Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Steer calves 400-450 lbs and 550-600 lbs were sharply lower while 450-550 lbs sold 3.00-11.00 lower . Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold sharply higher and 650-700 lbs were 13.00 lower. Heifer calves 550-600 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 4.00 higher and 700-750 lbs sold 8.00 lower. Trade was very slow with light demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher instances 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00-10.00 higher. Market was unsteady with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.89/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.61 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$296.89

58 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$737

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

$175.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

vs NM average

−13.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	500	328.00	1,640	7thin
Medium and Large 1	565	299.65	1,693	47
Medium 1	567	267.00	1,514	2thin
Small and Medium 2	590	153.00	903	2thin

One grade step is worth $175.00/cwt here — about $737 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 sale58 hd

296.89

—

NM average3 barns · 121 hd

293.08

+3.81

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−13.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−149.61

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	1,690	143.77	2,430	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	133.03	1,784	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	126.18	1,492	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	884	104.48	923	64
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,682	131.05	2,204	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,440	72.85	1,049	2thin

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)	1,145	$2,240	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,344	$2,069	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,800	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,618	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,560	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,122	$1,400	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	803	$1,415	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,289	$2,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,219	$2,073	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$1,967	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,960	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,889	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$1,650	3thin

Every lot, as filed

136 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	1,415.00/head	1,410.00–1,425.00	1,415	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	266	384.87/cwt	384.00–386.00	1,024	28
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	697	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	353.46/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,290	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	545	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium 1	1050–1100	1,050	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	241.35/cwt	224.00–266.00	1,508	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	260.57/cwt	236.00–282.00	1,342	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	310.50/cwt	290.00–336.00	1,304	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	280.21/cwt	255.00–296.00	1,351	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,117	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	2,162.50/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,163	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	790	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,060	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,308.33/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,308	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	906	171.00/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,549	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,344	2,068.75/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,069	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,195	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	160.50/cwt	120.00–165.00	1,674	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,216.67/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,245	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,625.00/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	1,648.75/head	1,550.00–1,860.00	1,649	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,643.75/head	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,644	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	965	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,100	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,165	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,180	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,437	2,333.33/head	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,333	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	139.90/cwt	131.50–147.00	2,345	11
Bulls	—	—	1,835	156.57/cwt	149.99–165.00	2,873	13
Bulls	—	—	1,344	119.01/cwt	111.00–130.00	1,599	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	970	119.53/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,159	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	831	92.76/cwt	60.00–99.50	771	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	850	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,067	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,160	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	828	103.83/cwt	100.00–125.00	860	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	92.99/cwt	87.00–98.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	114.84/cwt	107.50–126.00	1,154	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,440	72.85/cwt	63.00–85.00	1,049	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,682	131.05/cwt	128.50–132.50	2,204	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	915	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	112.20/cwt	110.50–114.00	1,066	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	795	99.53/cwt	91.00–107.00	791	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	104.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,023	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	133.03/cwt	131.50–138.00	1,784	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	127.84/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,584	52
Bulls	Small 3	550–600	576	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	864	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	337.87/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,629	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,102	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	348	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,061	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	741	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,267	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	356	306.76/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,092	37
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	376	122.19/cwt	114.00–135.00	459	33
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	590	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,435	6
Steers	Small 3	350–400	387	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	875	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	546	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	988	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	885	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,496	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	28
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	754	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	324	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	349.39/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,453	14
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	603	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,441	3
Steers	Small 3	200–250	248	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	770	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	312	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,335	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	403	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	308.45/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,629	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	216.39/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,326	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,640	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	200–250	244	430.73/cwt	402.00–438.00	1,051	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	204.87/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,813	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	406.99/cwt	394.00–412.00	1,298	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,214	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,100	8
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	368	270.04/cwt	267.00–274.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,101	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	188.02/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	387	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,285	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,499	27
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	477	263.57/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	215.93/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,548	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	571	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	253.62/cwt	234.00–279.00	1,443	43
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	567	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,840	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	657	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	281.86/cwt	272.00–302.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium 2Mexican Origin	250–300	280	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	378	338.18/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,278	8
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	497	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	387	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	200–250	207	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	807	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	625	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	204.78/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	857	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	415.61/cwt	396.00–420.00	1,135	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,186	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,099	7
Steers	Medium 2Mexican Origin	400–450	427	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	884	2
Steers	Medium 2Mexican Origin	450–500	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	231.82/cwt	208.00–234.00	1,799	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	338.25/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,590	51
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	355	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,434	19
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	857	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	385.09/cwt	385.00–386.00	1,406	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	248.32/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,699	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	267.94/cwt	256.00–286.00	1,691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	294.67/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,727	30

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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