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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 30
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
878 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 759▼ 92 vs year ago 970 · −9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 100▼ 46 vs year ago 157 · −29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 60▼ 301 vs year ago 402 · −74.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-550 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 higher, instances sharply higher. Feeder steers 600-850 lbs were 3.00-12.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeder yearlings 500-650 lbs sold 5.00-12.00 higher. No other comparable sales were established because of the smaller sale last week. Trade was very active with very good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $323.63/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −110.93 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$323.63
95 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$221.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.86
vs NM average
−50.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530373.281,98060
Medium and Large 1-2532345.061,83610thin
Medium 1-2520315.001,6384thin
Large 1526302.001,5893thin
Small and Medium 2-3561151.7785118thin
One grade step is worth $221.51/cwt here — about $1,129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale95 hd
323.63
—
NM average4 barns · 516 hd
340.49
−16.86
National average176 barns · 11,859 hd
374.43
−50.80
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−110.93
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—Average1,846172.023,17613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,168146.031,70618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,077139.471,50232
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,000119.211,1929thin

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)1,220$2,5923thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,428$2,5336
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$2,37510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,056$1,9194thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$1,9064thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$1,9064thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$1,6503thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)675$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,148$2,7252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$2,7255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,236$2,67515
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$2,5501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)795$2,6001thin

Every lot

137 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1216449.59/cwt442.00–460.009719
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned247424.50/cwt420.00–427.001,04914
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295420.14/cwt410.00–427.001,2395
Steers300–350Large 2317414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,31224
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335451.00/cwt451.00–451.001,5112
Steers350–400Large 2361380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,37210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363478.24/cwt475.00–480.001,7366
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full383440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,4912
Steers400–450Medium 1-2427365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5594
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434443.59/cwt427.00–450.001,92524
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0395
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7753
Steers450–500Large 2470276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2973
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471432.59/cwt414.00–444.002,03721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480406.83/cwt402.00–410.001,9535
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517381.24/cwt344.00–408.001,97147
Steers500–550Medium 1-2520315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6384
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3522147.55/cwt147.00–148.007707
Steers500–550Large 1526302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,5893
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532345.06/cwt342.00–347.001,83610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579344.50/cwt340.00–356.001,99513
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3585154.45/cwt148.00–158.0090411
Steers600–650Large 1600271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,6269
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620329.67/cwt322.00–340.002,04416
Steers600–650Large 2631310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9563
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6943
Steers700–750Large 1723262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8948
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6352
Steers700–750Small and Medium 3737152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1202
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1788270.92/cwt257.00–280.002,13510
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,2525
Steers850–900Large 1859264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,2687
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1892260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3195
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0352
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1977234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,2864
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,3282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned125825.00/head825.00–825.008254
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned186508.05/head455.00–850.0050810
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned234468.14/cwt450.00–475.001,0957
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned294437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,2855
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1297444.00/cwt444.00–444.001,3192
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331417.42/cwt412.00–426.001,3825
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2350345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384412.54/cwt402.00–420.001,5848
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full416372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,5485
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423386.85/cwt384.00–406.001,63616
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2456310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4144
Heifers450–500Large 1-2460378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,7393
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4552
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478370.28/cwt368.00–384.001,77014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514353.31/cwt341.00–362.001,8169
Heifers550–600Large 2557304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,6932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567318.14/cwt310.00–335.001,8049
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621298.00/cwt296.00–300.001,8514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4002
Heifers600–650Large 2632251.23/cwt248.00–258.001,5886
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7423
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed647388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,5102
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685274.46/cwt265.00–280.001,88013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full690262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8083
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,8743
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6283
Heifers700–750Large 1-2739263.50/cwt263.50–263.501,9476
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770258.13/cwt250.50–261.501,98810
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full777240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8652
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added788282.25/cwt282.25–282.252,22459
Heifers750–800Large 1790251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9833
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1816255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0813
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy846235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,9923
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1877231.34/cwt231.00–233.002,02912
Heifers900–950Large 1-2910224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0383
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1964229.50/cwt229.50–229.502,21222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned70575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned110825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bulls200–250Medium 1-2240425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0203
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned250465.00/head465.00–465.004651
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2262427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,1192
Bulls250–300Large 2Unweaned282415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1702
Bulls300–350Large 2Unweaned315395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,5283
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6152
Bulls450–500Large 2457360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6452
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7522
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2742220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5982
Bulls900–950Medium 1-2925170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5732
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,027170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7462
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3345401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,38329
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007942
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3367378.06/cwt366.00–392.001,38734
Dairy Steers550–600Small 3596184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,09714
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,494159.37/cwt154.50–161.252,3814
Bulls——2,003177.64/cwt167.75–184.253,5589
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000119.21/cwt110.00–125.001,1929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,077139.47/cwt132.00–144.001,50232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,168146.03/cwt139.75–152.001,70618
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18701,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Large 1-29351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0431,966.67/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,1051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,150147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2132,025.00/head1,950.00–2,100.002,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2242,425.00/head2,300.00–2,450.002,4256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,228136.75/cwt135.00–138.501,6792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2621,925.00/head1,775.00–2,000.001,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,289146.19/cwt144.00–149.501,8844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,298139.33/cwt136.00–144.501,8093
Bred Cows—Large 11,3002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3101,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Large 11,3382,450.00/head2,425.00–2,500.002,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,3952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4032,560.00/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,425139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,9882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,465131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,9261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29852,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1252,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,725.00/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2482,681.25/head2,675.00–2,700.002,6814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,962.50/head2,875.00–3,050.002,9632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 26751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.