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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

1,700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.23/cwt ≈ $949/hd at 712 lb · 71 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.03/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 784 lb · 71 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $202.28/cwt +14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 420 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,700 1,714 1,580
Feeder cattle 1,180 1,333 1,312
Slaughter cattle 266 154 186
Replacement cattle 254 227 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. 6.00-9.00 higher, instances 13.00-14.00 higher on 300-400 lbs. and 500-600 lbs., feeder steers and heifers 4.00 higher instances 10.00 higher on 700-800 lbs. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 2.00 higher, instances 4.00 higher on high yielding bulls. Trade active, demand good to very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 unweaned 266 4 191.00 $191.00 $508 —
290 290 1 219.00 $219.00 $635 —
321 321 3 221.00 $221.00 $709 +16.44
352–372 354 17 205.00–219.00 $217.27 $769 +16.25
416–436 427 11 207.00–210.00 $208.33 $890 +10.43
449 unweaned 449 8 195.00 $195.00 $876 +12.76
457–490 483 31 180.00–194.00 $187.44 $905 +2.70
507–535 516 11 175.00–183.00 $179.93 $928 +19.03
583 583 17 173.00 $173.00 $1,009 +14.75
635 635 5 152.00 $152.00 $965 -1.39
638 638 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,008 +4.61
672 672 13 136.00 $136.00 $914 —
700–745 744 34 140.00–148.00 $140.22 $1,043 —
768–794 784 71 138.00–142.50 $142.03 $1,114 +3.50
800 800 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,160 —
915 915 2 123.50 $123.50 $1,130 +8.50
965 965 2 122.50 $122.50 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–387 374 12 209.00–213.00 $210.31 $787 —
417 unweaned 417 2 187.00 $187.00 $780 —
403–433 420 38 198.00–207.00 $203.08 $853 +15.08
457 457 2 189.00 $189.00 $864 +7.49
530–535 531 11 172.50–180.00 $177.94 $945 +7.44
553–555 553 13 168.00–170.00 $169.54 $938 +15.09
628–630 629 5 154.00–157.00 $155.80 $980 +3.48
661 661 4 135.00 $135.00 $892 -7.85
708–740 715 17 140.00–145.00 $141.66 $1,013 +0.16
772 772 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,096 —
872 872 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,099 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 209.00 $209.00 $681 —
351–393 382 11 200.00–211.00 $208.24 $795 +39.24
397 unweaned 397 7 195.00 $195.00 $774 —
403–415 408 5 175.00–182.00 $177.85 $726 —
511 511 4 155.00 $155.00 $792 —
597 597 6 162.00 $162.00 $967 +18.27
633 633 7 143.00–146.00 $144.29 $913 +4.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279–298 unweaned 290 7 150.00–161.00 $156.46 $454 —
313 313 7 179.00 $179.00 $560 +7.50
357–398 381 29 165.00–174.00 $170.62 $650 +4.48
433–443 unweaned 436 11 150.00–156.00 $154.34 $673 —
490 490 7 161.00 $161.00 $789 +11.00
497 unweaned 497 2 148.00 $148.00 $736 —
506–540 515 16 149.00–153.00 $151.95 $783 +4.50
567–585 579 6 135.00–139.50 $138.03 $799 -5.62
604–642 626 13 131.00–143.00 $138.84 $869 -0.16
658–694 684 11 141.50–143.00 $141.89 $971 +11.39
703–727 712 39 136.00–137.00 $136.08 $969 —
712 712 32 129.75 $129.75 $924 —
852–897 872 26 111.00–117.50 $115.44 $1,007 +7.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 179.00 $179.00 $421 —
344 344 20 176.00 $176.00 $605 +5.00
389 389 5 174.00 $174.00 $677 +8.26
406–443 433 34 159.00–162.50 $161.18 $698 +5.77
466–490 477 18 146.00–154.00 $150.25 $717 -4.34
507–536 523 32 149.00–153.00 $151.11 $790 +5.15
562–596 582 5 140.00 $140.00 $815 +5.40
600–629 624 12 141.00–143.50 $143.10 $893 +12.10
675 675 10 144.00 $144.00 $972 —
728 728 4 134.00 $134.00 $976 —
792 792 12 128.50 $128.50 $1,018 +18.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–309 308 10 155.00–160.00 $158.01 $487 —
456–490 475 15 121.00–141.00 $131.08 $623 -12.59
536 536 3 131.00 $131.00 $702 -13.58
642–645 643 10 120.00–143.00 $130.40 $838 —
777 777 2 125.00 $125.00 $971 +14.56
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 10 136.00 $136.00 $471 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1195 942 85-90% 24 47.00–58.50 $51.99 $490 -4.29
810–1235 974 85-90% 10 41.00–45.50 $44.11 $430 -8.99
895–1560 1062 85-90% 96 59.50–72.50 $65.74 $698 —
1080–1265 1206 85-90% 4 73.50–76.50 $74.43 $898 -1.18
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 80-85% 1 60.75 $60.75 $665 —
980–1775 1256 80-85% 72 65.00–76.00 $70.74 $888 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 77.50 $77.50 $992 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1636–1875 1728 75-80% 21 71.25–74.50 $72.78 $1,258 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1445 1365 2 78.50–80.00 $79.29 $1,082 —
1430–2050 1582 11 83.50–97.50 $90.07 $1,425 —
1575–2320 1831 7 102.00–112.00 $105.13 $1,925 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 735.00 $735.00
810–1400 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 800.00–1,075.00 $866.88
950–1400 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 35 535.00–1,125.00 $838.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
850–1000 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 650.00–910.00 $765.00 -376.67
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–710.00 $680.00 -461.67
900–950 913 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,106.25 -35.42
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 +275.00
1000–1200 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,410.00 $1,225.83 -24.17
700–1200 1066 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 25 850.00–1,375.00 $1,143.60 -106.40
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 975.00 $975.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.