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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 29
● Final174 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,407 head
▲ 1,185 vs last sale 1,222▲ 99 vs year ago 2,308 · +4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 91▼ 51 vs year ago 125 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 20▲ 34 vs year ago 177 · +19.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs and 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 -10.00 higher while feeder steers were steady to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs and 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 higher and 450-500 lbs were 6.00 lower. Heifer yearlings sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on larger numbers. Market was 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 $328.10/cwt on 183 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −106.47 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$328.10
183 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$35.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.92
vs NM average
−20.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544334.561,820150
Medium and Large 1-2551298.741,64533
One grade step is worth $35.81/cwt here — about $175 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale183 hd
328.10
—
NM average3 barns · 441 hd
322.18
+5.92
National average177 barns · 23,098 hd
348.66
−20.56
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−106.47
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—Average1,566143.912,25413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,311127.301,6698thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,133120.811,3696thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002102.831,03012

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)1,237$2,58739
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,153$2,4655
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,361$2,3757
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$1,9728
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,354$1,84715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,81814
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$1,80413
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,296$1,74613
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,273$1,71031
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,240$1,5947
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,027$1,2314thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)873$1,5632thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,454$2,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,395$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$2,1001thin

Every lot

174 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned262451.13/cwt447.00–455.001,1824
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284493.04/cwt490.00–501.001,40039
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Full295470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3872
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned314385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2095
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337469.33/cwt456.00–470.001,58243
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,3262
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368398.38/cwt398.00–400.001,46621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added371433.32/cwt430.00–437.001,6084
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4254
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy411400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6448
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned419405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6978
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426329.16/cwt328.00–330.001,4025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428417.87/cwt410.00–430.001,78841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full435374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,62712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full478339.93/cwt338.00–342.001,6254
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479354.24/cwt350.00–364.001,69724
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496323.57/cwt320.00–330.001,60514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned506253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2803
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521349.03/cwt340.00–359.501,81861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526331.06/cwt320.00–335.001,7419
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full529331.52/cwt323.00–338.001,75421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full540306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,6522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,69510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568326.63/cwt317.00–337.001,85557
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy572274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,5673
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy574301.18/cwt300.00–305.001,72911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full597271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,6186
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,5334
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616303.60/cwt296.00–309.001,87046
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added633331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,09519
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,7736
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full641278.19/cwt277.50–279.001,78315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,6884
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full676263.38/cwt256.00–268.001,78010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679277.19/cwt270.00–285.001,882126
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718272.57/cwt260.00–276.501,957104
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full733255.78/cwt255.00–256.001,87522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734254.41/cwt250.00–260.001,8678
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8215
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added765271.26/cwt269.00–271.502,07531
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full766242.49/cwt241.50–245.001,8577
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1788258.20/cwt250.00–262.002,03535
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808235.58/cwt234.00–238.001,90312
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed809260.04/cwt251.00–261.502,10426
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2848226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9164
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866240.06/cwt234.00–246.002,0794
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1938221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,0733
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,0182
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,242186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,3102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,08514
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added269452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,2166
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269416.68/cwt415.00–420.001,1216
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned290382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,1082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,3986
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1505
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328417.77/cwt402.00–420.001,37075
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370365.46/cwt360.00–377.001,3527
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added371417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,5478
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy377339.26/cwt330.00–342.001,2799
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386302.16/cwt292.00–312.001,1664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full397298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,1832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5805
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426346.07/cwt336.00–356.001,47451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0393
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full443322.53/cwt317.00–328.001,4298
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477327.46/cwt318.00–330.001,56226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full480265.56/cwt260.00–270.001,27514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4953
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520297.58/cwt286.00–305.001,54728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520278.53/cwt272.00–280.001,44811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full530235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added536319.30/cwt317.00–320.001,71125
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed555310.88/cwt306.00–314.001,72528
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566281.39/cwt276.00–296.001,59343
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy567225.34/cwt222.00–230.001,2785
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy571266.90/cwt261.00–271.001,5245
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4759
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5324
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,8412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy627255.12/cwt254.00–258.001,60014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1643269.04/cwt260.00–276.001,73061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full645244.63/cwt242.00–249.001,5788
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673257.66/cwt249.00–263.001,73490
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed677268.49/cwt268.00–270.001,81835
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full686243.55/cwt240.00–245.001,6717
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711253.07/cwt241.00–255.001,79968
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726231.25/cwt230.00–231.501,67912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full734234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7184
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777237.37/cwt232.00–248.001,84492
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full795212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6852
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1804246.12/cwt240.00–248.001,97934
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2286472.00/cwt472.00–472.001,3503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,5512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5232
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Small 3295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003692
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2310334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,0355
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2Full333290.00/cwt290.00–290.009662
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3357300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0719
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2362336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,21631
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004863
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2417232.00/cwt232.00–232.009672
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2-3423200.00/cwt200.00–200.008463
Dairy Steers450–500Large 2476233.85/cwt226.00–242.001,1134
Dairy Steers750–800Large 2-3783160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2532
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Small 3347110.00/cwt110.00–110.003822
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2381200.00/cwt200.00–200.007623
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 2430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2048
Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,4688
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 2720167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2022
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2381220.00/cwt220.00–220.008383
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,64412
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Large 2297260.00/cwt260.00–260.007722
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2376356.01/cwt355.00–360.001,33935
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2Full403275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1083
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2436365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,59114
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 2606291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,7637
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Large 2760238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,513127.79/cwt127.50–128.001,9332
Bulls——1,534144.37/cwt141.00–149.002,2157
Bulls——1,650151.17/cwt147.50–153.502,4944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%954106.58/cwt101.00–110.001,0177
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06997.57/cwt95.00–101.001,0435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133120.81/cwt119.00–123.001,3696
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,311127.30/cwt122.75–135.001,6698
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1849202.06/cwt172.00–232.001,71532
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,013171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7323
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,335127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,6951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows37 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28001,362.50/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3632
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28651,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2925124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29621,100.00/head900.00–1,375.001,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,466.67/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29821,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,80013
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0011,290.00/head1,200.00–1,425.001,2905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,987.50/head1,975.00–2,000.001,9882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,746.43/head1,625.00–1,825.001,7467
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1891,708.33/head1,625.00–1,775.001,7089
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,568.75/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5694
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2352,783.33/head2,600.00–3,150.002,7833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2592,700.76/head2,550.00–2,925.002,70133
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,260128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,800.00/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3111,750.00/head1,475.00–1,800.001,75012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3151,955.00/head1,775.00–2,000.001,9555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3431,692.50/head1,625.00–1,760.001,6932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,183.33/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,345130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,7551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3642,275.00/head2,125.00–2,500.002,2755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3971,835.29/head1,650.00–1,875.001,83517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4001,870.00/head1,800.00–1,975.001,87010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,401116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,6323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4242,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,480118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,925118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,2721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4542,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18731,562.50/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5632

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.