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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

3,617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.56/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 574 lb · 140 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.29/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 519 lb · 129 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $122.73/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 667 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,617 3,965 3,410
Feeder cattle 2,764 2,769 2,535
Slaughter cattle 314 590 390
Replacement cattle 539 606 485

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower except 500-550 lbs. 5.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. steady on limited offerings, calves mostly steady. All heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower except 500-600 lbs. instances 3.00 higher, no comparison on feeders. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower, bulls 6.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–261 257 8 164.50–175.00 $171.17 $440 -5.33
364–383 371 26 171.00–172.00 $171.64 $637 -1.68
407–442 420 27 156.00–168.00 $163.58 $687 +4.06
460–497 484 78 142.50–159.50 $151.25 $732 -0.59
501–546 519 81 142.00–153.00 $147.50 $766 +4.41
539 539 5 140.00 $140.00 $755 +15.00
550–596 575 57 131.50–141.00 $135.29 $778 -2.37
600–648 unweaned 619 50 122.00–127.75 $125.54 $777 -2.24
655–681 value added 666 35 125.50–130.25 $128.51 $856 —
651–693 unweaned 667 70 116.00–125.00 $119.84 $799 -3.00
705–728 unweaned 722 45 115.50–122.00 $116.52 $841 -8.48
725 value added 725 5 122.50 $122.50 $888 —
732 732 31 128.00 $128.00 $937 -5.40
762 762 2 124.50 $124.50 $949 +2.48
815 815 1 126.50 $126.50 $1,031 -5.71
838 unweaned 838 3 110.00 $110.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 6 161.50 $161.50 $380 -11.50
304–320 value added 308 9 171.00–175.00 $174.08 $536 —
348 348 18 165.50 $165.50 $576 -4.70
366 value added 366 8 170.00 $170.00 $622 —
375–396 381 22 151.00–168.00 $162.37 $619 -0.50
403–447 424 12 150.00–159.50 $155.28 $658 +3.80
428–434 value added 432 29 160.00–161.00 $160.31 $693 —
443 443 8 143.00 $143.00 $633 -8.48
461–494 472 44 149.00–157.00 $152.77 $721 +7.74
501–540 519 45 140.00–150.00 $144.16 $748 +7.53
540–548 541 22 136.00–137.00 $136.86 $740 +0.23
575 575 2 125.00 $125.00 $719 -4.86
555–592 576 31 125.50–134.00 $130.15 $750 +0.29
603 value added 603 4 132.00 $132.00 $796 —
602–616 unweaned 612 16 120.00–126.50 $124.50 $762 —
645 645 7 120.25 $120.25 $776 —
686 unweaned 686 8 122.00 $122.00 $837 —
701–727 unweaned 716 7 117.00–117.50 $117.29 $840 —
743 743 3 127.50 $127.50 $947 —
767 767 7 128.00 $128.00 $982 —
800 800 3 121.50 $121.50 $972 —
831 831 5 115.00 $115.00 $956 +9.00
850 850 2 112.50 $112.50 $956 +8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 2 151.00 $151.00 $320 —
280 280 2 150.50 $150.50 $421 —
330 330 7 162.00 $162.00 $535 —
393 393 3 141.00 $141.00 $554 —
408 408 3 140.00 $140.00 $571 —
452–477 469 6 136.56–143.00 $138.63 $650 —
521–535 525 10 120.00–124.50 $121.38 $637 —
562 562 5 123.00 $123.00 $691 —
608 unweaned 608 3 111.00 $111.00 $675 —
612 612 2 122.50 $122.50 $750 —
730 730 2 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
767 767 2 122.00 $122.00 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201 201 6 149.00 $149.00 $299 -15.00
255–298 276 37 135.50–148.50 $144.80 $400 —
321–345 326 9 143.00–146.00 $145.30 $474 +0.59
370–387 379 34 132.50–141.00 $139.03 $527 -1.76
410 410 2 126.50 $126.50 $519 -8.21
401–448 422 53 131.00–138.00 $136.29 $575 +1.58
450–492 475 53 126.00–134.00 $129.87 $617 +9.87
504–543 519 126 120.00–133.00 $125.53 $652 +0.52
520 520 3 115.00 $115.00 $598 -10.01
550–598 574 126 118.00–130.00 $123.40 $708 +0.62
577 577 4 115.00 $115.00 $664 -7.78
578–583 579 10 115.00 $115.00 $666 -1.91
605–645 unweaned 614 61 110.00–122.00 $117.95 $724 -0.63
650 650 4 115.00 $115.00 $748 -13.14
656–686 unweaned 672 33 111.00–119.00 $113.73 $764 -2.77
715 value added 715 2 112.00 $112.00 $801 —
732 unweaned 732 2 100.00 $100.00 $732 —
790 790 3 114.00 $114.00 $901 -3.50
842 842 4 101.00 $101.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–321 316 9 130.00–139.00 $135.19 $427 -0.31
345 thin fleshed 345 10 141.00 $141.00 $486 —
368 value added 368 4 143.00 $143.00 $526 —
380–381 381 6 130.00–136.00 $133.00 $507 -4.37
434–443 438 15 127.00–133.00 $130.99 $574 +4.01
452–485 471 42 121.00–134.00 $128.74 $606 +4.17
502–545 510 30 125.00–131.00 $128.77 $657 +8.83
589–592 590 12 124.00–127.00 $126.50 $746 +10.50
628–639 unweaned 633 13 113.00–118.00 $115.94 $734 —
695 695 5 114.00 $114.00 $792 -4.86
719 value added 719 6 114.50 $114.50 $823 —
725 725 4 119.00 $119.00 $863 —
757 unweaned 757 2 111.50 $111.50 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–491 478 16 116.00–119.00 $117.16 $560 —
505 value added 505 2 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
510–525 519 5 115.00–116.00 $115.39 $599 —
551–585 568 8 111.00–115.00 $113.06 $642 —
667 667 2 115.50 $115.50 $770 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 4 122.00 $122.00 $667 —
636 636 3 117.00 $117.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 3 116.00 $116.00 $641 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
866 866 3 115.00 $115.00 $996 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1055 869 85-90% 6 30.00–35.00 $33.83 $294 —
764–1445 931 85-90% 11 30.00–37.50 $33.37 $311 —
845–1055 978 85-90% 10 35.00–42.50 $39.39 $385 +3.27
1030–1280 1167 85-90% 48 44.00–52.00 $47.69 $557 —
1050–1306 1197 85-90% 33 44.25–50.50 $45.87 $549 —
1085–1315 1224 85-90% 22 42.00–44.25 $43.49 $532 —
1295 1295 85-90% 6 53.25 $53.25 $690 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1246 1246 80-85% 7 44.25 $44.25 $551 -11.48
1265 1265 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $721 —
1152–1552 1363 80-85% 42 45.50–54.50 $48.92 $667 —
1645 1645 80-85% 1 45.50 $45.50 $748 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1416–1600 1458 75-80% 7 47.00–50.00 $49.53 $722 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–2150 1543 27 55.00–71.00 $65.71 $1,014 —
1530–2380 1834 14 72.00–83.50 $76.29 $1,399 -4.68

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1050 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 535.00–600.00 $551.25
900–1220 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 27 400.00–835.00 $707.04
950–1225 1092 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 500.00–600.00 $566.67
950–1150 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 500.00–650.00 $580.00
850–1450 1119 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 82 550.00–910.00 $797.68
950–1350 1122 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 550.00–725.00 $622.78
950–1350 1194 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 50 635.00–860.00 $745.80
1100–1400 1226 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 725.00–1,000.00 $888.96
1150–1350 1240 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 600.00–725.00 $680.56
1030–1800 1363 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 600.00–885.00 $799.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 50.50 $50.50 $530
1100–1150 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 51.00–61.00 $53.00 $604
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 46.50 $46.50 $558
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 45.00 $45.00 $540
1200–1250 1211 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 44.00–49.50 $45.82 $555
1250–1450 1292 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 43.50–49.50 $46.81 $605
1200–1350 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 44.00–55.50 $47.83 $622
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
950–1250 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,225.00 $1,018.75 —
800–1300 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,200.00 $1,112.50 —
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.