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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

2,987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.98/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 580 lb · 270 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.90/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 525 lb · 155 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.17/cwt +4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 472 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,987 2,885 3,310
Feeder cattle 2,639 2,885 2,999
Slaughter cattle 93 — 155
Replacement cattle 255 — 156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady, with 500-600 lb steers 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steers traded 2.00-5.00 higher on comparable sales. Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls have no comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 4 222.00–225.00 $223.47 $626 —
335–337 336 4 218.00–220.00 $219.00 $736 -6.00
381 381 44 212.00–214.00 $213.82 $815 -4.33
407–411 409 13 199.00–206.00 $202.15 $827 -14.85
453–490 471 55 185.00–205.00 $195.24 $920 +1.67
500–530 510 93 173.00–190.50 $181.87 $928 +1.22
551–591 580 270 169.00–179.50 $174.98 $1,015 +3.65
605–637 612 37 161.00–166.00 $165.00 $1,010 -3.46
637–644 642 16 150.50–152.50 $152.00 $976 -16.46
654–687 666 16 156.50–161.00 $159.26 $1,061 +9.76
671 671 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,047 -1.52
657–698 675 7 141.00–145.00 $143.23 $967 -14.29
704–731 709 74 153.00–159.50 $158.02 $1,120 +6.32
737 737 51 146.00 $146.00 $1,076 -5.70
771 771 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,118 -1.64
765–785 775 17 148.00–153.00 $150.80 $1,169 +4.16
889 889 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 217.00 $217.00 $482 —
285–291 289 5 205.00–207.00 $205.79 $595 —
300–332 326 32 197.00–210.00 $203.27 $663 -15.73
369 369 6 195.00 $195.00 $720 -17.78
406–442 428 49 185.00–200.00 $192.17 $822 -11.12
453–492 471 22 179.00–190.00 $182.93 $862 -15.56
496 unweaned 496 15 169.00 $169.00 $838 —
515–538 527 10 160.00–170.00 $166.21 $876 -13.47
547 547 2 146.00 $146.00 $799 -33.68
556–582 564 29 158.00–165.00 $163.03 $919 -5.23
615–648 628 14 150.00–154.00 $152.31 $957 -11.52
658 658 3 145.00 $145.00 $954 -9.20
661–663 662 11 150.00–153.00 $151.64 $1,004 -2.56
730 730 2 131.00 $131.00 $956 -17.93
801–842 813 14 137.50–143.00 $141.01 $1,146 -4.55
942 942 15 130.00 $130.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 332 17 180.00–187.00 $183.24 $608 -6.76
365–385 375 4 184.00–191.00 $187.59 $703 -15.41
431 431 6 168.00 $168.00 $724 —
453–495 473 109 158.50–175.50 $169.72 $803 +3.72
511–547 543 36 156.25–164.00 $157.27 $854 —
556–591 568 17 145.00–151.00 $147.16 $836 +4.16
653–655 653 12 146.00–149.00 $148.50 $970 +2.50
691 691 3 137.00 $137.00 $947 -9.00
712 712 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,054 —
766 766 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,049 -3.00
1139 1139 5 106.00 $106.00 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 7 117.00 $117.00 $344 —
332 332 21 127.50 $127.50 $423 —
396 396 35 125.00 $125.00 $495 —
421 421 6 116.00 $116.00 $488 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–477 458 7 140.00–153.00 $143.86 $659 —
626 626 3 134.00 $134.00 $839 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 116.00 $116.00 $427 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287–297 292 8 179.00–183.00 $180.97 $528 —
316 316 4 184.00 $184.00 $581 —
360–397 386 28 170.00–180.00 $175.68 $678 -2.29
405–423 411 41 165.00–183.00 $180.23 $741 +7.64
455–492 472 138 155.00–165.00 $159.17 $751 +0.67
502–545 523 143 154.00–159.00 $158.40 $828 -1.32
549 unweaned 549 12 152.00 $152.00 $834 +5.84
556 556 5 148.00 $148.00 $823 -8.03
558–571 561 56 146.00–156.25 $154.07 $864 -1.96
606–645 626 94 139.00–149.00 $146.19 $915 +0.21
635 635 2 136.00 $136.00 $864 -9.98
653–697 661 37 140.50–145.50 $144.54 $955 +2.27
700–722 706 56 134.00–139.00 $138.27 $976 -1.30
727–731 730 10 126.00–135.50 $133.61 $975 -5.96
759–767 761 17 136.00–140.50 $139.17 $1,059 +1.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–275 266 4 174.00–180.00 $176.90 $471 —
300–341 330 36 170.00–176.00 $172.43 $569 —
370–395 391 51 169.00–171.00 $170.45 $666 -7.55
408–424 421 27 160.00–171.50 $168.35 $709 -1.47
438 unweaned 438 4 151.00 $151.00 $661 +1.00
496 496 4 151.00 $151.00 $749 -6.47
500–516 505 9 144.00–146.00 $145.34 $734 -10.88
555–588 580 12 145.00–146.50 $145.79 $846 -4.83
582–596 590 5 129.00–136.00 $131.76 $777 -18.86
653–697 671 10 139.00–139.50 $139.29 $935 -5.71
706–743 725 19 130.00–135.00 $132.30 $959 —
758–792 781 9 131.00–135.50 $132.46 $1,035 -1.31
871 871 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,141 —
943 943 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,254 —
965 965 3 126.50 $126.50 $1,221 —
1167 1167 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 160.00 $160.00 $443 —
334 334 8 156.00 $156.00 $521 —
350–398 386 20 153.00–163.00 $157.16 $607 +15.16
415–438 432 32 141.00–152.50 $145.24 $627 —
455–460 457 8 139.50–144.50 $142.50 $651 +21.50
527–536 530 10 133.50–134.00 $133.85 $709 -3.94
553 553 5 132.00 $132.00 $730 —
614 614 7 133.00 $133.00 $817 —
803 803 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 378 14 123.00–125.00 $123.90 $468 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–384 364 14 112.00–113.00 $112.62 $410 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 144.00 $144.00 $556 —
457–497 486 7 142.00 $142.00 $690 —
526 526 3 127.00 $127.00 $668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 152.00 $152.00 $727 —
605 605 2 135.00 $135.00 $817 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 80-85% 1 45.50 $45.50 $423 —
995–1400 1201 80-85% 4 60.00–62.50 $61.11 $734 —
1000–1550 1239 80-85% 24 62.50–67.75 $65.07 $806 —
1160–1615 1335 80-85% 12 67.00–70.50 $68.94 $920 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–935 909 85-90% 6 46.50–50.00 $47.71 $434 —
855–1150 958 85-90% 8 53.50–57.50 $56.32 $540 —
1030–1310 1106 85-90% 6 60.50–63.75 $62.24 $688 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1550 1398 75-80% 3 63.25–65.25 $64.53 $902 —
1405 1405 75-80% 3 68.25 $68.25 $959 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1770 1514 11 74.00–80.50 $78.68 $1,191 —
1635–2045 1773 5 91.50–94.00 $92.84 $1,646 —
1790–1955 1873 2 101.00–102.00 $101.52 $1,901 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1158 1084 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 910.00–1,075.00 $1,023.50
1073–1495 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 31 900.00–1,010.00 $964.03
1020–1328 1256 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 800.00–885.00 $870.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1700 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,288.10
1277–1575 1429 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 1,025.00–1,250.00 $1,099.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1145 972 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 750.00–850.00 $805.00
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
960–1167 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 33 710.00–875.00 $751.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–1070 952 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 625.00–675.00 $650.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.