Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 350-400 lbs were 4.00 lower and 400-450 lbs sold 7.00 higher while 450-600 lbs were 8.00-19.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-800 lbs sold 7.00-17.00 higher with exception of 700-750 lbs being 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 8.00-16.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold 4.00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold steady with 500-550 lbs being sharply higher and 550-600 lbs were steady. Feeder heifers 600-650 sold 5.00 higher and 650-750 lbs were sharply higher. Trade was very active with strong demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-10.00 higher instances sharply higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher. Market was moderately higher with evcellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.58/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −168.92 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$277.58

140 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,246

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$227.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs NM average

−38.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	299.58	1,660	109
Small 2-3	567	250.00	1,418	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	533	218.00	1,162	23
Medium and Large 2	512	202.00	1,034	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	575	72.00	414	4thin

One grade step is worth $227.58/cwt here — about $1,246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale140 hd

277.58

—

NM average4 barns · 397 hd

288.43

−10.86

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−38.49

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−168.92

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	1,571	134.46	2,112	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	132.88	1,866	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	120.62	1,431	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	85.91	886	8thin

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)	1,311	$2,365	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,121	$2,067	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,950	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,535	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	960	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	789	$1,712	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,658	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	645	$888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,237	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,277	$2,198	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,368	$2,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,020	$1,575	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	798	$1,317	3thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1-2	450–500	497	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	257.49/cwt	250.00–273.50	1,712	35
Steers	Large 1	700–750	709	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,666	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	781	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	244.36/cwt	221.00–248.00	1,798	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	223.99/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	347	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	441	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	327.37/cwt	315.00–351.00	1,512	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	218.97/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,474	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	467	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	326.50/cwt	293.00–332.00	1,427	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	529	284.56/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	242.42/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,857	143
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	757	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	606	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,963	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	302.81/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,441	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	534	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,132	21
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	636	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	231.31/cwt	220.50–246.00	1,707	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	239.60/cwt	213.00–254.00	1,471	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	243.93/cwt	224.00–266.00	1,395	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	371.03/cwt	360.00–402.00	1,428	70
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	337	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	725	2
Steers	Small 2-3	550–600	567	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,418	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	575	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	358.63/cwt	348.00–385.00	1,564	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1650–1700	1,698	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	4,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	308.06/cwt	298.00–322.00	1,642	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	287.78/cwt	273.00–304.00	1,689	44
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	226.90/cwt	226.75–228.00	1,960	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	377.76/cwt	352.00–390.00	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	266.40/cwt	245.00–284.50	1,662	40
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	125.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	479	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	658	20
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	46
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	456	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	305	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,260	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	329	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	987	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	231.55/cwt	218.00–257.00	1,565	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	111.86/cwt	106.00–119.50	1,244	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	129.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,648	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	130.77/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,867	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,105	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	974	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	124.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,507	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	75.53/cwt	70.50–80.00	808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	98.04/cwt	97.00–99.50	948	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	136.04/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,861	8
Bulls	—	—	1,786	144.69/cwt	143.50–148.50	2,584	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	2,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,476	122.48/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,808	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,233	132.05/cwt	119.00–138.00	1,628	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,466.67/head	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,467	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	2,193.18/head	1,675.00–2,275.00	2,193	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	1,115	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,045	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,255	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,225	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	2,066.67/head	1,200.00–2,500.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	2,365.00/head	1,525.00–2,575.00	2,365	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Large 1	—	775	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 2	—	635	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	672	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	209.26/cwt	203.00–222.50	1,641	12
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	439	319.39/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	750–800	797	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,118	13
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	559	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,498	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	287.04/cwt	271.00–314.00	1,504	25
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	491	277.79/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,364	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	341.80/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,295	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	203.55/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,687	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	344.63/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	475	280.16/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,331	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	960	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,937.50/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	2,570.83/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,571	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,320.00/head	2,010.00–2,475.00	2,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	900	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	585	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	726	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,387	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	1,125	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	1,678.57/head	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,679	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	1,658.33/head	1,175.00–1,900.00	1,658	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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