Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

2,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.29/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 639 lb · 155 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.81/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 533 lb · 98 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.27/cwt +9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 573 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,207	2,379	3,457
Feeder cattle	2,053	2,064	2,942
Slaughter cattle	77	97	226
Replacement cattle	77	218	289

Market comments — USDA reporter

No accurate comparison on any class due to no reports issued during the holidays. A higher undertone noted on calves and feeders, with the most advance on feeders over 600 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262 thin fleshed	262	2	211.00	$211.00	$553	—
346	346	10	221.00	$221.00	$765	—
391	391	4	212.50	$212.50	$831	+18.50
402	402	10	206.00	$206.00	$828	+6.25
478–486	483	8	188.00–193.50	$191.46	$925	+2.02
511–535	525	12	179.00–187.00	$183.56	$964	+7.30
540–548 unweaned	546	25	166.00–173.00	$171.33	$935	—
558–580	573	82	172.50–183.50	$173.03	$991	+6.47
560–585 unweaned	573	4	156.00–157.50	$156.73	$898	+8.73
611–647	639	155	158.00–166.00	$164.29	$1,050	—
675	675	2	156.50	$156.50	$1,056	+7.00
720	720	2	140.50	$140.50	$1,012	-3.50
711–739	722	52	142.00–151.00	$148.27	$1,071	+4.27
755–797	768	48	142.25–153.00	$147.26	$1,131	-1.07
801	801	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,089	-17.50
1005	1005	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,276	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	4	208.00	$208.00	$582	—
318	318	6	197.00	$197.00	$626	-3.00
313–328	319	24	213.00–215.00	$214.23	$683	+14.23
352–362	357	4	200.00–207.00	$203.55	$727	+0.08
430–440	436	20	193.00–209.00	$197.04	$859	-2.28
448 unweaned	448	8	172.00	$172.00	$771	-3.00
469 thin fleshed	469	8	205.00	$205.00	$961	—
470–498	492	27	175.00–188.00	$180.75	$889	-10.25
512 thin fleshed	512	2	195.00	$195.00	$998	—
513–542	530	29	160.00–166.50	$163.04	$864	-18.72
585	585	12	161.50	$161.50	$945	-12.22
600–636 unweaned	612	26	140.00–145.25	$143.20	$876	-6.43
613–638	629	35	151.50–156.50	$153.88	$968	-13.25
658–693	662	46	148.00–161.50	$157.88	$1,045	+1.15
666 unweaned	666	3	145.00	$145.00	$966	+2.15
736–745	741	14	140.00–150.50	$143.23	$1,061	—
761–794	783	23	144.50–153.00	$150.12	$1,175	+7.56
804–837	815	40	135.00–149.00	$144.63	$1,179	—
957	957	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,206	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306 thin fleshed	306	4	185.00	$185.00	$566	—
381	381	3	170.00	$170.00	$648	-12.00
407	407	2	155.00	$155.00	$631	—
488	488	3	152.00	$152.00	$742	—
523–536	527	9	142.00–145.00	$143.02	$754	-3.98
558	558	4	142.00	$142.00	$792	-5.75
583 thin fleshed	583	4	153.00	$153.00	$892	—
605	605	17	146.50	$146.50	$886	—
740	740	2	135.00	$135.00	$999	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	4	187.00	$187.00	$524	+26.00
302–340	333	11	167.00–171.50	$170.76	$569	+9.45
350–383	372	26	169.50–180.50	$176.15	$655	+10.84
435	435	8	165.50	$165.50	$720	+0.20
452–467	456	8	162.00–163.50	$163.12	$744	+4.74
511–540	533	98	153.00–159.25	$158.81	$846	-1.06
552–595	577	13	153.00–155.50	$154.24	$890	-3.76
614–647	626	58	137.00–146.00	$144.59	$905	-0.04
651–660	656	20	143.50–144.00	$143.55	$942	+10.55
737–742	741	7	136.50–140.00	$137.50	$1,019	+7.50
762	762	10	141.00	$141.00	$1,074	+9.00
803–847	831	38	133.50–136.00	$134.66	$1,119	—
896	896	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,084	—
928	928	9	122.00	$122.00	$1,132	—
1082	1082	5	115.00	$115.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	184.00	$184.00	$405	—
293–297	294	7	177.00–183.50	$178.88	$526	—
322	322	2	160.00	$160.00	$515	-3.21
352–365	354	12	159.50–165.50	$160.53	$568	-1.73
419	419	6	167.00	$167.00	$700	-1.48
420 thin fleshed	420	2	171.50	$171.50	$720	—
447 unweaned	447	2	150.50	$150.50	$673	—
468 unweaned	468	3	150.00	$150.00	$702	—
469–482	477	39	157.00–169.00	$160.09	$764	+1.61
502–546	536	33	147.00–160.00	$154.92	$830	+2.04
558–593	576	21	138.00–157.00	$150.52	$867	+0.70
622	622	15	147.00	$147.00	$914	+1.50
685	685	10	139.00	$139.00	$952	-10.00
737	737	14	133.50	$133.50	$984	-13.50
752–767	755	26	133.00–133.50	$133.40	$1,007	—
810–816	811	13	131.00	$131.00	$1,062	—
896	896	4	134.00	$134.00	$1,201	+12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 thin fleshed	345	2	174.50	$174.50	$602	—
386	386	4	138.00	$138.00	$533	—
406–431	412	33	130.50–140.00	$136.50	$562	-3.50
485–491	489	7	135.00–140.00	$138.58	$678	—
508	508	6	137.50	$137.50	$698	+5.00
765	765	2	123.00	$123.00	$941	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	14	154.00	$154.00	$696	—
514	514	24	145.00	$145.00	$745	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611	611	5	141.50	$141.50	$865	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–910	858	85-90%	2	46.00	$46.00	$395	—
815–950	865	85-90%	3	44.50–45.00	$44.82	$388	—
1145	1145	85-90%	1	24.50	$24.50	$281	—
1010–1295	1173	85-90%	7	52.00–61.50	$58.48	$686	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	80-85%	1	71.00	$71.00	$838	-0.50
950–1595	1236	80-85%	6	55.25–67.50	$61.67	$762	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1105	1098	2	58.50–77.00	$67.69	$743	—
1295–1580	1481	4	75.50–77.25	$76.36	$1,131	—
1780	1780	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,673	—
2015	2015	1	100.00	$100.00	$2,015	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900 thin fleshed	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
800–1000	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	760.00–1,000.00	$902.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00
775–1250	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	575.00–850.00	$711.67
900–1350	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	725.00–1,075.00	$939.33
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+50.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–700	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	475.00–600.00	$516.67	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	935.00	$935.00	—

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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.