Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2026-05-13

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 13
● Final168 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,543 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 1,653▲ 412 vs year ago 1,131 · +36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 171▲ 7 vs year ago 119 · +5.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-500 lbs sold 10.00 lower and 550-600 lbs were 8.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold lower while 650-850 lbs were steady-8.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-450 lbs and 500-600 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher and 450-500 lbs were lower. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold lower with 750-800 lbs being higher. Trade was uneven on smaller numbers with a moderate market on good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 7.00 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 $397.36/cwt on 72 head, up $0.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +18.18 against this barn's trailing median of $379.18.
Average price
$397.36
▲ 0.67 vs prior sale
72 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,115
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$883
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$159.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.29
vs NM average
−19.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521414.142,15849
Medium 1-2500410.002,0501thin
Medium 1545394.862,1517thin
Medium and Large 1-2574352.832,02512thin
Medium and Large 2545327.001,7822thin
Medium 2500255.001,2751thin
One grade step is worth $159.14/cwt here — about $883 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 sale72 hd
397.36
—
NM average3 barns · 115 hd
387.07
+10.29
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−19.75
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.18
+18.18
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.

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)1,131$3,2797
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,460$2,8003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,79830
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,395$2,6751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,6673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)958$2,6173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$2,6006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$2,4384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,177$2,4173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)936$2,4008
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,182$2,3687
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,112$2,2855
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)793$2,6676
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)818$2,5752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,340$5,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,550$3,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$3,5673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$2,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)670$2,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)855$3,1002thin

Every lot

168 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 1287620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7792
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added290670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,9432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355652.37/cwt625.00–665.002,3164
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned371610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,2634
Steers350–400Medium 1-2385405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5592
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned405476.00/cwt476.00–476.001,9283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned427501.72/cwt500.00–505.002,1426
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431545.50/cwt525.00–565.002,35126
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469409.62/cwt402.00–420.001,9215
Steers450–500Medium 1-2470430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477530.33/cwt500.00–540.002,53021
Steers450–500Large 1-2495450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full505450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2734
Steers500–550Large 1515485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4982
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2-3515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,7094
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525424.01/cwt422.00–426.002,2264
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537496.16/cwt485.00–510.002,66421
Steers550–600Medium 1-2550375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0632
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3722
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565465.90/cwt445.00–480.002,63221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580434.54/cwt432.00–437.002,5204
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full582438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,5499
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582423.93/cwt420.00–431.002,46717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed609420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,55810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3182
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616366.60/cwt362.00–371.002,2584
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625403.13/cwt392.00–415.002,52029
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2-3636225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4314
Steers600–650Large 1640385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4642
Steers650–700Large 1-2650390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5352
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681355.74/cwt352.00–357.002,4234
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682410.09/cwt410.00–417.002,79775
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy684375.49/cwt370.00–377.002,5689
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714392.07/cwt387.00–393.002,79913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full714363.45/cwt350.00–369.002,59510
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4474
Steers750–800Medium 1780352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,7462
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781367.00/cwt364.00–368.002,86616
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4342
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added786372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,92440
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full793320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5383
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4072
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835341.92/cwt336.00–355.002,85513
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8982
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,9262
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975412.00/cwt412.00–412.004,0172
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,115265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,9552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1309575.67/cwt560.00–595.001,77919
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Full320355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1362
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned337535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8032
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned370410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5172
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9954
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380506.22/cwt492.00–530.001,92424
Heifers350–400Large 1396514.00/cwt514.00–514.002,0354
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409493.38/cwt465.00–505.002,01819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7632
Heifers400–450Large 1430510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1936
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432416.70/cwt403.00–425.001,8005
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2445355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5802
Heifers450–500Large 1454512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,32410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470441.65/cwt423.00–460.002,07632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8677
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned497402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,9982
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2500410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0501
Heifers500–550Medium 2500255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2751
Heifers500–550Medium 1505417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,1062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515418.19/cwt390.00–425.502,15443
Heifers500–550Medium 1Full535365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,7822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full545327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,7822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full560342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,9152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566406.73/cwt405.00–412.002,3024
Heifers550–600Medium 1578400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3123
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0207
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open620395.38/cwt395.25–400.002,45171
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632369.63/cwt357.00–377.002,33616
Heifers600–650Medium 1635354.52/cwt352.00–357.002,2514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full650317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,0612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672363.91/cwt360.00–367.002,4459
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy672342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2984
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy702352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,4715
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3522
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Full755260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9632
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767357.61/cwt350.00–359.002,74319
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full785334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,6224
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792305.50/cwt305.50–305.502,42010
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed801335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6833
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1847311.62/cwt311.50–320.002,63965
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305617.62/cwt610.00–625.001,8842
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2310635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,9692
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1701335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3485
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Small 3-4233290.92/cwt275.00–310.0067829
Dairy Steers200–250Small 3234325.00/cwt325.00–325.007616
Dairy Steers250–300Small 3-4258283.72/cwt275.00–300.007329
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3284614.30/cwt605.00–628.001,74595
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3-4288425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2243
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3302345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0426
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3309603.98/cwt590.00–605.001,866262
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3-4341420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4327
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3-4443245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0859
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Small 3252255.00/cwt255.00–255.006437
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3-4287425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2206
Dairy Heifers300–350Small 3300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0506
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3412310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2772
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3506230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1643
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,007262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,6382
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2305680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,07438
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1820278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,2801
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3405,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows36 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 26451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Fleshy6602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 17202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Large 1-27802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Large 28051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29682,262.50/head2,175.00–2,350.002,2632
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Fancy9703,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0492,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0682,625.00/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1152,550.00/head2,250.00–2,850.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1272,350.00/head2,300.00–2,375.002,3503
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1402,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1683,390.00/head3,000.00–3,550.003,3905
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2372,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,512.50/head2,450.00–2,575.002,5132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2672,410.00/head2,250.00–2,450.002,4105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,2682,250.00/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2502
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2703,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3192,745.45/head2,400.00–2,800.002,74522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3573,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3682,900.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium 11,3952,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,6452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2533,850.00/head3,800.00–3,900.003,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Heifers—Large 1-27702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28332,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8754
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Large 1-28553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2705231.67/cwt210.00–250.001,6333
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1713329.71/cwt300.00–372.002,3517
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,068272.27/cwt252.00–285.002,90822

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.