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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

3,310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.26/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 481 lb · 203 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.76/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 517 lb · 165 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.75/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 518 lb · 157 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,310 3,457 2,301
Feeder cattle 2,999 2,942 1,950
Slaughter cattle 155 226 125
Replacement cattle 156 289 226

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison with last week available due to reporters absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–297 285 18 174.00–193.00 $186.30 $531 —
365–391 378 7 177.00–185.00 $180.10 $681 -8.70
409–438 413 61 170.00–183.00 $179.26 $740 -1.99
462–493 464 50 157.00–167.00 $166.08 $771 +0.45
506–542 518 157 155.00–159.50 $157.75 $817 -1.48
552–577 561 141 149.50–159.00 $151.99 $853 +7.14
571–585 577 5 138.00–141.00 $139.22 $803 -5.63
600–649 618 98 128.00–137.25 $135.55 $838 +0.58
653–695 675 113 126.00–133.00 $131.34 $887 +6.38
722 722 2 129.00 $129.00 $931 +5.88
810–820 820 123 115.50–126.25 $125.99 $1,033 +4.99
914 914 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 8 194.00 $194.00 $524 -14.00
290–297 296 10 201.00–206.00 $205.02 $607 -2.98
326 thin fleshed 326 12 207.00 $207.00 $675 —
346 346 9 197.00 $197.00 $682 -13.47
365–387 368 31 199.00–201.00 $200.47 $738 -7.66
361–396 383 8 173.00–181.00 $178.17 $682 -29.96
416–445 424 61 181.00–195.00 $192.11 $815 +5.75
457 thin fleshed 457 2 184.50 $184.50 $843 —
453–484 475 35 167.00–182.00 $176.59 $839 +7.44
475–493 481 21 156.50–163.00 $159.33 $766 -9.82
501–536 521 51 162.00–168.50 $164.85 $859 +6.86
552–591 566 30 139.00–160.00 $152.88 $865 -3.75
597 597 4 137.75 $137.75 $822 -2.75
605–645 616 16 129.00–142.50 $137.83 $849 +4.37
660–666 663 43 128.75–134.50 $131.59 $872 +6.59
663 663 7 125.00 $125.00 $829 ±0.00
710–744 724 12 124.00–130.50 $127.72 $925 -0.27
847 847 9 124.50 $124.50 $1,055 —
912 912 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 163.00 $163.00 $533 -3.64
350 350 2 150.00 $150.00 $525 -17.78
491 thin fleshed 491 14 150.00 $150.00 $736 —
538 538 8 132.00 $132.00 $710 -10.34
619 thin fleshed 619 57 138.00 $138.00 $854 —
631 631 4 130.00 $130.00 $820 +2.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 11 166.00 $166.00 $531 —
356–379 375 40 147.00–149.50 $148.96 $559 -3.98
415 415 3 129.00 $129.00 $535 -17.42
421–446 440 24 135.00–147.50 $142.88 $629 -3.54
462 thin fleshed 462 9 148.50 $148.50 $686 —
456–497 474 129 130.00–139.00 $137.00 $649 -0.80
502–547 517 165 120.50–134.25 $130.76 $676 +6.35
552–590 572 46 119.00–130.00 $125.11 $716 +2.90
600–645 638 38 119.00–127.50 $126.01 $804 +5.58
652–682 664 93 119.50–124.50 $121.84 $809 +2.84
792 792 5 110.00 $110.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 thin fleshed 242 6 170.00 $170.00 $411 —
281 281 7 166.00 $166.00 $466 -10.56
310 310 3 155.50 $155.50 $482 -7.89
355–397 371 57 148.00–162.00 $157.45 $584 -7.73
401–439 410 56 146.00–156.00 $154.22 $632 +4.25
452–475 459 65 141.00–150.50 $146.60 $673 +8.29
482–490 487 14 125.50–131.50 $129.96 $633 -8.35
521–527 525 24 122.00–130.25 $127.92 $672 -3.44
559–596 571 45 122.00–129.00 $126.80 $724 +1.77
600–645 619 95 118.50–127.50 $124.97 $774 +4.09
630 630 2 116.00 $116.00 $731 -4.88
670 670 7 119.00 $119.00 $797 +0.50
703–729 717 9 119.00 $119.00 $853 -0.23
808–840 812 16 103.00–113.50 $112.14 $911 -2.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 thin fleshed 293 8 155.00 $155.00 $454 —
317 317 2 134.00 $134.00 $425 -6.81
355 355 3 125.00 $125.00 $444 -16.99
409 409 5 122.00 $122.00 $499 —
454–495 476 128 120.00–133.00 $127.31 $606 -1.86
489 thin fleshed 489 75 138.00 $138.00 $675 —
517 517 9 121.50 $121.50 $628 +2.25
562–592 588 66 115.00–124.75 $123.44 $726 +5.75
615–627 623 6 116.00–127.75 $123.88 $772 —
650–655 653 9 117.50–119.25 $118.67 $775 -1.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1285–1975 1598 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 14 1,325.00–1,800.00 $1,557.14 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752 752 2 108.00 $108.00 $812 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1245 1092 80-85% 3 55.00–56.50 $55.49 $606 —
865–1590 1140 80-85% 48 46.00–54.50 $50.75 $579 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1145 936 85-90% 18 33.00–42.00 $39.29 $368 —
975–1405 1060 85-90% 26 44.00–49.25 $45.49 $482 +5.69
1115 1115 85-90% 1 22.00 $22.00 $245 —
1085–1195 1122 85-90% 3 40.50–41.50 $40.86 $458 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740 1740 75-80% 1 53.25 $53.25 $927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1765 1633 4 77.50–83.50 $80.12 $1,308 —
1555–1710 1633 2 61.00–67.50 $64.40 $1,052 —
1755–1935 1856 5 86.00–87.50 $86.80 $1,611 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
850–1500 1066 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 500.00–825.00 $724.06
900–1200 1067 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 500.00–785.00 $632.22
950–1200 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–625.00 $587.50
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00
850–1400 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 23 450.00–1,160.00 $967.61
1050–1300 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 725.00–800.00 $785.00
850–1650 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 500.00–1,110.00 $899.50
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1050–1500 1323 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 525.00–950.00 $803.18

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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) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 -66.67
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 -25.00

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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.