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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 7, 2023

1,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M 2 steers $199.59/cwt ≈ $643/hd at 322 lb · 128 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $285.97/cwt +36.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,606/hd at 561 lb · 72 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.31/cwt +27.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 805 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,460 2,030 1,751
Feeder cattle 1,338 1,300 1,751
Slaughter cattle 91 275 0
Replacement cattle 31 455 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were 9.00 lower and 350-400 lbs sold steady. 400-450 lbs were 6.00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold 13.00 higher. 500-550 lbs sold 12.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were sharply higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher while 700-750 lbs held steady. 850-900 lbs sold sharply higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs were steady and 400-450 lbs sold 13.00 higher while 450-500 lbs were 20.00 higher. 500-550 lbs sold 3.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 15.00 higher. Feeder calves 600-700 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Trade was steady on good demand with lighter numbers. Excellent buyer attendance

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 11 333.00 $333.00 $793 —
252 252 5 328.00 $328.00 $827 +3.00
305–349 322 53 316.00–319.00 $317.34 $1,022 -9.34
340 unweaned 340 2 287.00 $287.00 $976 -1.00
353–386 364 20 305.00–309.00 $306.06 $1,114 +24.06
412 value added 412 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,273 —
406–438 430 14 290.00–303.50 $297.36 $1,279 +7.15
451–496 459 51 299.00–311.00 $305.31 $1,401 +37.84
475 475 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,330 +12.53
501–533 511 35 286.00–299.00 $295.26 $1,509 +12.69
552–565 556 50 285.00–296.00 $294.50 $1,637 +69.73
559–580 564 14 265.00–266.00 $265.22 $1,496 +40.45
591 591 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,590 +5.31
642–645 642 22 237.00–251.00 $249.08 $1,599 +23.86
655–672 661 6 225.00–235.00 $231.61 $1,531 +26.61
701–712 710 29 218.00–225.00 $219.40 $1,558 -5.60
852 852 32 197.50 $197.50 $1,683 +52.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 235.00 $235.00 $576 —
296 296 3 230.00 $230.00 $681 —
309–343 322 128 198.00–210.00 $199.59 $643 —
384–391 385 34 194.00–211.00 $208.97 $805 —
484 484 6 203.00 $203.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 33 228.00 $228.00 $746 —
412 412 2 215.00 $215.00 $886 —
517–540 531 5 201.00–211.00 $204.90 $1,088 —
650–690 677 6 179.00–186.00 $181.24 $1,227 —
718–746 730 7 160.00–177.00 $169.55 $1,238 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 166.00 $166.00 $622 —
475 475 6 169.50 $169.50 $805 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 280.00 $280.00 $798 +13.28
340 340 2 277.00 $277.00 $942 -4.28
352 unweaned 352 2 270.00 $270.00 $950 —
357–361 358 23 280.00–294.00 $285.48 $1,022 -4.12
396 396 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,057 +1.62
407 407 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,001 -3.39
420 thin fleshed 420 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,100 —
421 421 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,052 +0.61
433–445 436 14 262.00–269.00 $267.84 $1,168 +32.84
457–485 465 48 252.00–270.00 $263.82 $1,227 +19.26
473–485 478 10 237.00–245.00 $241.75 $1,156 +23.75
508–527 517 25 247.00–256.00 $253.74 $1,312 -3.45
520 value added 520 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,492 —
528 528 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,241 +5.15
555–584 573 53 235.00–251.00 $242.05 $1,387 +13.91
585 value added 585 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,533 —
612 612 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,579 +48.00
607–645 634 49 220.00–235.00 $230.05 $1,459 +20.05
682–690 683 25 210.00–222.00 $221.03 $1,510 +35.03
737 737 7 190.50 $190.50 $1,404 -5.50
771 771 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,557 +35.00
761–795 772 11 175.00–185.00 $179.49 $1,386 +12.49
805–811 805 70 183.00–187.50 $187.31 $1,508 +27.31
935 935 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 207.00 $207.00 $822 —
468–473 471 6 206.00–220.00 $212.96 $1,003 +22.96
512–545 532 5 190.00–192.00 $191.23 $1,017 —
553 553 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,106 —
763 763 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,366 +9.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 3 187.00 $187.00 $731 —
400 400 2 186.00 $186.00 $744 —
477 477 4 168.00 $168.00 $801 —
512 512 4 160.00 $160.00 $819 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 8 215.00 $215.00 $606 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 180.00 $180.00 $860 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 156.00 $156.00 $725 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 125.00 $125.00 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,135 —
563 563 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,267 —
577 577 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,062 —
712 712 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,360 —
885 885 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,062 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 162.00 $162.00 $753 —
540 540 3 166.00 $166.00 $896 —
555 555 3 153.00 $153.00 $849 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 192.00 $192.00 $432 —
260 260 3 167.00 $167.00 $434 —
700 700 1 142.00 $142.00 $994 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 227.00 $227.00 $738 —
358 358 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1610 1110 80-85% 15 95.00–96.00 $95.76 $1,063 —
1065–1460 1154 80-85% 12 97.50–101.00 $98.85 $1,141 —
958–1385 1215 80-85% 21 100.25–105.00 $103.22 $1,254 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1015 958 75-80% 14 112.00–119.00 $113.54 $1,088 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 2 78.50–81.50 $80.00 $720 —
895–1105 1000 85-90% 2 86.00–86.50 $86.22 $862 —
905–1100 1003 85-90% 2 85.00–85.25 $85.14 $854 —
900–1135 1091 85-90% 6 89.50–95.25 $93.56 $1,021 +13.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1030 1015 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,076 —
1005–1310 1187 3 112.00–112.25 $112.09 $1,331 —
1405–1860 1583 3 114.00–115.50 $114.93 $1,819 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775 775 (<2 yrs)Open 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,318

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
885–1095 954 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,225.00–1,300.00 $1,256.25
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1020–1260 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 -470.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1155–1235 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00–1,525.00 $1,433.33 —
1225–1545 1385 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,575.00 $1,462.50 -602.50

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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.