Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2026-03-25

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Mar 25
● Final188 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,421 head
▼ 864 vs last sale 2,285▼ 500 vs year ago 1,921 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 115▼ 82 vs year ago 162 · −50.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 208 vs last sale 303▼ 224 vs year ago 319 · −70.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale; Steer calves 300-500 lbs sold lower and 500-550 lbs were 15.00-22.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-900 lbs sold 7.00-19.00 lower while 900-950 lbs were 9.00 higher. Heifer calves sold lower with 500-550 lbs being 15.00-25.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderately lower on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Market was lower 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 $481.07/cwt on 82 head, up $2.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +46.51 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$481.07
▲ 2.91 vs prior sale
82 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$242.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+32.38
vs NM average
+2.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548497.752,72972
Medium and Large 1-2539387.502,0908thin
Medium and Large 2545255.001,3902thin
One grade step is worth $242.75/cwt here — about $1,339 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 sale82 hd
481.07
—
NM average3 barns · 222 hd
448.70
+32.38
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
+2.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
+46.51
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—High1,717185.813,19019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average980187.111,8345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,140165.601,88818
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,152153.631,77015

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)1,026$2,8086
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,147$2,4833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$2,3505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$2,2955
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,134$2,2564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$2,1705
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)767$2,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)963$1,9006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,008$1,7577
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,530$4,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,366$3,0577
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$2,9506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)858$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$2,6754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,214$2,6004thin

Every lot

188 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 · Steers56 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295702.00/cwt702.00–702.002,0712
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Full297650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,9317
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added310680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,1082
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned358565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0235
Steers350–400Medium 1370525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9432
Steers350–400Medium 1Fancy375605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,2692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379593.49/cwt575.00–610.002,2495
Steers350–400Medium 1-2380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5392
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2-3390410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5992
Steers350–400Large 1390410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed406610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,4774
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423558.09/cwt545.00–580.002,3619
Steers400–450Medium 1425512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,1762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full432512.09/cwt500.00–517.002,2127
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442477.70/cwt455.00–485.002,1114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467444.21/cwt432.00–470.002,0743
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478554.88/cwt545.00–575.002,65213
Steers450–500Medium 1480450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy491504.91/cwt480.00–512.002,47919
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7502
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520554.81/cwt550.00–570.002,88516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520519.51/cwt515.00–530.002,7019
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full539485.83/cwt485.00–490.002,6196
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3902
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added551525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,89313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed562475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,6709
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7252
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580435.29/cwt425.00–460.002,52519
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full600352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1122
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed617375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631410.14/cwt401.00–417.002,58817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638361.06/cwt352.00–367.002,3047
Steers650–700Large 1-2Full660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6502
Steers650–700Large 1-2682317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7764
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full690340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3463
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1691381.60/cwt380.00–392.002,63728
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725380.42/cwt367.00–382.002,75875
Steers700–750Large 1740307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2722
Steers700–750Large 1-2745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2352
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy780343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,6756
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782357.81/cwt347.00–365.002,798104
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819329.96/cwt318.00–334.002,7025
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2823290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3874
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added830351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,9132
Steers800–850Medium 1830330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7392
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2Full837200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6742
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872309.49/cwt308.00–310.002,6994
Steers850–900Large 1877333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,9204
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1911324.15/cwt300.00–325.502,95319
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1981309.50/cwt309.50–309.503,03637
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,012282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,8542
Steers1000–1050Large 11,017307.00/cwt307.00–307.003,1222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium 1325585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369550.98/cwt550.00–555.002,0335
Heifers350–400Medium 1Unweaned382425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8722
Heifers350–400Medium 1392560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1952
Heifers400–450Large 1400500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417502.47/cwt495.00–515.002,0958
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned417440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8354
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full437445.47/cwt440.00–450.001,9478
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459484.95/cwt470.00–500.002,2264
Heifers450–500Medium 1465445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0692
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469434.73/cwt410.00–445.002,03923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479375.75/cwt372.00–385.001,80010
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2486397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,9296
Heifers450–500Large 1490425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4362
Heifers500–550Medium 1509447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,2755
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534427.03/cwt407.00–438.002,28066
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy536400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full545382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,0822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed565407.45/cwt401.00–412.002,3029
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585360.49/cwt342.00–375.002,10931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2596303.34/cwt300.00–305.001,8086
Heifers600–650Medium 1605307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,8572
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy620387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,3993
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640329.22/cwt325.00–342.002,1074
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673348.04/cwt340.00–350.002,34210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full679322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,18628
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open689342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,36031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1592
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729314.73/cwt310.00–317.002,2949
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed807320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,58229
Heifers800–850Large 1815280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2822
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open817306.56/cwt304.00–310.002,50530
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820281.70/cwt270.00–287.002,31012
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy857357.00/cwt357.00–357.003,0592
Heifers850–900Medium 1860319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,7435
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open867298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,58461
Heifers900–950Medium 1922219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,0192
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1952230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1902
Heifers1050–1100Medium 11,090250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,7252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,9502
Bulls400–450Medium 1440505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630362.99/cwt362.00–365.002,2876
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0162
Bulls600–650Large 1645320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0642
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Full680335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1072
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1344
Bulls850–900Large 1-2875297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,5992
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008295
Dairy Steers350–400Small 4354270.00/cwt270.00–270.009564
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3358290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0386
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3389457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,77828
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0358
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3517220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1375
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Large 2256550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,40813
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2340480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,63214
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2386601.50/cwt601.50–601.502,32264
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2Full388556.50/cwt556.50–556.502,15933
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2434532.00/cwt532.00–532.002,30937
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2366605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,21461
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Large 2414535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,21541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 2595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,280100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2801
Bulls——1,383171.65/cwt155.50–182.002,3743
Bulls——1,698200.00/cwt199.50–200.503,3962
Bulls——1,830193.50/cwt193.50–193.503,54113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%725134.00/cwt134.00–134.009721
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed818154.92/cwt144.00–165.001,2672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed952197.53/cwt196.00–200.001,8803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,023171.47/cwt170.50–172.501,7542
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,055169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145165.40/cwt160.75–170.001,89417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,223158.14/cwt145.00–165.001,93411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,470121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Fleshy7201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27672,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3505
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28651,700.00/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28732,625.00/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28782,000.00/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28931,737.50/head1,725.00–1,750.001,7382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Large 11,0252,150.00/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,700.00/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0481,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,762.50/head1,650.00–1,825.001,7634
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1022,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,475.00/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1182,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,425.00/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,2451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 1885232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,0531
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1970266.50/cwt258.00–275.002,5852
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,030234.20/cwt223.00–265.002,4125
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29352,775.00/head2,550.00–3,000.002,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29482,883.33/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,650.00/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,775.00/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2362,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,3353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4252,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5304,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6763,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.