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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Mar 26
● Final167 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,921 head
▲ 449 vs last sale 1,472▲ 1,043 vs year ago 878 · +118.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 84▼ 8 vs year ago 170 · −4.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
319 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 185▲ 253 vs year ago 66 · +383.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Trade very active, demand very good. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00-7.00 higher on light offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $353.59/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.98 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$353.59
137 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,911
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$531
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$80.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.18
vs NM average
−10.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545368.762,00878
Medium and Large 1-2529355.411,88122
Medium and Large 2542325.611,76632
Medium 2513288.001,4775thin
One grade step is worth $80.76/cwt here — about $531 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 sale137 hd
353.59
—
NM average4 barns · 482 hd
332.41
+21.18
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
−10.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−80.98
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—Low1,492154.552,30612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,140137.611,56827
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,689129.172,18219
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low983126.651,245105

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)1,011$2,23217
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$2,2254thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$2,15316
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,139$1,87933
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,7867
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)745$8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$3,0055
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,82512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$2,50424
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,121$2,01814
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,4001thin

Every lot

167 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2753
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314501.00/cwt501.00–501.001,5737
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339460.89/cwt450.00–468.001,5625
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374468.59/cwt452.00–475.001,75325
Steers350–400Small and Medium 3-4377200.00/cwt200.00–200.007545
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387421.50/cwt420.00–422.001,6318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3403325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3102
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437450.69/cwt448.00–460.001,97011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461418.76/cwt410.00–425.001,93037
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,0232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,4602
Steers450–500Medium 2-3477250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1933
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480372.29/cwt366.00–382.001,7878
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6465
Steers500–550Medium 2513288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,4775
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516387.78/cwt380.00–391.002,00139
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527357.75/cwt351.00–362.001,88520
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538328.26/cwt321.00–332.001,76629
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy541347.73/cwt347.00–350.001,8814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,8362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577349.97/cwt346.00–367.002,01935
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,6922
Steers600–650Small 3-4607140.00/cwt140.00–140.008503
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,19769
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned613319.78/cwt310.00–323.001,96017
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622301.85/cwt290.00–310.001,8785
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626321.94/cwt317.00–331.002,01531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full635307.28/cwt300.00–314.001,9516
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658290.87/cwt288.00–302.001,91424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673310.18/cwt306.00–315.002,08815
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714299.14/cwt296.00–302.002,136108
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732286.48/cwt268.00–289.002,09717
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy736280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0617
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,9832
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,20511
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780276.93/cwt266.00–286.502,160104
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy782257.00/cwt254.00–266.002,0108
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785230.01/cwt229.00–232.001,8063
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,13352
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811252.24/cwt249.00–260.002,0469
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838269.59/cwt263.00–275.002,25977
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1857269.94/cwt260.00–271.752,31370
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2893242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,16113
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,037224.05/cwt218.00–226.002,3238
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,051224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,3545
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,148219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,5145
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,150213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,4505
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,310180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205445.00/cwt445.00–445.009122
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220405.00/cwt405.00–405.008912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280425.89/cwt420.00–430.001,1925
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,0592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330419.60/cwt410.00–430.001,3858
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335394.00/cwt394.00–394.001,3202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,55514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355426.26/cwt426.00–427.001,5138
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386364.27/cwt360.00–374.001,40610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389398.31/cwt398.00–400.001,54913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395325.28/cwt312.00–332.001,2856
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433381.15/cwt378.00–390.001,65015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435355.36/cwt352.00–360.001,5466
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461363.81/cwt351.00–372.001,67736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461338.37/cwt322.00–346.001,56026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478266.21/cwt260.00–275.001,2725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479315.54/cwt312.00–319.001,5114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy498334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,6633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524324.58/cwt320.00–342.001,70148
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524305.79/cwt302.00–309.001,60213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy553356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,9695
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566321.40/cwt300.00–324.001,81946
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578284.08/cwt276.00–296.001,64210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full588272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610282.38/cwt275.00–290.001,7232
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619281.47/cwt274.00–287.001,74212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6763
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3651187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2174
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open673278.50/cwt278.50–278.501,8747
Heifers650–700Small 3-4676137.00/cwt137.00–137.009264
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686280.96/cwt273.00–283.001,92733
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2698261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,8223
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708270.50/cwt267.00–274.001,9154
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3726221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6045
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3733185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy747256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9127
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open761263.50/cwt263.50–263.502,0058
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767267.11/cwt263.50–268.502,04929
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,9512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy793238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8876
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825240.11/cwt236.00–243.001,98128
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9622
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open968226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,1885
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,3322
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,103217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,3944
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218445.00/cwt445.00–445.009702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009802
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6773
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,6262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564304.81/cwt302.00–312.001,7197
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6082
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8443
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718275.46/cwt272.00–279.001,9786
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2792220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7423
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8092
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3336372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,25021
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3-4358275.00/cwt275.00–275.009853
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3368350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,28817
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3444325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,44311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3376277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0428
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 4530162.00/cwt162.00–162.008593
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 4615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009843
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 3348335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,16615
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 3376325.28/cwt320.00–338.001,22320
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,308145.17/cwt137.00–150.501,8997
Bulls——1,625165.30/cwt162.00–167.502,6863
Bulls——1,935171.28/cwt170.00–172.503,3142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%858115.58/cwt106.00–118.0099223
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed895116.44/cwt116.00–117.001,0422
Cows—Lean 85-90%983127.52/cwt120.00–131.501,25438
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed995123.11/cwt122.00–129.001,2259
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,018143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4564
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019140.80/cwt140.25–141.001,4355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081133.89/cwt130.00–137.501,44728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148127.11/cwt125.25–129.001,4593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,6731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160133.15/cwt132.50–134.001,5452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164138.25/cwt134.50–144.001,60917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515127.26/cwt126.50–128.001,9283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,663137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,2785
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,749126.13/cwt125.50–130.502,20611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1681224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3745800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28031,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29571,891.67/head1,875.00–1,900.001,8923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0172,225.00/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0332,359.62/head2,225.00–2,500.002,36013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0971,569.44/head1,450.00–1,725.001,5699
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1212,140.91/head2,000.00–2,225.002,14111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,006.82/head1,950.00–2,075.002,00722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3031,862.50/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5762,275.00/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2754
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,825.00/head2,800.00–2,875.002,82512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2122,570.59/head2,500.00–2,800.002,57117
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2702,470.00/head2,400.00–2,650.002,4705
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.