Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

1,713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $143.10/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 827 lb · 254 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.26/cwt -3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 763 lb · 97 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.59/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 463 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,713	1,683	2,105
Feeder cattle	1,713	1,683	2,105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trading activity was mostly moderate on moderate demand. Buyers were a little more hesitant again today with the large upswings continuing in the grain markets over the last week, and the cattle markets closing down most of last week due to the upset overseas.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–293	283	6	205.00–218.00	$212.47	$601	-10.53
305	305	2	216.00	$216.00	$659	—
351–395	379	33	201.00–214.00	$207.16	$785	-7.93
403–421	410	23	191.00–210.00	$204.14	$837	+5.77
455–495	464	37	177.00–193.00	$184.18	$855	-2.10
501–540	524	17	175.00–178.00	$177.38	$929	-10.25
559–586	573	38	159.00–177.00	$166.41	$954	-16.13
616–636	629	32	154.50–158.00	$156.30	$983	-9.70
686–698	694	28	151.00–155.00	$152.41	$1,058	+1.41
700–732	710	10	147.50–153.00	$151.37	$1,075	-3.63
751–786	763	97	145.00–150.75	$149.26	$1,139	-4.40
823–845	827	254	140.25–146.25	$143.10	$1,183	-7.69
1019	1019	6	120.00	$120.00	$1,223	-7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	3	197.00	$197.00	$508	—
359	359	14	180.00	$180.00	$646	—
423–445	439	23	181.00–189.00	$182.36	$801	—
458–497	483	30	173.00–181.00	$178.18	$861	-1.82
513–527	514	25	163.00–170.00	$163.94	$843	-8.55
570–580	577	16	156.00–158.00	$157.12	$907	-11.69
608–625	614	6	147.50–152.00	$149.03	$915	—
777–792	785	8	141.50–143.00	$142.26	$1,117	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	162.00	$162.00	$523	—
443	443	3	164.00	$164.00	$727	—
701	701	9	132.50	$132.50	$929	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	185.00	$185.00	$527	—
305–320	315	7	185.00–191.00	$188.10	$593	-7.77
356–388	372	29	182.00–189.50	$185.95	$692	-1.01
407–425	419	36	164.00–185.00	$176.95	$741	-5.89
450–497	463	48	160.50–171.00	$165.59	$767	+0.01
513–537	528	28	153.00–157.00	$155.69	$822	+4.06
557–593	574	22	146.50–155.00	$151.54	$870	+7.00
643–646	644	7	140.00	$140.00	$902	-6.76
656–659	659	20	139.00–145.00	$139.90	$922	-5.94
714–748	725	9	130.00–135.00	$133.28	$966	-6.93
754–769	764	44	134.00–140.00	$137.85	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–330	324	16	165.00–175.00	$170.72	$553	—
390–392	391	4	150.00–165.00	$157.52	$616	—
423–442	432	34	152.00–164.00	$159.63	$690	—
452–493	478	16	151.00–160.00	$156.95	$750	-6.05
501–537	506	14	140.00–154.50	$146.36	$741	-5.20
555–586	570	10	141.00–147.50	$144.45	$823	-10.55
655–682	674	13	136.00–137.00	$136.22	$918	+0.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	2	145.00	$145.00	$583	—
496	496	4	140.00	$140.00	$694	—
501	501	7	126.00	$126.00	$631	—
638	638	5	118.50	$118.50	$756	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	5	110.00	$110.00	$656	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	357	3	185.00–195.00	$188.36	$672	—
435	435	1	181.00	$181.00	$787	—
465	465	1	179.00	$179.00	$832	-3.00
853	853	9	107.00	$107.00	$913	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	3	140.00	$140.00	$641	—
532	532	2	131.00	$131.00	$697	—
552	552	19	124.00	$124.00	$684	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	13	140.00	$140.00	$644	—
526	526	8	143.00	$143.00	$752	—

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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.