Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2026-09-23

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Sep 23
● Final188 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,641 head
▼ 1,105 vs last sale 2,746▼ 1,310 vs year ago 2,951 · −44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 225▼ 61 vs year ago 272 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
440 head
▼ 193 vs last sale 633▼ 130 vs year ago 570 · −22.8%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleSlaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 350-450 lbs sold uneven and 450-600 lbs were 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold higher and 550-600 lbs were 5.00 lower Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderately higher on lower numbers . Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $397.95/cwt on 130 head, up $35.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.75 against this barn's trailing median of $444.70.
Average price
$397.95
▲ 35.02 vs prior sale
130 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,149
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$472
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$87.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.90
vs NM average
−7.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539404.712,183117
Medium and Large 1-2561364.802,0465thin
Medium 1535322.001,7234thin
Medium 1-2539317.491,7114thin
One grade step is worth $87.22/cwt here — about $472 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

34 sales
500447394341median 444.7002/0404/0106/0308/0509/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.79, low $354.58, median $444.70 across 34 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 sale130 hd
397.95
—
NM average3 barns · 255 hd
371.05
+26.90
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−7.46
This barn, trailing median34 sales
444.70
−46.75
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,791176.363,15945
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215139.671,69695
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,152124.121,43049

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,415$3,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,46047
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,270$2,3867
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,323$2,359107
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,293$2,27673
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$2,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,2382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$2,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$2,14719
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,099$1,90235
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$1,78149
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,7229
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,0503thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)660$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,490$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,458$3,5504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,860$3,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,565$3,3833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,495$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,7833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,344$2,54810

Every lot, as filed

188 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350330526.48/cwt505.00–550.001,7376
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500490357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7496
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600569357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,0315
Dairy SteersSmall 3350–400385222.00/cwt222.00–222.008553
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563322.97/cwt317.00–327.001,8185
SteersMedium and Large 1Full400–450428429.31/cwt428.00–430.001,83711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full500–550533347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,8503
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700689296.68/cwt292.00–299.002,0449
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,16016
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7142
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850833291.49/cwt291.00–295.002,4288
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378431.63/cwt422.00–450.001,63218
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627345.30/cwt337.00–355.002,16555
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400392521.85/cwt505.00–525.002,0466
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750706294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,0764
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422416.98/cwt406.00–428.001,76026
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300291525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5284
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350336495.58/cwt485.00–502.001,66514
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475382.94/cwt365.00–400.001,81933
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950929255.51/cwt253.00–262.002,3747
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519368.93/cwt361.00–395.001,91544
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650631307.02/cwt300.00–330.001,93728
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350308583.50/cwt565.00–602.001,7976
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730322.78/cwt305.00–332.002,35670
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775317.22/cwt313.00–320.002,45813
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465438.73/cwt407.00–460.002,04071
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500487409.61/cwt407.00–413.001,9959
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578387.95/cwt380.00–410.002,24219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy350–400367455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6702
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430457.64/cwt442.00–476.001,96826
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527417.53/cwt400.00–422.002,20083
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400385500.15/cwt498.00–502.001,92610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400387417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,6143
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600560380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1285
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350303530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6063
SteersSmall and Medium 2400–450423440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8614
Dairy SteersSmall 3-4300–350330280.00/cwt280.00–280.009246
BullsSmall 3350–400365225.00/cwt225.00–225.008212
Dairy SteersSmall 3300–350311372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,1579
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,226139.77/cwt135.00–148.001,71490
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—98082.14/cwt80.00–85.008054
CowsLean 85-90%—1,077112.64/cwt104.00–120.001,21310
Bulls——1,679157.99/cwt145.00–163.002,6535
CowsLean 85-90%—1,193132.20/cwt120.00–137.001,57735
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,009137.81/cwt137.00–138.001,3915
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,3782,293.33/head1,700.00–2,500.002,29315
Bred HeifersMedium 1—8851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium 1—1,0052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1—1,1052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsLarge 2—1,3901,587.50/head1,400.00–1,775.001,5882
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3672,450.00/head1,950.00–2,475.002,45032
Bred CowsMedium 2—8301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium 2-3—1,2501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—1,7203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,4052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1—8402,018.75/head1,825.00–2,100.002,0198
Stock CowsMedium 1—790229.31/cwt222.00–252.501,8128
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,1612,342.86/head1,625.00–2,500.002,3437
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,3851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—1,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium 1—1,2652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1—1,3802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium 2—9201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3153,750.00/head3,500.00–4,000.003,7502
Bred CowsMedium 2—9551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—1,005188.00/cwt175.00–227.001,8898
Dairy SteersLarge 3-4350–400368200.00/cwt200.00–200.007363
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600585362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,1182
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2350–400365491.33/cwt475.00–497.501,79315
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2400–450419360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5088
Bulls——1,836174.41/cwt167.00–183.503,20229
Bulls——1,723189.86/cwt188.50–193.003,27111
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350320443.68/cwt440.00–449.001,42055
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2450–500469340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5957
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2300–350345427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,4737
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2600–650600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8003
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350326301.00/cwt301.00–301.009819
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750722230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6612
HeifersMedium 2650–700650262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7036
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2300–350341402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,3713
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2850–900855227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9411
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2400–450400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5609
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700662222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4702
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400389420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,63423
SteersMedium 1-2950–1000950258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,4511
SteersMedium 1-2500–550539317.49/cwt310.00–325.001,7114
HeifersMedium 1-2550–600588300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7644
HeifersMedium 1-2300–350330362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,1952
HeifersMedium 1-2500–550510355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8111
SteersMedium 1-2750–800760295.50/cwt295.50–295.502,24663
SteersMedium 1700–750728300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1844
SteersMedium 1500–550535322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7234
SteersMedium 1800–850808282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,2793
SteersMedium 1250–300285545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5532
HeifersMedium 1350–400382422.50/cwt412.00–445.001,6146
HeifersMedium 1-2650–700672320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,15047
HeifersMedium 1500–550509359.99/cwt354.00–362.001,8324
HeifersMedium 1550–600599312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,8695
HeifersMedium 1800–850822285.45/cwt285.00–286.002,34611
SteersMedium 11000–10501,010227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,2931
HeifersMedium 1300–350320417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,3342
BullsMedium 1Unweaned300–350337327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1022
BullsMedium 1450–500475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6632
HeifersMedium 1Full350–400370402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,4872
HeifersMedium 1600–650639262.52/cwt250.00–275.001,6784
HeifersMedium 1450–500475345.50/cwt340.00–351.001,6414
HeifersMedium 1Fancy500–550505412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,0812
SteersMedium 1600–650600327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,9622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500451330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750701312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800768286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,1963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500491340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400384488.90/cwt483.00–495.001,8774
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600554354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,96110
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400355485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,05314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600592342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6023
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400390479.00/cwt479.00–479.001,8682
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650645405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6122
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,060180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9082
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400396452.41/cwt430.00–458.001,7925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381383.97/cwt382.00–385.001,4636
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363530.07/cwt515.00–542.001,9249
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700664332.31/cwt328.00–333.002,20715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450413380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5694
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950946295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7913
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400360562.00/cwt562.00–562.002,0233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575291.10/cwt280.00–302.001,6744
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300282425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1994
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1—1,4903,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsLarge 1—1,3601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,4153,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsLarge 1—1,600130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0801
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,4001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2—1,2202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2—9011,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1754
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—732750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—9251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,5252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—6601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—8702,262.50/head2,025.00–2,500.002,2632
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,018224.21/cwt210.00–245.002,28219
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0402,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,135213.80/cwt200.00–225.002,4275
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,330140.00/cwt139.00–141.001,8622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—9402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—1,1853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3422,580.43/head2,200.00–2,800.002,58046
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1901,830.47/head1,425.00–2,200.001,83032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2512,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0431,754.17/head1,400.00–2,000.001,7546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2872,293.85/head1,725.00–2,500.002,29461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1872,415.79/head2,150.00–2,700.002,41619
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—732305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2332
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,2651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,5822,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4453,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,8603,550.00/head3,450.00–3,650.003,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—680292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2552,445.00/head2,250.00–3,000.002,4455
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,7153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5653,383.33/head3,150.00–3,500.003,3833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3212,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0502,706.25/head2,700.00–2,800.002,70616
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2452,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0811,802.27/head1,400.00–1,925.001,80211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—9501,200.00/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3581,900.00/head1,650.00–2,150.001,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9231,566.67/head1,250.00–1,800.001,5676
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—8401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0822,666.67/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1382,009.26/head1,600.00–2,250.002,00927
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—8002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1761,812.50/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8134

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.