Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 350-400 lbs 20.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold 2.00 lower while 450-500 lbs were sharply higher and 500-550 lbs sold 5.00 higher with 550-600 lbs being 6.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 13.00 lower while 650-750 lbs were steady and 750-800 lbs sold 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-450 lbs had insufficient numbers this week to compare while 450-500 lbs sold 2.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher and 650-750 lbs were 4.00-6.00 lower while 750-800 lbs sold 17.00 higher. Trade was slow with moderate demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows were 2.00-6.00 higher with instances 13.00-14.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold 10.00-21.00 higher. Market was moderately slow with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.55/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.95 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$303.55

109 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$50.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs NM average

−9.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	308.18	1,652	97
Medium 1	518	278.00	1,440	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	528	257.63	1,360	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.55/cwt here — about $293 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.79, low $377.97, median $446.50 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale109 hd

303.55

—

NM average3 barns · 237 hd

301.07

+2.48

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−9.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−142.95

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	—	Average	1,709	131.31	2,244	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,368	121.05	1,656	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	108.40	1,259	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	92.85	917	10

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,036	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,930	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,633	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,019	$1,600	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,583	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,338	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$1,986	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,508	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,331	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	970	$1,325	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	600–650	624	261.92/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,634	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,351	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	254.01/cwt	241.00–266.00	1,692	13
Steers	Large 1	400–450	427	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,115	4
Steers	Large 3	450–500	478	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	264.68/cwt	254.00–272.00	1,368	5
Steers	Large 3	400–450	402	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,311	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	360.82/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	400.99/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	200.83/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	224.96/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,653	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	471	325.98/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	410	314.95/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,291	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	242.46/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,748	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	2
Steers	Large 3	350–400	363	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,227	28
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	409	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	690	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	223.41/cwt	204.00–231.00	1,508	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	201.40/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1450–1500	1,490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	598	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	273.88/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,443	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	373.52/cwt	350.00–378.00	1,576	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	236.94/cwt	230.00–237.75	1,872	72
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	518	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	318.86/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,645	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	289.25/cwt	273.00–312.00	1,655	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	385.83/cwt	315.00–398.00	1,501	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	206.29/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,817	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,875	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	381	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	419	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	313	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	626	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	293	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	440	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3Full	350–400	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3Fleshy	350–400	354	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	850	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	300–350	324	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,053	71
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small 3	250–300	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	14
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	417	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	709	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	965	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	339	155.38/cwt	142.00–165.00	527	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	850	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,454	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	328	189.11/cwt	180.00–195.00	620	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	360	308.91/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,112	66
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	546	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	134.82/cwt	110.50–172.00	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,190	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,431	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,384	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	131.51/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,808	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	116.88/cwt	114.25–118.00	1,611	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	96.54/cwt	89.50–103.50	792	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	110.40/cwt	105.00–119.50	1,212	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	101.39/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,402	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	79.93/cwt	77.00–83.00	799	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	103.93/cwt	100.25–105.50	1,102	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	130.78/cwt	123.00–137.00	2,106	6
Bulls	—	—	1,723	119.70/cwt	119.00–120.50	2,062	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,425.00/head	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,350.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	1,225.00/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,225	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	1,508.33/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,508	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,094	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	9
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,208	1,575.00/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	1,633.33/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633	6
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	930	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	955	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	1,583.33/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	2,073.00/head	1,075.00–2,500.00	2,073	25
Steers	Large 1	650–700	693	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	243.54/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,145	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	32
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	337	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,180	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	196.74/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	298.57/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,323	7
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	786	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	547	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	258.59/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,469	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	246.31/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,584	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	208.89/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	641	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,461	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	221.64/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	294.29/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,398	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	2,370.83/head	1,875.00–2,650.00	2,371	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,125.00/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	1,980.43/head	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,980	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,065	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	5

How this sale compares

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