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Clovis Livestock Auction Market Report

Clovis, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 15, 2025

2,697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $293.09/cwt -12.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 630 lb · 151 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $380.21/cwt +28.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 465 lb · 149 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $321.21/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 571 lb · 132 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,697 2,976 2,632
Feeder cattle 2,452 2,652 2,443
Slaughter cattle 128 149 85
Replacement cattle 117 175 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 4.00-16.00 higher, instances 20.00-24.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings were steady-9.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-550 lbs sold 4.00-12.00 higher and 550-600 lbs were 7.00 lower. Feeder heifer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and 700-800 lbs were 15.00-16.00 higher. Trade was good with very good demand on similar numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls had insufficient numbers to compare. Market was very active 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
325–347 331 8 444.00–461.00 $456.54 $1,511 +43.49
356–387 unweaned 368 5 418.00–430.00 $424.96 $1,564 +26.96
372–380 373 34 457.00–476.50 $473.89 $1,768 +52.47
368–383 374 7 402.00 $402.00 $1,503 -19.42
380 380 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,672 +18.58
414 value added 414 6 428.00 $428.00 $1,772 +24.53
433–437 434 6 410.00–411.00 $410.66 $1,782 +30.73
437–446 unweaned 443 12 380.00–390.00 $386.71 $1,713 +22.69
451–470 456 9 322.00–342.00 $330.79 $1,508 -21.49
452–473 fancy 463 66 402.00–410.00 $405.55 $1,878 +33.55
455–487 464 55 360.00–380.00 $371.51 $1,724 +19.23
460–491 473 10 345.00–352.00 $347.75 $1,645 -4.53
481–498 unweaned 490 9 330.00–337.00 $333.05 $1,632 -4.95
505–516 value added 511 19 360.00 $360.00 $1,840 +20.09
510–515 fancy 514 10 352.00–354.00 $352.40 $1,811 —
500–546 522 41 320.00–340.00 $326.27 $1,703 +0.45
555–573 value added 561 67 324.00–338.00 $333.09 $1,869 —
552–599 581 65 300.00–315.00 $308.96 $1,795 +10.36
624–626 626 35 278.50–279.00 $278.59 $1,744 -12.14
629 629 7 289.00 $289.00 $1,818 -1.73
605–642 631 109 291.00–308.00 $298.01 $1,880 +7.28
655–687 669 49 270.00–287.00 $277.21 $1,855 +2.36
664–691 674 8 267.00–268.00 $267.38 $1,802 -7.47
667–690 684 29 260.50–265.00 $262.07 $1,793 -12.78
709–743 726 38 253.50–267.00 $259.43 $1,883 -2.82
756–786 768 45 249.00–264.50 $256.11 $1,967 +1.51
810–845 833 43 240.00–256.00 $251.64 $2,096 +4.77
855–895 878 73 240.00–255.00 $250.21 $2,197 +20.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,003 -65.00
398 398 4 342.00 $342.00 $1,361 -30.00
402–439 427 12 372.00–384.00 $375.77 $1,605 +25.64
435 435 2 348.00 $348.00 $1,514 -2.13
475–487 481 4 300.00–305.00 $302.47 $1,455 -7.00
520–545 540 25 307.00–318.00 $313.37 $1,692 +17.94
546 546 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,540 -13.43
561 unweaned 561 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,672 —
555–583 566 16 279.00–295.00 $288.12 $1,631 —
641 641 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,609 -23.11
641–646 644 10 272.00–275.00 $273.51 $1,761 -0.60
693–697 694 7 248.00–254.50 $252.64 $1,753 —
750 750 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 -4.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 378.00 $378.00 $1,418 —
432 432 4 210.00 $210.00 $907 -142.00
582 582 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,426 —
892 892 39 239.00 $239.00 $2,132 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,706 —
496 496 3 334.00 $334.00 $1,657 —
568 568 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,630 —
697 697 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,826 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 5 108.00 $108.00 $664 —
675 675 2 118.00 $118.00 $796 —
701 701 3 122.00 $122.00 $855 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 8 344.00 $344.00 $1,792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 402.00 $402.00 $1,186 -6.00
318–335 325 5 372.00–390.00 $382.57 $1,243 +92.01
350–376 364 35 362.00–383.00 $378.70 $1,378 +23.01
375 375 3 358.00 $358.00 $1,342 +2.31
396 unweaned 396 3 342.00 $342.00 $1,354 +10.00
410–435 421 13 310.00–325.00 $319.36 $1,345 -16.05
400–446 432 49 348.00–362.00 $351.57 $1,519 +16.16
435–440 unweaned 438 4 287.00–297.00 $291.97 $1,279 —
436–447 440 5 326.00–330.00 $328.38 $1,445 -7.03
467 unweaned 467 9 304.00 $304.00 $1,420 —
458–488 474 28 308.00–326.00 $318.97 $1,512 +6.55
501 value added 501 4 318.00 $318.00 $1,593 —
507–536 529 12 280.00–285.00 $283.50 $1,500 -1.35
502–548 531 96 291.00–311.00 $298.39 $1,584 +13.54
567 567 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,429 -24.68
558–588 578 74 270.00–280.00 $277.85 $1,606 +1.17
612–620 fancy 615 20 270.00–278.00 $274.68 $1,689 —
601–637 620 13 250.00–262.00 $253.45 $1,571 -0.26
611–645 626 7 243.50–248.00 $245.49 $1,537 -8.22
672 672 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,667 -10.17
650–686 673 55 248.00–266.00 $254.07 $1,710 +5.14
672–676 674 5 226.00–241.50 $232.18 $1,565 -16.75
702 702 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,790 +22.32
710–721 value added 719 27 253.50–255.00 $253.77 $1,825 —
706–747 730 12 235.00–245.00 $238.92 $1,744 +6.24
755–764 763 31 244.00–257.50 $244.86 $1,868 +7.92
803 803 7 262.00 $262.00 $2,104 +47.00
857 857 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,877 —
870 fancy 870 2 272.00 $272.00 $2,366 —
927 927 9 217.00 $217.00 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 347.00 $347.00 $1,381 +70.05
428 428 7 225.00 $225.00 $963 -52.00
440 440 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,065 -35.00
466–485 472 35 272.00–292.00 $277.09 $1,308 +8.95
500–540 521 23 264.00–275.00 $266.22 $1,387 +16.22
543 543 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,233 -42.33
569 569 19 270.00 $270.00 $1,536 +25.25
640 640 11 246.00 $246.00 $1,574 +5.38
691 691 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,658 +0.22
720 720 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 4 210.00 $210.00 $907 —
475 475 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,088 +27.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,338 +9.87
643 643 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,517 +66.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,411 —
592 592 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,527 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 —
585 585 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,386 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 354.00 $354.00 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,441 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1353 1353 3 186.00 $186.00 $2,517 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798–1295 907 80-85% 14 110.00–112.50 $111.58 $1,012 —
810–1537 1092 80-85% 33 113.00–120.00 $115.37 $1,260 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–880 873 85-90% 3 86.00–101.00 $92.32 $806 —
705–1030 875 85-90% 22 101.00–108.00 $105.96 $927 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1285 1120 75-80% 5 130.00–133.00 $130.72 $1,464 —
1005–1460 1237 75-80% 11 121.00–128.50 $124.56 $1,541 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–2175 1586 4 128.00–135.00 $130.28 $2,066 —
1440–2260 1959 5 136.00–144.00 $141.51 $2,772 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–957 759 (<2 yrs)Open 24 172.00–255.00 $219.38 $1,665
1178–1295 1217 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 140.00–167.00 $160.38 $1,952

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
827–955 853 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,170.00
830–955 888 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,150.00–1,500.00 $1,350.00
975–1090 1049 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,475.00
950–1195 1107 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,350.00
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
885–1415 1156 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,525.00–1,850.00 $1,668.75
1002–1352 1177 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,550.00–1,850.00 $1,700.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
990–1335 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,475.00–1,700.00 $1,546.47
1110–1370 1240 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,850.00 $1,750.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
987 987 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
930–1280 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,450.00–1,800.00 $1,575.00
1000–1375 1188 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,750.00 $1,550.00
1215–1250 1233 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,750.00–2,300.00 $2,025.00
1040–1575 1236 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,250.00 $1,987.50
1215–1285 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,675.00–1,700.00 $1,687.50
1270–1350 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,700.00–1,800.00 $1,775.00
1300–1395 1348 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,675.00 $1,662.50
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
860 860 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,600.00 $1,600.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
905–1120 1013 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,350.00 $1,325.00
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
887 887 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
850 850 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190–1240 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,575.00–1,650.00 $1,612.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 125.50 $125.50 $1,581

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
735–865 798 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,306.25
1115–1136 1131 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,675.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640 640 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790 790 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,675
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
620 620 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,283
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 242.00 $242.00 $900 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–395 386 49 342.00–362.00 $354.94 $1,370 -17.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1460 1460 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1115 1115 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–395 373 7 157.00–172.00 $163.81 $611 —
452 452 5 192.00 $192.00 $868 —
550 550 3 180.00 $180.00 $990 —
917 917 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,513 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 105.00 $105.00 $326 —
450 450 3 117.00 $117.00 $526 —
815 815 2 102.00 $102.00 $831 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–394 378 160 280.00–300.00 $288.82 $1,092 —
418 418 90 290.00 $290.00 $1,212 —
450 450 5 180.00 $180.00 $810 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 6 155.00 $155.00 $591 —

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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.