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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

2,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.88/cwt ≈ $807/hd at 528 lb · 93 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.08/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 522 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.04/cwt -3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 571 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,591 3,176 791
Feeder cattle 2,200 3,176 548
Slaughter cattle 141 — 71
Replacement cattle 250 — 172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders 3.00-7.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower on unweaned or fleshy offerings with a high percentage of unweaned offerings available. No comparison on slaughter cows and bulls due to no report being issued last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 4 201.00 $201.00 $557 -9.00
309 309 22 191.00 $191.00 $590 -24.71
320 thin fleshed 320 1 215.00 $215.00 $688 —
377–392 382 6 181.00–196.00 $190.87 $729 -11.34
388–391 390 6 175.00–176.00 $175.50 $684 -26.71
405 thin fleshed 405 5 191.00 $191.00 $774 —
413 413 8 174.50 $174.50 $721 -6.04
410–437 428 24 176.00–189.00 $182.96 $783 +2.42
450–486 472 44 164.00–177.00 $170.51 $805 -0.76
494 494 6 160.00 $160.00 $790 -11.27
500–545 unweaned 512 28 154.50–161.00 $157.13 $805 —
503–543 527 58 168.50–177.50 $171.88 $906 +8.00
550–592 unweaned 573 42 145.50–155.50 $150.67 $863 +9.22
590 590 2 146.00 $146.00 $861 -9.66
606–622 617 58 142.50–152.75 $145.53 $898 -4.35
630–645 unweaned 637 12 135.50–140.00 $137.40 $875 -4.15
653–678 665 35 136.00–146.00 $141.55 $941 -1.42
667–685 678 5 130.00–135.50 $132.16 $896 -10.81
672–686 unweaned 678 9 129.00–132.00 $130.65 $886 -5.60
705–745 unweaned 725 19 132.50–134.00 $133.34 $967 -6.13
723–737 725 14 137.00–139.00 $138.71 $1,006 +12.14
732 732 9 129.00 $129.00 $944 +2.43
777 unweaned 777 2 125.00 $125.00 $971 -9.16
940 940 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,166 -11.00
996 996 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 322 9 190.00–196.00 $193.52 $623 —
361–392 367 25 180.00–195.00 $184.60 $677 +7.92
413–448 430 33 170.00–183.00 $176.29 $758 +9.55
429–449 unweaned 442 31 159.00–167.00 $161.56 $714 —
458–482 462 19 166.50–177.00 $168.92 $780 +11.33
466 unweaned 466 4 155.00 $155.00 $722 —
502–542 unweaned 528 46 140.00–150.00 $146.63 $774 —
510–542 528 47 155.00–162.00 $159.00 $840 —
552–559 553 39 155.00–160.00 $159.61 $883 +4.61
568–587 unweaned 580 23 136.00–150.00 $143.26 $831 —
611–625 unweaned 622 13 130.00–139.00 $132.04 $821 -4.96
603–646 624 27 140.00–146.00 $143.92 $898 +17.92
658–688 unweaned 671 22 130.00–134.50 $131.47 $882 —
654–699 682 41 135.25–146.00 $138.71 $946 —
720–731 727 5 132.00–136.00 $133.59 $971 —
775 unweaned 775 2 127.00 $127.00 $984 —
785 785 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,052 —
821 unweaned 821 6 119.00 $119.00 $977 —
869 869 18 136.50 $136.50 $1,186 —
895 895 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 —
947 947 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 160.00 $160.00 $611 —
432 unweaned 432 5 137.00 $137.00 $592 —
520–527 524 4 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $689 —
570 570 4 131.50 $131.50 $750 —
605 605 4 145.00 $145.00 $877 —
650 unweaned 650 2 116.00 $116.00 $754 —
772 772 2 129.50 $129.50 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 161.00 $161.00 $431 -7.00
331–344 337 11 155.00–160.00 $157.68 $531 +6.61
353–395 376 26 150.00–163.00 $156.62 $589 -6.23
408–436 425 22 152.00–165.00 $157.01 $667 +5.18
438 438 3 146.00 $146.00 $639 -5.83
442 unweaned 442 2 146.00 $146.00 $645 —
454–485 unweaned 469 20 140.00–142.50 $141.02 $661 —
464–481 469 51 148.00–157.00 $150.88 $708 +3.08
492 492 7 136.00 $136.00 $669 -11.80
505–515 510 13 141.50–156.00 $148.12 $755 +6.88
518–549 unweaned 538 31 128.50–135.75 $134.79 $725 —
561 561 8 143.50 $143.50 $805 +3.73
550–591 unweaned 572 77 127.50–134.00 $130.85 $748 +4.61
601–641 unweaned 625 20 121.00–129.00 $124.74 $780 -8.07
680 unweaned 680 5 120.50 $120.50 $819 -10.83
720–745 739 25 126.00–136.50 $134.64 $995 +13.79
757 757 2 120.00 $120.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 value added 312 2 169.00 $169.00 $527 —
321–333 324 14 154.00–166.00 $162.48 $526 +19.18
373 unweaned 373 12 145.00 $145.00 $541 —
354–396 378 26 154.00–161.50 $158.18 $598 +18.43
408–435 416 24 142.00–150.00 $145.52 $605 +2.27
452–471 466 30 136.00–145.50 $141.93 $661 +2.83
502–533 507 32 140.00–144.50 $143.51 $728 +6.81
532–538 unweaned 533 13 121.00–132.50 $129.82 $692 —
552 552 2 126.00 $126.00 $696 -12.00
561–590 unweaned 573 5 119.00–126.00 $121.89 $698 —
550–598 576 57 128.50–138.00 $131.36 $757 -6.64
607 unweaned 607 2 125.50 $125.50 $762 —
611 611 3 126.00 $126.00 $770 —
605–632 622 25 127.00–133.00 $128.76 $801 —
652 unweaned 652 2 127.50 $127.50 $831 —
657 657 2 120.50 $120.50 $792 —
660–681 672 11 130.00–132.00 $130.36 $876 —
735 735 11 126.00 $126.00 $926 —
753 753 4 129.00 $129.00 $971 —
773 773 3 117.00 $117.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–442 423 7 129.00–140.00 $135.68 $574 —
470–473 472 10 130.00–143.00 $135.18 $638 —
522 522 2 133.00 $133.00 $694 —
556 556 4 126.50 $126.50 $703 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 140.00 $140.00 $514 —
610–620 615 4 107.00–115.00 $111.03 $683 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1020 830 85-90% 10 33.00–41.00 $39.09 $324 —
880–1030 955 85-90% 2 31.50–32.00 $31.77 $303 —
890–1360 1065 85-90% 66 50.00–61.75 $56.98 $607 —
950–1200 1070 85-90% 5 44.25–50.00 $47.83 $512 —
1063–1275 1172 85-90% 13 55.00–57.50 $56.31 $660 —
1055–1320 1188 85-90% 2 63.25–64.00 $63.58 $755 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 67.50 $67.50 $776 —
1190 1190 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $619 —
1035–1520 1239 80-85% 41 55.75–65.50 $61.62 $763 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720–1750 1735 75-80% 2 60.00 $60.00 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1570 1463 2 65.00–76.00 $70.90 $1,037 —
1550 1550 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,116 —
1490–2325 1878 12 81.50–93.75 $88.72 $1,666 —
1855–1965 1908 4 94.00–95.00 $94.44 $1,802 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1050 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 950.00–1,375.00 $1,290.00
900–1350 1146 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 104 860.00–1,500.00 $1,296.97
1000–1350 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 43 585.00–1,050.00 $919.30
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —
1050–1150 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.