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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

2,029 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.13/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 474 lb · 122 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.31/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 737 lb · 115 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.22/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 675 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,029 1,804 1,481
Feeder cattle 1,660 1,509 1,119
Slaughter cattle 169 126 72
Replacement cattle 200 169 290

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers steady on comparable sales. Trade very active, demand very good for grazing calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
188 188 3 224.00 $224.00 $421 —
225 225 2 218.00 $218.00 $490 —
255–273 269 4 209.00–225.00 $221.20 $595 +0.20
300–345 323 8 201.00–219.50 $212.54 $687 —
350–385 370 15 206.00–215.50 $210.38 $778 -3.07
400–432 425 56 199.00–211.50 $205.36 $873 -3.64
468 fancy 468 5 195.00 $195.00 $913 —
458–486 473 33 179.00–194.00 $190.05 $899 +16.06
510 510 2 172.00 $172.00 $877 -8.19
505–532 518 33 174.00–185.00 $181.28 $939 +1.09
550–599 564 24 168.50–176.50 $172.74 $974 +26.74
603–609 thin fleshed 605 17 168.50–170.00 $169.12 $1,023 —
605–647 615 35 156.00–167.50 $163.38 $1,005 +0.50
610–645 628 4 145.00–150.00 $147.57 $927 -15.31
655–690 676 11 149.00–154.00 $151.13 $1,022 -1.30
701–747 727 56 140.00–144.00 $141.79 $1,031 +4.66
746 746 59 135.00 $135.00 $1,007 -2.13
762 762 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,048 -0.50
801–808 805 6 126.00–128.00 $127.00 $1,022 —
865–878 867 25 120.00–121.00 $120.84 $1,048 -3.16
978 978 22 119.00 $119.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 2 215.00 $215.00 $419 —
230 230 2 204.00 $204.00 $469 —
265 265 2 200.00 $200.00 $530 -1.00
317–340 332 8 185.00–194.00 $190.95 $634 -18.87
357–362 361 10 193.00–194.00 $193.80 $700 +5.79
407–440 426 7 183.00–198.00 $193.74 $825 -1.20
453–495 470 10 165.00–181.00 $172.76 $812 +2.33
505–545 517 18 165.00–177.00 $169.31 $875 -3.27
586 586 4 166.50 $166.50 $976 +7.94
610–647 633 6 146.00–158.00 $154.26 $976 +0.15
652–687 662 24 146.50–150.00 $148.94 $986 -1.94
717–738 731 9 128.00–140.00 $133.71 $977 —
882–899 897 14 111.00–121.00 $119.59 $1,073 —
918 918 8 117.50 $117.50 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 2 190.00 $190.00 $361 —
300 300 2 183.00 $183.00 $549 —
410–440 425 10 169.00–184.00 $174.36 $741 +2.36
482–493 487 11 154.00–169.00 $160.48 $782 —
502–545 524 4 140.00–151.00 $145.27 $761 —
564–585 567 20 144.00–155.50 $154.33 $875 +2.96
600–637 619 4 130.50–142.00 $136.08 $842 —
721 721 11 126.00 $126.00 $908 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 159.00 $159.00 $631 —
477 477 4 141.00 $141.00 $673 —
551 551 3 144.00 $144.00 $793 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
182 182 4 215.00 $215.00 $391 —
200–206 203 8 201.00–210.00 $205.43 $417 —
300–345 335 7 177.00–186.00 $182.57 $612 +7.57
357–393 371 17 167.00–179.00 $175.92 $653 +3.78
410–448 437 29 154.00–168.00 $165.03 $721 -2.09
452 fancy 452 7 170.00 $170.00 $768 —
451–495 473 92 150.50–164.00 $156.95 $742 -0.94
466–494 483 23 147.50–150.50 $148.63 $718 -9.26
510 510 3 140.00 $140.00 $714 -12.95
500–545 521 40 145.50–155.50 $151.67 $790 -1.28
558–586 578 17 140.00–148.00 $144.24 $834 +5.09
606 606 3 129.00 $129.00 $782 -4.73
601–643 620 44 135.00–143.00 $140.03 $868 +6.30
659–689 676 27 128.00–138.00 $132.66 $897 +3.54
690 690 2 115.00 $115.00 $794 -14.12
745 745 22 128.50 $128.50 $957 +0.69
775 775 16 127.50 $127.50 $988 —
825 825 16 109.00 $109.00 $899 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 281 9 175.50–190.00 $183.49 $516 —
300–346 322 14 156.00–172.00 $165.02 $531 -7.78
371–382 376 9 159.00 $159.00 $598 -5.77
402–442 422 21 150.50–162.00 $156.75 $661 -1.79
457–495 481 36 140.00–155.00 $149.05 $717 -3.74
509–547 529 22 136.50–148.00 $140.65 $744 -3.47
542 542 2 130.00 $130.00 $705 -14.12
555–596 584 43 130.00–143.50 $139.92 $817 +1.52
600 600 3 122.00 $122.00 $732 -11.82
606 606 3 131.00 $131.00 $794 -2.82
650–690 672 13 117.50–119.00 $118.33 $795 -13.67
658–693 676 54 125.00–133.00 $130.60 $883 +10.60
860–878 867 9 109.00–112.00 $110.55 $958 —
895 895 2 106.00 $106.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
193 193 4 170.00 $170.00 $328 —
227 227 2 180.00 $180.00 $409 —
263 263 7 162.00 $162.00 $426 —
330 330 3 153.50 $153.50 $507 +3.52
352 352 2 146.00 $146.00 $514 —
442 442 2 145.00 $145.00 $641 -5.00
462–490 476 4 131.00–137.00 $134.09 $638 —
542 542 2 124.00 $124.00 $672 —
561 561 5 110.00 $110.00 $617 -22.00
645 645 3 116.00 $116.00 $748 —
730 730 3 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
793 793 3 111.00 $111.00 $880 —
835 835 2 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
865 865 2 105.00 $105.00 $908 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 114.00 $114.00 $562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 4 211.00 $211.00 $481 —
335 335 12 200.00 $200.00 $670 —
401–405 402 6 179.00–192.00 $187.64 $754 —
487 487 4 168.00 $168.00 $818 —
575 575 2 150.00 $150.00 $862 —
792 792 5 115.00 $115.00 $911 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 177.00 $177.00 $699 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 860.00 $860.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736–945 822 85-90% 10 35.00–43.50 $36.54 $300 —
817–1205 952 85-90% 28 42.00–52.50 $47.47 $452 +3.73
890–1325 1100 85-90% 32 54.25–63.00 $58.30 $641 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
951–1360 1086 80-85% 8 55.00–57.50 $55.97 $608 —
1030–1390 1179 80-85% 10 65.25–69.50 $67.56 $797 —
940–1540 1258 80-85% 44 59.75–65.00 $62.22 $783 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 75-80% 1 59.50 $59.50 $940 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1775 1346 5 70.00–80.00 $75.62 $1,018 —
1395 1395 1 69.00 $69.00 $963 +10.50
1470–1985 1681 15 81.00–92.00 $87.07 $1,464 —
1570–2120 1881 8 93.75–97.00 $95.52 $1,797 +11.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1250 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–975.00 $885.00
932–1440 1319 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 25 800.00–925.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
778 778 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 560.00 $560.00
892 892 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
922–1056 1002 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 485.00–585.00 $545.00

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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
900–1100 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 825.00 $825.00 —
1100–1300 1196 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 38 900.00–1,025.00 $972.11 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 4 74.00 $74.00 $609 —

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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.