Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 20, 2023

1,498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $236.28/cwt +36.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,556/hd at 659 lb · 100 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.11/cwt +14.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 635 lb · 68 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.18/cwt +24.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 560 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,498	3,585	3,204
Feeder cattle	1,334	2,178	2,245
Slaughter cattle	65	202	270
Replacement cattle	99	1,205	689

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-550 lbs were sharply higher and 550-600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 9.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold sharply higher while 700-900 lbs were 1.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were sharply higher and 350-400 lbs sold 19.00 higher while 400-500 lbs were 7.00-12.00 higher. Heifers 500-550 lbs sold 4.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 higher. Trade was very active with very good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows were 1.00-4.00 higher, instances 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold1.00-7.00 higher instances 6.00 lower. Market was stronger with excellent buyer attendance. Next sale will be Jan.10,2024 and will be 1 day. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	7	348.00	$348.00	$1,006	—
307–347	332	31	322.00–341.00	$333.45	$1,107	+33.45
351–386	372	23	331.00–350.00	$338.64	$1,260	+51.90
400–427	415	14	296.00–324.00	$316.11	$1,312	+41.42
455 value added	455	3	306.00	$306.00	$1,392	+29.87
458–495	473	31	270.00–295.00	$290.28	$1,373	+52.44
504 value added	504	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,467	+25.00
501–545	523	27	250.00–271.00	$264.30	$1,382	+8.77
550–599	580	64	239.00–266.00	$253.31	$1,469	+8.92
600–636	609	53	228.00–248.50	$242.01	$1,474	+14.53
654–664	658	98	235.00–239.50	$237.06	$1,560	+37.64
695	695	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,376	-1.42
723–739	733	17	200.00–210.00	$203.48	$1,492	+9.97
774–779 value added	777	13	210.00	$210.00	$1,632	—
767–798	788	16	185.00–201.00	$190.74	$1,503	-11.21
803–821	818	18	191.00–192.00	$191.84	$1,569	+7.68
851–868	862	9	190.00–202.00	$193.95	$1,672	+0.22
965	965	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,669	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–380	375	5	300.00–312.00	$307.13	$1,152	+58.13
485–495	493	8	236.00–252.00	$239.94	$1,183	+7.80
508–547	527	34	225.00–241.00	$228.26	$1,203	+37.10
567–582	575	4	219.00–231.00	$224.92	$1,293	+5.97
696	696	5	213.00	$213.00	$1,482	—
727	727	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,534	—
802	802	10	205.00	$205.00	$1,644	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	28	250.00	$250.00	$868	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	13	168.00	$168.00	$585	—
942	942	2	80.00	$80.00	$754	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–725	715	4	192.00–193.00	$192.51	$1,376	—
771–773	772	6	164.00–180.00	$172.01	$1,328	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	10	225.00	$225.00	$1,116	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	5	187.00	$187.00	$1,309	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,518	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,636	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,290	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251	251	3	265.00	$265.00	$665	—
307–345	311	18	265.00–291.00	$282.81	$880	+25.42
352–390	371	20	257.00–279.00	$266.38	$988	+6.38
404–448	422	11	250.00–264.00	$259.37	$1,095	+10.64
460–492	478	39	232.00–257.00	$246.06	$1,176	+33.56
507–541	516	13	225.00–236.00	$232.20	$1,198	+11.04
550–562	560	66	233.00–244.00	$236.18	$1,323	+27.18
605–649	635	68	210.00–223.00	$216.11	$1,372	+14.83
675–685	680	6	193.00–193.50	$193.25	$1,314	+4.06
727	727	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,389	+2.18
785–791	789	9	184.00–190.00	$185.99	$1,467	+12.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,052	+10.00
745	745	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,416	—
795	795	10	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,065	—
531	531	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,163	—
792	792	9	171.00	$171.00	$1,354	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–368	362	5	258.00–266.00	$261.12	$945	—
811	811	9	170.00	$170.00	$1,379	+35.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	242.00	$242.00	$908	+42.00
570–581	577	5	190.00–215.00	$205.11	$1,183	—
682	682	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,234	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	5	121.00	$121.00	$586	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,353	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
891	891	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
852	852	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,278	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712	712	2	87.00	$87.00	$619	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,146	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
866	866	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,057	—
1158	1158	1	158.50	$158.50	$1,835	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1600	1292	80-85%	17	86.00–88.50	$87.41	$1,129	-0.52
980–1610	1310	80-85%	6	86.50–98.00	$92.80	$1,216	-4.60
1075–1570	1330	80-85%	7	91.00–100.00	$93.67	$1,246	-3.73
1235–1525	1422	80-85%	6	87.50–90.75	$89.87	$1,278	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–965	878	85-90%	4	70.00–78.50	$74.94	$658	—
925–1165	1003	85-90%	9	80.00–82.00	$80.23	$805	—
920–1190	1066	85-90%	8	85.00–86.50	$85.77	$914	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2175	2175	65-75%	1	99.50	$99.50	$2,164	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1465	1206	4	84.00–90.00	$86.97	$1,049	—
1320–2060	1664	4	104.00–114.00	$109.75	$1,826	—
1815–2495	2065	4	115.50–120.50	$117.40	$2,424	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–928	916	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	145.00–160.00	$149.50	$1,369

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
952–1085	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,350.00	$1,218.75
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
980–1382	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,203.57
1307	1307	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–980	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–925.00	$850.00
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	935.50	$935.50
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
778	778	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,050.00	$1,050.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1150–1495	1328	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,875.00–1,925.00	$1,908.33	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	3	135.00	$135.00	$756	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	48	250.00	$250.00	$892	—
436	436	26	200.00	$200.00	$872	—
493	493	71	200.00	$200.00	$986	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	6	72.00	$72.00	$268	—
525	525	2	65.00	$65.00	$341	—
570	570	5	70.00	$70.00	$399	—
649	649	5	62.00	$62.00	$402	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	2	60.00	$60.00	$190	—
328–331	330	9	92.00–95.00	$92.99	$307	—
721	721	3	65.00	$65.00	$469	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795–1135	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,900.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.