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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

2,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.26/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 481 lb · 117 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.99/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 472 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.77/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 577 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,800 3,614 3,707
Feeder cattle 2,532 3,216 3,255
Slaughter cattle 108 266 173
Replacement cattle 160 132 279

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves 2.00-4.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower. Heifer calves uneven, mostly 1.00 lower, few 450-550 lbs. 4.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady a few lean cows 2.00 lower, bulls 2.00-4.00 lower though quality not as attractive with more lean bulls in the offering. Trade and demand moderate to good with quality more attractive on calves and feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 182.00 $182.00 $652 +2.00
402 402 2 175.00 $175.00 $704 -0.49
452–492 480 96 155.00–169.00 $165.54 $795 -1.05
480 value added 480 11 170.00 $170.00 $816 ±0.00
493–497 unweaned 496 10 145.00–146.00 $145.70 $723 -12.36
500–531 511 14 165.00–170.50 $166.86 $853 +12.56
501–540 unweaned 511 38 133.50–152.50 $146.64 $749 +0.64
560–593 574 84 145.00–159.00 $153.20 $879 -2.67
572–595 unweaned 589 21 134.50–141.00 $136.05 $801 —
601–615 unweaned 605 29 129.50–138.00 $132.50 $802 —
610–645 626 49 141.00–151.00 $146.00 $914 -3.24
676–685 679 10 140.00–143.00 $142.09 $965 +4.86
678–681 unweaned 679 23 135.00–137.00 $135.44 $920 +6.94
712–730 727 51 133.00–145.00 $143.25 $1,041 +7.48
771–795 784 38 134.00–139.00 $136.62 $1,071 -12.38
803–835 805 42 130.00–138.50 $137.67 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 203.00 $203.00 $639 —
395 395 2 193.00 $193.00 $762 +3.61
413–445 421 15 165.50–177.00 $168.24 $708 -8.01
452–495 478 52 156.00–172.00 $165.39 $791 -12.73
501–531 unweaned 511 18 145.50–154.50 $151.48 $774 —
507–547 532 59 156.75–171.00 $160.75 $855 -4.37
552–583 564 68 152.00–160.00 $155.51 $877 -2.77
557–594 unweaned 589 32 138.00–148.00 $140.38 $827 —
607 unweaned 607 4 133.50 $133.50 $810 +0.29
626–635 628 45 142.00–147.00 $145.99 $917 -4.18
653–685 665 12 135.00–146.00 $137.56 $915 -11.93
675–697 unweaned 684 5 121.00–135.00 $129.29 $884 -4.29
705–722 unweaned 710 18 125.00–132.00 $127.02 $902 +1.68
713–746 723 10 135.00–142.00 $139.83 $1,011 +8.83
788–795 791 5 133.50–135.00 $134.10 $1,061 -4.40
800–848 839 17 130.00–137.50 $131.62 $1,104 +7.43
875 875 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,172 —
975 975 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,150 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 4 127.00 $127.00 $669 -16.81
571–579 576 35 124.00–136.00 $131.24 $756 -7.46
577 unweaned 577 2 125.00 $125.00 $721 -4.50
687 687 4 129.00 $129.00 $886 -1.00
708 708 5 133.00 $133.00 $942 +3.50
713 unweaned 713 5 120.00 $120.00 $856 —
772–782 780 8 126.00–128.00 $127.50 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–396 384 11 160.00–161.00 $160.66 $617 +3.28
394 unweaned 394 6 141.00 $141.00 $556 —
411–435 421 21 151.00–160.00 $155.08 $653 +9.08
450–489 470 98 145.50–157.00 $150.70 $708 +14.70
470–491 unweaned 484 16 137.00–139.00 $138.51 $670 +11.51
504–540 518 69 141.50–156.00 $149.12 $772 +19.12
527 unweaned 527 4 121.00 $121.00 $638 -10.37
553–591 576 43 133.00–138.00 $136.84 $788 -0.53
558–597 unweaned 576 18 121.00–130.00 $126.30 $727 -0.59
609–641 unweaned 623 43 121.00–131.00 $126.92 $791 +1.00
665 unweaned 665 3 123.00 $123.00 $818 +4.32
706 unweaned 706 8 121.00 $121.00 $854 —
706–737 718 5 126.00–131.50 $128.26 $921 +2.86
794 794 14 120.00 $120.00 $953 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–379 377 10 165.00–166.00 $165.80 $625 +22.80
391 391 4 140.00 $140.00 $547 -3.00
412 unweaned 412 2 140.00 $140.00 $577 —
419 419 11 154.00 $154.00 $645 +1.38
457–460 460 39 146.00–155.00 $146.46 $674 +3.00
462–491 unweaned 481 6 135.00–137.00 $135.64 $652 —
499 499 5 121.00 $121.00 $604 -22.46
500–538 527 52 135.00–148.00 $141.82 $747 +1.12
529–540 unweaned 532 26 124.00–133.50 $131.03 $697 —
551–588 573 23 137.50–143.00 $138.36 $793 +3.95
567–576 unweaned 573 33 130.00–133.00 $131.11 $751 —
615–625 unweaned 623 21 122.00–127.00 $126.15 $786 -3.85
626–634 632 24 129.00–130.00 $129.21 $817 -1.79
670 unweaned 670 6 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
713–730 716 10 126.00–131.00 $129.98 $931 +0.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 130.00 $130.00 $429 -10.00
402 402 2 120.00 $120.00 $482 —
529–548 536 8 120.00–121.00 $120.62 $647 -5.71
555–566 561 7 115.00–122.00 $119.03 $668 -11.97
671 671 3 125.50 $125.50 $842 —
752 752 2 118.00 $118.00 $887 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 8 117.00 $117.00 $782 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–750 732 85-90% 3 23.00–33.50 $29.08 $213 —
805–840 823 85-90% 2 32.00–34.00 $32.98 $271 —
865–1240 1008 85-90% 5 42.00–47.50 $45.26 $456 -7.74
895–1137 1031 85-90% 7 50.00–55.00 $51.81 $534 +4.05
935–1425 1122 85-90% 23 50.00–60.00 $54.73 $614 —
800–4087 1942 85-90% 12 39.50–50.50 $47.96 $931 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1085 963 80-85% 4 46.50–52.50 $49.13 $473 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $666 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 69.50 $69.50 $890 +8.62
1010–1790 1333 80-85% 21 55.00–65.00 $58.57 $781 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $945 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 73.00 $73.00 $967 —
1240–1680 1465 11 63.25–78.75 $73.98 $1,084 —
1330–1920 1668 14 80.00–90.25 $83.98 $1,401 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1050 924 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 685.00–1,125.00 $861.25
1050–1150 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 575.00–835.00 $667.00
950–1200 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 32 500.00–1,000.00 $770.31
950–1350 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 44 850.00–1,125.00 $988.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1150 1014 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 675.00–825.00 $753.13
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–900 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 200.00–500.00 $360.00
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 360.00 $360.00

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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.