The Clovis Livestock Auction in New Mexico conducted its annual Winter Horse Sale in November, along with the third annual Clovis-Cactus Cow Horse Futurity.
Eighteen entries competed for a purse of $26,500, a cactus saddle and prizes donated by Cactus Saddlery. The event consisted of three events: dry work reining pattern, cow work and steer stopping. The Clovis-Cactus Team Roping Ruturity for 4 year olds will be added in August.
This year’s winners
1. Shawn Holden $10,000 SR Lil High Brow CD
2. Taylor Peters $6,000 Last PG Cat
3. Durrelt Cattle Co. $3,000 Ranch Rooster
4. Blane Thompson $2,000 Aubrie Schloom
5. Jo Bar QH $1,000 Frostys Little Bell
The horse sale offered a few of our competing 3 year olds, plus about 250 catalog horses. This sale offering not only included some top team roping horses and ranch geldings, but also an excellent set of yearlings which are now eligible to be nominated to our 2021 Clovis-Cactus futurities. Buyer participation was very active, the sale boasting 90% completed sales.
High sellers
$17,000 2014 bay gelding Meyer Horse Co.
$15,000 2009 sorrel gelding Wilson Cattle Co.
$12,200 2016 sorrel gelding Lathe May
$10,500 2016 sorrel gelding Matt Mardis
$10,000 2016 bay gelding Taylor Peters
$10,000 2007 bay gelding Ben Lolley
$10,000 2011 dun gelding Turner Performance Horses
$10,000 2014 gray gelding Matt Mardis
$10,000 2017 palomino gelding Ed Haddock
$10,000 2009 sorrel gelding Ben Lolley
Top yearlings
$7,500 2018 sorrel colt
$6,000 2018 sorrel colt
$5,300 2018 sorrel colt
The 2020 schedule
March 20-22: CLA Spring Horse Sale featuring Clovis-Cactus team roping & sale.
June 19-21: CLA Summer Horse Sale featuring Clovis-Cactus ranch horse competition & sale.
Aug. 21-23: CLA Fall Horse Sale featuring Clovis-Cactus team roping/futurity & sale.
Nov. 20-22: CLA Winter Horse Sale featuring Clovis-Cactus cow horse futurity & sale.