Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2026-02-18

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Feb 18
● Final162 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,581 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 1,640▲ 502 vs year ago 1,079 · +46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 80▲ 95 vs year ago 97 · +97.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 113▲ 86 vs year ago 9 · +955.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 5.00-15.00 higher instances sharply higher and steer yearlings were 7.00-14.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold 6.00 lower while 450-600 lbs being higher. Feeder heifers sold steady -10.00 higher. Trade was active on similar numbers with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance. February 25-26, 2026 will be a 2 day sale with calves and yearlings selling on the 25th and grown cattle on the 26th.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $475.56/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +40.99 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$475.56
155 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$502
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$77.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.50
vs NM average
−11.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547482.792,642127
Medium 1577467.002,69517thin
Medium and Large 1-2528405.272,14011thin
One grade step is worth $77.52/cwt here — about $502 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale155 hd
475.56
—
NM average3 barns · 301 hd
466.05
+9.50
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−11.79
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
+40.99
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—Low1,502165.342,48310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average925180.001,6651thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,257169.312,12815
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low971147.721,43573

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)1,324$2,6194thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$2,5503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,198$2,4502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,106$2,3426
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$2,2539
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,147$2,08011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,096$2,06818
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$2,0305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,6132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,025$1,6002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,6944thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)598$1,4624thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,256$3,07313
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,560$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$3,2254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)760$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$2,6001thin

Every lot

162 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285690.00/cwt680.00–700.001,9674
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned317585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,8542
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,0642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed328680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,2303
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full368590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373612.20/cwt600.00–635.002,28424
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380558.85/cwt550.00–580.002,1247
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2402485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed408605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,4684
Steers400–450Large 1411565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,3223
Steers400–450Medium 1412550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414579.59/cwt560.00–595.002,40015
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,55226
Steers400–450Medium 1-2415490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy422511.79/cwt505.00–515.002,1606
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full426539.49/cwt525.00–550.002,29817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned448400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full460510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3464
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464538.57/cwt520.00–550.002,49948
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned482497.83/cwt490.00–506.002,4004
Steers450–500Medium 1-2485420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2955
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned512415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533496.64/cwt480.00–515.002,64772
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full555312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570472.64/cwt455.00–495.002,69444
Steers550–600Medium 1577467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,69517
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,2132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full595425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5294
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621425.08/cwt411.00–429.002,64023
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5406
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full655388.51/cwt385.00–392.002,5454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673415.37/cwt392.00–420.002,79573
Steers650–700Medium 1685380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6032
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2-3710206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4633
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8523
Steers700–750Medium 1730315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3003
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed753379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,85414
Steers750–800Large 1770350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6953
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782359.46/cwt356.00–362.002,81112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full785342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6852
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786327.84/cwt320.00–333.002,5775
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821361.84/cwt352.00–362.002,971124
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Full825322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,6572
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1896331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,96624
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,9673
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,100270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,9702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium 1265635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,6832
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,8583
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312607.30/cwt600.00–620.001,8958
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned337555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full342575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9672
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2347435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5092
Heifers350–400Medium 1Unweaned371540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0033
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375558.55/cwt555.00–565.002,09520
Heifers400–450Medium 1400550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed409541.00/cwt541.00–541.002,21330
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,7643
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned413400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433508.98/cwt495.00–535.002,20428
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned433345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4943
Heifers400–450Medium 1Unweaned434475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,06211
Heifers450–500Medium 1460470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475486.30/cwt470.00–505.002,31087
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned485370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7952
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy492456.19/cwt455.00–457.002,24417
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed502497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,4957
Heifers500–550Medium 1512440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2532
Heifers500–550Medium 1Full517400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0682
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526446.32/cwt427.00–455.002,34849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full526420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2093
Heifers500–550Medium 1Unweaned547352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,9257
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553451.38/cwt445.00–465.002,49655
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full576409.62/cwt400.00–422.002,35931
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2583192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1194
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2602300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8062
Heifers600–650Medium 1615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618413.10/cwt402.00–420.002,55357
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full646388.49/cwt380.00–392.002,51017
Heifers600–650Large 1646385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4876
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2651295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9203
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy654407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,6627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1693345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3919
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed715392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,8032
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1741329.01/cwt327.00–330.002,4386
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open751334.70/cwt333.00–350.002,51430
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755332.99/cwt330.00–340.002,51424
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open830314.45/cwt312.00–317.002,61048
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1888311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,7628
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium 1540382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,0632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3802
Bulls600–650Medium 1645312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0122
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Small 3592175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0369
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3369540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,99358
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3-4377235.00/cwt235.00–235.008864
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 3356295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0503
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2375605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,26935
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 3687225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5465
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,250170.96/cwt169.50–172.502,1372
Bulls——1,390143.42/cwt137.50–148.001,9943
Bulls——1,595170.32/cwt169.50–171.002,7172
Bulls——1,720180.21/cwt174.50–186.503,1003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed748114.18/cwt100.00–127.008542
Cows—Lean 85-90%863111.33/cwt107.50–115.009612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%925180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6651
Cows—Lean 85-90%980136.81/cwt134.00–139.001,3413
Cows—Lean 85-90%981150.34/cwt143.00–156.501,47566
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,140221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,5191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265165.62/cwt156.00–167.502,09514
Replacement Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6831
Bulls—Medium 1-2Fleshy1,1922,333.33/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3333
Bulls—Medium 1-21,2362,862.50/head2,600.00–3,050.002,8634
Bulls—Medium 1-2Fancy1,2783,466.67/head3,200.00–3,600.003,4673
Bulls—Medium 11,3253,700.00/head3,600.00–3,900.003,7003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows27 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26611,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27831,925.00/head1,875.00–1,975.001,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27871,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Fleshy8651,650.00/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 19301,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29771,950.00/head1,700.00–2,100.001,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1192,078.13/head1,925.00–2,150.002,0788
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1222,065.00/head1,825.00–2,275.002,06510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,430.00/head2,250.00–2,475.002,4305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,450.00/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Large 11,2452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2852,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3133,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3392,675.00/head2,525.00–2,800.002,6755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1710247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7571
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1792284.10/cwt185.00–352.002,25010
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,180167.50/cwt150.00–185.001,9772
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 19553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,2152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5603,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-25101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26271,483.33/head1,350.00–1,650.001,4833
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26681,658.33/head1,375.00–1,800.001,6583
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.