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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

1,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $238.25/cwt +10.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,823/hd at 765 lb · 63 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $215.76/cwt -16.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 826 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.05/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,660/hd at 532 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,355 1,529 1,388
Feeder cattle 1,121 970 1,028
Slaughter cattle 95 157 142
Replacement cattle 139 402 218

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to 6.00 lower with the exception of 550-600 lbs being 2.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings 750-900 lbs were 2.00-11.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeder heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare to develop trends, Trade was moderate on smaller numbers with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-6.00 lower. Market was uneven with 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
333 unweaned 333 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,172 —
327–341 335 5 392.00–398.00 $395.66 $1,325 -20.34
370 370 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 —
400–442 424 17 350.00–370.00 $361.64 $1,533 -8.36
449 449 6 328.00 $328.00 $1,473 -42.00
451 value added 451 9 355.00 $355.00 $1,601 -6.00
476 476 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,552 +3.17
507–544 532 36 304.00–320.00 $312.05 $1,660 +0.51
558–591 578 19 278.00–298.00 $289.63 $1,674 +6.84
615–630 619 30 280.00–294.00 $288.43 $1,785 +9.43
658–694 679 26 248.00–264.50 $260.18 $1,767 -0.31
722–723 723 21 230.00–241.50 $240.41 $1,738 +1.59
765 765 63 238.25 $238.25 $1,823 +10.81
803–845 826 42 204.00–225.00 $215.76 $1,782 -16.99
858–880 869 22 218.00–221.00 $219.52 $1,908 —
910 910 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,829 —
1140 1140 4 172.00 $172.00 $1,961 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–495 471 11 298.00–316.00 $305.38 $1,438 —
535 535 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,648 +31.00
583 583 19 250.00 $250.00 $1,458 +5.00
702–748 735 13 205.00–226.00 $219.36 $1,612 —
756 756 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,754 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 324.00 $324.00 $1,396 —
570 570 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,436 —
608–621 614 7 246.00–250.00 $247.74 $1,521 —
886 886 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,923 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,705 —
643 643 10 258.00 $258.00 $1,659 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527–528 528 8 287.00–315.00 $308.01 $1,626 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–645 638 2 90.00–97.00 $93.54 $597 —
665–695 681 6 90.00–97.00 $94.35 $643 +3.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 7 297.00 $297.00 $1,515 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,092 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 5 105.00 $105.00 $678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,139 -18.44
357 357 6 334.00 $334.00 $1,192 —
405 value added 405 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,256 —
421–440 435 11 286.00 $286.00 $1,244 -41.35
465–490 480 10 252.00–266.00 $260.58 $1,251 -20.76
505–520 518 15 252.00–266.00 $264.18 $1,368 -0.32
555–586 578 20 240.00–260.00 $255.73 $1,478 +35.73
600–632 607 29 238.00–257.00 $251.19 $1,525 -2.86
663–684 677 9 260.00–265.00 $263.37 $1,783 +57.87
822 822 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,808 +16.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 —
446 446 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,213 —
463 463 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,158 +10.00
587–593 590 7 230.00–231.00 $230.43 $1,360 -6.57
621 621 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,435 ±0.00
650 thin fleshed 650 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,332 —
652–693 674 10 217.00–230.00 $224.99 $1,516 -10.01
721 value added 721 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,658 —
722 722 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,458 —
792–796 796 21 194.00–210.25 $208.71 $1,661 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,265 —
590–594 593 13 233.00–246.00 $239.85 $1,422 —
662 662 3 228.50 $228.50 $1,513 +63.50
791 791 18 210.75 $210.75 $1,667 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,000 —
428 428 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,147 +20.57
490 490 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,254 -12.00
502–545 507 17 226.00–247.00 $238.69 $1,210 —
702 702 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,587 +75.00
813 813 12 195.00 $195.00 $1,585 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,133 —
650 650 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,092 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 4 103.00 $103.00 $614 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,487 —
470 470 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,551 —
626 626 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,434 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
817 817 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,637 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1840 1301 75-80% 52 130.00–138.00 $132.06 $1,718 —
1120–1490 1321 75-80% 16 130.00–139.00 $134.81 $1,781 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1150 1078 80-85% 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,423 —
970–1320 1166 80-85% 5 123.00–135.00 $127.64 $1,488 —
1025–1300 1193 80-85% 15 128.00–132.50 $129.83 $1,549 —
1040–1570 1229 80-85% 30 122.00–132.50 $126.74 $1,558 +13.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1020 979 85-90% 4 110.00–120.00 $114.47 $1,121 +25.47
935–1630 1140 85-90% 4 117.00–124.00 $119.21 $1,359 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1705 1483 4 108.00–126.50 $121.11 $1,796 —
1065–2080 1706 5 149.50–154.00 $151.52 $2,585 —
1760–2015 1892 3 140.00–145.00 $143.15 $2,708 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
713–1110 809 (<2 yrs)Open 15 168.00–204.00 $189.20 $1,531

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1077 1077 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1083–1466 1256 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,525.00–1,900.00 $1,762.50
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,535.00 $1,535.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–372 360 73 296.00–302.00 $297.53 $1,071 —
401 401 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,171 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 -1,033.33
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 -675.00
1095 1095 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 +515.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 -413.10
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 -446.15
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1085–1450 1359 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,650.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985–1060 1023 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00 -87.50
1155 1155 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 1,735.00 $1,735.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
1415 1415 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 140.00 $140.00 $442 —
447 447 2 140.00 $140.00 $626 —
531 531 3 137.00 $137.00 $727 +7.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–376 367 23 200.00–278.00 $228.05 $837 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.