Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2026-04-22

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 22
● Final164 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,160 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 1,331▲ 401 vs year ago 759 · +52.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 191▼ 19 vs year ago 100 · −19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 136▲ 70 vs year ago 60 · +116.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale; Steer and heifer calves sold lower and feeder steers were lower except for 800-850 lbs being steady. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 9.00 higher. Trade was lower on smaller numbers with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. 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 $468.07/cwt on 74 head, down $14.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +33.50 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$468.07
▼ 14.66 vs prior sale
74 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$105.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.56
vs NM average
−10.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1522510.002,6622thin
Medium and Large 1538491.072,64033
Medium 1590462.172,72724
Medium and Large 1-2531460.262,4444thin
Small and Medium 2570420.002,3942thin
Medium 1-2570404.322,3059thin
One grade step is worth $105.68/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale74 hd
468.07
—
NM average3 barns · 259 hd
455.51
+12.56
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−10.96
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
+33.50
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—Average1,603197.863,17210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,342174.822,34612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,166167.771,95614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,068157.561,68311

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,162$3,1797
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,9966
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$2,8507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,071$2,8297
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$2,75013
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)858$2,6173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,615$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$2,4503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$2,0673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,097$2,0336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,253$3,36912
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$3,2926
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$3,21811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$2,9001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)595$1,7001thin

Every lot

164 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned120900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned178760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,3533
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1241720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,7353
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,8952
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,9502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned340580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned352605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,1302
Steers350–400Medium 1365636.32/cwt620.00–645.002,3233
Steers350–400Medium 1-2Unweaned373400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4926
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374641.19/cwt625.00–650.002,39814
Steers350–400Medium 1-2Full378460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7393
Steers350–400Medium 1-2385605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,3292
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405601.00/cwt601.00–601.002,4342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430567.60/cwt550.00–580.002,4419
Steers450–500Medium 1Thin Fleshed457575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,6282
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461556.77/cwt552.00–560.002,5675
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full484511.75/cwt485.00–517.002,47710
Steers450–500Medium 1486532.36/cwt532.00–535.002,58716
Steers450–500Medium 1-2498477.00/cwt477.00–477.002,3757
Steers500–550Large 1522510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,6622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523509.01/cwt500.00–520.002,66221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531460.26/cwt450.00–470.002,4444
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,6937
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2570420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3942
Steers550–600Medium 1-2570404.32/cwt402.00–405.002,3059
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578421.40/cwt405.00–445.002,4365
Steers550–600Medium 1583535.00/cwt535.00–535.003,1195
Steers550–600Medium 1Full592443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,62319
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618422.57/cwt417.00–430.002,61126
Steers600–650Large 1622412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,5632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631369.08/cwt362.00–380.002,3295
Steers600–650Medium 1637370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3572
Steers600–650Medium 1-2644387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,49212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669417.49/cwt415.00–420.002,7938
Steers650–700Medium 1681400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,72413
Steers650–700Medium 1-2685295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full687397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,7272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy694388.57/cwt387.00–395.002,6975
Steers700–750Large 1706338.39/cwt337.00–345.002,3896
Steers750–800Large 1751353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,6513
Steers750–800Medium 1771342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6373
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779358.14/cwt351.00–359.002,79046
Steers750–800Large 3796197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5683
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838348.09/cwt345.25–350.002,917130
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,8992
Steers850–900Medium 1885305.70/cwt300.00–310.002,7057
Steers900–950Medium 1905417.00/cwt417.00–417.003,7742
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1916335.25/cwt335.25–335.253,0718
Steers950–1000Medium 1951316.00/cwt316.00–316.003,00512
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9544
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned991,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,15010
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,30011
Heifers300–350Medium 1325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337582.05/cwt575.00–585.001,96213
Heifers350–400Medium 1358570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned375490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8382
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2388415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6104
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy391525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0534
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,3702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416493.77/cwt485.00–520.002,0548
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424377.39/cwt375.00–380.001,6004
Heifers400–450Medium 1434505.90/cwt480.00–510.002,1967
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned439475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0855
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full440302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3292
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5022
Heifers450–500Large 1-2470405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9042
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2470372.50/cwt355.00–390.001,7514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477443.50/cwt425.00–465.002,11514
Heifers450–500Large 1485436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,1152
Heifers500–550Medium 1516447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,3078
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2519373.69/cwt362.00–385.001,93912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532422.87/cwt410.00–440.002,25020
Heifers500–550Large 1536425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2786
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full539395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,12915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577364.99/cwt352.00–385.002,10610
Heifers550–600Medium 1580360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0882
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added581402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,3365
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2587350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0552
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed595395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6782
Heifers600–650Medium 1625367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,2942
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628389.13/cwt372.00–392.002,44412
Heifers600–650Large 1647370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3945
Heifers650–700Medium 1660345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2772
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679356.78/cwt345.00–365.002,42318
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0793
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6072
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,8267
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5422
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,80613
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2947202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,9132
Heifers950–1000Small and Medium 1-2955278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,6552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1171,258.21/head1,200.00–1,300.001,25815
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,2522
Bulls450–500Small 3485270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3102
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2732
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1656360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3623
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4855
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3319532.21/cwt527.00–537.001,698117
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3323285.00/cwt285.00–285.009216
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3426410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,74711
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3460220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0122
Dairy Steers500–550Small 3500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009252
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 1-2318637.00/cwt637.00–637.002,02627
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2319516.70/cwt485.00–522.001,64815
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,085190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0621
Bulls——Light Weight1,230185.50/cwt185.50–185.502,2821
Bulls——1,313185.28/cwt180.00–190.502,4332
Bulls——1,815195.38/cwt194.00–197.503,5463
Bulls——1,882215.48/cwt212.00–220.004,0553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed980170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066156.42/cwt150.25–160.001,66710
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,090169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180167.60/cwt161.00–171.001,97813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,342174.82/cwt172.00–179.502,34612
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1800247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,9761
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,540191.50/cwt191.50–191.502,9491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-26701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 19502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,0251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0712,828.57/head2,800.00–3,000.002,8297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0972,033.33/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1033,193.75/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1342,875.00/head2,850.00–2,950.002,87512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,525.00/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1513,033.33/head2,700.00–3,150.003,0336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1623,178.57/head3,050.00–3,200.003,1797
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs20 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-26302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 19402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0783,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,300.00/head3,200.00–3,400.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1253,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,216.67/head3,150.00–3,250.003,2173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1903,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2523,333.33/head3,100.00–3,450.003,3333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,275.00/head3,200.00–3,350.003,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,3202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3802,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,5753,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7154,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 1753276.67/cwt275.00–280.002,0833
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1788286.75/cwt240.00–320.002,2608
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1970183.33/cwt180.00–185.001,7783
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-25951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.