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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Oct 9
● Final207 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,656 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 1,678▼ 220 vs year ago 1,876 · −11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 176▼ 47 vs year ago 235 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
328 head
▲ 204 vs last sale 124▲ 3 vs year ago 325 · +0.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to 6.00 higher with the exception of 550-600 lbs being 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were 3.00-12.00 higher except for 700-750 lbs at 3.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 9.00-14.00 higher and heifer yearlings were 4.00-12.00 lower except for 600-650 lbs at 10.00 higher. Trade was very good with good demand on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher with instances 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-10.00 lower. Market was steady with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $274.73/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −159.84 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$274.73
189 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,502
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.82
vs NM average
−19.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546277.751,516154
Medium and Large 1-2551267.291,47324
Large 1-2502265.001,3302thin
Medium 1-2515254.001,3083thin
Large 1588252.001,4823thin
Medium and Large 2560229.001,2823thin
One grade step is worth $48.75/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale189 hd
274.73
—
NM average4 barns · 473 hd
272.91
+1.82
National average177 barns · 23,944 hd
294.31
−19.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−159.84
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—High1,723143.212,46716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,231116.661,43677
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,091103.311,12760

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)1,184$1,87312
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,118$1,8003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,147$1,74614
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)990$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,4203thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)931$1,3634thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,440$2,0029
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$1,9173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,354$1,9117
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,510$1,8673thin

Every lot

207 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 · Steers55 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165365.00/head365.00–365.003651
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245365.00/cwt365.00–365.008941
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0942
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270367.00/cwt367.00–367.009911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313276.04/cwt271.00–285.008648
Steers300–350Medium 1-2317200.00/cwt200.00–200.006342
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326335.56/cwt326.00–345.001,0945
Steers300–350Large 1-2349270.00/cwt270.00–270.0094240
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full357340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned362295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0682
Steers350–400Large 1-2365293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,0692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380358.13/cwt350.00–365.001,36111
Steers350–400Medium 1-2380273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,0374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned409308.83/cwt298.00–316.001,2638
Steers400–450Medium 1-2410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419261.18/cwt256.00–268.001,0948
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420292.40/cwt290.00–295.001,2288
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438338.89/cwt332.00–350.001,48436
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned450262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy456267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned464290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3467
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy474201.00/cwt201.00–201.009537
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478308.40/cwt295.00–315.501,47422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4383
Steers500–550Large 1-2502265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3302
Steers500–550Medium 1-2515254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3083
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521288.64/cwt281.00–296.001,50465
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,7502
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535279.50/cwt270.00–284.001,49515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy538274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,47427
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5998
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578264.28/cwt258.00–275.001,52847
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578246.94/cwt240.50–260.001,4279
Steers550–600Large 1588252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full593251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,4915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614252.75/cwt243.00–257.001,55236
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4883
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Steers650–700Medium 1-2657227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660239.38/cwt233.00–250.001,58095
Steers650–700Large 1675221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4929
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686215.65/cwt211.00–217.501,4797
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727221.75/cwt218.00–230.001,61261
Steers700–750Large 1728227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6533
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full736212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5648
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added746250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8656
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771216.03/cwt205.00–220.501,66617
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2796204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6242
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810219.82/cwt218.00–220.501,78111
Steers800–850Medium 1-2845209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7662
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy850225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9139
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890203.58/cwt203.00–204.501,81212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311300.00/cwt300.00–300.009333
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned348240.00/cwt240.00–240.008354
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367285.49/cwt285.00–286.001,0484
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,0894
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned382250.00/cwt250.00–250.009552
Heifers350–400Large 1383277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385310.91/cwt310.00–315.001,19710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1404308.64/cwt302.00–314.001,24718
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full416280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1656
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418281.10/cwt276.00–290.001,17510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0716
Heifers400–450Large 1421282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,1874
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1833
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2441261.76/cwt254.00–265.001,15416
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2445261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed457252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1522
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2458206.71/cwt200.00–210.009476
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462269.69/cwt258.00–278.001,24641
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned479236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1304
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484215.58/cwt209.00–222.001,0436
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487249.91/cwt239.00–257.501,21722
Heifers450–500Medium 1488243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1862
Heifers450–500Large 1490226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full495256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2674
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2503236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,19012
Heifers500–550Medium 1512240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522251.26/cwt243.00–261.001,31213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528238.66/cwt235.00–240.001,26045
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned552248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3694
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2556210.99/cwt209.00–213.001,1734
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565234.71/cwt226.00–244.001,32629
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4522
Heifers550–600Large 1-2594226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3426
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 2608125.00/cwt125.00–125.007603
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629219.83/cwt215.00–230.001,38366
Heifers600–650Large 1637215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3709
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added652256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6694
Heifers650–700Large 1-2652218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4212
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2659223.47/cwt214.00–230.001,4735
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full662215.02/cwt207.00–216.001,42318
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666212.70/cwt209.00–220.001,4178
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open672230.14/cwt226.50–234.001,5478
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 267592.00/cwt92.00–92.006213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677220.11/cwt217.00–225.001,49030
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723216.97/cwt210.00–221.001,56927
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762214.81/cwt213.00–216.001,6375
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7322
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1942184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2459264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2125
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0302
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2697205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4292
Bulls700–750Small and Medium 2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008522
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2729198.72/cwt198.00–202.001,44911
Bulls750–800Large 1-2762175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3342
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2772190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4672
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Large 2-3531251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,33318
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2-3630241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,51822
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3216177.00/cwt177.00–177.003826
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3262155.00/cwt155.00–155.004062
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2-3348230.00/cwt230.00–230.008006
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3361161.00/cwt161.00–161.005815
Dairy Steers350–400Medium 1Unweaned365365.00/head365.00–365.003653
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3366230.00/cwt230.00–230.008423
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3391265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,03613
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2-3406240.00/cwt240.00–240.009744
Dairy Steers550–600Large 2-3557190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0582
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3567184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0432
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2323277.00/cwt277.00–277.0089523
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2392276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,08219
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Small 355295.00/cwt95.00–95.005242
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3622171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,675125.46/cwt123.00–127.002,1013
Bulls——1,716143.09/cwt137.00–148.002,4557
Bulls——1,754152.23/cwt150.00–155.502,6706
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04292.36/cwt82.00–96.009627
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086103.36/cwt96.00–110.501,12243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149110.74/cwt109.00–115.501,27210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231116.66/cwt112.50–124.001,43677
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows53 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2850108.50/cwt108.50–108.509221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28701,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2905106.00/cwt106.00–106.009591
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2940106.00/cwt106.00–106.009961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0511
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29751,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19851,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2993127.25/cwt116.00–140.001,2644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,023107.07/cwt101.00–113.001,0957
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0311,768.75/head1,750.00–1,825.001,7694
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,071124.08/cwt113.00–141.001,3296
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0751,825.00/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8254
Bred Cows—Large 11,090140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1181,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium 11,125116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3051
Bred Cows—Medium 11,125110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2382
Bred Cows—Large 11,130119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3451
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,130113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,2831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,154132.10/cwt115.50–143.501,52421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,162112.59/cwt90.00–119.001,30838
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180130.93/cwt115.00–143.501,54528
Bred Cows—Medium 11,190115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2371,850.00/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238135.21/cwt126.50–140.001,6747
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,261133.78/cwt124.50–137.001,68718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,271119.90/cwt119.50–120.001,5245
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,277127.00/cwt116.00–145.501,6223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,285120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,5481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3931
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,295120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,318125.00/cwt118.00–132.001,6482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,321115.00/cwt111.50–117.001,5195
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,350124.75/cwt110.00–149.001,6846
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3532,050.00/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,354116.27/cwt109.50–125.501,57411
Bred Cows—Medium 11,377110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,390120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6681
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 21,412111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,420114.00/cwt113.00–115.001,6192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,453120.00/cwt117.00–123.001,7442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,475114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,6821
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1941,887.50/head1,850.00–1,925.001,8882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4652,175.00/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5101,866.67/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5161,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9104
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,5951,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18021,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1311
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred Heifers—Large 31,110123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3651
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1848182.38/cwt164.00–203.001,54712

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.