Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

1,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.59/cwt ≈ $1,416/hd at 572 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.09/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,461/hd at 522 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $266.14/cwt +59.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 628 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,289	1,222	1,531
Feeder cattle	902	772	1,321
Slaughter cattle	188	221	91
Replacement cattle	199	229	119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; steer calves 400-450 lbs sold 20.00 higher and 500-550 lbs were 11.00 higher. Feeder steers 700-750 lbs sold 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs were 16.00 higher while feeder heifers had no comparable sales on like kind. Trade was active on a stronger market on comparable numbers .Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Excellent buyer attendance

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277 thin fleshed	277	8	354.00	$354.00	$981	—
285–292	290	7	317.00–327.00	$324.19	$940	+18.19
348	348	3	322.00	$322.00	$1,121	-3.42
381 unweaned	381	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,143	+4.00
385	385	17	328.00	$328.00	$1,263	-1.00
403–418	405	23	313.00–321.00	$314.08	$1,272	+15.18
430	430	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,268	-3.90
450–455	453	4	276.00–290.00	$282.96	$1,282	-11.97
467 value added	467	13	306.00	$306.00	$1,429	—
500	500	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,275	-18.32
505–542	523	29	275.00–292.00	$281.82	$1,474	+8.50
551–570	564	23	265.00–281.00	$276.97	$1,562	+38.47
605–632	619	10	246.00–264.00	$252.77	$1,565	+45.77
633 value added	633	21	272.50	$272.50	$1,725	—
658–689	669	18	227.00–260.00	$252.94	$1,692	—
700–742	718	21	229.00–246.00	$234.16	$1,681	-5.84
763–797	769	29	222.00–240.00	$237.15	$1,824	+38.15
827	827	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,803	—
873	873	3	210.50	$210.50	$1,838	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,080	—
435	435	3	304.00	$304.00	$1,322	—
566	566	8	276.00	$276.00	$1,562	—
655	655	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,572	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	2	274.00	$274.00	$1,129	+3.00
598	598	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,465	-1.18
605–621	616	7	241.00	$241.00	$1,485	+5.00
692	692	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,495	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	2	327.00	$327.00	$840	—
354	354	5	306.00	$306.00	$1,083	—
508	508	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,422	—
740	740	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511	511	6	174.00	$174.00	$889	—
560	560	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,008	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–333	331	5	318.00–330.00	$325.25	$1,077	—
425	425	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,062	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	4	71.00	$71.00	$345	+11.00
595	595	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,059	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,196	—
723	723	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,453	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
237	237	2	237.00	$237.00	$562	—
329–337	332	5	278.00–285.00	$280.84	$932	—
362	362	2	234.00	$234.00	$847	-41.00
407–433	428	22	283.00–289.00	$287.96	$1,232	+20.58
485–497	488	7	250.00–257.00	$254.96	$1,244	—
520–546	531	16	240.00–261.00	$249.07	$1,323	—
553–597	572	32	236.00–256.00	$247.59	$1,416	—
635–639	638	11	231.00–234.50	$233.87	$1,492	+17.87
657–696	677	25	215.00–240.00	$233.10	$1,578	+25.12
730–745	738	4	201.00–219.00	$209.91	$1,549	—
793	793	10	219.00–230.00	$224.50	$1,780	—
860–890	878	5	188.50–190.00	$189.09	$1,660	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	6	205.00	$205.00	$902	-45.00
542	542	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,301	+5.06
576	576	4	237.00	$237.00	$1,365	+8.49
615	615	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,470	—
692	692	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,460	—
786	786	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,493	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	4	310.00	$310.00	$744	—
283	283	8	318.00	$318.00	$900	—
400	400	2	287.00	$287.00	$1,148	—
497	497	2	170.00	$170.00	$845	—
577	577	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,379	—
608	608	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,484	—
682	682	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,507	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	4	272.00	$272.00	$846	—
638	638	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,436	—
740	740	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,547	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	9	252.00	$252.00	$1,326	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
722	722	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,271	—
860–870	865	6	181.00–183.00	$182.01	$1,574	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	229.00	$229.00	$1,237	—
623	623	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,508	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
672	672	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
300	300	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	277.00	$277.00	$1,191	—
546	546	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,338	+1.08
552–566	560	5	228.00–241.00	$235.88	$1,321	+36.88
573 value added	573	3	269.00	$269.00	$1,541	—
650	650	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,398	-11.50
827	827	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,563	—
867–897	888	7	175.00–180.00	$176.39	$1,566	—
956	956	7	182.00	$182.00	$1,740	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	418	9	289.00–290.00	$289.22	$1,209	—
546	546	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,305	—
590	590	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,210	—
611	611	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,350	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	2	201.00	$201.00	$864	—
497	497	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	3	251.00	$251.00	$1,358	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1182	1126	80-85%	13	100.00–105.50	$103.22	$1,162	—
1050–1425	1299	80-85%	79	104.00–112.50	$109.22	$1,419	—
1230–1339	1332	80-85%	15	113.75–114.00	$113.77	$1,515	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1085	982	85-90%	8	82.50–91.00	$86.68	$851	-6.44
905–1115	1020	85-90%	3	60.00–80.00	$72.03	$735	—
935–1115	1037	85-90%	6	97.50–100.50	$99.11	$1,028	—
905–1365	1062	85-90%	9	90.00–98.00	$94.51	$1,004	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
902	902	75-80%	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,227	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1295	1077	3	64.00–93.00	$72.70	$783	—
935–1470	1203	2	115.00–134.00	$126.61	$1,523	—
935–1610	1365	3	100.00–119.00	$110.24	$1,505	+13.72
1300–2140	1618	12	120.00–137.25	$128.19	$2,074	-0.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1090	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	950.00–1,250.00	$1,080.00
995–1277	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,287.50
1015–1430	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,325.00–1,750.00	$1,518.75
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
960–1385	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,410.00	$1,230.00
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–900	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	975.00–1,150.00	$1,062.50
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	+250.00
1000–1055	1031	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,675.00	$1,675.00	-375.00
995–1090	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–2,550.00	$1,883.33	—
825–1425	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,200.00–3,025.00	$2,497.22	-245.09
975–1150	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00–2,700.00	$2,218.75	-523.56
985–1500	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–3,200.00	$2,825.00	+1,262.50
1000–1325	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,575.00–2,250.00	$1,831.82	+269.32
925–1285	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,975.00	$1,775.00	—
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1455	1455	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	2	120.00	$120.00	$476	—
466	466	3	120.00	$120.00	$559	—
510	510	4	105.00	$105.00	$536	—
945	945	3	108.00	$108.00	$1,021	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	7	210.00	$210.00	$624	—
300–339	331	10	192.00–206.00	$201.17	$666	+49.17
375	375	2	55.00	$55.00	$206	-95.00
445–448	447	5	185.00–202.00	$191.77	$857	+49.77
475–497	482	12	180.00–197.00	$184.12	$887	+133.61
553	553	4	155.00	$155.00	$857	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–925	884	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,600.00–2,200.00	$1,910.00	—
885	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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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.