Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2025-05-28

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 28
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,175 head
▼ 256 vs last sale 1,431▼ 273 vs year ago 1,448 · −18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 219▼ 73 vs year ago 224 · −32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 106▼ 335 vs year ago 418 · −80.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-600 lbs sold 6.00-13.00 lower with the exception of 450-500 lb being 8.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-750 lbs sold steady-3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold 15.00-23.00 lower and 550-600 lbs were 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-850 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher with the exception of 700-750 lbs being 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady-5.00 higher. Market was moderate on smaller numbers .with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.97/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −66.21 against this barn's trailing median of $379.18.
Average price
$312.97
54 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$399
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$59.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.99
vs NM average
−19.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574318.461,82949
Medium and Large 1-2552259.201,4305thin
One grade step is worth $59.26/cwt here — about $399 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 sale54 hd
312.97
—
NM average3 barns · 140 hd
314.96
−1.99
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−19.72
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.18
−66.21
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
447398349300median 379.1803/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.90, low $314.16, median $379.18 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—High1,691164.662,78526
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,236147.301,82162
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204136.031,63719
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,021121.301,23812

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$2,3632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,199$2,2833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$2,02312
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)860$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,035$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,322$3,2333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,360$3,1905
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,7888
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,061$2,4833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,224$2,4717
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)935$3,0501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)951$2,1944thin

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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331464.00/cwt464.00–464.001,5368
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned342432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,4774
Steers300–350Large 1345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6043
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364454.70/cwt454.00–455.001,6557
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned388260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full400362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,4482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441393.60/cwt380.00–398.001,73611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed456430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,96129
Steers450–500Large 1-2475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484387.42/cwt379.00–402.001,87514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4163
Steers450–500Medium 1-2495358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,7722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2501210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned530332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,7602
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536381.95/cwt372.00–398.002,04721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3883
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2567248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4062
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582344.21/cwt335.00–346.002,00320
Steers600–650Medium 2602170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0232
Steers600–650Medium 1-2611310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8944
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623337.87/cwt335.50–347.002,10527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full631326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,0579
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652327.33/cwt326.00–328.002,1349
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full692304.50/cwt304.50–304.502,10710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0105
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714304.22/cwt301.00–310.002,17211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed752292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,19618
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy770257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,9795
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774280.98/cwt270.00–285.002,17510
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3104
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8032
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,2405
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,5293
Steers900–950Medium 1940231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,1712
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1976246.28/cwt240.00–247.002,40419
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,3886
Steers1300–1350Small 21,332133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned130725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned350272.00/cwt272.00–272.009522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2003
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1391407.56/cwt406.00–408.001,59413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full418332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3884
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440385.57/cwt372.00–398.001,69735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459374.32/cwt370.00–376.001,71814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,5132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7008
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4653
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full575282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,6223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584320.59/cwt316.00–336.001,87238
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626299.54/cwt295.00–308.001,87535
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy643284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,8265
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full667260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676284.10/cwt282.00–290.001,92128
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677233.48/cwt230.00–236.001,5817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full682210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4322
Heifers700–750Large 1-2700254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7782
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2717255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8284
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1463
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1744269.85/cwt259.00–271.002,00833
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769256.80/cwt256.00–258.001,9755
Heifers750–800Medium 1773257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,9903
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7242
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1843259.32/cwt257.50–270.002,186183
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0689
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0984
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned85900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,7543
Bulls550–600Medium 2572112.00/cwt112.00–112.006412
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2620274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,6992
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7883
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9453
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2814249.21/cwt248.00–250.002,0295
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3300200.00/cwt200.00–200.0060022
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2Full383307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,1763
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2387371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,43643
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3406290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1773
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2413369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,52411
Dairy Steers450–500Small 3480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008642
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007022
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1462
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009012
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2379398.59/cwt395.00–399.001,51119
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3380352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,3385
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2408396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,61616
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2-3457305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3942
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 3492160.00/cwt160.00–160.007875
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2525265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3914
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,500131.58/cwt130.00–133.501,9742
Bulls——1,649158.52/cwt147.00–168.252,61412
Bulls——1,765176.31/cwt169.50–185.003,11212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed810167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009127.54/cwt125.25–134.501,2877
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037112.57/cwt105.00–122.251,1675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177136.92/cwt130.00–140.751,61218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,218145.27/cwt140.00–152.501,76948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,336153.28/cwt150.00–163.252,04813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,685120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,0221
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875218.50/cwt195.00–242.001,9122
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-28951,925.00/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9252
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29353,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29552,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Heifer Pairs—Medium 11,0602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,1702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1722,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,100.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2753,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3602,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3932,825.00/head2,550.00–3,100.002,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3953,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4053,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4883,100.00/head3,050.00–3,150.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-28601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1352,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1852,022.92/head1,900.00–2,075.002,02312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2432,225.00/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2252
Bred Cows—Large 11,2452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1922193.13/cwt170.00–208.001,7818
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,310165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1621

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.