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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

2,981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.64/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 438 lb · 137 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.73/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 731 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.37/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 608 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,981 2,591 3,310
Feeder cattle 2,601 2,200 2,498
Slaughter cattle 151 141 411
Replacement cattle 229 250 401

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower on 300-350 lbs. 2.00 higher on 400-450 lbs., Feeders over 600 lbs. instances 5.00 higher though quality more attractive, calves over 600 lbs. 3.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 ls. unevenly steady, a few 450-500 lbs. 2.00 higher, no accurate comparison on feeders or calves over 600 lbs. but a lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 3.00 higher though quality more attractive. Trade 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
210 thin fleshed 210 2 215.00 $215.00 $452 —
310–347 329 18 180.50–188.50 $184.55 $607 -6.45
315–345 thin fleshed 343 12 201.00–211.00 $201.77 $692 -13.23
370–381 thin fleshed 378 12 190.00–202.00 $192.93 $729 —
395 395 3 178.00 $178.00 $703 +2.50
401 thin fleshed 401 27 191.00 $191.00 $766 ±0.00
403–443 420 24 175.00–183.00 $178.76 $751 +4.26
470–471 470 71 173.00–184.00 $181.93 $855 +11.42
488 488 20 169.75 $169.75 $828 +9.75
520 unweaned 520 3 143.00 $143.00 $744 -14.13
502–549 537 42 160.50–167.00 $163.25 $877 -8.63
562–590 578 84 150.00–167.75 $157.60 $911 +11.60
592–597 unweaned 594 14 135.00–146.00 $141.27 $839 -9.40
603–635 608 105 147.50–153.00 $149.35 $908 +3.82
600–642 unweaned 610 14 130.00–140.00 $132.53 $808 -4.87
651–665 656 72 137.50–142.00 $140.24 $920 -1.31
652–682 unweaned 671 42 126.00–136.50 $131.72 $884 +1.07
700–746 unweaned 728 91 126.00–133.50 $132.13 $962 -1.21
735–740 740 29 140.00–143.00 $142.90 $1,057 +13.90
762 unweaned 762 5 123.50 $123.50 $941 -1.50
776 776 36 131.25 $131.25 $1,018 —
815 815 2 121.00 $121.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 10 197.00 $197.00 $603 +3.48
365–397 378 5 180.00–194.00 $188.12 $711 +3.52
400–445 411 35 169.00–178.00 $175.34 $721 -0.95
455–490 470 12 165.00–175.50 $170.04 $799 +1.12
477–481 unweaned 481 19 156.00–160.00 $159.58 $768 +4.58
500–537 508 83 156.00–170.00 $165.94 $843 +6.94
528–547 unweaned 531 23 146.50–150.00 $147.45 $783 +0.82
553–588 576 39 148.00–157.00 $152.18 $877 -7.43
561–595 unweaned 582 21 140.00–150.50 $146.22 $851 +2.96
601–623 616 28 138.50–147.00 $143.89 $886 -0.03
620 unweaned 620 3 135.00 $135.00 $837 +2.96
655–696 667 42 135.00–143.00 $140.56 $938 +1.85
671–685 unweaned 680 20 126.50–130.50 $128.76 $876 -2.71
713 thin fleshed 713 12 151.50 $151.50 $1,080 —
703–749 unweaned 741 18 122.50–132.00 $124.00 $919 —
765 unweaned 765 5 125.00 $125.00 $956 -2.00
805 805 7 129.00 $129.00 $1,038 —
837 837 19 137.50–144.50 $141.92 $1,188 —
841 unweaned 841 4 120.50 $120.50 $1,013 +1.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 25 155.00 $155.00 $724 —
567 567 20 145.00 $145.00 $822 —
635 635 10 136.50 $136.50 $867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
202 202 2 175.00 $175.00 $354 —
387 387 12 174.00 $174.00 $673 +14.00
416–430 424 7 151.00–160.00 $154.78 $656 —
452 452 2 160.00 $160.00 $723 —
526 thin fleshed 526 3 155.50 $155.50 $818 —
553–597 575 8 135.00–149.00 $141.95 $816 +10.45
677 677 2 130.00 $130.00 $880 —
837 837 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,071 —
850 850 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728 728 4 128.00 $128.00 $932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 thin fleshed 247 4 175.00 $175.00 $432 —
341 341 17 166.00–169.00 $168.47 $574 +10.79
358–390 376 16 153.00–162.00 $158.07 $594 +1.45
400–445 438 137 147.50–162.50 $158.64 $695 +12.64
461 value added 461 11 162.00 $162.00 $747 —
457–498 470 27 143.00–155.50 $149.29 $702 -1.59
480 480 2 141.00 $141.00 $677 -9.88
500–522 513 35 140.00–147.00 $145.13 $745 -2.99
538–545 unweaned 543 17 133.00–135.00 $133.47 $725 -1.32
549 value added 549 18 150.50 $150.50 $826 —
551–597 572 34 130.50–138.00 $132.98 $761 -10.52
557–590 unweaned 572 17 128.00–131.00 $129.75 $742 -1.10
606–646 unweaned 625 25 121.00–127.00 $123.44 $772 -1.30
607–641 632 66 131.00–133.50 $131.62 $832 —
662 662 2 126.00 $126.00 $834 —
677–692 unweaned 681 14 125.00–125.50 $125.35 $854 +4.85
710–745 724 8 116.00–123.00 $118.17 $856 -16.47
770 770 3 122.00–126.50 $123.50 $951 +3.50
845 845 11 123.00 $123.00 $1,039 —
871 871 6 126.00 $126.00 $1,097 —
978 978 8 120.00 $120.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 7 150.00 $150.00 $363 —
291 291 14 165.00 $165.00 $480 —
345 345 5 162.00 $162.00 $559 -0.48
370 value added 370 5 163.00 $163.00 $603 —
377–387 384 6 144.00–155.00 $147.60 $567 -10.58
417–445 429 16 145.00–153.00 $147.97 $635 +2.45
445 unweaned 445 3 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
461–472 467 7 137.00–145.00 $141.61 $661 -0.32
501–545 519 44 138.50–148.00 $143.77 $746 +0.26
545 unweaned 545 2 130.00 $130.00 $708 +0.18
561–595 568 17 130.50–135.50 $134.45 $764 +3.09
567–588 unweaned 582 9 125.00–129.50 $125.97 $733 +4.08
618–641 unweaned 630 8 126.00–127.00 $126.51 $797 +1.01
635–637 636 20 129.00–138.00 $135.74 $863 +6.98
660–691 686 30 136.00–137.50 $137.26 $942 +6.90
726 726 3 125.50 $125.50 $911 -0.50
750 750 2 121.00 $121.00 $908 -8.00
801 801 3 117.00 $117.00 $937 —
927 927 2 120.50 $120.50 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 136.00 $136.00 $452 —
551 551 63 141.50 $141.50 $780 +15.00
633 633 3 121.00 $121.00 $766 —
685 685 3 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
729 729 14 117.00 $117.00 $853 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 7 146.00 $146.00 $502 —
472 472 47 131.00 $131.00 $618 —
599 599 30 120.00 $120.00 $719 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 167.00 $167.00 $793 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 30.50 $30.50 $236 —
790–795 791 85-90% 5 35.00–47.50 $37.51 $297 —
881–885 882 85-90% 8 50.50–51.00 $50.56 $446 —
965 965 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $290 -1.77
800–1320 990 85-90% 9 44.50–49.00 $46.57 $461 +14.80
890–1415 1086 85-90% 51 50.50–60.50 $56.43 $613 +8.60
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
968–1720 1271 80-85% 25 54.00–65.25 $61.39 $780 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $920 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1730 1658 75-80% 2 57.50–63.75 $60.49 $1,003 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2015 1658 9 64.00–80.00 $73.08 $1,212 —
1490–2145 1869 12 81.00–96.00 $87.91 $1,643 -0.81
1845–1940 1903 3 97.00–100.00 $98.18 $1,868 +3.74

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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) 2 825.00 $825.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 750.00 $750.00
800–1350 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 450.00–960.00 $807.20
900–1550 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 34 725.00–1,075.00 $955.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 435.00 $435.00
800–1400 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 385.00–725.00 $555.00

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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
800–1000 825 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 24 1,100.00–1,185.00 $1,110.63 —
800–900 886 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,175.00–1,400.00 $1,207.14 —
900–1200 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 31 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,204.03 —
850–1000 961 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,250.00–1,525.00 $1,416.07 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 +625.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.