Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer and heifer calves sold uneven but a higher trend was evident. Feeder steers were higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to lower. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.37/cwt on 38 head, down $42.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −59.13 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$387.37

▼ 42.98 vs prior sale

38 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$819

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$147.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

vs NM average

−11.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	410.86	2,255	27
Medium 1-2	513	392.00	2,011	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	372.00	1,990	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	546	263.00	1,436	5thin

One grade step is worth $147.86/cwt here — about $819 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 sale38 hd

387.37

—

NM average3 barns · 114 hd

380.17

+7.20

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−11.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−59.13

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	1,590	205.13	3,262	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,095	176.46	1,932	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	163.54	1,924	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	143.01	1,570	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,564	155.72	2,435	46

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)	1,095	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,585	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,965	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$2,917	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$2,763	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$2,745	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	891	$2,628	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,544	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,466	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,388	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$2,364	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	692	$1,975	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	697	$1,808	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,383	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,239	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,246	$3,029	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$2,884	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

173 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	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	330.81/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	366	469.61/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	473.82/cwt	467.00–495.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	182	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	290.92/cwt	286.00–292.00	2,685	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	614.61/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,041	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	293	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	419.98/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	456.54/cwt	452.00–460.00	1,895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	431	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	339.44/cwt	332.00–351.00	2,094	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,112	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	321.79/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	529.55/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,055	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	278.26/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	502.76/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,046	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	334.16/cwt	332.00–347.00	2,623	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	369.37/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	329.52/cwt	326.00–331.00	2,214	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	413.29/cwt	413.00–417.00	2,236	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	367.14/cwt	357.00–372.00	2,456	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	400.64/cwt	382.00–417.00	2,256	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	358.67/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	344.66/cwt	333.00–351.00	1,989	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1350–1400	1,355	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	356.52/cwt	349.00–361.00	2,267	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	415.74/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,925	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	149.86/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,758	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	176.46/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,932	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	810	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,320	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,682	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,160	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	300–350	324	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,037	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	550–600	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	341	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,688	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	134.28/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,383	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	354	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	761	30
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	605	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,263	2
Steers	Large 1	300–350	310	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,876	2
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,663	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	358	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,754	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	401	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,053	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	392	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,635	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,010	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	803	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,008	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	513	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,000	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	735	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,367	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	706	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	688	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	866	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	584	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	417	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	581.12/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,255	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,372	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,250	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	895	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	783	260.00/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,036	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	678	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,593	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	1,975.00/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,975	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	2,788.10/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,788	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,262.50/head	3,200.00–3,325.00	3,263	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	712	278.00/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,979	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,366.67/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,367	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,712.50/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	3,595.00/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,595	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,496.67/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,497	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,050.00/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,130.00/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,130	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,190.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,190	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,040	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	910	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,738.89/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,739	18
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	680	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,205	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	870	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,056	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,714	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	697	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	761	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	130	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	320.59/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,453	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	497.88/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	528.31/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,317	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	327.98/cwt	322.00–337.00	1,899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,520	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,065	165.54/cwt	159.50–172.50	1,763	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,191	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,912	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,654	155.14/cwt	145.00–160.25	2,566	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	163.32/cwt	157.75–170.00	1,981	16
Bulls	—	—	1,718	214.67/cwt	210.00–235.00	3,688	7
Bulls	—	—	1,524	189.18/cwt	182.00–205.00	2,883	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,195	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,705	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	692	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,585	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,250	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,323	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	805	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1

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