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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 8
● Final202 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,652 head
▲ 1,192 vs last sale 1,460▲ 332 vs year ago 2,320 · +14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 183▲ 39 vs year ago 110 · +35.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 159▲ 108 vs year ago 67 · +161.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale December 18 2024; Steer calves sold steady to 8.00 higher with the exception of 500-550 lbs being 11.00 lower' and steer yearlings were 6.00-12.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 2.00-9.00 higher and feeder heifers were 8.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Trade and demand were very good on a very active market with larger numbers and 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 $310.39/cwt on 305 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −124.18 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$310.39
305 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$220.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.97
vs NM average
−31.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540321.431,737256
Medium and Large 1-2532270.081,43742
Medium and Large 2537267.001,4342thin
Small 3574100.785785thin
One grade step is worth $220.65/cwt here — about $1,159 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 sale305 hd
310.39
—
NM average2 barns · 506 hd
314.36
−3.97
National average155 barns · 22,672 hd
342.08
−31.69
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−124.18
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—Average1,717144.212,47615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,024131.561,3478thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,359115.351,56768
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,073103.331,10826

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,755$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,94614
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,251$1,83510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$1,78815
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,316$1,74416
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,73911
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,234$1,70016
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,105$1,5926
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$1,59012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,238$1,53518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,127$1,30214
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,117$1,2805
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,171$1,9944thin

Every lot

202 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 · Steers57 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263351.00/cwt351.00–351.009234
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1292415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned331403.33/cwt402.00–406.001,3356
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339413.05/cwt410.00–427.001,40023
Steers350–400Small 3Mexican Origin351125.00/cwt125.00–125.004393
Steers350–400Small 3Unweaned362177.00/cwt177.00–177.006412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376421.42/cwt404.00–425.001,58526
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full376350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,31615
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,5044
Steers350–400Small 3380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005132
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,4692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Mexican Origin410375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5388
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411418.33/cwt415.00–425.001,7196
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411350.13/cwt336.00–354.001,43910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414403.47/cwt402.00–414.001,67032
Steers400–450Small 3420110.58/cwt100.00–120.004649
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427379.93/cwt370.00–390.001,62222
Steers400–450Medium 1-2438352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,5423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned444364.02/cwt362.00–365.001,6166
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,6742
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468309.47/cwt307.00–312.001,4489
Steers450–500Large 2470252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472352.28/cwt340.00–360.001,66361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned477338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,6122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full493328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,6173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504339.91/cwt339.00–341.001,71311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524325.82/cwt316.00–336.001,707142
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full531256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,35927
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full533311.64/cwt310.00–315.001,66115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534295.43/cwt292.00–302.001,57815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4342
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571317.41/cwt310.00–330.001,81271
Steers550–600Small 3Mexican Origin574100.78/cwt100.00–102.005785
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full578298.60/cwt292.00–305.001,72615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy597296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,7672
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607319.78/cwt318.00–332.001,94170
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy610306.52/cwt304.00–308.001,87037
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2303
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622290.73/cwt284.00–299.001,80866
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624274.11/cwt270.00–278.001,7104
Steers600–650Medium 1-2631253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5963
Steers650–700Large 2653229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4958
Steers650–700Small 3Mexican Origin66380.00/cwt80.00–80.005304
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675274.85/cwt265.00–282.501,855112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2696218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5173
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7782
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714262.25/cwt257.00–266.001,87214
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6432
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770254.60/cwt250.00–262.001,96053
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1826246.87/cwt246.00–247.002,03915
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9842
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1883230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0314
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1962209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,0112
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015204.57/cwt191.00–208.002,0765
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Full1,025183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8762
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,110180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9982
Feeder Cattle · Heifers61 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned260340.00/cwt340.00–340.008847
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,1639
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2299313.00/cwt313.00–313.009366
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,2092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331290.56/cwt282.00–300.009626
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2333310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added363382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,3874
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366355.69/cwt350.00–367.001,30222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366276.95/cwt272.00–280.001,01416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,2782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy388306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,1875
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full390335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added407360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4657
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,2204
Heifers400–450Medium 1410270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1073
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2416357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,4856
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426335.41/cwt330.00–340.001,42932
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2Fleshy428220.00/cwt220.00–220.009423
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full432277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,1977
Heifers450–500Large 2460260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1962
Heifers450–500Small 3Mexican Origin46099.00/cwt99.00–99.004552
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,48815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470312.42/cwt297.00–318.001,46837
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3634
Heifers450–500Medium 1471294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,3854
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472268.14/cwt258.00–277.001,26622
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2476254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2094
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2052
Heifers450–500Medium 2487202.00/cwt202.00–202.009842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full493287.85/cwt285.00–290.001,41914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517299.57/cwt292.00–307.001,54966
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2519256.13/cwt250.00–260.001,3298
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy534284.85/cwt284.00–285.001,52131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3503
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542269.33/cwt268.00–272.001,4606
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy556320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7793
Heifers550–600Large 2557236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3152
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2568225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2783
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569276.68/cwt268.00–287.001,57446
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569244.75/cwt240.00–252.001,3939
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7136
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full590226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610270.70/cwt265.00–282.001,65145
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full617253.71/cwt248.00–259.001,56518
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622240.62/cwt231.00–247.501,49726
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy647249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6119
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659258.17/cwt250.00–266.001,701106
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660239.78/cwt229.00–244.001,58311
Heifers650–700Large 1-2667182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2143
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full685248.93/cwt248.50–249.001,70527
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy713265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8893
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735232.68/cwt230.00–240.001,71020
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762236.94/cwt235.00–238.001,80523
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full775215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,66620
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1802215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7242
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3642
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,150177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,0362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4562
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470132.00/cwt132.00–132.006202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0003
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4802
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607132.00/cwt132.00–132.008012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2646260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6803
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7082
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4522
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4792
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7562
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6002
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6082
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Large 2406206.00/cwt206.00–206.008365
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Small 3220167.00/cwt167.00–167.003675
Dairy Steers250–300Small 3Full252135.00/cwt135.00–135.003404
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2-3306230.00/cwt230.00–230.007044
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3327185.00/cwt185.00–185.006052
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2342314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,07458
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007929
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2387314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,21551
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2423265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,12132
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2-3Unweaned426115.00/cwt115.00–115.0049014
Dairy Steers450–500Large 2-3452200.00/cwt200.00–200.009044
Dairy Steers450–500Large 2486246.83/cwt245.00–247.001,20033
Dairy Steers550–600Large 2572295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,68715
Dairy Steers650–700Large 2671265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7785
Dairy Steers700–750Large 2730252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8404
Dairy Steers800–850Large 2842211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7772
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3386334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,28938
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2392372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,45812
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2Full400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0803
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2427349.05/cwt342.00–351.001,49052
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0586
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Large 2700243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7014
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2-3369220.00/cwt220.00–220.008128
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,434128.86/cwt125.00–138.001,8484
Bulls——1,813140.09/cwt138.00–142.002,5402
Bulls——1,821151.95/cwt149.00–156.002,7679
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed920134.90/cwt127.00–137.001,2416
Cows—Lean 85-90%97088.59/cwt87.00–90.008593
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,047108.45/cwt107.25–111.501,1357
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103103.86/cwt91.00–110.001,14616
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,190115.25/cwt115.25–115.251,3716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335121.55/cwt120.50–122.251,6232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354116.01/cwt110.50–119.501,57157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,612108.00/cwt106.00–108.501,7415
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows31 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0251,137.50/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0561,611.11/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6119
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0831,812.50/head1,650.00–1,975.001,81314
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1441,329.17/head1,175.00–1,425.001,32912
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1471,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,687.50/head1,625.00–1,825.001,6884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,478.13/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4788
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,731.25/head1,600.00–1,800.001,73112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,242119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4782
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2441,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8506
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2511,566.67/head1,300.00–1,600.001,5679
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,752.50/head1,500.00–1,850.001,75310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2951,875.00/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3521,669.44/head1,550.00–1,875.001,6699
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4251,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,7552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,8042,362.50/head2,300.00–2,550.002,3634
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered915155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4181
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,073152.75/cwt145.00–167.001,6394
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,180170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0061

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.