Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 15, 2024

1,045 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.49/cwt +44.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 462 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $317.41/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 521 lb · 42 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.53/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 622 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,045	1,355	1,542
Feeder cattle	726	1,121	1,288
Slaughter cattle	141	95	145
Replacement cattle	178	139	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-550 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher and steer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeder heifer yearlings sold 6.00-15.00 higher, instances sharply higher. Prices are recorded according to fill, condition, quantity and quality. Trade was moderately higher on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-11.00 higher, instances 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Market was moderately higher with 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
303–348 value added	326	6	430.00–438.00	$433.72	$1,414	—
320–337	326	6	350.00–362.00	$357.86	$1,167	-37.80
360 unweaned	360	5	377.00	$377.00	$1,357	—
365–398	390	23	405.00–410.00	$408.70	$1,594	+18.70
407 value added	407	4	395.00	$395.00	$1,608	—
432–448	442	7	362.00–372.00	$367.08	$1,622	+39.08
454–456	455	24	360.00–387.00	$379.15	$1,725	+53.15
500–549	521	42	305.00–325.00	$317.41	$1,654	+5.36
552	552	2	314.00	$314.00	$1,733	+24.37
583	583	5	272.00	$272.00	$1,586	-17.63
605–647	619	27	267.00–287.00	$277.44	$1,717	-10.99
662–698	684	9	256.00–259.00	$257.33	$1,760	-2.85
722–723	723	6	247.00–249.00	$247.67	$1,791	+7.26
802	802	5	231.50	$231.50	$1,857	+15.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	4	245.00–251.00	$248.00	$1,104	—
492	492	5	324.00	$324.00	$1,594	+18.62
506	506	3	308.00	$308.00	$1,558	±0.00
586	586	3	251.00	$251.00	$1,471	+1.00
750–753	752	8	230.00–240.00	$237.51	$1,786	+5.51

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,710	—
607	607	7	274.00	$274.00	$1,663	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	—
660	660	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,254	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	2	85.00	$85.00	$506	—
770	770	2	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,508	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,425	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	337.00	$337.00	$1,146	-3.00
352–391	378	11	315.00–340.00	$327.68	$1,239	-6.32
405 value added	405	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,316	+15.00
411–447	432	11	297.00–317.00	$308.89	$1,334	+22.89
452 value added	452	23	312.00–320.00	$319.30	$1,443	—
457–483	471	26	282.00–296.00	$293.27	$1,381	+32.69
500–528	513	27	260.00–279.00	$269.83	$1,384	+5.65
550–573	563	12	250.00–266.00	$258.10	$1,453	+2.37
602–640	622	30	247.50–256.00	$250.53	$1,558	-0.66
659–692	674	13	233.00–249.50	$241.08	$1,625	-22.29
733	733	6	232.00	$232.00	$1,701	—
818	818	25	214.50	$214.50	$1,755	-5.50
937	937	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,827	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,049	-32.00
455–497	474	6	240.00–250.00	$246.50	$1,168	-3.50
625	625	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,594	+24.00
740	740	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,510	+2.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,259	—
627	627	2	274.00	$274.00	$1,718	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	520	4	224.00–245.00	$234.90	$1,221	-3.79

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
851	851	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,549	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1040	933	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	145.00–210.00	$173.00	$1,614	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1093	1093	75-80%	3	135.50	$135.50	$1,481	—
1013–1655	1230	75-80%	32	130.00–145.00	$133.49	$1,642	—
1075–1425	1288	75-80%	41	130.00–133.50	$130.79	$1,685	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1050	1024	80-85%	5	120.00–124.50	$123.33	$1,263	—
910–1565	1261	80-85%	22	125.00–129.50	$126.97	$1,601	—
1005–1618	1306	80-85%	11	125.00–131.00	$127.55	$1,666	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–880	767	85-90%	3	72.00–91.00	$83.73	$642	—
935–1100	1018	85-90%	2	91.50–108.50	$99.31	$1,011	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1870	1410	7	123.00–145.50	$137.59	$1,940	—
1380–1910	1648	10	145.00–160.00	$152.95	$2,521	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1265	939	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	155.00–200.00	$182.00	$1,709
860–1265	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	145.00–185.00	$162.56	$1,806

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00
990–1305	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,310.00–1,825.00	$1,614.29
1100–1280	1209	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,525.00–1,775.00	$1,627.50
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
887	887	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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
900–1125	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,066.67	+416.67
1125	1125	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	+850.00
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	+400.00
1085–1355	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,100.00–2,675.00	$2,450.00	—
1250–1290	1270	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,425.00–2,525.00	$2,475.00	—
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1300–1625	1432	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,366.67	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1185–1250	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,650.00–2,900.00	$2,757.14	—
1410	1410	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–1000	923	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,625.00	$1,408.33	—
989	989	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1135	1135	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
1000–1045	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,950.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	4	220.00	$220.00	$609	—

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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.