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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Feb 11
● Final152 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,640 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 1,469▲ 103 vs year ago 1,537 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 114▲ 3 vs year ago 77 · +3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 159▲ 17 vs year ago 96 · +17.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer and heifer calves sold higher with attention paid to pre-conditioning.. Heifer yearlings sold steady with a strong undertone. Moderately higher demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold lower on a light test. 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 $460.45/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +25.88 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$460.45
185 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,573
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$273.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.79
vs NM average
−17.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560468.862,626162
Medium and Large 1-2548425.112,33118thin
Medium 1511395.002,0183thin
Small and Medium 2-3540195.001,0532thin
One grade step is worth $273.86/cwt here — about $1,573 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale185 hd
460.45
—
NM average3 barns · 317 hd
453.65
+6.79
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−17.94
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
+25.88
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—Average1,666164.892,74710
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average948208.691,9782thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average960187.001,7951thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,260159.242,00619
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,006142.001,4287thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$3,28318
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,383$3,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$3,24514
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$3,0833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,293$2,8384thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)837$2,7503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,219$2,6589
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,147$2,5009
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$2,1899
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)595$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$3,2105
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,236$2,6884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$2,6502thin

Every lot

152 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223716.97/cwt690.00–740.001,5994
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318662.12/cwt637.00–675.002,1069
Steers300–350Medium 1339657.53/cwt650.00–665.002,2294
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned348480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6703
Steers350–400Large 1350600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1002
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2-3365430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377610.74/cwt600.00–615.002,3027
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0022
Steers350–400Medium 1-2Unweaned398450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,42023
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431571.93/cwt570.00–585.002,46515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned438534.14/cwt530.00–540.002,34014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy441545.99/cwt545.00–547.002,4084
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed451572.00/cwt572.00–572.002,58013
Steers450–500Medium 1463511.59/cwt502.00–515.002,3698
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476476.88/cwt455.00–492.002,27017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485542.46/cwt518.00–545.002,63193
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full498510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full505405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0452
Steers500–550Medium 1511395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed522522.50/cwt520.00–525.002,72723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529480.81/cwt480.00–490.002,54325
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3540195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2549462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,5365
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,29111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy557422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,3512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574436.83/cwt425.00–450.002,50724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added577462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,66685
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619415.04/cwt397.00–422.002,56945
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3132
Steers650–700Medium 1656372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,44013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676401.07/cwt380.00–420.002,71184
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695360.91/cwt360.00–370.002,50822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713393.50/cwt380.00–401.002,80693
Steers700–750Medium 1745345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5702
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773361.98/cwt360.00–365.002,79810
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840347.96/cwt344.00–348.502,92369
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1859330.58/cwt322.00–333.002,8409
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,94910
Steers950–1000Medium 1971310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 1245640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5682
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2Unweaned251495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,2423
Heifers250–300Medium 1286598.85/cwt595.00–605.001,7135
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2307475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4582
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed323595.19/cwt590.00–600.001,9224
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326552.88/cwt550.00–555.001,80210
Heifers300–350Medium 1Unweaned335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1398500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9903
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413536.71/cwt515.00–547.002,21713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned417502.75/cwt500.00–510.002,0967
Heifers400–450Medium 1418520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,17413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432459.00/cwt459.00–459.001,9832
Heifers450–500Large 1463470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478480.07/cwt465.00–485.002,29524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full498440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528431.99/cwt422.00–447.002,28140
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full537407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,1862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537404.92/cwt395.00–415.002,1747
Heifers500–550Large 1538405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1793
Heifers500–550Medium 1540355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full546355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9386
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567395.65/cwt370.00–405.002,24311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full585395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3115
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2605380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2996
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed610387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,3613
Heifers600–650Medium 1615415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621367.63/cwt362.00–374.002,28319
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675349.85/cwt342.00–357.002,36126
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy701360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5246
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721341.09/cwt332.00–347.002,4595
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2233
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777336.95/cwt330.00–340.002,61810
Heifers800–850Large 1803324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,6023
Heifers800–850Medium 1831334.95/cwt323.00–336.002,78325
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,005252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,5332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium 1420550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7403
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1441480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1175
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2662
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4747
Bulls600–650Medium 1612340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Full656320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0994
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1697360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5092
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,3653
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4752
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1Full870295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5672
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1897317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,8432
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Small 3283244.66/cwt235.00–270.0069239
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3345232.50/cwt232.50–232.508029
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3386247.50/cwt247.50–247.509559
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3416260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0829
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3512267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3672
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3-4315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005512
Dairy Heifers350–400Small 3365245.00/cwt245.00–245.008944
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3467245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1444
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3575245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,298137.22/cwt135.00–140.001,7812
Bulls——1,718167.36/cwt155.00–176.002,8756
Bulls——1,878185.14/cwt180.00–190.003,4772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed770150.97/cwt150.00–152.001,1622
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed885225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9911
Cows—Premium White 65-75%948208.69/cwt207.00–210.001,9782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%960187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100138.41/cwt131.00–145.001,5235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236156.80/cwt149.50–165.001,93817
Cows—Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight2,035135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,7471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-28902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2362,687.50/head2,475.00–2,950.002,6884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2633,162.50/head3,150.00–3,200.003,1634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1788282.50/cwt270.00–295.002,2262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows32 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 26801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 18452,700.00/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29082,533.33/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5333
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0802,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1031,762.50/head1,725.00–1,800.001,7632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1043,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50012
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,850.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8502
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1692,360.00/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1713,540.00/head3,450.00–3,600.003,54010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1912,700.00/head2,550.00–3,000.002,7006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2082,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9005
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,255156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,9581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,875.00/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2951,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,583.33/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 11,4153,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-25951,725.00/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.