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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

1,644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.32/cwt +19.18 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 368 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.86/cwt ≈ $1,006/hd at 572 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.35/cwt +3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 527 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,644 1,067 1,136
Feeder cattle 1,364 745 848
Slaughter cattle 194 235 124
Replacement cattle 86 87 164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 6.00-10.00 higher, a few 500-550 lbs. 20.00 higher though quality more attractive, Feeders over 600 lbs. steady. Heifers under 600 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00 higher, a few 700-750 lbs. 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, instances 5.00 higher on high yielding offerings. Trade very active, demand very good with recent rain in the area making prospects for pasture more possible and limited offerings of slaughter cows and bulls the past few weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218–239 230 21 210.00–226.00 $220.28 $507 +0.28
255–293 282 17 225.00–228.00 $225.80 $637 +17.61
376–380 377 10 208.00–212.00 $210.00 $792 +8.00
401 401 4 210.00 $210.00 $842 —
452–487 477 28 175.00–191.00 $185.58 $885 +0.58
505–547 522 33 173.00–188.00 $180.60 $943 +15.19
553–591 572 73 173.50–179.50 $175.86 $1,006 —
631–636 634 10 146.00–164.50 $155.21 $984 —
757–760 758 18 151.00 $151.00 $1,145 +2.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251–292 260 14 212.00–225.00 $221.05 $575 —
306–315 310 10 210.00–228.00 $218.55 $678 +17.55
360 360 7 212.00 $212.00 $763 —
404 404 12 210.00 $210.00 $848 ±0.00
472–491 486 14 186.00–192.00 $187.67 $912 +12.67
517 unweaned 517 4 178.00 $178.00 $920 +12.00
1033 1033 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 12 204.00 $204.00 $524 +8.01
289 thin fleshed 289 6 194.00 $194.00 $561 —
363 thin fleshed 363 14 189.00 $189.00 $686 —
390 390 3 208.00 $208.00 $811 +28.58
420 thin fleshed 420 2 196.00 $196.00 $823 —
427–437 432 4 175.00–196.00 $185.62 $802 -2.38
469–492 474 9 182.00–184.00 $183.54 $870 —
537 537 2 148.00 $148.00 $795 -2.00
577 thin fleshed 577 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,016 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 130.00 $130.00 $575 —
495 495 6 130.00 $130.00 $644 -7.58
538 538 8 135.00 $135.00 $726 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 10 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 3 110.00 $110.00 $694 —
656 656 3 107.00 $107.00 $702 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 280 16 180.00–197.00 $183.79 $515 —
308–348 314 30 179.50–196.50 $194.28 $610 +15.28
363–365 363 10 176.00–180.00 $179.20 $650 +6.90
405–435 416 8 156.00–171.00 $165.12 $687 +11.36
450–493 477 38 155.00–171.00 $162.58 $776 +6.36
509–540 527 44 150.00–160.50 $158.35 $835 +3.85
576 576 17 158.75 $158.75 $914 +9.30
632–643 641 18 138.00–148.00 $145.46 $932 -0.28
712 712 21 139.50 $139.50 $993 +9.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282–295 291 6 187.00–199.00 $195.12 $568 +22.12
308–342 325 12 176.00–190.00 $182.73 $594 -2.27
348 unweaned 348 6 174.00 $174.00 $606 —
368–370 368 83 176.00–190.00 $189.32 $697 +19.18
414–437 420 15 173.00–179.00 $177.34 $745 +15.34
422 unweaned 422 2 163.00 $163.00 $688 —
460–487 474 19 155.50–165.00 $158.06 $749 —
535–540 539 9 157.00–161.50 $160.51 $865 —
571 571 6 151.50 $151.50 $865 +0.84
606 606 9 148.00 $148.00 $897 +6.50
672–695 686 5 135.00–136.00 $135.61 $930 -4.64
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 7 165.00 $165.00 $355 —
256–297 260 20 170.00 $170.00 $442 +36.00
447 447 2 140.00 $140.00 $626 —
488 488 22 128.00 $128.00 $625 —
633 633 14 123.00 $123.00 $779 —
823 823 30 113.00 $113.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
204–232 209 12 180.00–197.00 $183.15 $383 —
255 255 2 169.00 $169.00 $431 —
315 thin fleshed 315 2 189.00 $189.00 $595 —
366 thin fleshed 366 6 186.00 $186.00 $681 —
377 377 2 176.00 $176.00 $664 +8.36
419–447 424 31 153.00–163.00 $154.70 $656 —
458–498 482 17 140.50–161.00 $152.71 $736 +5.21
490 thin fleshed 490 5 155.00 $155.00 $760 —
530 530 2 150.00 $150.00 $795 +4.50
582 thin fleshed 582 2 146.00 $146.00 $850 +5.00
597 597 8 146.00 $146.00 $872 -1.50
706 706 3 121.00 $121.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 4 144.00 $144.00 $405 —
329 329 15 147.00 $147.00 $484 —
392 392 6 149.00 $149.00 $584 —
409 thin fleshed 409 12 147.00 $147.00 $601 —
528–543 thin fleshed 536 8 125.00–131.00 $127.96 $686 —
572 thin fleshed 572 2 135.00 $135.00 $772 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 8 127.00 $127.00 $550 —
543 543 10 117.00 $117.00 $635 —
641 641 9 115.00 $115.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–465 thin fleshed 454 37 159.00–172.00 $171.28 $778 —
577 577 5 150.00 $150.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–435 433 3 178.00–190.00 $182.02 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 131.00 $131.00 $747 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 719 85-90% 6 57.50 $57.50 $413 —
720–850 746 85-90% 7 31.00–43.00 $39.62 $296 —
700–1045 856 85-90% 16 49.50–60.50 $55.86 $478 —
818–1295 1003 85-90% 41 62.50–72.00 $68.68 $689 -3.18
1078–1310 1136 85-90% 4 75.25–77.50 $75.90 $862 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1400 1186 80-85% 37 69.50–77.50 $73.93 $877 +2.32
1190–1248 1230 80-85% 6 77.75–80.00 $78.86 $970 +1.43
1080–1530 1305 80-85% 2 60.00–64.50 $61.86 $807 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,008 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 72.50 $72.50 $1,160 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1730 1400 11 60.00–82.50 $71.87 $1,006 —
1330–2190 1666 14 84.75–102.00 $91.95 $1,532 —
1875–2520 2074 4 103.50–108.50 $105.59 $2,190 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
800–900 850 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 510.00–540.00 $525.00
825–950 875 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 400.00–570.00 $466.67
900–950 913 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 640.00–870.00 $812.50
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1050–1350 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 825.00–1,175.00 $1,041.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 775.00–825.00 $800.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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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
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 925.00–975.00 $941.67 +141.67
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,500.00 $1,393.75 -56.25
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00 -300.00
850–1250 1096 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 875.00–1,500.00 $1,240.38 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 +450.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
241 241 4 80.00 $80.00 $193 —
510 510 2 75.00 $75.00 $382 —

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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.