Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2026-05-06

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 6
● Final171 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,653 head
▲ 389 vs last sale 1,264▲ 741 vs year ago 912 · +81.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 116▲ 41 vs year ago 69 · +59.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 193▲ 94 vs year ago 77 · +122.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 5.00-13.00 lower and feeder steers were 2.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 12.00-15.00 lower and feeder heifers were steady to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate on larger numbers with an uneven market. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $396.69/cwt on 57 head, down $17.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +17.50 against this barn's trailing median of $379.18.
Average price
$396.69
▼ 17.58 vs prior sale
57 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,135
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$640
per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2
$132.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.11
vs NM average
−31.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1515434.982,2408thin
Medium 1-2541401.002,1694thin
Medium and Large 1-2597400.002,3882thin
Medium and Large 1541397.932,15139
Medium 2530302.001,6014thin
One grade step is worth $132.98/cwt here — about $640 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale57 hd
396.69
—
NM average2 barns · 118 hd
402.80
−6.11
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−31.21
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.18
+17.50
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
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—Average1,446200.162,89514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,437183.842,6425thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183169.302,00328
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,006147.981,48919

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)1,237$3,5504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$3,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$2,8753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,274$2,7134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,226$2,67712
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,298$2,6333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)802$2,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,202$2,3086
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$2,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)988$2,0833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)950$1,7355
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)842$2,5502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$2,4367
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)700$2,0002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,303$4,0752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,481$4,15413
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,398$3,57510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,362$3,09626
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,032$2,5833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$2,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,000$3,7252thin

Every lot

171 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added322690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,2224
Steers300–350Medium 1330615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,0302
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334628.61/cwt615.00–640.002,1006
Steers350–400Medium 1-2Unweaned365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6432
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2-3365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009132
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385592.10/cwt560.00–600.002,2805
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,3366
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned415520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1582
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full420532.00/cwt532.00–532.002,2342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427553.18/cwt535.00–575.002,36214
Steers400–450Medium 1435537.77/cwt530.00–540.002,3399
Steers400–450Large 1-2445505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2471
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3452235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0622
Steers450–500Medium 1-2455525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465534.22/cwt520.00–555.002,4848
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned518450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3314
Steers500–550Medium 1-2Unweaned520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532436.42/cwt405.00–441.002,32216
Steers500–550Large 1535410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1942
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538489.88/cwt465.00–502.002,63615
Steers500–550Medium 1-2540450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4302
Steers550–600Medium 1-2563443.25/cwt430.00–450.002,4953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570418.03/cwt410.00–428.002,3837
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579457.12/cwt442.00–472.002,64741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7262
Steers600–650Medium 1-2610387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,3611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full633417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,6408
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635436.09/cwt427.00–445.002,76935
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy636419.43/cwt417.00–420.002,66810
Steers650–700Medium 1-2Full656345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2633
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,6866
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676373.73/cwt362.00–382.002,52612
Steers650–700Medium 1-2680400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full715355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5383
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732385.45/cwt377.00–394.002,82118
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766368.02/cwt354.00–370.002,81983
Steers800–850Large 1820345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8291
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1839347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,91113
Steers800–850Medium 1-2845292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,4672
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Full858320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7464
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860354.00/cwt354.00–354.003,04440
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1981300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,9433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340527.05/cwt515.00–542.001,7927
Heifers350–400Medium 1365540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378556.05/cwt535.00–570.002,10231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full388524.24/cwt520.00–525.002,0346
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned388514.08/cwt510.00–515.001,99511
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2Unweaned405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full407425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7302
Heifers400–450Large 1415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7642
Heifers400–450Medium 1422490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0682
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432468.43/cwt452.00–482.002,02415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed433510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,0782
Heifers450–500Medium 2455352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,6022
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2458447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,0474
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full469427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,00315
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2Full470377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,7722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477445.20/cwt432.00–465.002,12425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,9458
Heifers500–550Medium 1515434.98/cwt421.00–443.002,2408
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524410.86/cwt407.00–415.002,15321
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2525408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,1422
Heifers500–550Medium 2530302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6014
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2557394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,1952
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560382.85/cwt372.00–400.002,14418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628378.06/cwt370.00–390.002,37411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1742
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2635372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,3621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy647365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3622
Heifers650–700Large 1650366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,3793
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676367.82/cwt355.00–375.002,486104
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2102
Heifers650–700Medium 1687387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,6592
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,2312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717355.18/cwt347.00–366.002,54737
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2165
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3735
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open782346.50/cwt346.50–346.502,71068
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1846310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6239
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1946300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8383
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1956290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7723
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium 1605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9362
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 2272574.00/cwt574.00–574.001,56137
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2311577.91/cwt576.00–580.001,797113
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3Full321255.00/cwt255.00–255.008199
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3323315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0174
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2411440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8085
Dairy Steers500–550Small 3527225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1862
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3848202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7136
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Large 2333597.00/cwt597.00–597.001,98816
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Large 2411565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,32211
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2497425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1128
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Large 2294600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,76431
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2329689.12/cwt674.00–700.502,267291
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3383355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3603
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2475437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,0766
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Large 2562365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0515
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 2321417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,3396
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3488240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1713
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3682222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5145
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,133199.92/cwt170.00–234.002,2656
Bulls——1,503187.41/cwt186.00–190.002,8173
Bulls——1,788208.09/cwt200.00–215.503,7215
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%855124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024150.80/cwt144.00–162.001,54417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183169.30/cwt160.00–178.002,00328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,365188.01/cwt187.50–188.502,5662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485181.06/cwt180.00–183.502,6893
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855197.67/cwt190.00–200.001,6906
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3034,075.00/head3,750.00–4,400.004,0752
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3953,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,915215.25/cwt215.25–215.254,1221
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2582
Stock Cows—Medium 1734269.25/cwt260.00–297.001,9764
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1825241.00/cwt232.00–250.001,9882
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,107244.56/cwt225.00–247.002,7079
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs19 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0102,400.00/head2,200.00–2,500.002,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,500.00/head2,450.00–2,550.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,530.00/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5305
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2353,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4063,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4254,300.00/head4,250.00–4,350.004,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4253,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4393,326.92/head3,050.00–3,350.003,32713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5054,575.00/head4,350.00–4,800.004,5758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,5303,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5903,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6004,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7433,825.00/head3,650.00–4,000.003,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7653,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows27 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28022,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium 28402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Large 28451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,841.67/head1,700.00–2,100.001,8423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1662,750.00/head2,500.00–3,050.002,7504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2212,400.00/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2373,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2492,629.17/head2,500.00–3,050.002,6296
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2742,712.50/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7134
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2782,675.00/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3202,525.00/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5252
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17002,000.00/head1,750.00–2,250.002,0002
Bred Heifers—Large 17202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17842,500.00/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5006
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18422,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Heifers—Large 1-21,2353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,725.00/head3,550.00–3,900.003,7252

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.