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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

3,176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.24/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 534 lb · 229 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.48/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 712 lb · 203 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.69/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 574 lb · 202 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,176 2,541 2,751
Feeder cattle 3,176 2,105 2,751
Slaughter cattle — 207 —
Replacement cattle — 229 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested last week. Trade was active on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 210.00 $210.00 $620 —
305–349 328 6 211.00–217.00 $215.71 $708 —
372–395 389 27 195.00–209.00 $202.21 $787 —
401–442 426 78 170.00–194.00 $180.54 $769 +9.26
450–498 480 116 165.00–179.00 $171.27 $822 +3.55
509–545 518 128 150.00–167.50 $163.88 $849 —
552–587 571 174 144.50–162.50 $155.66 $889 +1.49
578–596 unweaned 594 28 141.00–141.50 $141.45 $840 -4.64
603–641 unweaned 627 47 136.00–146.00 $141.55 $888 -0.06
612–642 632 67 147.00–152.00 $149.88 $947 +5.54
677–687 682 23 142.50–143.50 $142.97 $975 —
677–695 unweaned 690 22 134.50–141.00 $136.25 $940 +6.44
700–737 unweaned 707 156 134.75–142.50 $139.47 $986 +10.22
717–734 730 47 126.00–128.50 $126.57 $924 -10.43
760–774 unweaned 770 42 130.50–136.50 $134.16 $1,033 —
767–782 780 16 145.00–152.75 $151.80 $1,184 +14.59
811–831 816 11 126.50–129.00 $127.19 $1,038 +0.98
819 819 53 149.25 $149.25 $1,222 +23.04
835 unweaned 835 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,119 +13.60
857 857 10 136.50 $136.50 $1,170 +13.00
911 911 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,230 —
1147 1147 12 105.00 $105.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–358 357 22 165.00–181.00 $176.68 $631 -8.32
403–440 421 50 154.00–176.00 $166.74 $702 -14.08
480–497 491 17 143.00–168.00 $157.59 $774 -10.06
568 568 9 155.00 $155.00 $880 +1.56
624 624 9 126.00 $126.00 $786 -19.62
630 unweaned 630 4 137.00 $137.00 $863 +6.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 2 168.00 $168.00 $440 —
328–347 340 8 146.00–160.00 $151.07 $514 -8.93
363–396 382 76 150.50–173.00 $162.85 $622 +3.35
400–445 431 65 145.50–157.00 $151.83 $654 -3.93
456–496 469 154 135.00–157.00 $147.80 $693 -2.70
500–547 534 229 135.00–150.00 $141.24 $754 +2.32
557–594 569 71 132.00–148.00 $139.77 $795 +5.03
585–593 unweaned 589 30 125.00–128.50 $126.24 $744 +2.11
604–636 unweaned 620 81 126.00–135.50 $132.81 $823 +8.14
625–639 638 21 125.25–125.50 $125.27 $799 —
662–665 664 10 121.00 $121.00 $803 -19.00
675 675 9 139.00 $139.00 $938 -1.00
665–699 unweaned 676 42 125.00–132.00 $131.33 $888 +6.99
709–726 unweaned 713 12 123.00–127.00 $125.98 $898 +6.98
707–747 721 28 120.00–121.00 $120.85 $871 —
721 721 13 140.50 $140.50 $1,013 —
862 862 10 124.50 $124.50 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–341 340 12 138.00–159.50 $143.30 $487 -18.69
387 387 42 136.00–140.50 $139.75 $541 -16.62
416–430 425 11 141.00–149.00 $143.25 $609 -3.92
467–494 481 17 137.50–141.00 $139.10 $669 -13.50
511–527 516 6 135.00–140.00 $136.70 $705 -6.65
552 552 4 138.00 $138.00 $762 -2.00
806 806 8 123.00 $123.00 $991 —

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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.