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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Sep 11
● Final193 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,289 head
▲ 2,032 vs last sale 1,257▲ 1,595 vs year ago 1,694 · +94.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 69▼ 97 vs year ago 235 · −41.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 94▲ 1 vs year ago 253 · +0.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 2.00-12.00 lower and yearling steers were 9.00 lower. Heifer calves and yearling feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher instances 15,00 higher. Close attention was paid to weaning dates and vaccination programs. Trade was moderate with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance. Next weeks sale will be calves and yearlings on Wednesday and grown cattle on Thursday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $260.74/cwt on 561 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −173.83 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$260.74
561 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,448
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$42.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.00
vs NM average
−7.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556264.591,472449
Medium and Large 1-2541253.781,37474
Large 1-2527247.001,3022thin
Large 1591245.001,4487thin
Medium and Large 2556233.501,2984thin
Medium 1-2573222.071,27325
One grade step is worth $42.52/cwt here — about $198 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale561 hd
260.74
—
NM average4 barns · 812 hd
257.73
+3.00
National average178 barns · 13,815 hd
268.20
−7.46
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−173.83
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
500447394341median 434.5703/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.79, low $354.58, median $434.57 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,706150.362,56525
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,257123.081,54789
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,147114.161,30981

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,228$1,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,311$1,63810
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,5083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,5083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,4979
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$1,28020
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,2583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,2373thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)962$1,0004thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)713$1,44847
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,475$1,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,295$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,293$1,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,7503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,251$1,5255
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,118$1,6752thin

Every lot

193 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers68 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300252.00/cwt252.00–252.007564
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned302327.00/cwt327.00–327.009882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305277.00/cwt277.00–277.008452
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned307180.00/cwt180.00–180.005532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311337.93/cwt330.00–348.001,0517
Steers300–350Medium 1315307.00/cwt307.00–307.009672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned354257.00/cwt257.00–257.0091013
Steers350–400Medium 1-2357200.00/cwt200.00–200.007142
Steers350–400Medium 2365215.00/cwt215.00–215.007856
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added367342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,2552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,0615
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full380310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1782
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,0944
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381324.40/cwt320.00–336.001,23629
Steers350–400Medium 1-2Unweaned391310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2125
Steers400–450Medium 2402210.00/cwt210.00–210.008442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed409335.73/cwt335.00–336.001,37311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413324.37/cwt315.00–330.001,34011
Steers400–450Large 1417282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,1762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned429300.04/cwt296.00–304.001,2879
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed433302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3083
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434264.01/cwt261.00–273.001,14614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full436301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,3126
Steers400–450Medium 1-2442275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy447300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added457317.04/cwt314.00–318.501,44931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462296.30/cwt287.00–304.001,36986
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full476283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3478
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479274.28/cwt268.00–278.501,31415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2489259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2675
Steers450–500Medium 1490279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,3672
Steers450–500Medium 1Full491249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2233
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned499282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,40726
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added501292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,46321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513269.07/cwt253.00–273.001,38040
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524271.06/cwt265.00–283.001,42099
Steers500–550Large 1-2527247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2952
Steers500–550Medium 1-2536244.11/cwt243.00–247.001,3087
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569261.70/cwt250.50–268.501,489312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575235.80/cwt220.00–238.001,35634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned580246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,42717
Steers550–600Medium 1-2588213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,25518
Steers550–600Large 1591245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4487
Steers600–650Large 1-2617235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4502
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620247.36/cwt237.00–253.501,534256
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624217.21/cwt213.00–220.001,3555
Steers600–650Medium 2633210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3293
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned641232.30/cwt230.50–235.001,4895
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added656247.00/cwt246.50–250.001,620113
Steers650–700Medium 1-2663212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,40632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669229.33/cwt222.00–236.001,53419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670219.19/cwt218.00–220.001,46910
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5022
Steers700–750Large 2-3707208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,47166
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7526
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723229.16/cwt224.00–240.001,65718
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,5243
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7405
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819222.60/cwt219.00–230.001,82311
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,5407
Steers800–850Medium 1841207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7414
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1891200.18/cwt195.50–202.501,7849
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1907200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8144
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6493
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,081168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,8163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers56 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned120375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280315.64/cwt312.00–322.008845
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned311295.14/cwt290.00–300.009184
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2311190.00/cwt190.00–190.005913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned312187.00/cwt187.00–187.005837
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,0069
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340239.00/cwt239.00–239.008132
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345276.00/cwt276.00–276.009523
Heifers300–350Large 1347230.00/cwt230.00–230.007982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full365235.00/cwt235.00–235.008582
Heifers350–400Large 1372273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,0162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377269.13/cwt264.00–274.001,0154
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned378208.25/cwt205.00–211.007879
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384289.29/cwt286.00–300.001,11148
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0705
Heifers350–400Medium 1395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0673
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned412250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned412232.00/cwt232.00–232.009564
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413277.11/cwt267.00–287.001,14471
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417210.00/cwt210.00–210.0087613
Heifers400–450Medium 1428221.00/cwt221.00–221.009463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430261.06/cwt258.00–267.001,1236
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned458263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2055
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461205.00/cwt205.00–205.009455
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009873
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471259.46/cwt254.50–268.001,222157
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added476320.68/cwt310.00–325.001,5267
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488252.18/cwt250.50–258.001,23129
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526246.23/cwt241.00–254.001,295181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533234.53/cwt230.00–240.001,25036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full541232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,25516
Heifers550–600Large 1555242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,34314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full558211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,17714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573227.94/cwt224.00–232.001,3066
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575233.34/cwt224.00–244.001,34263
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed581256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4874
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588200.03/cwt198.00–202.001,1764
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full605227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616231.36/cwt225.00–236.001,425176
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2621239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4844
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637203.10/cwt201.00–215.001,29466
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 2645151.00/cwt151.00–151.009744
Heifers650–700Large 1655217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684223.79/cwt213.00–226.001,53125
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full702204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4322
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725223.67/cwt220.00–226.501,6229
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2733204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4953
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,47219
Heifers700–750Medium 1739241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,78120
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765212.51/cwt210.00–215.001,6268
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772218.17/cwt215.00–222.001,68413
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added783243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,90315
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1809201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6265
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy839231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,93820
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7163
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6943
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium 1-2249352.00/cwt352.00–352.0087613
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2306335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333295.00/cwt295.00–295.009825
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2427
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2407287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1684
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005743
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0885
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1623
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2541239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2933
Bulls550–600Large 1-2558238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3284
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2706203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4333
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2777185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4372
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2843178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5016
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 2191180.00/cwt180.00–180.003448
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2Full300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004203
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2381261.77/cwt260.00–264.0099773
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3388172.00/cwt172.00–172.006673
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2410202.00/cwt202.00–202.008282
Dairy Steers500–550Small 3526110.00/cwt110.00–110.005794
Dairy Steers500–550Large 2545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0906
Dairy Steers550–600Small 3551110.00/cwt110.00–110.006065
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2388170.00/cwt170.00–170.006605
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 1-2371274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,01710
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,090127.00/cwt124.00–130.001,3842
Bulls——1,42398.64/cwt95.00–103.001,4042
Bulls——1,493142.47/cwt130.00–157.002,1276
Bulls——1,866165.38/cwt160.00–169.003,08614
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,535137.50/cwt137.50–137.503,4861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055108.05/cwt103.00–112.501,14017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13584.69/cwt75.00–95.009613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143114.66/cwt110.00–118.001,31128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198119.56/cwt115.50–120.751,43233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248123.65/cwt120.00–129.501,54377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317119.41/cwt117.50–120.501,57312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 21,2511,525.00/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,962.50/head1,875.00–2,050.001,9632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows21 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-26951,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2816987.50/head900.00–1,075.009884
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2820760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28711,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1255
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29451,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29621,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0551,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,412.14/head1,385.00–1,575.001,4127
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,508.33/head1,425.00–1,575.001,5083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1791,612.50/head1,575.00–1,725.001,6134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1821,541.67/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2471,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2661,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2891,537.50/head1,425.00–1,575.001,5384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3561,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27131,447.77/head1,335.00–1,500.001,44847
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1880185.23/cwt170.00–202.001,63035
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,116153.00/cwt147.00–165.001,7073
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Heifer Pairs—Medium 11,2451,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251

This sale against other markets

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.