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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

2,864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.67/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 627 lb · 159 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.30/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 668 lb · 134 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.78/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 571 lb · 131 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,864 2,132 3,998
Feeder cattle 2,559 1,881 3,173
Slaughter cattle 144 153 265
Replacement cattle 161 98 560

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. mixed, 2.00-5.00 higher to 3.00 lower on 500-600 lb. offerings, calves and feeders over 600 lbs. mostly 2.00 lower, a few 700-750 lbs. 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower except 300-400 lbs. instances 10.00 lower though weighing conditions not as attractive. Feeders and calves over 600 lbs. 3.00 lower. An accurate comparison difficult this week with more unweaned and fleshy offerings available. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls steady to weak. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 2 202.00 $202.00 $656 —
351 351 4 175.00 $175.00 $614 -21.50
405–430 418 13 181.00–191.00 $185.17 $774 —
445 445 4 170.00 $170.00 $756 —
456–495 470 36 153.00–177.00 $170.19 $800 +0.69
510–513 value added 512 10 164.00–166.50 $164.50 $842 —
507–534 518 93 149.00–162.00 $158.68 $822 -10.17
553–597 571 127 142.50–159.50 $153.28 $875 —
572 unweaned 572 4 137.00 $137.00 $784 -12.75
631–647 unweaned 632 22 133.00–138.00 $137.29 $868 -8.65
610–641 639 25 140.75–145.00 $141.07 $901 -10.00
659–678 unweaned 664 31 131.50–140.00 $136.66 $907 -2.53
669 669 103 144.00 $144.00 $963 +1.50
700–725 unweaned 708 6 131.50–133.00 $132.49 $938 -6.77
702–719 708 29 140.00–145.00 $141.75 $1,004 -6.36
754 unweaned 754 5 128.50 $128.50 $969 —
765–795 785 23 140.00–143.50 $142.36 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 181.00 $181.00 $525 -4.00
333–343 338 6 201.00–202.00 $201.49 $681 +5.26
415–437 426 4 175.00–180.00 $177.44 $756 -13.82
454–483 469 44 170.00–179.00 $176.31 $827 +1.31
491 491 3 154.00 $154.00 $756 -21.00
526–543 535 27 150.00–158.00 $155.88 $834 -4.22
553 553 3 134.00 $134.00 $741 -21.00
554–595 572 77 144.50–157.50 $149.16 $853 -5.84
600–621 614 105 144.50–147.75 $147.47 $905 -7.00
605–647 unweaned 621 13 128.00–139.00 $134.51 $835 -10.64
673 unweaned 673 6 134.50 $134.50 $905 —
671–680 675 92 137.00–143.00 $139.11 $939 —
705 unweaned 705 7 129.00–134.00 $130.43 $920 -8.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–375 value added 362 10 178.00–187.00 $184.21 $667 —
372 372 7 156.00 $156.00 $580 -21.00
438 438 5 146.00 $146.00 $639 -25.00
463–468 value added 464 11 177.00 $177.00 $821 —
523–547 530 7 141.00–156.00 $151.58 $803 -2.42
697 697 2 141.00 $141.00 $983 —
851 851 4 113.00 $113.00 $962 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
323–345 332 5 156.00 $156.00 $518 -22.01
388 388 7 160.00 $160.00 $621 -9.31
411–447 425 16 146.00–158.00 $150.72 $641 -11.78
455–493 481 59 142.00–159.00 $150.36 $723 -8.20
534–543 536 43 141.00–156.50 $153.66 $824 -2.66
549 549 5 136.00 $136.00 $747 -20.32
555 555 8 129.00 $129.00 $716 -21.00
569 unweaned 569 3 130.00 $130.00 $740 -14.79
555–592 578 66 131.50–146.00 $137.56 $795 -12.44
608–635 623 11 137.50–140.00 $138.89 $865 -3.11
601–633 unweaned 627 148 128.00–136.00 $133.28 $836 +1.61
651–659 unweaned 657 19 130.00–132.00 $130.52 $858 +4.52
662 662 4 135.00 $135.00 $894 -9.78
736–741 740 13 135.00–137.00 $135.46 $1,002 -3.71
831 831 3 123.50 $123.50 $1,026 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 2 175.00 $175.00 $467 +7.12
323 323 3 169.00 $169.00 $546 -1.00
366–393 381 7 141.00–156.00 $147.17 $561 -18.01
402–418 thin fleshed 414 8 156.00–157.00 $156.76 $649 —
403–441 433 32 140.00–153.00 $150.31 $651 +2.12
455–476 462 36 134.00–149.00 $143.29 $662 -17.26
467 value added 467 6 148.00 $148.00 $691 —
474 thin fleshed 474 9 157.00 $157.00 $744 —
532–549 548 64 130.00–141.00 $135.25 $741 -18.99
557–565 562 6 131.00–140.00 $133.97 $753 -9.53
578 578 3 121.00 $121.00 $699 -22.50
594 value added 594 31 142.25 $142.25 $845 —
613–623 unweaned 619 7 126.00 $126.00 $780 -8.24
645 645 12 133.50 $133.50 $861 -3.66
687 unweaned 687 7 128.50 $128.50 $883 —
680–699 689 11 132.00–134.00 $132.92 $916 -12.27
750 750 4 130.00 $130.00 $975 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 thin fleshed 455 2 148.00 $148.00 $673 —
585 585 5 125.00 $125.00 $731 —
619 619 5 127.00 $127.00 $786 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–585 569 4 123.00–130.00 $126.40 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–840 795 85-90% 2 24.50–34.50 $29.22 $232 -1.28
890 890 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $303 —
750–1215 970 85-90% 17 36.00–53.00 $45.49 $441 —
970 970 85-90% 1 51.50 $51.50 $500 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $662 +0.48
890–1370 1117 85-90% 37 54.00–64.00 $58.85 $657 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1145 1068 80-85% 2 57.50–58.00 $57.73 $617 —
1065–1555 1376 80-85% 23 60.25–69.50 $64.20 $883 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1640 1407 75-80% 3 55.00–62.50 $58.90 $829 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1280 1208 3 52.00–70.00 $63.94 $772 —
1220–1965 1607 8 67.00–80.75 $74.82 $1,202 —
1525–2085 1782 10 81.25–92.25 $85.92 $1,531 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
860–1000 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 675.00–925.00 $874.55
950–1250 1056 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 400.00–750.00 $616.11
1000–1150 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 450.00–650.00 $575.00
950–1600 1202 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 700.00–1,200.00 $982.83
850–1400 1247 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 48 650.00–1,025.00 $946.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 225.00 $225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–825 806 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 675.00–825.00 $787.50

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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
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–925.00 $812.50 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 -256.67
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1250–1450 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,500.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 -117.50

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.