Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-450 lbs were sharply higher and 450-550 lbs sold 8.00-16.00 higher while 550-600 lbs were 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 5.00 higher and 650-700 lbs were 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs were 19.00 higher on smaller numbers and 550-600 lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers 600-800 sold 3.00-6.00 lower with exception of 650-700 being sharply lower and 800-850 lbs selling steady. Trade was slow with moderate demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower, instances 7.00 higher and slaughter cows were 5.00-6.00 higher, instances 9.00 lower. Market was unsteady with excellent buyer attendance. Happy Easter and remember the reason for the season!

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.13/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −189.37 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$257.13

74 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,265

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

$232.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.53

vs NM average

−53.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	313.25	1,715	37
Medium 1	565	270.00	1,526	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	247.94	1,407	17thin
Small 3	532	150.00	798	15thin
Small and Medium 3	555	81.00	450	2thin

One grade step is worth $232.25/cwt here — about $1,265 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 sale74 hd

257.13

—

NM average4 barns · 702 hd

299.66

−42.53

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−53.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−189.37

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	—	Low	1,636	130.50	2,135	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	131.83	2,083	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,061	120.84	1,283	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	100.65	930	20

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)	1,033	$1,588	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	951	$1,270	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,488	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$1,533	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	500–550	526	325.19/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,710	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,451	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	200.76/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	389.41/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	306.58/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,732	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	231.16/cwt	228.00–233.50	1,886	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.85/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,782	16
Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	654	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	243.38/cwt	227.00–265.00	1,548	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	256.60/cwt	233.50–272.00	1,704	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	341.32/cwt	328.00–351.00	1,621	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	2
Steers	Small 3	500–550	532	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	798	15
Steers	Large 1	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	900–950	900	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	828	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	555	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	383.68/cwt	382.00–384.00	1,638	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	359	309.51/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,111	72
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	360	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,102	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	433	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,178	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	281	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	888	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	401	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	642	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	458	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,328	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	21
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	350–400	381	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	572	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	250–300	266	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	559	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	421	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	905	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	319	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	638	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	375	161.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	607	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	307	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	921	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	406	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,295	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	316	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,074	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	200–250	217	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	260.00/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	330.39/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,493	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	265.20/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,538	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	104.26/cwt	99.00–108.50	978	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	131.43/cwt	130.75–135.00	2,158	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	129.61/cwt	127.50–130.25	1,800	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	114.98/cwt	114.00–115.50	1,661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	129.94/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,398	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	86.65/cwt	82.00–89.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	118.94/cwt	115.50–126.50	1,187	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	137.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,829	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	110.92/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,087	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	743	92.75/cwt	92.00–93.00	689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	117.16/cwt	102.00–130.25	1,775	10
Bulls	—	—	1,877	148.28/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,783	6
Bulls	—	—	1,603	134.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,153	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	715	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	997	1,337.50/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,338	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	700	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	1,341.67/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,342	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	154.00/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,953	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	895	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	1,762.50/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,763	8
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,125	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	865	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	402	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	557	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	205.06/cwt	203.00–206.50	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	278.63/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	307.14/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,167	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	404	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	221.15/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	254.45/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,410	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	236.47/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	208.50/cwt	195.00–223.00	1,612	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	255.07/cwt	224.00–262.00	1,548	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	542	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,028	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,235	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	625	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	783	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,725.00/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,725	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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