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Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Sep 23
● Final188 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,641 head
▼ 1,105 vs last sale 2,746▼ 1,310 vs year ago 2,951 · −44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 225▼ 61 vs year ago 272 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
440 head
▼ 193 vs last sale 633▼ 130 vs year ago 570 · −22.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves 350-450 lbs sold uneven and 450-600 lbs were 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold higher and 550-600 lbs were 5.00 lower Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderately higher on lower numbers . Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00 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 $397.95/cwt on 130 head, up $35.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −36.62 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$397.95
▲ 35.02 vs prior sale
130 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,149
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$472
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$87.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.90
vs NM average
−7.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539404.712,183117
Medium and Large 1-2561364.802,0465thin
Medium 1535322.001,7234thin
Medium 1-2539317.491,7114thin
One grade step is worth $87.22/cwt here — about $472 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 sale130 hd
397.95
—
NM average3 barns · 255 hd
371.05
+26.90
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−7.46
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−36.62
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—Low1,791176.363,15945
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215139.671,69695
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,152124.121,43049

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,415$3,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,46047
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,270$2,3867
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,323$2,359107
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,293$2,27673
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$2,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,2382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$2,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$2,14719
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,099$1,90235
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$1,78149
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,7229
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,0503thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)660$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,490$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,458$3,5504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,860$3,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,565$3,3833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,495$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,7833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,344$2,54810

Every lot

188 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium 1285545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308583.50/cwt565.00–602.001,7976
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned330526.48/cwt505.00–550.001,7376
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added360562.00/cwt562.00–562.002,0233
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363530.07/cwt515.00–542.001,9249
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy367455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384488.90/cwt483.00–495.001,8774
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385500.15/cwt498.00–502.001,92610
Steers400–450Small and Medium 2423440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full428429.31/cwt428.00–430.001,83711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430457.64/cwt442.00–476.001,96826
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465438.73/cwt407.00–460.002,04071
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned487409.61/cwt407.00–413.001,9959
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6695
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527417.53/cwt400.00–422.002,20083
Steers500–550Medium 1535322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7234
Steers500–550Medium 1-2539317.49/cwt310.00–325.001,7114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned554354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,96110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full569357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,0315
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578387.95/cwt380.00–410.002,24219
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0252
Steers600–650Medium 1600327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,9622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627345.30/cwt337.00–355.002,16555
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664332.31/cwt328.00–333.002,20715
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,05314
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2701312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1873
Steers700–750Medium 1728300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1844
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730322.78/cwt305.00–332.002,35670
Steers750–800Medium 1-2760295.50/cwt295.50–295.502,24663
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,1963
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775317.22/cwt313.00–320.002,45813
Steers800–850Medium 1808282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,2793
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833291.49/cwt291.00–295.002,4288
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1929255.51/cwt253.00–262.002,3747
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added946295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7913
Steers950–1000Medium 1-2950258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,4511
Steers1000–1050Medium 11,010227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,2931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned282425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1994
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2113
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1291525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5284
Heifers300–350Medium 1320417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,3342
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2330362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,1952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336495.58/cwt485.00–502.001,66514
Heifers350–400Medium 1Full370402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,4872
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378431.63/cwt422.00–450.001,63218
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381383.97/cwt382.00–385.001,4636
Heifers350–400Medium 1382422.50/cwt412.00–445.001,6146
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned387417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,6143
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390479.00/cwt479.00–479.001,8682
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned413380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5694
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422416.98/cwt406.00–428.001,76026
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2451330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4883
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475382.94/cwt365.00–400.001,81933
Heifers450–500Medium 1475345.50/cwt340.00–351.001,6414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned490357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7496
Heifers500–550Medium 1Fancy505412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,0812
Heifers500–550Medium 1509359.99/cwt354.00–362.001,8324
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2510355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519368.93/cwt361.00–395.001,91544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8293
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full533347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,8503
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy560380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1285
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563322.97/cwt317.00–327.001,8185
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575291.10/cwt280.00–302.001,6744
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2588300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7644
Heifers550–600Medium 1599312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,8695
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631307.02/cwt300.00–330.001,93728
Heifers600–650Medium 1639262.52/cwt250.00–275.001,6784
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed645405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6122
Heifers650–700Medium 2650262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7036
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2672320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,15047
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1689296.68/cwt292.00–299.002,0449
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,16016
Heifers800–850Medium 1822285.45/cwt285.00–286.002,34611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6063
Bulls300–350Medium 1Unweaned337327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1022
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned355485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7222
Bulls350–400Small 3365225.00/cwt225.00–225.008212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1392521.85/cwt505.00–525.002,0466
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2396452.41/cwt430.00–458.001,7925
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7142
Bulls450–500Medium 1475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6632
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1706294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,0764
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9082
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3311372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,1579
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320443.68/cwt440.00–449.001,42055
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3-4330280.00/cwt280.00–280.009246
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3-4368200.00/cwt200.00–200.007363
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3385222.00/cwt222.00–222.008553
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3389420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,63423
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3585362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,1182
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3662222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4702
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3722230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6612
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Large 2341402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,3713
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Large 2400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5609
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2469340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5957
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8003
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2345427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,4737
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2365491.33/cwt475.00–497.501,79315
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2419360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5088
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Large 2855227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3326301.00/cwt301.00–301.009819
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,679157.99/cwt145.00–163.002,6535
Bulls——1,723189.86/cwt188.50–193.003,27111
Bulls——1,836174.41/cwt167.00–183.503,20229
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed98082.14/cwt80.00–85.008054
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,009137.81/cwt137.00–138.001,3915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077112.64/cwt104.00–120.001,21310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193132.20/cwt120.00–137.001,57735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226139.77/cwt135.00–148.001,71490
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows52 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3732750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy8002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium 28301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 18402,018.75/head1,825.00–2,100.002,0198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 29011,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 29201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29231,566.67/head1,250.00–1,800.001,5676
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-39251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39501,200.00/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2003
Bred Cows—Medium 29551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0402,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,754.17/head1,400.00–2,000.001,7546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0502,706.25/head2,700.00–2,800.002,70616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0811,802.27/head1,400.00–1,925.001,80211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0822,666.67/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,009.26/head1,600.00–2,250.002,00927
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1612,342.86/head1,625.00–2,500.002,3437
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1761,812.50/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,415.79/head2,150.00–2,700.002,41619
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,830.47/head1,425.00–2,200.001,83032
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 21,2202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 2-31,2501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2512,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,293.85/head1,725.00–2,500.002,29461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3212,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330140.00/cwt139.00–141.001,8622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3422,580.43/head2,200.00–2,800.002,58046
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3581,900.00/head1,650.00–2,150.001,9002
Bred Cows—Large 11,3601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3672,450.00/head1,950.00–2,475.002,45032
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3782,293.33/head1,700.00–2,500.002,29315
Bred Cows—Medium 11,3802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Large 21,3901,587.50/head1,400.00–1,775.001,5882
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,4052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4153,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Large 11,600130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,1052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2452,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,445.00/head2,250.00–3,000.002,4455
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3153,750.00/head3,500.00–4,000.003,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4453,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,4903,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5653,383.33/head3,150.00–3,500.003,3833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5822,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,7203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8603,550.00/head3,450.00–3,650.003,5502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy680292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9862
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2732305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2332
Stock Cows—Medium 1790229.31/cwt222.00–252.501,8128
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,005188.00/cwt175.00–227.001,8898
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,018224.21/cwt210.00–245.002,28219
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,135213.80/cwt200.00–225.002,4275
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 16601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18702,262.50/head2,025.00–2,500.002,2632
Bred Heifers—Medium 18851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251

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.