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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

1,954 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.21/cwt -6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 530 lb · 144 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $126.45/cwt ≈ $974/hd at 770 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.30/cwt -5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 633 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,954 1,422 1,447
Feeder cattle 1,284 867 1,338
Slaughter cattle 251 218 74
Replacement cattle 419 337 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs. 7.00-9.00 lower, 550-600 lbs. 9.00-12.00 lower, 600-700 lbs. mostly 10.00 lower. Calves and feeders not as attractive as last week. Over 700 lb. feeders 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower, feeder 600-650 lbs. steady, over 700 lbs. 9.00 lower. All calves and feeders under pressure from rapid declines in the CME markets the past several days. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213–240 218 6 215.00–216.00 $215.82 $470 +4.82
290 290 2 191.00 $191.00 $554 -18.81
310 310 3 175.00 $175.00 $542 —
349 349 10 199.00 $199.00 $695 —
361–397 388 17 185.50–199.00 $189.59 $736 -13.15
405–442 414 30 180.00–190.00 $184.38 $763 -11.32
457–480 464 47 168.50–176.00 $170.59 $792 -14.60
475 475 3 153.00 $153.00 $727 -32.19
482–488 unweaned 485 9 155.00 $155.00 $752 —
526 526 16 150.50 $150.50 $792 -18.18
505–536 531 128 155.00–165.00 $163.67 $869 -5.01
550–573 570 18 150.00–155.00 $154.46 $880 -10.71
621–627 623 6 133.00–138.50 $136.65 $851 -16.84
667 667 7 138.00 $138.00 $920 +4.00
735 735 2 125.50 $125.50 $922 -3.94
766–788 770 73 124.00–127.00 $126.45 $974 —
993 993 3 100.00 $100.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 321 29 188.00–199.00 $195.44 $627 +13.44
400–416 403 40 184.50–186.00 $184.77 $745 -3.85
432 432 6 165.00 $165.00 $713 -23.62
471–477 472 31 165.00–171.00 $169.45 $800 -7.66
542–548 544 9 146.00–150.50 $148.99 $811 -12.59
571 571 6 152.00 $152.00 $868 —
623–633 631 12 135.50–138.00 $137.38 $867 -11.19
678 678 4 125.00 $125.00 $848 -12.68
735 735 2 122.00 $122.00 $897 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 169.00 $169.00 $659 -10.00
503 503 5 164.50 $164.50 $827 +30.49
575 575 3 146.00 $146.00 $840 +15.00
640 640 4 123.00 $123.00 $787 —
805 805 2 122.00 $122.00 $982 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
216 216 6 182.00 $182.00 $393 +5.00
255–273 269 10 168.50–172.00 $169.16 $455 -6.34
305–338 325 10 160.00–170.50 $163.94 $533 -6.06
354–397 380 42 155.00–164.00 $162.55 $618 +1.55
409–448 423 28 141.00–156.50 $150.15 $635 -12.34
446 446 30 139.00 $139.00 $620 -23.49
462–468 465 9 141.00–150.50 $146.25 $680 +2.10
515–547 545 30 131.00–135.00 $131.24 $715 -9.24
635–642 641 14 125.00–126.00 $125.79 $806 +0.62
700–715 708 4 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $786 -9.99
852 852 11 101.00 $101.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–388 375 24 138.00–150.00 $144.94 $544 -18.86
416–441 420 31 133.50–138.50 $137.89 $579 -9.91
455–495 469 18 130.50–141.00 $138.10 $648 -6.28
528–547 540 26 127.00–128.00 $127.67 $689 -9.01
620–638 633 69 121.00–126.25 $125.30 $793 -5.70
658 658 3 122.00 $122.00 $803 —
792 792 10 115.00 $115.00 $911 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 8 155.00 $155.00 $436 ±0.00
315–322 317 6 138.00–145.00 $142.63 $452 —
376–395 384 5 130.00–145.00 $136.18 $523 -24.82
457–492 475 4 118.00–127.50 $122.93 $584 -18.36
507 507 2 128.00 $128.00 $649 —
560–575 566 7 115.00–121.00 $118.84 $673 -6.16
610 610 2 113.50 $113.50 $692 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 128.00 $128.00 $412 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–332 324 7 181.00–185.00 $183.34 $594 —
359–385 363 6 180.00–181.00 $180.82 $656 —
451–463 457 6 166.00–171.00 $168.47 $770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
972–1000 981 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 985.00–1,035.00 $1,001.67 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1810 1251 80-85% 7 55.00–60.00 $57.63 $721 —
960–1565 1253 80-85% 12 68.00–72.25 $69.25 $868 —
950–1525 1271 80-85% 86 60.00–67.50 $64.38 $818 -4.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1055 874 85-90% 5 35.00–51.00 $45.78 $400 —
850–985 890 85-90% 11 43.50–52.00 $45.79 $408 —
930–985 943 85-90% 6 53.50–56.00 $54.18 $511 —
900–1260 1075 85-90% 39 53.50–65.50 $60.97 $655 +0.88
1095–1305 1170 85-90% 3 67.25–70.00 $68.35 $800 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1580 1382 75-80% 16 61.00–65.00 $62.09 $858 —
1620–1775 1698 75-80% 2 55.00 $55.00 $934 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1250 1208 2 65.50–80.00 $72.49 $876 —
1095–1630 1410 14 62.00–78.50 $69.51 $980 —
1420–2295 1729 22 82.50–95.50 $89.59 $1,549 —
1800–2190 1937 5 96.00–97.50 $97.11 $1,881 —

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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) 1 500.00 $500.00
750–1050 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 510.00–725.00 $657.00
900–1150 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 660.00–785.00 $741.11
900–1100 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 585.00–750.00 $709.44
1000–1100 1069 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 650.00–700.00 $675.00
800–1575 1116 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 28 575.00–935.00 $812.14
800–1550 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 560.00–935.00 $806.43
1250–1300 1255 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 700.00–850.00 $781.00
1150–1350 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 650.00–750.00 $730.00

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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 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 760.00–935.00 $876.67 -78.33
850–1000 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 785.00–1,050.00 $985.00 -108.57
900–1150 984 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 31 775.00–1,250.00 $1,009.52 -84.05
850–1100 988 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 750.00–1,025.00 $926.25 -167.32
900–1100 1040 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 710.00–860.00 $790.00 -218.33
850–1150 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 850.00–1,325.00 $1,147.50 +16.50
1050–1200 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,075.00 —
1050–1200 1148 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 21 735.00–935.00 $876.67 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,025.00 $985.00 -90.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,235.00 $1,235.00 +160.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,025.00 $987.50 -222.50

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
700–800 733 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 775.00–850.00 $825.00 +125.00

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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.