Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; This sale was significantly smaller because of much needed rain in the area. Steer and heifer calves had insufficient numbers to compare. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 11.00 higher and feeder heifers were steady -5.00 lower. Trade was unsteady on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance...

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.12/cwt on 55 head, down $19.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −23.57 against this barn's trailing median of $396.69.

Average price

$373.12

▼ 19.15 vs prior sale

55 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$63.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

vs NM average

−34.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	379.31	2,157	44
Medium 1-2	537	367.11	1,972	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	315.49	1,795	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.82/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale55 hd

373.12

—

NM average3 barns · 120 hd

367.20

+5.91

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−34.32

This barn, trailing median33 sales

396.69

−23.57

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	1,643	199.44	3,276	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	178.15	2,209	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	169.12	1,950	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	151.07	1,560	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,345	142.68	1,919	5thin

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)	1,255	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,334	$3,375	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,930	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$2,914	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,065	$2,720	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,660	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,643	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,466	$2,642	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,579	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$2,296	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,183	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	650	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$3,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$3,494	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$3,438	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,423	$3,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,958	6

Every lot, as filed

134 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 1-2	550–600	569	315.49/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,023	6
Bulls	—	—	1,440	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,815	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	200–250	232	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	731	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,183	2,975.00/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,825.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,255	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,535	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,370	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,427	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,620.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,620	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,418	3,050.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	860	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	750	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	945	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,470	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	215.76/cwt	208.25–225.25	4,099	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	168.24/cwt	165.50–170.25	2,515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	810	173.08/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,402	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	178.15/cwt	173.50–181.50	2,209	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	169.12/cwt	159.00–174.25	1,950	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	322.72/cwt	322.00–327.00	2,185	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	332	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	552	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	365.37/cwt	362.00–372.00	2,105	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,106	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,215	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,460	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	835	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	262.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,284	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,482	3,037.50/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,038	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,578.57/head	2,575.00–2,600.00	2,579	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,319	3,458.33/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,458	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,160	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	2,587.50/head	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,588	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,075.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,858.33/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,858	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,733.33/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,599	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	2,375.00/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,375	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	995	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,430	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,071	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	650	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	200–250	221	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	674	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	124.54/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,482	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	142.68/cwt	141.50–143.00	1,919	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,110	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,226	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	152.88/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	728	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,235	3
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	305	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,723	1
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	440	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,681	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	485	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,522	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	322	290.44/cwt	270.00–300.00	935	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	450–500	465	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	500–550	548	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	547	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	572	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,859	2
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	950–1000	970	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,377	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	529	379.95/cwt	362.00–398.00	2,010	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	616	354.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,181	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	777	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	436	423.61/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,239	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	622	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	690	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,523	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	515.96/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,523	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	399.50/cwt	399.50–399.50	2,669	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	511	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	447.26/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	238	677.00/cwt	677.00–677.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	393.98/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,427	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	448.22/cwt	430.00–467.00	2,497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	752	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	260.75/cwt	252.00–265.00	2,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	115	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	227	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,054	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	445.23/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,110	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	366.47/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,320	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	606.96/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	393.44/cwt	383.00–405.00	2,062	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	130	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,272	8

How this sale compares

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