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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

1,438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.29/cwt -6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 581 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.28/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 518 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.60/cwt -9.19 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 638 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,438 884 4,052
Feeder cattle 1,121 645 3,230
Slaughter cattle 136 111 437
Replacement cattle 181 128 385

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00 lower on comparable quotes, a few feeders over 700 lbs. 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower. Trade moderate to 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
220 220 1 206.00 $206.00 $453 —
306 unweaned 306 5 189.00 $189.00 $578 —
411–436 423 19 183.50–185.00 $184.23 $779 -5.16
430 unweaned 430 2 176.00 $176.00 $757 —
455–498 471 16 170.00–178.00 $173.78 $819 -7.02
500–512 508 32 170.00–177.00 $176.19 $895 +1.55
532–545 unweaned 536 17 163.00–166.00 $164.93 $884 —
583 583 5 155.50 $155.50 $907 -3.50
597 unweaned 597 2 145.00 $145.00 $866 —
612–623 619 6 148.00–152.00 $150.68 $933 -7.06
611–631 unweaned 622 7 139.00–144.00 $141.90 $883 —
666 666 19 154.50 $154.50 $1,029 +4.50
665–675 unweaned 673 8 138.00–139.00 $138.25 $930 —
743 743 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,100 +4.24
743–746 unweaned 744 7 136.00–138.00 $137.14 $1,020 —
761 761 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,027 —
842 842 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,128 —
887 887 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,189 +6.00
919 919 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 2 212.00 $212.00 $566 —
307 307 13 205.00 $205.00 $629 +54.00
300–342 unweaned 321 4 161.00–167.00 $164.20 $527 —
350–391 365 22 194.00–206.00 $197.53 $721 +44.81
405–438 420 10 176.00–188.50 $180.77 $759 —
430 unweaned 430 5 165.00 $165.00 $710 -5.00
497 497 2 171.00 $171.00 $850 +27.77
503–537 520 21 164.00–172.50 $169.33 $881 —
506–540 unweaned 525 7 151.00–156.00 $152.46 $800 —
551–597 569 5 151.00–155.00 $153.32 $872 -9.43
590 unweaned 590 2 145.00 $145.00 $856 —
615–628 622 13 151.00–153.00 $152.09 $946 —
605–630 unweaned 623 11 136.00–147.00 $143.81 $896 —
680–693 686 13 140.00–147.00 $144.37 $990 -1.74
707 unweaned 707 2 140.00 $140.00 $990 —
720–737 731 29 142.00–143.00 $142.34 $1,041 —
815 815 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 175.00 $175.00 $686 -3.00
472 472 2 152.00 $152.00 $717 -3.00
572–586 578 10 145.00 $145.00 $838 —
642 642 28 144.00 $144.00 $924 +9.00
696 unweaned 696 3 134.50 $134.50 $936 —
710 710 9 132.50 $132.50 $941 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 13 175.50 $175.50 $579 -3.00
370–397 383 7 163.00–174.00 $169.59 $650 +2.59
412–415 unweaned 413 6 153.00–161.00 $158.01 $653 —
482 unweaned 482 2 141.00 $141.00 $680 —
465–499 489 33 154.00–160.00 $157.75 $771 +1.69
507–532 525 15 150.00–158.00 $154.91 $813 +4.91
548 unweaned 548 3 136.00 $136.00 $745 —
560–591 581 45 148.50–153.00 $149.60 $869 -5.49
575–588 unweaned 582 6 135.00–142.00 $138.46 $806 —
610–640 unweaned 620 6 132.00–135.00 $133.97 $831 -4.03
627 627 5 140.00 $140.00 $878 -0.50
665–690 674 15 137.00–139.00 $137.87 $929 —
733 733 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,026 +12.00
864 864 5 111.00 $111.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213 213 4 190.00 $190.00 $405 —
298 298 11 173.00 $173.00 $516 —
312–342 322 6 165.00–170.00 $166.77 $537 —
375–382 380 6 174.00–176.00 $174.66 $664 +6.31
418–441 426 9 156.00–165.50 $162.22 $691 +32.22
435 unweaned 435 2 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
468 unweaned 468 4 145.00 $145.00 $679 —
460–482 469 6 153.00–162.00 $156.63 $735 -1.20
500–523 unweaned 509 10 141.00–150.00 $145.77 $742 —
512–522 514 10 155.00 $155.00 $797 +1.00
587 587 10 148.00 $148.00 $869 +1.70
582–592 unweaned 588 7 130.00–136.00 $132.37 $778 —
617–643 638 38 133.00–135.00 $133.60 $852 -9.19
670 unweaned 670 3 130.00 $130.00 $871 —
676–694 684 15 136.00–144.50 $140.48 $961 +2.48
707 707 4 135.50 $135.50 $958 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 unweaned 361 8 154.00 $154.00 $556 —
422 422 2 159.00 $159.00 $671 —
521 521 15 140.00 $140.00 $729 —
565 565 3 139.00 $139.00 $785 +9.00
607 607 2 130.00 $130.00 $789 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 8 170.00 $170.00 $700 —
473 unweaned 473 8 163.00 $163.00 $771 —
520 unweaned 520 2 131.00 $131.00 $681 —
565 565 5 132.00 $132.00 $746 —
615 615 3 134.50 $134.50 $827 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 149.00 $149.00 $730 —
792 792 2 110.00 $110.00 $871 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–790 755 85-90% 5 25.00–42.00 $36.22 $273 -1.28
890–1020 949 85-90% 4 43.00–55.50 $48.13 $457 —
880–1265 1052 85-90% 22 56.00–67.50 $62.39 $656 —
880–1216 1061 85-90% 5 46.50–54.50 $50.62 $537 —
950–1235 1127 85-90% 6 53.00–65.00 $60.29 $679 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $679 —
850–1400 1190 80-85% 27 63.25–70.00 $66.12 $787 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017–1815 1407 75-80% 5 60.00–67.50 $63.09 $888 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1690 1458 3 70.00–80.50 $76.30 $1,112 —
1128–2080 1580 23 82.00–96.00 $88.05 $1,391 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1250 1037 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 750.00–910.00 $848.33
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
900–1200 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 825.00–1,310.00 $1,148.33
900–1525 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 63 875.00–1,475.00 $1,136.35
1000–1350 1244 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 750.00–950.00 $859.38
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 325.00 $325.00
800–875 838 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 300.00–400.00 $350.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
500 500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 375.00 $375.00 —
450–700 620 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 525.00–700.00 $580.00 —
650 650 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
700 700 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 650.00 $650.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1050 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,450.00 $1,230.00 —
950–1050 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–925.00 $881.25 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.