Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2025-07-23

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jul 23
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,099 head
▼ 471 vs last sale 1,570▲ 206 vs year ago 893 · +23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 159▲ 158 vs year ago 102 · +154.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 173▲ 16 vs year ago 158 · +10.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs sold 15.00-22.00 lower and 400-500 lbs were 2.00-7.00 lower while 550-600 lbs sold 17.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 6.00 higher while 650-700 lbs sold 2.00 lower and 700-750 lbs were 15.00-17.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-550 lbs sold 14.00-26.00 lower. Heifer yearlings 650-700 lbs were 4.00 lower and 700-750 lbs sold 16.00-18,00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate on smaller numbers/ Slaughter cows were 1.00-6.00 higher with few 10,00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.. 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 $338.25/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −96.32 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$338.25
86 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$214.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.19
vs NM average
−37.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545379.172,06823
Large 1593360.002,13540
Medium and Large 1-2505350.001,7683thin
Large 2598302.001,8063thin
Medium 2525251.231,31914thin
Small and Medium 2-3550165.009083thin
One grade step is worth $214.17/cwt here — about $1,160 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 sale86 hd
338.25
—
NM average3 barns · 162 hd
349.43
−11.19
National average142 barns · 5,388 hd
375.74
−37.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−96.32
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—High1,796184.953,32222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,139171.891,95812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,106161.851,791129
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low853140.221,19631

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,265$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$2,7176
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$2,4865
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,054$2,38121
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,2888
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)948$2,2382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,158$1,9217
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,578$3,9632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,434$3,78726
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,503$3,5836
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,290$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,444$3,4405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,091$3,3205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,390$2,9384thin

Every lot

151 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337521.37/cwt520.00–525.001,75711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3383
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407473.46/cwt462.00–485.001,9276
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned419430.97/cwt427.00–434.001,8067
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full447408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,8242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed458438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,0065
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3463195.00/cwt195.00–195.009033
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480406.14/cwt400.00–418.001,94913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7683
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514398.23/cwt388.00–404.002,04711
Steers500–550Medium 2525251.23/cwt246.00–260.001,31914
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3550165.00/cwt165.00–165.009083
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574361.70/cwt360.00–365.002,07612
Steers550–600Large 1593360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,13540
Steers550–600Large 2598302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8063
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625375.23/cwt364.00–380.002,34527
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2-3630168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0582
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4642
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4754
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672343.33/cwt340.00–348.002,30730
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full680305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0742
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2686295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0243
Steers650–700Large 1688324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,22916
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0502
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2-3720165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1882
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723335.93/cwt328.00–345.002,42924
Steers700–750Large 1726340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4685
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774327.48/cwt320.00–334.002,53514
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820324.00/cwt318.00–326.002,65710
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8922
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,7463
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,1742
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,4973
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,4482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4562
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2352242.00/cwt242.00–242.008522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1392423.62/cwt415.00–427.001,66110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed398460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8314
Heifers400–450Large 3418235.00/cwt235.00–235.009827
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421433.72/cwt425.00–452.001,8269
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned433399.82/cwt380.00–402.001,73119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476392.22/cwt370.00–398.001,86743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514370.61/cwt352.00–376.001,90517
Heifers500–550Large 1526350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,84111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570356.51/cwt352.00–358.002,0328
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2571344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,9643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full598336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,00917
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,9002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622336.31/cwt332.00–342.002,0927
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674317.84/cwt313.00–326.002,14228
Heifers650–700Large 3680187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2722
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy708305.60/cwt305.00–306.002,1645
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721324.14/cwt316.00–330.002,33711
Heifers700–750Large 1-2740242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7912
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760281.45/cwt278.00–284.002,13918
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1801276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,2114
Heifers850–900Large 3895185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0892
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,7595
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2456410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8703
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,0833
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full640305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9523
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0166
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7402
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2961172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6533
Bulls1000–1050Medium 1-21,000241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,4102
Bulls1050–1100Medium 1-21,060207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,1942
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2502
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 1-2278400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1129
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320235.00/cwt235.00–235.007527
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3369420.90/cwt401.00–435.001,553102
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3369203.56/cwt195.00–215.0075130
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3403195.00/cwt195.00–195.007865
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2-3405245.00/cwt245.00–245.009922
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3468125.00/cwt125.00–125.005855
Dairy Steers450–500Small 3490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007843
Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3542205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1112
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3579215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,24510
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3606212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2858
Dairy Steers600–650Large 2627300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,88117
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6067
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3-4780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4822
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3782225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7602
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3862213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,83611
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,043211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,2013
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006603
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3352195.00/cwt195.00–195.006862
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3541210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1365
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1403
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3631211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3313
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3716210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5044
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6502
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Large 2547180.00/cwt180.00–180.009852
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2376495.55/cwt492.00–500.001,86343
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2455462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,10214
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 2808272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,1983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,650165.60/cwt164.25–169.002,7324
Bulls——1,788184.36/cwt179.00–189.003,2968
Bulls——1,861193.17/cwt190.00–200.253,59510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%705125.10/cwt115.00–136.008826
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed780151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1781
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed780130.09/cwt128.00–132.001,0153
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed855122.24/cwt110.00–137.001,0452
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed870150.88/cwt147.00–158.001,3133
Cows—Lean 85-90%914154.28/cwt144.50–159.001,41012
Cows—Lean 85-90%915131.50/cwt125.00–137.001,2035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,101163.22/cwt158.00–169.001,797111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,104174.01/cwt170.00–180.001,9217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161153.56/cwt147.00–159.501,78317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,188168.93/cwt167.00–170.002,0075
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0082,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0005
Bred Cows—Large 11,0322,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0742,542.86/head2,400.00–2,600.002,54314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1083,200.00/head3,100.00–3,400.003,2003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1202,125.00/head2,050.00–2,250.002,1254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198160.33/cwt152.50–176.001,9213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,250.00/head2,150.00–2,350.002,2502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,233.33/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,486.00/head2,400.00–2,565.002,4865
Bred Cows—Large 11,2752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs20 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0853,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1332,766.67/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2103,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2903,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,933.33/head3,800.00–4,000.003,9333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,587.50/head3,400.00–3,700.003,5884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4534,090.00/head4,000.00–4,150.004,09010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4653,925.00/head3,925.00–3,925.003,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5183,966.67/head3,850.00–4,050.003,9676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6843,850.00/head3,600.00–4,000.003,8504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6904,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,9103,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 12,0954,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,008249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,51016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 27701,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.