Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 5.00-13.00 lower and feeder steers were 2.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 12.00-15.00 lower and feeder heifers were steady to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate on larger numbers with an uneven market. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.69/cwt on 57 head, down $17.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $396.69.

Average price

$396.69

▼ 17.58 vs prior sale

57 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$640

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$132.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs NM average

−31.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	515	434.98	2,240	8thin
Medium 1-2	541	401.00	2,169	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	597	400.00	2,388	2thin
Medium and Large 1	541	397.93	2,151	39
Medium 2	530	302.00	1,601	4thin

One grade step is worth $132.98/cwt here — about $640 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

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 sale57 hd

396.69

—

NM average2 barns · 118 hd

402.80

−6.11

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−31.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

396.69

+0.00

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	—	Average	1,446	200.16	2,895	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	183.84	2,642	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	169.30	2,003	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	147.98	1,489	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$3,550	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,875	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,274	$2,713	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$2,677	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,298	$2,633	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	802	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,202	$2,308	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	988	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	950	$1,735	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	842	$2,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,436	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,000	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,303	$4,075	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,481	$4,154	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,398	$3,575	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$3,096	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,032	$2,583	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$3,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

171 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	633	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	469	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,003	15
Dairy Steers	Small 3Full	300–350	321	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	819	9
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	734	269.25/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,976	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	181.06/cwt	180.00–183.50	2,689	3
Bulls	—	—	1,503	187.41/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,817	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	208.09/cwt	200.00–215.50	3,721	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	150.80/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,544	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,100	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,085	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,280	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,166	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,320	2,525.00/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	197.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,690	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	4,575.00/head	4,350.00–4,800.00	4,575	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,743	3,825.00/head	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	935	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,133	199.92/cwt	170.00–234.00	2,265	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	500–550	527	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,186	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	452	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,062	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	388	524.24/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,034	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	323	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	410.86/cwt	407.00–415.00	2,153	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	858	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	636	419.43/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	468.43/cwt	452.00–482.00	2,024	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	782	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,710	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	527.05/cwt	515.00–542.00	1,792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	489.88/cwt	465.00–502.00	2,636	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,675.00/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	720	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	845	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,841.67/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,842	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	4,075.00/head	3,750.00–4,400.00	4,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	2,629.17/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,629	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	241.00/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,915	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	4,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,712.50/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,400.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	2,000.00/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,439	3,326.92/head	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,327	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,530.00/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,530	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,725.00/head	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	4,300.00/head	4,250.00–4,350.00	4,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	244.56/cwt	225.00–247.00	2,707	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,765	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,530	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	418.03/cwt	410.00–428.00	2,383	7
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	435	537.77/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,339	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	557	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	563	443.25/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,495	3
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	515	434.98/cwt	421.00–443.00	2,240	8
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	650–700	656	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,263	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,430	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	845	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,467	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	458	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,047	4
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	330	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,361	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	455	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	530	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	450–500	470	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	2
Steers	Large 1	800–850	820	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,829	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	650	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,379	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,389	2
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	2
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	497	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,112	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	475	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,076	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	321	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,339	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	411	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,322	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	329	689.12/cwt	674.00–700.50	2,267	291
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	250–300	294	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,764	31
Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	411	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,808	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	250–300	272	574.00/cwt	574.00–574.00	1,561	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	848	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,713	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	550–600	562	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,051	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	311	577.91/cwt	576.00–580.00	1,797	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,365	188.01/cwt	187.50–188.50	2,566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	169.30/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,003	28
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	333	597.00/cwt	597.00–597.00	1,988	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	488	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,171	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	682	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,514	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	383	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	628.61/cwt	615.00–640.00	2,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	420	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	367.82/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,486	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	556.05/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,102	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	378.06/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,374	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	355.18/cwt	347.00–366.00	2,547	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	373.73/cwt	362.00–382.00	2,526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,911	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	457.12/cwt	442.00–472.00	2,647	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	382.85/cwt	372.00–400.00	2,144	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	3,044	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	385.45/cwt	377.00–394.00	2,821	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	592.10/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	368.02/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,819	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	534.22/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	445.20/cwt	432.00–465.00	2,124	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	407	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	322	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	553.18/cwt	535.00–575.00	2,362	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	436.09/cwt	427.00–445.00	2,769	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	514.08/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	518	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	436.42/cwt	405.00–441.00	2,322	16
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	422	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	687	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,659	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,336	6

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