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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Aug 6
● Final185 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
891 head
▼ 814 vs last sale 1,705▲ 97 vs year ago 794 · +12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 172▲ 100 vs year ago 93 · +107.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
427 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 310▲ 293 vs year ago 134 · +218.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 350-450 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower and 450-500 lbs were 2.00 higher while 500-550 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 550-600 lbs were 15.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold steady - 11.00 lower. Heifer calves had no comparable sales but a lower tone was felt. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold steady. Market was moderate on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-7.00 higher. Market was moderately steady 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 $386.37/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.20 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$386.37
53 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$74.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.87
vs NM average
−3.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545419.912,28829
Large 1592348.002,0602thin
Medium and Large 1-2553345.641,91122
One grade step is worth $74.27/cwt here — about $377 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale53 hd
386.37
—
NM average3 barns · 122 hd
374.50
+11.87
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−3.65
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−48.20
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—Low1,614188.333,04127
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,142162.611,85841
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,122152.371,71035
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,467149.172,1888thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$3,30251
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$3,08714
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,107$2,9253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$2,90317
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,153$2,8937
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,222$2,86017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,83911
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,8069
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)889$2,8007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,134$2,76324
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,032$2,70047
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,094$2,62872
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$2,6068
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,091$2,5869
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,081$2,5503thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)851$2,4937
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)865$2,2173thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,513$3,7382thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,570$3,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,284$3,5505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,364$3,5426
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,376$3,5257
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,333$3,45014
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,024$3,4318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,331$3,06927
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)965$2,3502thin

Every lot

185 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3732
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0732
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360492.98/cwt490.00–515.001,77526
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned368458.10/cwt455.00–460.001,68614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,2324
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full461415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9137
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463463.23/cwt448.00–472.002,14511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,9455
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed519501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,6005
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,0158
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528415.04/cwt408.00–435.002,19112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557408.67/cwt404.00–415.002,2766
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565363.36/cwt360.00–365.002,0536
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full571295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6848
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full588373.32/cwt372.00–376.002,1956
Steers550–600Large 1592348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,0602
Steers600–650Large 1625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637362.68/cwt354.00–366.002,31016
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,2145
Steers600–650Medium 1-2641364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,3333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added645372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,3997
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full655340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663356.98/cwt352.00–365.002,36712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,1352
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3682175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1945
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy698292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0384
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719347.40/cwt343.00–354.002,49813
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772319.30/cwt312.00–324.002,4655
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835318.93/cwt310.00–328.002,66322
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1892288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,5692
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1916260.95/cwt258.00–270.002,3904
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed922298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,7486
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Full940242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,2751
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,027288.50/cwt288.50–288.502,96323
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,147251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,8794
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,14023
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1341463.35/cwt445.00–474.001,5807
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374475.87/cwt475.00–477.001,7807
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned389442.81/cwt440.00–445.001,7237
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400463.50/cwt450.00–477.001,8544
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full411425.10/cwt415.00–440.001,7475
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,7442
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,0272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1495381.34/cwt380.00–382.001,8886
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530375.84/cwt367.00–382.001,9929
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565333.08/cwt332.00–334.001,8829
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579367.72/cwt358.00–372.002,12928
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9961
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full627328.51/cwt327.00–330.002,0608
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628350.12/cwt340.00–354.002,19932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669343.82/cwt336.00–352.002,30018
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0236
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy691321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2183
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4176
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8323
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777333.18/cwt333.00–334.002,58911
Heifers750–800Medium 1790291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,2994
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open811292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,3683
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5841
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Full841244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,0523
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,3156
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned160628.36/cwt600.00–655.001,0052
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1185600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,1102
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned242560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3552
Bulls300–350Medium 1332495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7502
Bulls350–400Medium 1395494.00/cwt494.00–494.001,9513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,0602
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1722
Bulls550–600Medium 1583360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0997
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2885237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0972
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,0601
Bulls1000–1050Medium 1-21,015237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,4062
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9891
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,160195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,2621
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2447280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2522
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2518215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1144
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Large 2572288.53/cwt280.00–302.001,65010
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5872
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Large 2-3593270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6013
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Small 4325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0568
Dairy Steers350–400Small 4354208.81/cwt200.00–212.0073915
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3416410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,70618
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3502247.78/cwt240.00–250.001,2449
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3586251.50/cwt250.00–257.001,4749
Dairy Steers600–650Small 4600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0206
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Large 2319410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,30812
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2486323.05/cwt317.00–342.001,57021
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Large 2542350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8974
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Large 2560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,79216
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2602315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8964
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2-3619287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,77714
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Large 2651224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4583
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3352170.00/cwt170.00–170.005985
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3621210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3043
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3682275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8762
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,370187.86/cwt182.00–194.002,5744
Bulls——1,580188.61/cwt180.00–195.002,98012
Bulls——1,693175.37/cwt167.60–180.502,9695
Bulls——1,781198.88/cwt196.00–205.503,5426
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed966165.99/cwt165.00–167.001,6037
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,035152.76/cwt140.00–166.001,5817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081159.13/cwt156.00–160.001,72015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115154.58/cwt150.00–158.501,72422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,205141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,7051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,249143.82/cwt140.00–150.001,7966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256164.11/cwt160.00–167.502,06119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504150.27/cwt150.00–152.002,2607
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5133,737.50/head3,675.00–3,800.003,7382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs25 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29583,237.50/head2,000.00–3,650.003,2384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29653,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,900.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2483,100.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2923,130.56/head3,050.00–3,350.003,13118
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3153,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3333,300.00/head3,100.00–3,500.003,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3403,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3453,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3623,566.67/head3,400.00–3,650.003,5673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3763,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5257
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4053,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4223,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4754,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5253,725.00/head3,700.00–3,750.003,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5703,850.00/head3,700.00–4,000.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,6003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6203,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18562,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28832,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19232,437.50/head2,250.00–2,625.002,4382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows38 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18892,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19433,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,730.00/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7305
Bred Cows—Large 11,0022,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,713.33/head2,450.00–2,750.002,71345
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0431,912.50/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0792,900.00/head2,875.00–2,925.002,9006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0812,550.00/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,691.41/head2,600.00–2,750.002,69164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,925.00/head2,775.00–3,000.002,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,804.55/head2,600.00–2,900.002,80522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,904.17/head2,700.00–3,025.002,9046
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1593,081.25/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0818
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1612,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1912,831.25/head2,600.00–3,050.002,8318
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2302,906.25/head2,600.00–3,100.002,90612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,900.00/head2,600.00–3,050.002,9007
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2513,006.25/head2,975.00–3,100.003,0068
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2703,193.18/head3,100.00–3,250.003,19311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3072,716.67/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3083,620.00/head3,400.00–3,855.003,62028
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3442,731.25/head2,725.00–2,750.002,7314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3472,875.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4252,691.67/head2,600.00–2,800.002,6923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5052,700.00/head2,600.00–2,750.002,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-28002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1801232.30/cwt210.00–285.001,86110

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages
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