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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jul 30
● Final186 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,705 head
▲ 606 vs last sale 1,099▲ 510 vs year ago 1,195 · +42.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 260▲ 50 vs year ago 122 · +41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
310 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 174▲ 48 vs year ago 262 · +18.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer and heifer calves sold 20.00-30.00 higher. Steer yearlings 600-650 lbs were 3.00 lower and 650-850 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700-750 lbs were 14.00 higher. Trade was very active with very good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Market was higher 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 $403.05/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −31.52 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$403.05
114 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$218.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.17
vs NM average
+21.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540413.482,23297
Medium 1-2597394.002,3522thin
Medium and Large 1-2541393.502,1294thin
Large 1-2536366.001,9623thin
Medium and Large 2595355.002,1124thin
Large 2517285.001,4732thin
Small and Medium 2-3522195.001,0182thin
One grade step is worth $218.48/cwt here — about $1,214 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 sale114 hd
403.05
—
NM average3 barns · 208 hd
405.21
−2.17
National average143 barns · 4,821 hd
381.68
+21.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−31.52
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—Low1,575178.292,80822
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,234157.411,94215
CowsLean 85-90%High1,133155.831,76626
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,547150.532,3287thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$2,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,203$2,2502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,157$2,1605
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,187$2,0397
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,164$1,9634thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,219$1,9348
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)886$2,1833thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,7502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,480$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,441$3,79228
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$3,78628
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,329$3,73121
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$3,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,409$3,67121
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,416$3,54833
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)723$1,5002thin

Every lot

186 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1294547.49/cwt540.00–550.001,6108
Steers250–300Medium 1-2296495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4655
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,8302
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2063
Steers300–350Medium 1331550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8213
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned335455.49/cwt440.00–470.001,52610
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340587.63/cwt560.00–595.001,99841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed352542.00/cwt542.00–542.001,9084
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy358435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5574
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6742
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,82821
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3883
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0742
Steers350–400Large 1380502.00/cwt502.00–502.001,9082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384513.93/cwt502.00–525.001,97329
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full395452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,7852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full423483.18/cwt472.00–487.002,0448
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1442492.83/cwt490.00–520.002,17853
Steers400–450Large 2443347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,5374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445438.00/cwt438.00–438.001,9492
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned453412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,8664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469464.74/cwt440.00–470.002,18091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full480428.91/cwt420.00–432.002,05918
Steers450–500Large 1-2482380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0452
Steers500–550Large 2517285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4732
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3522195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525425.02/cwt415.00–445.002,23158
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,1416
Steers500–550Large 1-2536366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,9623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed551417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,2988
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573387.84/cwt370.00–400.002,22225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,2042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1124
Steers550–600Medium 1-2597394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,3522
Steers600–650Small 3605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625371.95/cwt365.00–377.002,32542
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added653387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,52713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661353.36/cwt345.00–362.002,3364
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668362.25/cwt360.00–366.002,4208
Steers650–700Large 1685357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4454
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718339.88/cwt325.00–350.002,4407
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed748398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,9777
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,8372
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860329.36/cwt325.00–335.002,83214
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Full912242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,2072
Steers900–950Medium 1925300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7752
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1938300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Large 1245505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2372
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 2-3280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006163
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned285422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,2033
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6276
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2292415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2122
Heifers250–300Large 2294280.00/cwt280.00–280.008235
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed302550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,66119
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322518.50/cwt500.00–530.001,67016
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full345473.00/cwt473.00–473.001,6322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy350422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,4772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388476.52/cwt455.00–485.001,84949
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1406442.20/cwt432.00–450.001,7957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned410390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5992
Heifers400–450Medium 1432404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,7454
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,5973
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466408.72/cwt392.00–422.001,905127
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed473437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,0675
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full478384.51/cwt382.00–387.001,8384
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,1865
Heifers500–550Large 1512332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,7002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520388.22/cwt372.00–397.002,01969
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,9422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570371.60/cwt355.00–379.002,11817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0184
Heifers550–600Medium 2590232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617361.99/cwt354.00–371.002,23355
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy621347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1556
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0994
Heifers650–700Large 1669324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1685
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719319.58/cwt315.00–322.002,29818
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added725341.96/cwt340.00–344.002,4794
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2522
Heifers750–800Medium 1-2795252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0033
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7302
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,5023
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,185215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,5482
Heifers1400–1450Medium and Large 11,403172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,4134
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1264625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,6506
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1349545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9026
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1356497.99/cwt492.00–504.001,7736
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2356370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3173
Bulls400–450Large 1401470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,88512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427466.94/cwt462.00–472.001,9948
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1674
Bulls450–500Large 1497387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9235
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,2375
Bulls550–600Large 1556376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,0913
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,2466
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full595352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0942
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2625212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3251
Bulls600–650Large 1626330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0666
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2637303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,9302
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1651345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2463
Bulls650–700Large 1660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9622
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2172
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1592
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4452
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3348250.00/cwt250.00–250.0087025
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3349466.00/cwt466.00–466.001,626130
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3Full357220.00/cwt220.00–220.007854
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3368268.00/cwt268.00–268.0098619
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3-4370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009253
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3408414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,68933
Dairy Steers500–550Small 3-4539175.00/cwt175.00–175.009436
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4405
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Large 2279472.00/cwt472.00–472.001,3177
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2-3322320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0302
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2331478.16/cwt475.00–482.001,5837
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2Full350405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4184
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2357508.00/cwt508.00–508.001,81471
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3375320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2003
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2459447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,05210
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Small 3332215.00/cwt215.00–215.007142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,404161.25/cwt139.50–173.002,2647
Bulls——1,582183.78/cwt173.75–188.502,90712
Bulls——1,947196.10/cwt193.00–200.003,8183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%810138.28/cwt135.50–141.001,1202
Cows—Lean 85-90%940151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4191
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146159.77/cwt157.50–162.751,83114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157149.09/cwt147.50–150.001,7253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,206154.14/cwt152.00–157.501,8599
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253159.49/cwt155.50–165.501,99812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472155.60/cwt153.50–158.502,2903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,603146.72/cwt145.00–147.502,3524
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 28501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29852,012.50/head1,975.00–2,050.002,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29872,100.00/head2,050.00–2,150.002,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1272,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,6741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2362,010.71/head1,775.00–2,050.002,0117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2632,175.00/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3362,162.50/head2,050.00–2,275.002,1634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4132,250.00/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium 18752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18862,183.33/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1833
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs29 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 26851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28832,500.00/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,900.00/head2,850.00–2,950.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,1553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2353,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2363,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2763,575.00/head3,400.00–3,600.003,5758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2903,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3033,655.56/head3,550.00–3,800.003,6569
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3404,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3403,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,3904,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4133,300.00/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4443,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4623,705.56/head3,400.00–3,800.003,70627
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4633,996.25/head3,775.00–4,200.003,99620
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4803,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4893,952.00/head3,875.00–4,100.003,95210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5153,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6224,610.00/head4,475.00–4,700.004,6105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,6364,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6503,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27231,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1823246.64/cwt155.00–268.002,03011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1894168.96/cwt155.00–184.001,51127

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.