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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

1,282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.20/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 590 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.40/cwt -6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 673 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.35/cwt -8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 524 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,282 2,864 3,965
Feeder cattle 1,127 2,559 2,769
Slaughter cattle 72 144 590
Replacement cattle 83 161 606

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher, calves and feeders over 600 steady to 2.00 higher except unweaned offerings 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower, bulls steady. 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
319 319 8 186.00 $186.00 $593 —
387–390 389 4 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $702 —
413–442 419 10 171.00–181.00 $178.89 $750 -6.28
452–487 470 27 175.00–190.00 $178.08 $837 +7.89
513 unweaned 513 8 144.00 $144.00 $739 —
511–545 539 21 155.50–164.00 $157.30 $848 -1.38
550–597 564 33 148.00–156.50 $153.89 $868 +0.61
612–649 635 24 143.00–149.50 $146.92 $933 +5.85
652–698 unweaned 673 47 132.50–137.25 $135.40 $911 -1.26
712–713 713 8 137.50–139.00 $138.63 $988 -3.12
725 unweaned 725 4 131.00 $131.00 $950 -1.49
774–791 unweaned 784 21 125.50–130.00 $128.10 $1,004 -0.40
892 892 14 127.00 $127.00 $1,133 —
1015 1015 3 111.50 $111.50 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 191.00 $191.00 $550 +10.00
412 value added 412 5 186.00 $186.00 $766 —
407–447 439 16 170.00–180.00 $176.03 $773 -1.41
457–485 471 4 171.00–175.00 $173.06 $815 -3.25
508–541 520 19 146.00–165.00 $150.84 $784 -5.04
582 unweaned 582 9 132.50 $132.50 $771 —
552–597 591 48 147.50–154.50 $148.77 $879 -0.39
602 unweaned 602 7 141.00 $141.00 $849 +6.49
604–638 620 23 142.00–153.00 $146.71 $910 -0.76
671–696 unweaned 687 16 130.50 $130.50 $897 -4.00
717 717 5 135.00 $135.00 $968 —
755–790 779 18 132.50–136.00 $133.62 $1,041 —
811–840 823 5 135.00–135.50 $135.30 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 164.00 $164.00 $651 +8.00
490 490 7 150.00 $150.00 $735 —
602 602 4 124.00 $124.00 $746 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 155.00 $155.00 $491 -1.00
351–377 366 10 160.00–163.00 $161.38 $591 +1.38
412–427 415 20 153.00–161.00 $159.10 $660 +8.38
463–477 465 16 145.00–150.00 $148.36 $690 -2.00
503–545 524 35 138.50–145.00 $143.35 $751 -10.31
559–586 569 13 133.00–150.00 $142.11 $809 +4.55
606 unweaned 606 3 135.00 $135.00 $818 +1.72
630 630 10 139.00 $139.00 $876 +0.11
651–659 unweaned 656 21 125.00–126.00 $125.62 $824 -4.90
673 673 3 140.00 $140.00 $942 +5.00
702 702 5 133.00 $133.00 $934 —
725 unweaned 725 4 120.00 $120.00 $870 —
865 865 7 116.00 $116.00 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 150.00 $150.00 $470 -19.00
365 365 5 158.00 $158.00 $577 +10.83
405–412 408 5 145.00–154.00 $148.64 $606 -1.67
453–493 466 12 142.00–157.00 $151.71 $707 +8.42
515 515 2 147.00 $147.00 $757 +11.75
550 550 2 131.00 $131.00 $720 -2.97
565 unweaned 565 3 126.00 $126.00 $712 —
564–586 570 11 132.50–146.00 $142.21 $811 +8.24
615 615 25 134.00 $134.00 $824 +0.50
635 unweaned 635 2 126.00 $126.00 $800 ±0.00
650–654 unweaned 653 23 127.00–129.00 $128.39 $838 -0.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 154.00 $154.00 $482 —
413 413 6 146.00 $146.00 $603 —
471 471 9 152.00 $152.00 $716 —
576 576 11 130.50 $130.50 $752 +5.50
650–677 664 4 121.00–124.00 $122.53 $814 —
730 730 8 124.00 $124.00 $905 —
757 757 4 124.00 $124.00 $939 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 5 130.00 $130.00 $757 +3.60
723 723 5 120.00 $120.00 $868 —
817–847 828 11 82.00–86.00 $84.51 $700 —
851 851 5 87.00 $87.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 190.00 $190.00 $598 —
782–787 785 20 89.00–105.00 $97.83 $768 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1150 872 85-90% 3 27.75–37.00 $34.07 $297 +0.07
905 905 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $443 —
855–1010 933 85-90% 2 45.00–49.50 $47.44 $443 —
935–1275 1096 85-90% 19 50.50–58.50 $55.24 $605 -5.76
955–1160 1099 85-90% 20 50.00–59.75 $56.36 $619 -4.64
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1190 949 80-85% 4 45.50–53.75 $49.67 $471 —
1025 1025 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $615 —
920–1565 1194 80-85% 6 55.50–66.25 $60.85 $727 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1325 1257 3 70.00–72.50 $70.88 $891 —
1505–2300 1823 9 80.50–93.00 $88.47 $1,613 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–950 817 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 750.00–775.00 $758.33
900–1000 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 800.00–925.00 $883.75
900–1350 1161 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 500.00–825.00 $691.79
1000–1450 1244 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 800.00–1,175.00 $964.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
850–1150 963 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 600.00–750.00 $712.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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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 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
700–1150 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,450.00 $1,291.67 +479.17
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 +515.00

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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.