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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 28
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
562 head
▼ 961 vs last sale 1,523▼ 1,845 vs year ago 2,407 · −76.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 111▼ 45 vs year ago 74 · −60.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 190 vs last sale 249▼ 152 vs year ago 211 · −72.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Still dealing with snowfall and freezing temperatures, there were no comparable numbers or sales for evaluation. No sale tomorrow, January 29. The special cow sale will be February 26,2026.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $406.01/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −28.55 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$406.01
33 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,335
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$391
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$71.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.56
vs NM average
−78.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575423.232,43324
Medium and Large 1-2575361.132,0788thin
Medium 1-2580352.002,0421thin
One grade step is worth $71.23/cwt here — about $391 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale33 hd
406.01
—
NM average2 barns · 65 hd
377.45
+28.56
National average63 barns · 7,974 hd
484.10
−78.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−28.55
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,367149.402,0423thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,060121.001,2831thin

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)1,475$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$2,6705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$2,66517
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,139$2,5836
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$2,3673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,186$2,1538
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)941$2,1405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,69610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)990$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)926$2,4333thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)905$2,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,510$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,0501thin

Every lot

135 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1155600.00/cwt600.00–600.009301
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1242652.00/cwt652.00–652.001,5782
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned270365.00/cwt365.00–365.009861
Steers300–350Medium 1-2300530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345551.64/cwt550.00–555.001,9033
Steers350–400Medium 1350475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned373495.13/cwt475.00–515.001,8472
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377558.64/cwt545.00–565.002,10610
Steers350–400Medium 1-2385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned388395.10/cwt390.00–400.001,5332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428496.98/cwt485.00–500.002,1275
Steers400–450Medium 1-2440445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned444455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0206
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8903
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459464.13/cwt455.00–465.002,13012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4012
Steers450–500Medium 1478463.60/cwt445.00–482.002,2162
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480512.88/cwt505.00–540.002,4629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,2513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564437.03/cwt425.00–457.002,46515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full575295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6961
Steers550–600Medium 1-2580352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy587347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,0374
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full593400.22/cwt400.00–402.002,3739
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605354.96/cwt350.00–360.002,1482
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1641385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,46814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675337.56/cwt330.00–345.002,2792
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,5797
Steers700–750Medium 1705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Steers700–750Large 1-2730302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2051
Steers700–750Small and Medium 1-2745325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4211
Steers850–900Large 1855300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5651
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0971
Steers1000–1050Medium 11,035252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,6081
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,120225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2Unweaned265470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2461
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4502
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2333378.53/cwt350.00–405.001,2612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345502.00/cwt502.00–502.001,7321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned365385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385434.04/cwt430.00–470.001,6719
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2387300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434441.27/cwt420.00–450.001,9157
Heifers400–450Medium 1435422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,8361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned447410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470422.58/cwt420.00–425.001,9862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514387.03/cwt365.00–405.001,98911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full536343.99/cwt341.00–350.001,8443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563367.09/cwt332.00–376.002,0675
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2578321.87/cwt312.00–332.001,8602
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2-3595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Heifers600–650Medium 1610322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620321.96/cwt300.00–340.001,9964
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 2-3620137.00/cwt137.00–137.008491
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2630142.00/cwt142.00–142.008951
Heifers600–650Medium 1Full635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677341.66/cwt341.00–345.002,3136
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,3021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3731
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,1491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8591
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863245.44/cwt232.00–252.002,1183
Heifers850–900Medium 1895230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0591
Heifers1150–1200Medium 11,190210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4991
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,277200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium 1450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3502
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1361
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7911
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0931
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1302
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2771
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8981
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2840170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4281
Bulls850–900Medium 1895200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7901
Bulls900–950Medium 1-2925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4211
Bulls1100–1150Medium 1-21,130160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8081
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3331200.00/cwt200.00–200.006623
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3341220.00/cwt220.00–220.007508
Dairy Steers350–400Small and Medium 3-4355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3359545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,95775
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3-4365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006944
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3-4370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005744
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3Full384467.00/cwt467.00–467.001,79349
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3423446.14/cwt437.00–456.001,88780
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7157
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3-4311220.00/cwt220.00–220.006843
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3380250.00/cwt250.00–250.0095013
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2326505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6463
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2358596.00/cwt596.00–596.002,13437
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2495375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,85614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,367149.40/cwt147.50–151.502,0423
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy8851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 19002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Large 19452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29771,086.67/head1,000.00–1,160.001,0873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0122,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Large 11,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0912,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,033.33/head1,750.00–2,325.002,0336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1822,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1982,012.50/head1,850.00–2,175.002,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,746.67/head2,500.00–3,000.002,74715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,250.00/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1840233.50/cwt230.00–237.001,9612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,025142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,4611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 18472,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Bred Heifers—Medium 11,0852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.