Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, steer calves 450-550 lbs sold steady to higher and 550-600 lbs were 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold uneven according to condition and fill but a higher market was evident. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs were 10.00-13.00 higher and feeder heifers 750-800 lbs that were guaranteed open sold 15.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.79/cwt on 48 head, down $16.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −30.71 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$415.79

▼ 16.64 vs prior sale

48 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$886

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$186.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs NM average

−43.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	520	460.00	2,392	1thin
Medium and Large 1	542	455.32	2,466	31
Medium and Large 1-2	540	374.90	2,026	7thin
Medium 1-2	575	371.20	2,134	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	540	275.00	1,485	1thin
Medium and Large 2	550	273.98	1,506	5thin

One grade step is worth $186.02/cwt here — about $886 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale48 hd

415.79

—

NM average3 barns · 148 hd

418.86

−3.07

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−43.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−30.71

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	1,429	191.90	2,742	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,148	176.31	2,025	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	167.98	1,788	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	146.08	1,510	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,310	147.19	1,928	8thin

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)	1,068	$3,544	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,963	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,137	$2,925	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$2,877	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,825	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,051	$2,481	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	936	$2,464	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$3,443	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,254	$3,288	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$2,986	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

169 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 1Value Added	350–400	383	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	291.54/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	446.65/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	405.10/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,123	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	446.60/cwt	422.00–457.00	2,523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	338.23/cwt	332.00–344.00	2,642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	339.68/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,425	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	369.58/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,125	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	479.66/cwt	455.00–482.00	2,509	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	507.17/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,211	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	614.93/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,035	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	433	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	347	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	343.71/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	487.63/cwt	470.00–492.00	1,863	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	566.77/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	593	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	865	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	754	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,541	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	342	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	482.61/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,051	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	337.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	390.17/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	303.60/cwt	290.00–317.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	352.61/cwt	347.00–370.00	2,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,263	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	354.55/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	306.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,450	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,157	176.35/cwt	172.50–184.00	2,040	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	169.48/cwt	158.50–173.50	1,888	27
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,111	182.66/cwt	171.00–191.00	2,029	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	149.85/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	368	544.53/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,004	5
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	392	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,940	4
Steers	Large 1	400–450	431	494.77/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,132	6
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	371.20/cwt	366.00–382.00	2,134	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	480	413.78/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	605	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,245	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,392	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	425	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	368	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,024	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	563	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	227.44/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	405	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	532	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,233	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	568.33/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,091	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	332.50/cwt	332.00–341.00	2,793	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	652	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	378.31/cwt	372.00–392.00	2,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	326.33/cwt	317.00–327.00	2,836	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	367.95/cwt	364.00–372.00	2,495	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	354.11/cwt	352.00–355.00	2,521	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,959	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	146.85/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,138	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,000	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	147.19/cwt	139.50–156.00	1,928	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	873	162.38/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,418	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	875	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,409	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	865	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	853	2,383.33/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,383	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	790	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,050	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	3,675.00/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	3,400.00/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	1,125	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,925.00/head	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,925	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,125.00/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,542	189.14/cwt	181.25–194.00	2,917	7
Bulls	—	—	1,629	208.29/cwt	200.00–219.00	3,393	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,280	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,310	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,285	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,105	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	260.91/cwt	235.00–280.00	2,160	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	2,876.52/head	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,877	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	907	250.46/cwt	235.00–265.00	2,272	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	3,125.00/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,080	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	676	324.75/cwt	307.00–352.00	2,195	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	2,516.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	3,050.00/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2

How this sale compares

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