Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2026-06-03

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jun 3
● Final169 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
781 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 709▼ 766 vs year ago 1,547 · −49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 131▼ 166 vs year ago 311 · −53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 149▼ 263 vs year ago 393 · −66.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, steer calves 450-550 lbs sold steady to higher and 550-600 lbs were 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold uneven according to condition and fill but a higher market was evident. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs were 10.00-13.00 higher and feeder heifers 750-800 lbs that were guaranteed open sold 15.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 lower. 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 $415.79/cwt on 48 head, down $16.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −18.78 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$415.79
▼ 16.64 vs prior sale
48 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$886
per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2
$186.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.07
vs NM average
−43.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1520460.002,3921thin
Medium and Large 1542455.322,46631
Medium and Large 1-2540374.902,0267thin
Medium 1-2575371.202,1343thin
Small and Medium 1-2540275.001,4851thin
Medium and Large 2550273.981,5065thin
One grade step is worth $186.02/cwt here — about $886 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 sale48 hd
415.79
—
NM average3 barns · 148 hd
418.86
−3.07
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−43.40
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−18.78
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—Low1,429191.902,74216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,148176.312,02536
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,064167.981,78834
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,034146.081,5105thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,310147.191,9288thin

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)1,068$3,5448
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$3,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$2,9634thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,137$2,9255
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,286$2,87733
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,8253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,051$2,4818
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)936$2,4647
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$3,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,219$3,4437
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,254$3,2888
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,284$2,9867
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)790$2,3501thin

Every lot

169 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
Steers300–350Medium 1330505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6671
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331614.93/cwt590.00–620.002,0356
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned340560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full347575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9952
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368568.33/cwt560.00–570.002,09119
Steers350–400Medium 1368550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0244
Steers350–400Large 1368544.53/cwt530.00–555.002,0045
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned375505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8941
Steers350–400Large 1-2Unweaned380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Steers400–450Medium 1-2405470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added406550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,23319
Steers400–450Medium 1425540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2951
Steers400–450Large 1431494.77/cwt485.00–505.002,1326
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full433480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0788
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436507.17/cwt500.00–525.002,21117
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned445450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0031
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2733
Steers450–500Medium 1-2450410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full470410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9271
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472446.65/cwt425.00–455.002,10810
Steers450–500Medium 1480413.78/cwt400.00–427.001,9862
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518227.44/cwt215.00–240.001,1782
Steers500–550Medium 1520460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned520410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521390.17/cwt370.00–405.002,0334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523479.66/cwt455.00–482.002,50916
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565446.60/cwt422.00–457.002,5239
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566354.55/cwt350.00–357.002,0073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7423
Steers550–600Medium 1-2575371.20/cwt366.00–382.002,1343
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full593397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,3543
Steers600–650Medium 1605371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,5632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,5096
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619378.31/cwt372.00–392.002,3427
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625352.61/cwt347.00–370.002,2044
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed652397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,5882
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665303.60/cwt290.00–317.002,0192
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678367.95/cwt364.00–372.002,4959
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712354.11/cwt352.00–355.002,52121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy730315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3001
Steers750–800Medium 2750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781338.23/cwt332.00–344.002,64211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840332.50/cwt332.00–341.002,793125
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,5372
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2951
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Full865297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,5692
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1869326.33/cwt317.00–327.002,83630
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1902328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,9595
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1974291.54/cwt290.00–297.002,8409
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned305510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5561
Heifers300–350Medium 1315440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327566.77/cwt560.00–585.001,8537
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full342525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2352450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382487.63/cwt470.00–492.001,86325
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added383520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9923
Heifers350–400Medium 1385505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9444
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7711
Heifers350–400Large 1392495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9404
Heifers400–450Medium 1405485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425482.61/cwt470.00–490.002,05122
Heifers400–450Large 1445410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8593
Heifers450–500Medium 1Unweaned485405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3031
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2490320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5683
Heifers500–550Medium 2500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524405.10/cwt390.00–415.002,12313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2343
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2532360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9152
Heifers500–550Medium 1540325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7552
Heifers550–600Medium 1563322.44/cwt320.00–325.001,8152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575369.58/cwt355.00–385.002,12520
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2575245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624343.71/cwt342.00–345.002,1457
Heifers600–650Medium 1625345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1561
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2652255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656337.02/cwt330.00–345.002,2115
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714339.68/cwt332.00–340.002,42526
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2725295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1391
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open754337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,54133
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,120221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,4751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0662
Bulls400–450Large 1420480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6232
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2450365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473306.51/cwt300.00–310.001,4503
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2591350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0694
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1637337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1474
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2656345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2637
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1961
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2941200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8823
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1967250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4182
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3131
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3915175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,111182.66/cwt171.00–191.002,0295
Bulls——1,542189.14/cwt181.25–194.002,9177
Bulls——1,629208.29/cwt200.00–219.003,3934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%775146.85/cwt144.00–149.001,1382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%850175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4881
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed873162.38/cwt158.00–163.001,4186
Cows—Boner 80-85%875161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080149.85/cwt142.00–158.001,6182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,114169.48/cwt158.50–173.501,88827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,157176.35/cwt172.50–184.002,04035
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,460137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,310147.19/cwt139.50–156.001,9288
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28532,383.33/head2,100.00–2,550.002,3833
Bred Cows—Large 18652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29922,516.67/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0163,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8006
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0392,550.00/head2,400.00–2,800.002,5504
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0603,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,0802,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0933,050.00/head2,850.00–3,250.003,0502
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1183,100.00/head2,900.00–3,300.003,1002
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 21,1252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1372,925.00/head2,650.00–3,100.002,9255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2862,876.52/head2,875.00–2,900.002,87733
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,0503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0852,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1854,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2943,675.00/head3,400.00–3,800.003,6754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3033,125.00/head2,900.00–3,350.003,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3183,400.00/head3,200.00–3,600.003,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3403,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3903,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4253,125.00/head2,950.00–3,300.003,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy676324.75/cwt307.00–352.002,1954
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2715210.00/cwt205.00–215.001,5022
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1828260.91/cwt235.00–280.002,16011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1907250.46/cwt235.00–265.002,27213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.