2403,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29941,787.50/head1,550.00–1,950.001,7884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 27901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29952,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1813,325.00/head3,250.00–3,400.003,3254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1292,225.00/head2,000.00–2,425.002,2255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,0602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28962,559.62/head2,450.00–2,675.002,56013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy7952,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,054.76/head1,725.00–2,450.002,05521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1582,620.00/head2,200.00–2,700.002,62010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy7162,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27862,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed9002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5403,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5932,900.00/head2,875.00–2,925.002,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2252,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0451,308.50/head925.00–1,575.001,30910
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1890205.00/cwt190.00–220.001,8252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,7052,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29242,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
BullsMedium and Large 1870233.00/cwt201.00–265.002,0272
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19022,458.33/head2,250.00–2,875.002,4583
Bred CowsMedium 1-28952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-26551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2153,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,165156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,8231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1652,475.00/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,8792
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2472
SteersMedium 1550–600559317.53/cwt305.00–330.001,7754
SteersMedium 1750–800768360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7655
SteersMedium 1700–750731351.50/cwt351.00–352.002,5696
HeifersMedium 1Unweaned300–350338505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7073
HeifersMedium 1600–650645306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,9742
HeifersMedium 1500–550526380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9997
SteersMedium 1650–700665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4946
HeifersMedium 1-2500–550521380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9804
HeifersMedium 1-2600–650607342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0762
HeifersMedium 1750–800776330.37/cwt328.00–331.002,56414
HeifersMedium 1650–700661348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,3006
HeifersMedium 1350–400360470.16/cwt450.00–480.001,69311
HeifersMedium 1-2Unweaned350–400374385.29/cwt380.00–390.001,4414
HeifersMedium 2600–650630232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4626
HeifersMedium 2500–550505290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4652
SteersMedium 1800–850831332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,7593
SteersMedium 1850–900883312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,7555
SteersMedium 1450–500490427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,0928
BullsLarge 1550–600580252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4622
HeifersLarge 1500–550524361.10/cwt354.00–382.001,89212
SteersLarge 1600–650642375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4082
SteersLarge 1550–600567422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,3932
SteersMedium 1-2400–450435315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3703
SteersMedium 1-2750–800755322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,4313
SteersLarge 1500–550514395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0306
SteersLarge 1750–800776360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7943
SteersLarge 1350–400376420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5793
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550537335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7992
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2350–400373520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,94015
HeifersLarge 1450–500467395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8454
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2300–350333257.00/cwt257.00–257.008563
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2300–350346590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,04136
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3350–400370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4435
Dairy SteersLarge 2-3350–400374505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,88936
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350341555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,89349
SteersLarge 1650–700683350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3913
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450448414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,85529
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009133
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400392433.00/cwt433.00–433.001,69754
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4350–400355232.00/cwt232.00–232.008244
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4300–350320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006882
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2400–450447427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,9094
Bulls1,568148.79/cwt140.50–159.002,3332
BullsLight Weight1,293166.47/cwt161.50–171.502,1522
Bulls1,455172.25/cwt165.25–177.002,5069
Bulls1,618181.16/cwt176.00–190.002,93110
BullsReturn to Feed1,159175.27/cwt161.00–186.002,0315
BullsReturn to Feed1,171171.54/cwt167.00–180.002,0099
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685331.96/cwt326.00–335.002,27416
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300289581.63/cwt570.00–600.001,6815
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open750–800757332.50/cwt325.75–335.002,517102
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500457449.24/cwt447.00–450.002,0538
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3466
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420509.84/cwt500.00–530.002,14115
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528441.82/cwt432.00–450.002,33319
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333629.55/cwt600.00–645.002,0969
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575346.63/cwt332.00–360.001,99328
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350343455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5613
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open650–700684350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,39440
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750704334.15/cwt332.00–335.002,3527
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400361583.31/cwt575.00–590.002,1067
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613383.01/cwt381.00–385.002,3484
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515397.95/cwt370.00–412.002,04939
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500491500.42/cwt495.00–515.002,45711
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617333.61/cwt330.00–338.002,05832
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7102
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750724354.51/cwt340.00–357.002,56720
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800791351.74/cwt351.50–355.002,78273
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700686393.07/cwt392.00–395.002,69614
SteersMedium and Large 11300–13501,325176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3322
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900866285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4686
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550519519.69/cwt500.00–530.002,6976
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650617363.49/cwt359.00–370.002,24310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6602
HeifersMedium 1450–500480372.41/cwt370.00–375.001,7884
BullsMedium 1550–600563275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full400–450449362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,6255
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533339.68/cwt332.00–347.001,8106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600592300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800788267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,1044
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450402485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9502
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450437400.77/cwt400.00–402.001,7515
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400387520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516412.43/cwt412.00–415.002,1287
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700651275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7903
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450441230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0143
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550545405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2072
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568396.16/cwt380.00–415.002,25015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450402340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3672
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500486422.79/cwt415.00–435.002,05517
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600551407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,24310
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,033238.99/cwt235.00–245.002,4695
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900871325.00/cwt313.00–331.002,83115
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950921317.15/cwt316.50–318.002,92114
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000958240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2993

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.