Cattle Market Pulse

Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

2,353 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Clovis Livestock Auction report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.05/cwt +9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 624 lb · 98 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.27/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 429 lb · 88 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.84/cwt +11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 561 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,353 3,041 2,010
Feeder cattle 2,000 2,678 1,674
Slaughter cattle 122 132 121
Replacement cattle 231 231 215

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher, feeders and calves over 600 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher though quality more attractive with more yearlings being offered. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-4.00 higher, Offerings over 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, bulls 1.00 lower. Trade active, demand good.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 thin fleshed 321 3 191.00 $191.00 $613 —
332–335 333 3 185.00–186.00 $185.66 $618 +9.66
387 value added 387 2 185.00 $185.00 $716 +6.00
365–399 397 20 170.00–180.00 $170.46 $677 -6.06
400–442 425 11 173.00–182.00 $177.43 $754 +11.93
458–475 value added 465 14 171.00–175.00 $173.77 $808 -0.91
452–497 480 50 156.50–169.00 $163.86 $787 -0.34
495 495 2 156.50 $156.50 $775 -7.70
501–538 528 54 159.00–166.00 $160.81 $849 +1.60
555–597 577 22 150.00–157.00 $154.28 $890 +5.20
601 unweaned 601 3 138.00 $138.00 $829 +5.51
605–647 625 95 140.00–151.50 $148.37 $927 +6.81
663 663 29 136.50 $136.50 $905 +2.50
655–697 671 14 121.00–130.50 $127.98 $859 -6.02
671–687 unweaned 677 5 125.00–127.00 $125.81 $852 -2.06
688 688 5 130.00 $130.00 $894 -4.00
707–745 717 39 124.00–132.50 $129.52 $929 +4.51
740 740 15 110.00 $110.00 $814 -15.01
797 797 14 112.50 $112.50 $897 -6.87
812 812 2 122.00 $122.00 $991 -1.00
991 991 8 117.00 $117.00 $1,159 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 thin fleshed 290 4 189.00 $189.00 $548 —
295 295 3 170.00 $170.00 $502 -3.00
301 301 5 162.00 $162.00 $488 -15.46
343–348 thin fleshed 344 11 178.00–190.50 $187.05 $643 —
362 thin fleshed 362 4 188.00 $188.00 $681 —
353–371 363 7 158.00–167.00 $161.75 $587 -11.94
367–386 value added 383 17 185.00–186.50 $185.89 $712 +7.89
413–435 value added 420 12 170.00–175.50 $173.60 $729 —
423 423 13 151.00–154.00 $153.31 $649 -0.89
435 thin fleshed 435 4 176.00 $176.00 $766 —
450–471 value added 458 10 170.00 $170.00 $779 +4.77
477–494 489 22 155.00–166.00 $163.53 $800 +4.17
509–511 510 9 145.00–147.50 $145.84 $744 -7.45
508–541 521 53 156.00–164.00 $158.96 $828 +5.67
552–565 value added 553 45 154.50–155.00 $154.52 $854 —
568–595 574 19 148.50–159.00 $151.58 $870 +8.22
597 597 4 140.00 $140.00 $836 -3.36
623 thin fleshed 623 15 149.00 $149.00 $928 —
625–647 637 23 145.50–148.50 $147.14 $937 +14.58
651–659 656 12 136.50–143.00 $138.46 $908 +7.89
672–697 unweaned 687 12 119.00–128.50 $122.87 $844 —
710 710 2 127.00 $127.00 $902 —
752 752 2 121.00 $121.00 $910 -2.68
817 817 4 120.00 $120.00 $980 +2.75
880 880 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,047 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 7 150.00 $150.00 $472 -11.50
370 value added 370 3 163.00 $163.00 $603 —
371–375 374 14 149.00–156.00 $154.51 $578 -6.49
552 552 2 147.50 $147.50 $814 +22.00
600 600 2 144.00 $144.00 $864 —
642 thin fleshed 642 13 147.50 $147.50 $947 —
737 737 2 117.00 $117.00 $862 —
752 752 2 114.00 $114.00 $857 -20.50
816 816 9 103.00 $103.00 $840 —
865 865 7 116.25 $116.25 $1,006 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 7 166.00 $166.00 $491 +15.00
323–337 335 27 158.50–160.00 $158.66 $532 +9.82
379–392 382 21 146.00–150.00 $146.89 $561 -1.60
400–449 428 84 140.00–150.50 $144.90 $620 -1.62
442 442 4 131.00 $131.00 $579 -15.52
470–494 483 46 131.00–140.00 $137.05 $662 -1.66
500–546 531 39 125.00–131.50 $128.97 $685 -4.11
563–597 578 53 124.00–126.25 $125.62 $726 -2.38
602–631 629 34 121.00–124.00 $123.60 $777 -4.90
655–685 671 33 117.00–120.50 $118.47 $795 -1.53
701 701 4 107.00 $107.00 $750 -12.35
716 716 3 115.50 $115.50 $827 -3.85
754–784 775 16 109.00–116.00 $113.87 $882 —
822 822 2 116.00 $116.00 $954 +8.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 7 158.50 $158.50 $545 —
352 value added 352 2 155.00 $155.00 $546 —
358 358 4 138.50 $138.50 $496 -9.11
357–396 369 12 147.00–153.50 $152.01 $561 +4.40
415 thin fleshed 415 2 149.50 $149.50 $620 —
410–440 423 21 136.50–146.00 $139.81 $591 -3.43
464–493 470 51 132.50–141.00 $136.29 $641 +0.44
481 thin fleshed 481 15 145.50 $145.50 $700 —
517–545 534 19 124.50–131.50 $129.42 $691 -0.79
571–580 576 13 125.50–127.50 $126.58 $729 -1.01
600–625 610 9 120.00–124.50 $121.87 $743 +9.37
643 unweaned 643 3 116.00 $116.00 $746 +2.25
822 822 2 108.50 $108.50 $892 +3.50
886 886 5 109.00 $109.00 $966 -11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–397 388 11 127.50–139.00 $134.72 $523 —
470 470 2 130.00 $130.00 $611 +3.36
505–548 531 5 116.00–118.00 $116.76 $620 -3.24
597 597 2 122.00 $122.00 $728 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 140.00 $140.00 $637 —
580 580 2 128.00 $128.00 $742 —
643 643 19 121.00 $121.00 $778 —
790 790 3 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
965 965 2 86.00 $86.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 2 164.00 $164.00 $749 +20.00
555 555 2 127.00 $127.00 $705 —
885 885 5 100.00 $100.00 $885 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1260 984 85-90% 21 34.00–43.50 $40.88 $402 -0.03
1055–1135 1091 85-90% 7 33.00–43.50 $39.47 $431 —
940–1415 1153 85-90% 10 44.50–52.50 $48.64 $561 +0.27
990–1260 1180 85-90% 14 44.00–51.50 $49.44 $583 +1.07
1215 1215 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $316 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1155 1005 80-85% 2 48.00–50.00 $49.15 $494 —
1050–1650 1310 80-85% 4 53.00–54.00 $53.58 $702 —
1010–1745 1364 80-85% 30 47.00–52.50 $50.84 $693 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $725 —
1380–1800 1590 75-80% 2 45.50–46.00 $45.72 $727 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1725 1498 2 60.00–70.00 $64.24 $962 -2.11
1200–2145 1611 8 60.00–70.00 $66.34 $1,069 —
1640–2065 1832 6 74.00–80.50 $76.83 $1,408 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
900–1000 967 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–675.00 $561.67
900–1200 1011 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 650.00–740.00 $703.89
900–1350 1129 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 550.00–770.00 $646.36
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00
850–1650 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 550.00–825.00 $732.86
950–1725 1309 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 600.00–850.00 $759.29
1150–1525 1313 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 675.00–850.00 $772.65
900–1750 1323 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 635.00–1,200.00 $967.81
1100–1550 1404 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 650.00–1,175.00 $929.17
950–1550 1418 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 23 800.00–1,250.00 $1,100.43
1300–1650 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 800.00–1,150.00 $996.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1350 1106 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 49.00–53.00 $50.50 $559
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 44.50 $44.50 $512
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 49.00 $49.00 $662
1675 1675 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 45.00 $45.00 $754
1750 1750 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 49.50 $49.50 $866

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
900–1150 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,150.00 $1,037.50 +262.50
900–1250 1069 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 875.00–1,125.00 $1,028.13 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 72.00 $72.00 $276 -8.00

↑ Back to top

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.