Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, steer calves 550-600 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers had no comparable numbers, but a higher trend was evident. Heifer calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Market and trade were higher on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-10.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $485.79/cwt on 38 head, up $13.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +39.29 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$485.79

▲ 13.89 vs prior sale

38 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$935

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

$159.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.28

vs NM average

−5.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	502.58	2,811	31
Large 1	537	481.67	2,585	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	405.00	2,329	1thin
Medium 1-2	546	343.33	1,876	3thin

One grade step is worth $159.25/cwt here — about $935 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 sale38 hd

485.79

—

NM average3 barns · 122 hd

468.52

+17.28

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−5.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

+39.29

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	—	Low	1,556	191.64	2,983	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,135	174.86	1,984	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	168.78	1,858	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	150.61	1,521	21

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$3,079	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,211	$2,463	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$2,435	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	874	$2,337	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	913	$2,263	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,164	$2,104	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$2,044	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,994	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	933	$2,775	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	629	$1,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	555	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,748	$4,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$4,079	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,485	$3,900	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	670	$1,763	2thin

Every lot, as filed

159 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
Steers	Large 1	500–550	520	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,600	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	482	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,121	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	570	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,537	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	490	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,573	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	168.78/cwt	163.50–170.50	1,858	20
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	2,275.00/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,023	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	795	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,265	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,430	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,102	173.62/cwt	170.50–179.00	1,913	9
Bulls	—	—	1,820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,402	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	214.41/cwt	205.25–225.50	3,952	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2-3Mexican Origin	750–800	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	362	280.03/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,014	13
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	336	271.78/cwt	250.00–290.00	913	32
Dairy Steers	Small 3	250–300	273	290.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	794	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	538	418.43/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	910	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	691	391.25/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	955	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	711	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	606.10/cwt	595.00–622.00	1,994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	75	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	995	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	385	527.47/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	718	349.01/cwt	348.50–350.00	2,506	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	608.11/cwt	600.00–625.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	3,562.50/head	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,563	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	2,683.33/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,683	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,748	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,015	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	1,762.50/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	809	294.43/cwt	237.00–335.00	2,382	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	823	252.50/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	1,950.00/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	4,175.00/head	4,175.00–4,175.00	4,175	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,810.00/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,810	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,291.67/head	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,292	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	1,650.00/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,650	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	740	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,312.50/head	2,225.00–2,400.00	2,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,575.00/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	640	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	2,262.50/head	2,175.00–2,350.00	2,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	882	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	945	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	810	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	435	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,306	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,164	189.93/cwt	180.50–196.00	2,211	5
Bulls	—	—	1,724	191.61/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,303	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	129.31/cwt	111.00–138.00	1,232	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	155.66/cwt	137.00–163.00	1,627	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	380	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,242	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	318	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,813	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	372	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	856	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	426	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,001	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	707	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,852	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	655	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,751	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	765	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,792	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	567	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	477	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,455	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	375	573.00/cwt	573.00–573.00	2,149	24
Steers	Large 1	750–800	795	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,822	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,480	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	771	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,544	4
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	335	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,111	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	602	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,649	2
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	835	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,630	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	473	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,554	4
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	360	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	350.64/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	562	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	523.12/cwt	512.00–525.00	2,820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	569.99/cwt	555.00–595.00	2,160	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	458.90/cwt	447.00–467.00	2,386	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	492.34/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	536.44/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	354.00/cwt	346.00–358.00	2,411	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	454.08/cwt	452.00–460.00	2,230	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	517.80/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	380.23/cwt	379.00–392.00	2,768	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	399.38/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,245	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	420.52/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,368	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900–950	942	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	672.22/cwt	665.00–677.00	2,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	369.01/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,823	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,995	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	417.14/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	390.10/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	560.17/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	480.50/cwt	460.00–486.00	1,792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	377.12/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	518.52/cwt	492.00–523.00	2,899	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,269	3

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