Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

1,751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.82/cwt ≈ $1,129/hd at 774 lb · 145 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.26/cwt ≈ $1,209/hd at 821 lb · 140 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.50/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 780 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,751	1,475	1,073
Feeder cattle	1,751	1,227	1,073
Slaughter cattle	—	248	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Several loads of yearling steers and heifers were available in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	2	224.00	$224.00	$587	—
383	383	11	196.00	$196.00	$751	-0.16
453–487	483	29	185.50–186.50	$186.40	$900	+5.12
537–544	540	43	178.50–183.00	$180.79	$976	+8.18
551	551	7	175.00	$175.00	$964	+8.30
615	615	9	170.25	$170.25	$1,047	+5.10
702–727	718	43	150.00–153.00	$151.67	$1,089	+2.91
780	780	83	146.50	$146.50	$1,143	+0.50
810–823	821	140	142.75–148.00	$147.26	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	205.00	$205.00	$687	+23.00
381–382	381	20	180.00–191.50	$182.88	$697	—
405–421	410	10	181.50–190.00	$187.38	$768	+1.38
478–481	480	26	170.00–180.50	$177.98	$854	+7.06
572–591	581	15	151.00–170.00	$161.07	$936	-6.93
604–605	604	18	162.00–163.00	$162.67	$983	—
626 unweaned	626	4	159.00	$159.00	$995	—
717	717	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,040	-2.50
765–787	774	145	141.00–147.50	$145.82	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–482	475	6	166.00	$166.00	$788	—
517–521	520	6	150.00–155.00	$151.66	$789	—
676–690	683	10	142.00–151.00	$146.55	$1,001	+7.55

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	5	147.00	$147.00	$723	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	6	165.00	$165.00	$487	—
323	323	4	171.00	$171.00	$552	+6.31
367–398	387	21	156.00–165.50	$162.42	$629	-1.29
440	440	19	157.50	$157.50	$693	-3.87
457–488	465	55	152.00–161.00	$156.25	$727	-0.22
520–530	522	20	146.00–154.50	$153.41	$801	-0.48
551–559	556	28	160.50–161.00	$160.69	$893	+4.64
601 unweaned	601	18	140.00	$140.00	$841	—
603–613	610	22	146.00–154.00	$148.52	$906	—
658 unweaned	658	5	133.00	$133.00	$875	—
695	695	58	146.25	$146.25	$1,016	+1.72
725	725	29	137.50	$137.50	$997	+6.50
761	761	16	138.00	$138.00	$1,050	+6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–325	323	8	160.00–163.00	$161.87	$523	—
411–431	422	14	152.50–161.00	$156.17	$659	—
458–475	465	5	150.00–151.00	$150.59	$700	—
509	509	6	154.00	$154.00	$784	+11.00
744	744	26	132.00	$132.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	6	136.00	$136.00	$628	-4.00
552–598	585	7	130.00–140.00	$132.70	$776	—
702–745	732	22	125.50–128.50	$127.07	$930	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	4	210.00	$210.00	$540	—
347	347	8	192.00	$192.00	$666	—
468	468	3	154.50	$154.50	$723	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	15	134.00	$134.00	$401	—
365	365	8	133.00	$133.00	$485	—

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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.