Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

1,938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $244.36/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 736 lb · 178 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $242.42/cwt +5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 766 lb · 143 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $368.93/cwt -16.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 384 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,938	1,725	2,386
Feeder cattle	1,719	1,514	2,130
Slaughter cattle	87	81	135
Replacement cattle	132	130	121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 350-400 lbs were 4.00 lower and 400-450 lbs sold 7.00 higher while 450-600 lbs were 8.00-19.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-800 lbs sold 7.00-17.00 higher with exception of 700-750 lbs being 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 8.00-16.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold 4.00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold steady with 500-550 lbs being sharply higher and 550-600 lbs were steady. Feeder heifers 600-650 sold 5.00 higher and 650-750 lbs were sharply higher. Trade was very active with strong demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-10.00 higher instances sharply higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher. Market was moderately higher with evcellent 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
290	290	2	412.00	$412.00	$1,195	—
305 value added	305	6	413.00	$413.00	$1,260	—
316–322	319	7	352.00–390.00	$377.76	$1,205	-23.23
347	347	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,197	-55.99
350 unweaned	350	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,120	—
350–393	385	70	360.00–402.00	$371.03	$1,428	-14.80
418–443	436	26	348.00–385.00	$358.63	$1,564	-14.89
441	441	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,411	-53.52
456 unweaned	456	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,368	—
452–485	462	56	315.00–351.00	$327.37	$1,512	-33.45
472	472	2	307.00	$307.00	$1,449	-18.98
518 value added	518	3	368.00	$368.00	$1,906	—
525–533	529	9	284.00–285.00	$284.56	$1,505	-34.30
503–548	533	53	298.00–322.00	$308.06	$1,642	-10.80
563–598	587	44	273.00–304.00	$287.78	$1,689	-1.47
606	606	7	279.50	$279.50	$1,694	+17.58
600–648	624	40	245.00–284.50	$266.40	$1,662	+4.48
625	625	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,469	-26.92
655–681	665	35	250.00–273.50	$257.49	$1,712	+3.48
672	672	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,566	-21.01
703–746	736	178	221.00–248.00	$244.36	$1,798	+1.90
754–793	766	143	233.00–250.00	$242.42	$1,857	+5.48
851–866	864	25	226.75–228.00	$226.90	$1,960	+20.61
937	937	6	217.00	$217.00	$2,033	+11.00
1698	1698	3	240.00	$240.00	$4,075	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,119	—
497	497	7	243.00	$243.00	$1,208	-31.00
525	525	2	281.00	$281.00	$1,475	+16.32
534	534	21	212.00	$212.00	$1,132	-52.68
617–622	620	4	222.00–226.00	$223.99	$1,389	—
654–692	673	10	218.00–220.00	$218.97	$1,474	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	215.00	$215.00	$725	—
467	467	2	165.00	$165.00	$771	—
567	567	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,418	—
570–580	575	4	72.00	$72.00	$414	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
709	709	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,666	—
781	781	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,757	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,507	—
760	760	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
757	757	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,034	—
742	742	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,603	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–337	323	6	334.00–350.00	$344.63	$1,113	+2.63
350–398	379	45	320.00–352.00	$341.80	$1,295	+5.80
385	385	3	302.00	$302.00	$1,163	-34.00
425 unweaned	425	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,232	—
400–448	437	68	293.00–332.00	$326.50	$1,427	+27.93
460–497	475	5	279.00–281.00	$280.16	$1,331	-14.13
450–485	476	45	290.00–322.00	$302.81	$1,441	+8.52
498	498	5	282.00	$282.00	$1,404	-12.29
505–537	524	25	271.00–314.00	$287.04	$1,504	+13.16
552–590	572	12	224.00–266.00	$243.93	$1,395	-14.66
600–642	614	29	213.00–254.00	$239.60	$1,471	-6.71
655–690	676	70	218.00–257.00	$231.55	$1,565	+8.14
720–748	738	25	220.50–246.00	$231.31	$1,707	+6.35
755–799	784	12	203.00–222.50	$209.26	$1,641	-12.38
813–845	829	24	200.00–207.00	$203.55	$1,687	-5.34
928	928	17	211.50	$211.50	$1,963	—
976	976	13	217.00	$217.00	$2,118	+35.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–446	439	7	316.00–322.00	$319.39	$1,402	-32.61
461–496	491	22	276.00–290.00	$277.79	$1,364	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559	559	13	268.00	$268.00	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	2	269.00	$269.00	$1,385	+29.00
692	692	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,398	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
797	797	2	104.00	$104.00	$829	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145	145	2	525.00	$525.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,025	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	80-85%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,238	—
975–1285	1112	80-85%	11	106.00–119.50	$111.86	$1,244	—
1025–1385	1210	80-85%	6	120.00–128.00	$124.56	$1,507	—
1050–1490	1271	80-85%	9	128.00–135.00	$129.67	$1,648	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1565	1368	75-80%	8	134.00–137.50	$136.04	$1,861	+4.53
1120–1725	1428	75-80%	12	125.00–134.00	$130.77	$1,867	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1080	967	85-90%	3	97.00–99.50	$98.04	$948	+18.11
1010–1115	1070	85-90%	4	70.50–80.00	$75.53	$808	-28.40
1070	1070	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$974	-12.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1445	1233	3	119.00–138.00	$132.05	$1,628	—
1130–1855	1476	5	115.00–131.00	$122.48	$1,808	—
1765	1765	1	140.25	$140.25	$2,475	—
1715–1856	1786	6	143.50–148.50	$144.69	$2,584	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
726	726	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,387

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
960	960	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1040–1162	1121	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–2,500.00	$2,066.67
1212	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1195–1355	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1110–1361	1311	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,525.00–2,575.00	$2,365.00
1535	1535	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
705–955	741	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,625.00–2,000.00	$1,678.57
710–882	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,900.00	$1,658.33

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
585	585	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1125	1125	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	18	300.00	$300.00	$987	—
360	360	46	315.00	$315.00	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	20	200.00	$200.00	$658	—
373–393	382	16	120.00–130.00	$125.50	$479	—

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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
1020	1020	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+50.00
825–1355	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00–2,125.00	$1,937.50	+587.50
1000–1255	1170	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	2,010.00–2,475.00	$2,320.00	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
865–1500	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,950.00	$2,570.83	—
1000–1585	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00–2,725.00	$2,466.67	—
1300–1485	1347	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	1,675.00–2,275.00	$2,193.18	—
1425	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	115.00	$115.00	$569	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

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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.