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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 23
● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
759 head
▼ 442 vs last sale 1,201▼ 659 vs year ago 1,418 · −46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 126▼ 202 vs year ago 302 · −66.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 170▼ 65 vs year ago 125 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-600 lbs sold 12.00-18.00 lower and steer yearlings 600-850 lbs were steady to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-11.00 lower with the exception of 450-500 lbs being 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 7.00 lower. Trade was moderate on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-12.00 higher, instances 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Market was moderate 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 $355.20/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −79.37 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$355.20
32 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,965
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.49
vs NM average
−18.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553355.201,96532
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale32 hd
355.20
—
NM average4 barns · 225 hd
338.71
+16.49
National average172 barns · 11,123 hd
374.02
−18.82
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−79.37
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—Average1,542167.252,5799thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,435170.002,4401thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,305148.401,93721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,131136.491,5446thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average883116.521,0295thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,489131.401,95714

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)978$2,0132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$1,9833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)992$1,6333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)685$1,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)675$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$2,3198
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,041$2,3064thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)878$2,2814thin

Every lot

150 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210475.00/cwt475.00–475.009981
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3021
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0662
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334458.85/cwt442.00–462.001,5338
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed357462.00/cwt462.00–462.001,6492
Steers350–400Large 3369361.50/cwt361.50–361.501,33445
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382404.42/cwt401.00–411.001,54540
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy390442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,7242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418428.04/cwt412.00–441.001,78914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Steers400–450Large 3435331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,44011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy441400.62/cwt392.00–404.001,7677
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474410.19/cwt402.00–420.001,94410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9047
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned496362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,7964
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,9603
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1504339.19/cwt338.00–340.001,7105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570353.93/cwt346.00–358.002,01724
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631324.84/cwt311.00–328.002,05017
Steers600–650Medium 1640227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,0162
Steers650–700Medium 1-2650292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,8982
Steers650–700Medium 1650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added652326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,1264
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full672280.19/cwt279.00–282.001,8835
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676306.85/cwt306.00–308.002,0747
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,1021
Steers750–800Large 1-2765152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775276.50/cwt276.50–276.502,1431
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1802275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,20660
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3531
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy825250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0633
Steers900–950Large 1-2915210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9221
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3151
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018227.50/cwt227.00–228.002,3162
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,095154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6861
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Full1,095126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3801
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,280160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned138553.64/head400.00–725.005542
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned160420.00/cwt420.00–420.006721
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225461.00/cwt445.00–475.001,0372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned277380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0532
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,3122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1342417.92/cwt412.00–427.001,4295
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378361.45/cwt359.00–370.001,3669
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387399.51/cwt390.00–410.001,5468
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2405202.00/cwt202.00–202.008182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,5583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned436362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,5783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1442404.90/cwt390.00–417.001,7906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1454391.11/cwt382.00–412.001,77610
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2462340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full495342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,6932
Heifers450–500Medium 1497322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,6002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518339.42/cwt328.00–355.001,75818
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed552322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7778
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568302.02/cwt290.00–318.001,71518
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622283.57/cwt278.00–295.001,76418
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6641
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7143
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full780216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6851
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed795246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,9562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1816211.59/cwt210.00–212.001,7275
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Full823176.17/cwt165.00–187.001,4502
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added830235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9513
Heifers850–900Medium 1885136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2041
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,6742
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3411
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6601
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,145207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,3701
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,196198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,3681
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,275165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned70500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned133725.47/head700.00–750.007252
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,6072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,9092
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2697220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5332
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,9973
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,1113
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2795218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810242.61/cwt238.00–252.001,9653
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2867237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0552
Bulls850–900Small and Medium 2870145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2621
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,4671
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125151.74/cwt151.00–152.501,7072
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,190176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,0941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007256
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3356195.00/cwt195.00–195.006943
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3363202.00/cwt202.00–202.007339
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2387185.00/cwt185.00–185.007162
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0702
Dairy Heifers700–750Small 3710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Small 31,055160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6881
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3352350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,23211
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006022
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2457390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,78223
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3525220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1553
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2531367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,94918
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2393302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1874
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,439163.67/cwt162.50–165.502,3555
Bulls——1,671171.73/cwt166.25–180.252,8704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%845104.56/cwt104.00–105.008842
Cows—Lean 85-90%908124.50/cwt123.00–125.501,1303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131136.49/cwt132.50–145.001,5446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305148.40/cwt140.00–154.001,93721
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,435170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,489131.40/cwt128.75–134.251,95714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29382,187.50/head2,100.00–2,275.002,1882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0402,633.33/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0702,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1432,425.00/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1887194.50/cwt157.00–207.001,7254
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,156176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,0354
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2675700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 16851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1870140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1975150.50/cwt149.00–152.001,4672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19782,012.50/head1,825.00–2,200.002,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19931,983.33/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,5171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,065149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0751,625.00/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,155121.50/cwt106.00–137.001,4032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,220154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,8851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5191
Bred Cows—Medium 11,313140.13/cwt136.25–144.001,8402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,485145.00/cwt134.00–156.002,1532

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.