Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 7, 2024

1,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $243.56/cwt -5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 720 lb · 49 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $255.32/cwt -32.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,580/hd at 619 lb · 39 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.79/cwt ≈ $1,893/hd at 943 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,021	1,579	1,824
Feeder cattle	794	1,195	1,288
Slaughter cattle	93	122	195
Replacement cattle	134	262	341

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves had insufficient numbers to compare but a lower undertone was evident. Heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers were 5.00-10.00 lower and heifer yearlings sold steady. Trade was slow with light demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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
232	232	2	400.00	$400.00	$928	—
293	293	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,143	—
321–323	322	6	363.00–365.00	$364.00	$1,172	-2.00
342 unweaned	342	2	338.00	$338.00	$1,156	-2.00
350–395	377	11	321.00–336.00	$330.80	$1,247	-29.20
390 thin fleshed	390	4	392.00	$392.00	$1,529	—
406	406	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,177	-82.00
417–442 thin fleshed	430	4	286.00–309.00	$297.17	$1,278	—
455 unweaned	455	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,147	-70.00
450–482	463	10	290.00–305.00	$297.65	$1,378	-31.94
478	478	2	277.00	$277.00	$1,324	-39.00
520–525	523	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,412	-47.62
556–585	570	13	249.00–268.00	$262.78	$1,498	-23.77
601–645	619	39	253.00–261.00	$255.32	$1,580	-32.71
650–694	683	26	236.00–249.00	$246.41	$1,683	-22.76
702–742	720	49	228.50–247.00	$243.56	$1,754	-5.88
765	765	8	234.50	$234.50	$1,794	-6.52
802	802	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,788	-6.79
817	817	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,618	-31.79
865–871	869	6	204.00–213.00	$206.99	$1,799	-14.01
905–935	920	6	201.00	$201.00	$1,849	—
1030	1030	1	199.00	$199.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	409	5	251.50–252.00	$251.70	$1,029	-75.74
613–627	621	7	224.00–237.00	$231.50	$1,438	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1087	1087	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,576	—

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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	316.00	$316.00	$1,074	-21.43
345 unweaned	345	1	286.00	$286.00	$987	—
368–380	372	12	297.00–308.00	$301.30	$1,121	-7.70
410 unweaned	410	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	+2.66
421	421	4	336.00	$336.00	$1,415	+45.31
450–464	457	15	262.00–274.00	$268.50	$1,227	-43.50
532–543	539	16	243.00–250.00	$249.14	$1,343	-18.19
553–569	567	26	248.00–256.00	$254.80	$1,445	-3.28
600–647	615	28	220.50–239.00	$233.08	$1,433	-17.92
658–698	680	31	230.00–246.00	$234.77	$1,596	-4.25
707	707	28	228.00	$228.00	$1,612	—
756	756	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,671	-5.28
932–945	943	34	184.00–203.00	$200.79	$1,893	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–436	422	5	258.00–276.00	$264.83	$1,118	-8.72
460	460	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,063	-47.17
508 unweaned	508	3	175.00	$175.00	$889	—
543	543	3	168.00	$168.00	$912	-87.00
690	690	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,118	-63.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667	667	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,481	-18.00
727	727	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,636	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,224	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–367	362	10	322.00–335.00	$326.60	$1,182	-5.40
468–487	483	17	267.00–278.00	$274.94	$1,328	—
515 unweaned	515	3	247.00	$247.00	$1,272	—
512–538	528	5	263.00–270.00	$265.72	$1,403	—
582	582	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,245	—
605	605	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,458	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1355	1037	80-85%	9	133.00–137.00	$134.97	$1,400	—
920–1680	1282	80-85%	25	136.00–142.00	$138.52	$1,776	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1550	1253	75-80%	26	143.00–148.00	$144.67	$1,813	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
791	791	85-90%	3	105.00	$105.00	$831	—
925–1375	1141	85-90%	11	125.00–132.00	$129.51	$1,478	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1390	1242	5	151.00–161.00	$157.34	$1,954	—
1720–1740	1730	2	159.50–166.50	$163.02	$2,820	—
1475–1895	1759	8	170.00–177.00	$172.29	$3,031	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
515–750	591	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	162.00–167.00	$164.50	$972
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,417

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
865–890	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,650.00	$1,500.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1455	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	9	255.00	$255.00	$842	—
381	381	25	265.00	$265.00	$1,010	—
409	409	20	270.00	$270.00	$1,104	—

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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
900–910	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,387.50	-212.50
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	+275.00
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—
1135–1495	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,050.00–2,300.00	$2,250.00	-575.00
1225–1680	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,366.67	-483.33

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740–935	876	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,475.00	$1,350.00	—
920–960	928	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,405.00	—
945	945	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1016	1016	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	-225.00
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	-83.33

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	145.00	$145.00	$522	—
463	463	3	145.00	$145.00	$671	-40.00
522	522	2	145.00	$145.00	$757	—
585	585	2	145.00	$145.00	$848	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	8	251.00	$251.00	$823	-1.00
362	362	33	255.00	$255.00	$923	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	175.00	$175.00	$592	—
378	378	3	170.00	$170.00	$643	—
588	588	6	135.00	$135.00	$794	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1185	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,000.00	$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.