Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-400 lbs sold 2.00 higher and 400-450 lbs were 15.00 higher while 450-500 lbs sold 8.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 17.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 11.00 higher and 750-800 lbs were 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs were 2.00-10.00 higher and 450-550 lbs sold sharply lower on lower numbers while 550-600 lbs were sharply higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs sold 14.00 higher while 650-850 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was moderate on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher. Market was steady with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.04/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −138.65 against this barn's trailing median of $396.69.

Average price

$258.04

76 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$938

per head · Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$199.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs NM average

−19.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	509	294.00	1,496	10thin
Medium and Large 1	555	278.82	1,549	50
Medium and Large 1-2	579	209.45	1,213	9thin
Medium 1-2	590	185.00	1,092	2thin
Small and Medium 3	588	95.00	559	5thin

One grade step is worth $199.00/cwt here — about $938 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.90, low $340.72, median $396.69 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 sale76 hd

258.04

—

NM average4 barns · 318 hd

259.70

−1.66

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−19.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

396.69

−138.65

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	1,815	137.84	2,502	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	135.69	1,954	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	126.92	1,464	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	84.94	843	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,550	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,396	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$1,330	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,096	$2,290	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,019	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	662	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	874	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	796	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	812	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,266	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	330.00/head	330.00–330.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	779	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	742	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	800–850	811	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	246.71/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,660	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	289.56/cwt	280.00–293.50	1,804	26
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	357	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	209.33/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	330.94/cwt	322.00–334.00	1,406	33
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	620	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	326.04/cwt	304.00–339.50	1,725	41
Steers	Large 3	600–650	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	689	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	261.03/cwt	237.00–268.00	1,629	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	241.73/cwt	235.50–245.00	1,866	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	432	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,510	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	575	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	328.83/cwt	322.00–348.00	1,453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	341.81/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	307.13/cwt	291.00–321.00	1,720	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	201.68/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	209.37/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,834	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 3	350–400	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,162	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	386.76/cwt	370.00–404.00	1,423	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	276.62/cwt	249.00–284.00	1,828	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	236.44/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,726	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	379	141.13/cwt	136.00–150.00	535	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	417	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	667	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	356	313.49/cwt	304.00–318.00	1,116	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	110	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	66.75/cwt	63.00–70.00	557	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	97.07/cwt	94.50–102.00	1,065	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	121.09/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,303	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	131.59/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,600	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	135.69/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,954	11
Bulls	—	—	1,773	139.34/cwt	137.50–141.00	2,470	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	128.33/cwt	124.00–133.50	1,976	2
Bulls	—	—	2,133	145.86/cwt	142.00–148.50	3,111	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	998	1,387.50/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	975	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	740	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,291.67/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,758.33/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,758	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	1,591.67/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,592	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,285	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,250	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	870	1,387.50/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,388	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	142.25/cwt	140.50–144.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	588	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.08/cwt	251.00–289.00	1,582	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	218.14/cwt	206.00–226.00	1,721	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	293.73/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,530	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	584	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Large 3	750–800	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	797	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	291.65/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,412	28
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	204.61/cwt	197.00–206.50	1,674	27
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	509	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	209.45/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,213	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,121	2

How this sale compares

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