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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 15
● Final187 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,331 head
▲ 345 vs last sale 986▲ 130 vs year ago 1,201 · +10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 85▲ 65 vs year ago 126 · +51.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 104▼ 34 vs year ago 170 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale; Steer calves sold uneven on larger numbers with 550-600 lbs being 15.00-18.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 15.00 lower. Heifer calves 450-500 lbs were 18.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700-750 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Trade was moderate on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.30/cwt on 73 head, down $22.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +31.11 against this barn's trailing median of $379.18.
Average price
$410.30
▼ 22.61 vs prior sale
73 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,253
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$818
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$151.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.40
vs NM average
−17.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1525471.292,4739thin
Medium and Large 1543418.702,27432
Medium 1-2563400.002,25210thin
Medium 1575389.642,24111thin
Medium and Large 1-2555376.172,0889thin
Medium and Large 2517320.001,6542thin
One grade step is worth $151.29/cwt here — about $818 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 sale73 hd
410.30
—
NM average3 barns · 165 hd
409.90
+0.40
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−17.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.18
+31.11
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
447398349300median 379.1803/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.90, low $314.16, median $379.18 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—Low1,506188.712,84248
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,295174.252,25729
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,235168.222,07846
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,116154.401,72218

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)1,303$3,7136
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$2,6752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,6634thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,187$2,6426
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,130$2,3758
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)842$1,7673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)600$1,2002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$2,6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,6333thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)987$2,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$3,41811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,276$3,2508
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,161$2,93214
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)750$2,7501thin

Every lot

187 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Large 1215735.00/cwt735.00–735.001,5802
Steers200–250Medium 1240745.00/cwt745.00–745.001,7882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full313645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,0199
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned320610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9523
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328687.27/cwt665.00–695.002,25413
Steers300–350Large 2335627.00/cwt627.00–627.002,10048
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy335550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8432
Steers350–400Medium 1Unweaned366605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,2143
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1396535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1193
Steers350–400Medium 1-2398500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9905
Steers400–450Medium 1-2415550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2832
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424562.84/cwt555.00–580.002,3869
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459568.66/cwt567.00–569.002,6106
Steers450–500Medium 1-2473525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,4835
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475503.85/cwt495.00–518.002,3939
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned503475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3893
Steers500–550Medium 1506507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,5655
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532517.76/cwt510.00–537.002,75427
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539466.89/cwt450.00–487.002,51714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568472.09/cwt460.00–485.002,68127
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed570585.00/cwt585.00–585.003,3352
Steers550–600Medium 1581500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,9053
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,5407
Steers550–600Large 1595445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,64811
Steers600–650Large 1600422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,5323
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609442.83/cwt435.00–445.002,69714
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2-3622222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634372.33/cwt360.00–377.002,3617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3103
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679405.97/cwt395.00–415.002,75711
Steers650–700Medium 1-2684387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,64710
Steers650–700Medium 1691370.78/cwt368.00–378.002,5627
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full693390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7038
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2698391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,72914
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,64613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774357.56/cwt348.00–365.002,76810
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820345.56/cwt343.00–350.002,83410
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1867327.45/cwt320.00–335.002,8398
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1942287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,7042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1131,119.44/head1,050.00–1,175.001,1192
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,4922
Heifers250–300Large 1270670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,8092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8902
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2333565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,8813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359617.45/cwt605.00–630.002,2174
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy363575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0874
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full381538.22/cwt530.00–550.002,0516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned393520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0449
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405526.39/cwt520.00–555.002,13211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,3993
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned410510.79/cwt510.00–515.002,09413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0063
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2427465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9862
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full433494.09/cwt490.00–500.002,1397
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2447400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474477.03/cwt465.00–485.002,26130
Heifers450–500Medium 1475470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2333
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2492406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,9982
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added501447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,2393
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full510410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0912
Heifers500–550Large 1516468.23/cwt460.00–489.002,4167
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525434.06/cwt425.00–440.002,27911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535382.33/cwt370.00–402.002,0455
Heifers500–550Medium 1538362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,9483
Heifers550–600Large 1555482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,6752
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2563400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,25210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564410.73/cwt400.00–422.002,31712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full578383.53/cwt382.00–385.002,2174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580368.47/cwt367.00–370.002,1374
Heifers550–600Medium 1589400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3568
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,41211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy619353.32/cwt352.00–355.002,1877
Heifers600–650Large 1626375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3485
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627380.12/cwt378.00–383.002,38320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630330.39/cwt327.00–337.002,0819
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full635374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,3752
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,36014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0632
Heifers650–700Medium 1658360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3693
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2691395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,7294
Heifers650–700Large 1698367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,5625
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725359.39/cwt357.00–360.002,60691
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,4343
Heifers700–750Medium 1738352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,5984
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780340.31/cwt330.00–350.002,65412
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1882308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,71738
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7302
Heifers1100–1150Medium 11,120246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,7553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned170730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364613.91/cwt600.00–635.002,2355
Bulls500–550Medium 1536432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,3163
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned550387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,1293
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,5826
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616425.26/cwt415.00–435.002,6204
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,4772
Bulls700–750Large 1715332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3742
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4072
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6832
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7361
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0862
Bulls950–1000Medium 1-2970180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7462
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4962
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,142177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,0215
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Large 3220280.00/cwt280.00–280.006164
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2782
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2479430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0605
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2632225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4225
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Small 3238275.00/cwt275.00–275.006559
Dairy Steers250–300Small 3-4253250.00/cwt250.00–250.006333
Dairy Steers250–300Small 3257300.00/cwt300.00–300.0077114
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3319265.00/cwt265.00–265.0084510
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3324565.64/cwt530.00–582.001,833115
Dairy Steers300–350Medium 3327325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0632
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3399470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,87515
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3446450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0074
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers200–250Large 2209400.00/cwt400.00–400.008368
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2322605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,94817
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3395460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8177
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,225164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0091
Bulls——Return to Feed1,316175.70/cwt155.00–190.502,3127
Bulls——1,347178.90/cwt167.00–185.002,41011
Bulls——1,584190.37/cwt185.25–196.503,01518
Bulls——1,684206.31/cwt200.50–215.003,47411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%785146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1461
Cows—Lean 85-90%923130.96/cwt130.00–132.001,2092
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,013162.76/cwt150.50–175.001,6494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,218156.38/cwt148.50–160.001,90511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235168.22/cwt160.00–176.502,07846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295174.25/cwt171.50–180.002,25729
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows30 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-36001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-36001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2855157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,000.00/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080161.67/cwt155.00–175.001,7463
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,095171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,8781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,975.00/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,662.50/head2,650.00–2,700.002,6634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,975.00/head2,850.00–3,100.002,9752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,240174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2503,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2583,585.00/head3,325.00–3,850.003,5855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2722,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,281171.00/cwt170.00–171.502,1913
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,425172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,4581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,5254,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 11,730168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,9061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,810167.50/cwt167.50–167.503,0321
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0863,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1453,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1622,933.33/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2313,000.00/head2,750.00–3,250.003,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2483,291.67/head3,000.00–3,350.003,2926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3403,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,4753,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-27502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Large 19102,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Large 19302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium 19452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium 11,0152,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1760249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8921
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1820230.33/cwt214.00–240.001,8893
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,044205.40/cwt185.00–230.002,1445
Stock Cows—Medium 11,070216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,3111

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.