Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-500 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 550-600 lbs were 8.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold lower while 650-850 lbs were steady-8.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-450 lbs and 500-600 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher and 450-500 lbs were lower. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold lower with 750-800 lbs being higher. Trade was uneven on smaller numbers with a moderate market on good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.36/cwt on 72 head, up $0.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.67 against this barn's trailing median of $396.69.

Average price

$397.36

▲ 0.67 vs prior sale

72 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$883

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$159.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.29

vs NM average

−19.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	414.14	2,158	49
Medium 1-2	500	410.00	2,050	1thin
Medium 1	545	394.86	2,151	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	352.83	2,025	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	327.00	1,782	2thin
Medium 2	500	255.00	1,275	1thin

One grade step is worth $159.14/cwt here — about $883 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 sale72 hd

397.36

—

NM average3 barns · 115 hd

387.07

+10.29

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−19.75

This barn, trailing median33 sales

396.69

+0.67

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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)	1,131	$3,279	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,460	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,798	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,667	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	958	$2,617	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$2,600	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,438	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,177	$2,417	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	936	$2,400	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,182	$2,368	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$2,285	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	793	$2,667	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	818	$2,575	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$5,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,550	$3,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$3,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

168 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	Small and Medium 2	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	400–450	443	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,085	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	309	603.98/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,866	262
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	412	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,277	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	250–300	287	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,220	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	250–300	288	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,224	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	300–350	341	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,432	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,140	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,135	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,280	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,270	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,253	3,850.00/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	720	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	650	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,395	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	820	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,237	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	636	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,431	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	302	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,042	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	200–250	234	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	761	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	250–300	252	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	643	7
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	250–300	258	283.72/cwt	275.00–300.00	732	9
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	200–250	233	290.92/cwt	275.00–310.00	678	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	357.61/cwt	350.00–359.00	2,743	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	620	395.38/cwt	395.25–400.00	2,451	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	617.62/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	582	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,549	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	493.38/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,018	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	363.91/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	406.73/cwt	405.00–412.00	2,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	506.22/cwt	492.00–530.00	1,924	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	560	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,645	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	780	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	770	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	805	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	855	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	3,390.00/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,390	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	713	329.71/cwt	300.00–372.00	2,351	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	780	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	272.27/cwt	252.00–285.00	2,908	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	2,410.00/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,410	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,512.50/head	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,513	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,268	2,250.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,625.00/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,262.50/head	2,175.00–2,350.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	645	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	231.67/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,633	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,319	2,745.45/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,745	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,115	2,550.00/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	970	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	660	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,210	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	833	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	366.60/cwt	362.00–371.00	2,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	409.62/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,420	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	423.93/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,467	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	355.74/cwt	352.00–357.00	2,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	684	375.49/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	672	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	714	363.45/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	505	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	405	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	424.01/cwt	422.00–426.00	2,226	4
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	780	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,746	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	310	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium 1Full	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	434.54/cwt	432.00–437.00	2,520	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	505	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	635	354.52/cwt	352.00–357.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	578	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,312	3
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	396	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,035	4
Steers	Large 1	500–550	515	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,498	2
Steers	Large 1	600–650	640	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,464	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	284	614.30/cwt	605.00–628.00	1,745	95
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	305	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,074	38
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	506	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,164	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,007	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,638	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	430	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,193	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	454	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,324	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	341.92/cwt	336.00–355.00	2,855	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	369.63/cwt	357.00–377.00	2,336	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	418.19/cwt	390.00–425.50	2,154	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	793	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	311.62/cwt	311.50–320.00	2,639	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	496.16/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,664	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	410.09/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,797	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	441.65/cwt	423.00–460.00	2,076	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	575.67/cwt	560.00–595.00	1,779	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	785	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	392.07/cwt	387.00–393.00	2,799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	4,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	403.13/cwt	392.00–415.00	2,520	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	530.33/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,530	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	652.37/cwt	625.00–665.00	2,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	465.90/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,632	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	609	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	545.50/cwt	525.00–565.00	2,351	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	650	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	290	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	501.72/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	367.00/cwt	364.00–368.00	2,866	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	801	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	786	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,924	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	416.70/cwt	403.00–425.00	1,800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	545	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	337	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	2

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