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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 15
● Final176 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,452 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 2,652▲ 9 vs year ago 2,443 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 149▲ 43 vs year ago 85 · +50.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 175▲ 13 vs year ago 104 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 4.00-16.00 higher, instances 20.00-24.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were steady-9.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-550 lbs sold 4.00-12.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 7.00 lower. Feeder heifer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and 700-800 lbs were 15.00-16.00 higher. Trade was good with very good demand on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls had insufficient numbers to compare. Market was very active 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 $322.15/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −112.42 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$322.15
263 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium 1 over Medium 1-2
$99.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.47
vs NM average
−20.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1521344.001,7928thin
Medium and Large 1552327.431,809202
Medium and Large 1-2551301.711,66248
Large 1-2568287.001,6303thin
Medium 1-2582245.001,4262thin
One grade step is worth $99.00/cwt here — about $366 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 sale263 hd
322.15
—
NM average3 barns · 423 hd
320.68
+1.47
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−20.30
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−112.42
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—High1,793136.522,4489thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,200126.491,51816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,037114.241,18547
CowsLean 85-90%Low875104.3291325

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 (2-4 yrs)1,233$2,0252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,6083thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,60511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,192$1,55923
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$1,50315
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,006$1,50010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,164$1,4855
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,042$1,4418
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,009$1,4007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)987$1,4006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,048$1,3754thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$1,3756
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,131$1,6756
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)751$1,0827
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)748$9802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,460$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$1,8001thin

Every lot

176 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 · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331456.54/cwt444.00–461.001,5118
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full352285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned368424.96/cwt418.00–430.001,5645
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373473.89/cwt457.00–476.501,76834
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full374402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,5037
Steers350–400Medium 1-2375378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,4183
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6726
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,3614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,7726
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427375.77/cwt372.00–384.001,60512
Steers400–450Medium 1-2432210.00/cwt210.00–210.009074
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434410.66/cwt410.00–411.001,7826
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full435348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,5142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned443386.71/cwt380.00–390.001,71312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full456330.79/cwt322.00–342.001,5089
Steers450–500Large 1-2461370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy463405.55/cwt402.00–410.001,87866
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464371.51/cwt360.00–380.001,72455
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473347.75/cwt345.00–352.001,64510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481302.47/cwt300.00–305.001,4554
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned490333.05/cwt330.00–337.001,6329
Steers450–500Large 1-2Fleshy496334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,6573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,84019
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy514352.40/cwt352.00–354.001,81110
Steers500–550Medium 1521344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,7928
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522326.27/cwt320.00–340.001,70341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540313.37/cwt307.00–318.001,69225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy546282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561333.09/cwt324.00–338.001,86967
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned561298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,6724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566288.12/cwt279.00–295.001,63116
Steers550–600Large 1-2568287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6303
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581308.96/cwt300.00–315.001,79565
Steers550–600Medium 1-2582245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4262
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2615108.00/cwt108.00–108.006645
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full626278.59/cwt278.50–279.001,74435
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy629289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,8187
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631298.01/cwt291.00–308.001,880109
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full641251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6093
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644273.51/cwt272.00–275.001,76110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669277.21/cwt270.00–287.001,85549
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy674267.38/cwt267.00–268.001,8028
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007972
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full684262.07/cwt260.50–265.001,79329
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2694252.64/cwt248.00–254.501,7537
Steers650–700Large 1-2697262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8262
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2701122.00/cwt122.00–122.008553
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726259.43/cwt253.50–267.001,88338
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8002
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768256.11/cwt249.00–264.501,96745
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833251.64/cwt240.00–256.002,09643
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878250.21/cwt240.00–255.002,19773
Steers850–900Medium 1-2892239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,13239
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,1862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325382.57/cwt372.00–390.001,2435
Heifers300–350Medium 1342354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,2112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364378.70/cwt362.00–383.001,37835
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full375358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,3433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned396342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,3543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,3813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy421319.36/cwt310.00–325.001,34513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy428225.00/cwt225.00–225.009637
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432351.57/cwt348.00–362.001,51949
Heifers400–450Medium 2432210.00/cwt210.00–210.009074
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned438291.97/cwt287.00–297.001,2794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full440328.38/cwt326.00–330.001,4455
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0655
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned467304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,4209
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472277.09/cwt272.00–292.001,30835
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474318.97/cwt308.00–326.001,51228
Heifers450–500Medium 2475229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0888
Heifers450–500Large 1-2495285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4113
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added501318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,5934
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2503266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3383
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521266.22/cwt264.00–275.001,38723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full529283.50/cwt280.00–285.001,50012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531298.39/cwt291.00–311.001,58496
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full543227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full567252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4292
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,53619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578277.85/cwt270.00–280.001,60674
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2585237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3862
Heifers550–600Large 1-2592258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5272
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy615274.68/cwt270.00–278.001,68920
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620253.45/cwt250.00–262.001,57113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy626245.49/cwt243.50–248.001,5377
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,57411
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2643236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5173
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open672248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6674
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673254.07/cwt248.00–266.001,71055
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full674232.18/cwt226.00–241.501,5655
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6585
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open702255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7907
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added719253.77/cwt253.50–255.001,82527
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730238.92/cwt235.00–245.001,74412
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763244.86/cwt244.00–257.501,86831
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open803262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1047
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1857219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8772
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy870272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,3662
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open927217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0129
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls1350–1400Medium and Large 1-21,353186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,5173
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3372242.00/cwt242.00–242.009004
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3378288.82/cwt280.00–300.001,092160
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3381155.00/cwt155.00–155.005916
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3418290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,21290
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008105
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2386354.94/cwt342.00–362.001,37049
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Small 3310105.00/cwt105.00–105.003262
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3373163.81/cwt157.00–172.006117
Dairy Heifers450–500Small 3450117.00/cwt117.00–117.005273
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3452192.00/cwt192.00–192.008685
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009903
Dairy Heifers800–850Small 3815102.00/cwt102.00–102.008312
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3917165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5134
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,586130.28/cwt128.00–135.002,0664
Bulls——1,959141.51/cwt136.00–144.002,7725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87392.32/cwt86.00–101.008063
Cows—Lean 85-90%875105.96/cwt101.00–108.0092722
Cows—Boner 80-85%907111.58/cwt110.00–112.501,01214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,092115.37/cwt113.00–120.001,26033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,120130.72/cwt130.00–133.001,4645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,237124.56/cwt121.00–128.501,54111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows39 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2725850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27901,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28531,170.00/head1,100.00–1,450.001,1705
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Large 1-28871,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,350.00/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3503
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19871,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4006
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0131,325.00/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0491,475.00/head1,400.00–1,650.001,4754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,350.00/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1251,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,668.75/head1,525.00–1,850.001,6694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1591,575.00/head1,450.00–1,800.001,5759
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,700.00/head1,550.00–1,850.001,7004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,546.47/head1,475.00–1,700.001,54617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1881,550.00/head1,350.00–1,750.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2151,612.50/head1,575.00–1,650.001,6132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2332,025.00/head1,750.00–2,300.002,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2361,987.50/head1,850.00–2,250.001,9884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,750.00/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,687.50/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6882
Bred Cows—Medium 11,260125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,5811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2901,775.00/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7754
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3481,662.50/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1759219.38/cwt172.00–255.001,66524
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,217160.38/cwt140.00–167.001,9528
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2831
Bred Heifers—Medium 2640700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27351,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1760810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Large 1790212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17981,306.25/head1,100.00–1,400.001,3064
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1311,675.00/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6756

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.