Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-500 lbs were 10.00-14.00 lower while 500-550 lbs were sharply lower and 550-600 lbs were 6.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 2.00-7.00 lower and 700-750 lbs were 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold 6.00 lower and 400-600lbs were 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 17.00 lower and 650-700 lbs were 5.00 lower while 700-750 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Trade was moderate to slow with moderate demand on larger numbers .Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls had insufficient numbers last week to compare . Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $255.93/cwt on 670 head.

Average price

$255.93

670 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$869

per head · Medium 1 over Small 3

$216.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.05

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	434	293.91	1,275	79
Medium and Large 1	587	254.55	1,493	533
Medium and Large 1-2	520	242.88	1,264	38
Large 1	615	215.00	1,322	4thin
Medium and Large 2	466	200.67	934	6thin
Medium 1-2	437	162.00	708	6thin
Small 3	528	77.00	406	4thin

One grade step is worth $216.91/cwt here — about $869 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale670 hd

255.93

—

NM average4 barns · 1,652 hd

263.97

−8.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,408	117.73	1,657	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	120.80	1,579	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	107.59	1,350	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	857	85.13	729	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,080	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,275	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,250	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	889	$1,246	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,225	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	967	$1,181	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,115	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	930	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	788	$888	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$775	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,066	$2,596	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,366	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,613	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	998	$1,363	2thin

Every lot, as filed

128 lots · USDA AMS · Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	315.64/cwt	282.00–323.00	1,654	101
Steers	Medium 1	—	468	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,554	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	238.42/cwt	230.00–251.50	1,731	41
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	327	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,037	39
Steers	Medium 2	—	387	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	928	2
Steers	Large 2	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	369.92/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,561	36
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	7
Steers	Large 1	—	817	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,838	2
Steers	Large 1	—	297	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	205.76/cwt	185.00–227.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,148	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	325.42/cwt	305.00–336.00	1,188	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	327.01/cwt	306.00–337.00	1,095	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	221.08/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,612	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	230.81/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,445	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	322.79/cwt	312.00–338.00	1,404	9
Steers	Small 3	—	387	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	272.80/cwt	247.00–288.00	1,419	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	254.13/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,441	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	230.44/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,535	119
Heifers	Medium 1	—	507	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,379	11
Steers	Small 3	—	537	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	634	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	607	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	310.33/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	196.67/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	260.39/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	387	389.85/cwt	382.00–392.00	1,509	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	407	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,514	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	260.83/cwt	240.50–265.00	1,735	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	277.88/cwt	236.00–318.00	1,589	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	261.37/cwt	244.00–280.00	1,607	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	146.41/cwt	132.00–161.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	237.86/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,801	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	331.38/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,561	51
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	282	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	849	23
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	594	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	323	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	368	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,332	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,909	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	357.88/cwt	339.00–378.00	1,313	20
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	369	285.83/cwt	278.00–310.00	1,055	72
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	466	196.21/cwt	155.00–217.00	914	13
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	388	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	621	7
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	442	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	606	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	343	282.58/cwt	225.00–301.00	969	56
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	897	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,284	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	109.89/cwt	108.25–113.00	1,304	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.75	1,395	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	103.64/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,355	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	90.56/cwt	88.50–95.50	791	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	77.16/cwt	73.00–80.00	631	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	120.80/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,579	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	84.99/cwt	81.00–88.00	737	5
Bulls	—	—	1,711	131.24/cwt	125.50–135.25	2,246	4
Bulls	—	—	1,067	110.63/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,180	3
Bulls	—	—	1,215	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,033	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,075	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,800.00/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	908	1,272.92/head	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,273	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,300.00/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	760	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	970	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,124	2,409.78/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,410	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,250.00/head	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	835	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,283.33/head	950.00–1,475.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	765	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	875	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	660	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	810	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	1,006.25/head	875.00–1,050.00	1,006	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	775.00/head	700.00–850.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	215.02/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,636	65
Heifers	Medium 1	—	482	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,292	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	415	300.84/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,248	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	490	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	307.43/cwt	284.00–320.00	1,340	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	281.53/cwt	265.00–298.00	1,332	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	770	7
Heifers	Small 3	—	565	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	437	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	246.21/cwt	234.00–270.00	1,194	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	582	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	203.04/cwt	185.00–211.00	1,464	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	147.27/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,311	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,073	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,130	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	2,746.43/head	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,746	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,070	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	2,612.00/head	2,250.00–2,785.00	2,612	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	943	1,412.50/head	1,075.00–1,750.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	1,183.33/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	850	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	838	176.83/cwt	125.00–188.00	1,482	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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