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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

1,422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $195.70/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 415 lb · 45 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.79/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 793 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.68/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 533 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,422 1,714 2,088
Feeder cattle 867 1,136 1,763
Slaughter cattle 218 223 141
Replacement cattle 337 355 184

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on 300-500 lb. steer calves, a few 500-550 lbs. 3.00 higher, calves and feeders over 550 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-550 lbs. mostly 3.00-4.00 lower, calves and feeders over 550 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade 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
200 200 1 211.00 $211.00 $422 —
252–292 272 4 209.00–210.50 $209.81 $571 +1.17
351–390 359 10 191.00–206.00 $202.74 $728 —
407–447 415 45 185.00–198.00 $195.70 $812 +0.16
457–460 458 10 176.00–187.50 $185.19 $848 +11.95
507–516 512 18 164.00–177.00 $168.68 $864 -1.74
551–592 565 23 155.50–170.00 $165.17 $933 -2.73
612–618 616 6 152.50–155.50 $153.49 $945 +4.49
671 671 4 134.00 $134.00 $899 —
668–691 681 11 139.00–148.00 $141.59 $964 —
703–732 715 14 129.00–130.00 $129.44 $925 -5.06
830 830 1 125.50 $125.50 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–272 268 6 180.00–190.00 $186.77 $501 —
305 305 2 182.00 $182.00 $555 -16.00
376 376 4 188.00 $188.00 $707 -7.00
411–446 426 7 182.00–194.00 $188.62 $804 +11.87
452–482 462 8 168.00–183.00 $177.11 $818 +12.11
506–537 527 19 153.00–170.00 $161.58 $852 -0.43
623–633 629 16 148.00–149.00 $148.57 $935 +9.84
657–696 692 21 137.25–142.00 $137.68 $953 +2.53
749 749 6 128.00 $128.00 $959 —
793–797 793 27 120.00–129.50 $128.79 $1,021 +0.29
867 867 6 121.00 $121.00 $1,049 —
999 999 6 110.00 $110.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 231 3 176.50 $176.50 $408 —
290–291 290 8 183.00–191.00 $186.01 $539 -32.99
391 391 4 179.00 $179.00 $700 +0.67
478 478 3 165.00 $165.00 $789 +10.00
512–521 519 10 130.00–135.00 $134.01 $696 —
584 584 8 131.00 $131.00 $765 -11.93
667 667 2 128.00 $128.00 $854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 6 177.00 $177.00 $411 +23.00
250 250 2 175.50 $175.50 $439 —
317 317 12 170.00 $170.00 $539 -11.00
397 397 17 161.00 $161.00 $639 -10.25
421–425 422 7 160.00–163.50 $162.49 $686 +1.38
476–493 481 22 141.00–147.00 $144.15 $693 +8.15
517–520 519 4 135.00–146.00 $140.48 $729 -5.31
552–597 567 15 131.00–135.00 $133.03 $754 +0.65
621–625 622 6 125.00–125.50 $125.17 $779 -5.83
665–686 673 13 125.00–129.00 $126.57 $852 +4.08
726–727 727 8 121.00 $121.00 $880 -0.43
758–765 761 5 118.00–119.00 $118.40 $901 -2.60
822 822 4 110.00 $110.00 $904 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 153.00 $153.00 $493 -24.50
393–397 395 10 163.00–165.00 $163.80 $647 +0.45
407–442 416 8 147.00–150.00 $147.80 $615 -9.87
452–497 475 24 139.00–157.00 $144.38 $686 -0.71
502–547 533 26 131.00–145.00 $136.68 $729 +0.52
552–586 577 21 127.00–136.00 $130.60 $754 +8.60
602–616 613 8 131.00 $131.00 $803 +2.00
699 699 5 121.00 $121.00 $846 —
718 718 3 109.00 $109.00 $783 -11.00
796 796 8 115.00 $115.00 $915 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 3 155.00 $155.00 $428 -14.00
351 351 3 161.00 $161.00 $565 +16.82
494–498 495 22 140.00–141.50 $141.29 $699 —
557 557 2 125.00 $125.00 $696 -4.00
627 627 4 120.50 $120.50 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915–1325 1025 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 950.00–1,550.00 $1,090.00 —
1335–1380 1358 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,700.00–1,775.00 $1,737.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–955 812 85-90% 10 38.00–46.00 $43.86 $356 —
765–1105 903 85-90% 9 42.00–51.00 $47.92 $433 —
905–1210 1011 85-90% 36 50.00–60.00 $54.03 $546 —
820–1625 1078 85-90% 66 52.00–65.50 $60.09 $648 +5.88
1233 1233 85-90% 8 67.00 $67.00 $826 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1514 1294 80-85% 32 67.75–72.00 $69.21 $896 —
805–1705 1355 80-85% 34 55.00–67.50 $62.90 $852 —
1470 1470 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $735 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1401 1401 75-80% 3 66.50 $66.50 $932 —
1465–1550 1494 75-80% 4 55.00–65.75 $59.38 $887 —
2045 2045 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 87.00 $87.00 $979 —
1165–1250 1193 4 64.50–78.50 $68.37 $816 -5.18
1285–1495 1380 4 75.50–80.00 $77.96 $1,076 —
1360–2580 1795 21 83.00–94.50 $89.42 $1,605 —
1865–2305 2056 5 97.00–104.00 $99.58 $2,047 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00 $650.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
950–975 963 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 560.00–575.00 $568.08
850–1100 969 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 550.00–700.00 $652.24
850–1250 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 535.00–900.00 $748.75
950–1400 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 585.00–825.00 $711.07
1000–1150 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 650.00–850.00 $781.11
1050–1265 1088 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00–835.00 $722.50
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 760.00 $760.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1025 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 61.00–62.75 $61.88 $627

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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
700 thin fleshed 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 635.00 $635.00 —
900–1050 915 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 10 825.00–900.00 $832.50 -121.14
900–1000 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 860.00–1,050.00 $955.00 +104.37
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 625.00 $625.00 -225.63
850–1250 964 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 860.00–935.00 $882.14 +31.51
850–1200 973 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 800.00–1,200.00 $1,093.57 +242.94
800–1100 1027 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 735.00–1,150.00 $1,008.33 +201.33
900–1150 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,285.00 $1,131.00 +131.00
900–1250 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 850.00–1,200.00 $1,075.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 thin fleshed 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 785.00 $785.00 —
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 ±0.00
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.