Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 450-500 lbs sold sharply lower and 550-600 lbs were 14.00 lower. Feeder steers 650-700 lbs were 16.00 higher while 750-800 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 2.00-8.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold sharply lower while 450-500 were 1.00 higher and 500-550 lbs sold 2.00 lower with 550-600 lbs being steady. Feeder heifers 650-700 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Trade was uneven on larger numbers with moderate demand. No report last week on cows and bulls to compare with. Comparing to two (2) weeks ago; Slaughter cows were 4.00-7.00 lower instances 10.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-7.00 lower instances 1.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.40/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −164.10 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$282.40

81 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$65.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.86

vs NM average

−21.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	290.12	1,601	66
Medium and Large 1-2	534	269.19	1,437	4thin
Large 1	575	266.00	1,530	3thin
Small and Medium 2	528	243.19	1,284	3thin
Medium 1-2	548	224.40	1,229	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.72/cwt here — about $372 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 sale81 hd

282.40

—

NM average4 barns · 447 hd

270.54

+11.86

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−21.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−164.10

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	1,628	139.78	2,275	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	126.98	1,836	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	122.93	1,504	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	106.90	1,002	24

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)	1,080	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,529	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$1,443	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,238	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,750	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1-2	—	840	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	1,087.50/head	925.00–1,250.00	1,088	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,030	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,105	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,495.00/head	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	259.08/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,485	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	153.62/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,338	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	233.18/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,483	10
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	596	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,395	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,728	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	151.50/cwt	139.00–164.00	1,474	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	1,178.33/head	1,085.00–1,350.00	1,178	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	1,602.00/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,602	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,277	120.22/cwt	90.00–125.00	1,535	8
Bulls	—	—	1,485	115.89/cwt	110.00–125.75	1,721	5
Bulls	—	—	1,646	141.79/cwt	130.50–148.50	2,334	7
Bulls	—	—	1,782	151.69/cwt	146.50–157.50	2,703	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	125.55/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,676	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,002	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,217	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	119.19/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,427	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	123.64/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,511	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	838	102.53/cwt	90.50–106.50	859	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	936	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	983	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	88.52/cwt	86.00–91.00	826	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	126.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,836	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	111.89/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,102	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	213.85/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,777	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	319.31/cwt	314.00–327.00	1,555	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	855	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	207.27/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,847	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	348.43/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,254	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	355.80/cwt	330.00–368.00	1,473	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,846	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	320	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	653	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	347	298.29/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,035	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,762	4
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	290.71/cwt	262.00–300.00	1,547	25
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	665	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,603	9
Dairy Steers	Small 3	500–550	514	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	822	10
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	346	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	609	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	250–300	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	9
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	380	278.73/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,059	29
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	461	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,153	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	413	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	826	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	355	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,001	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	400–450	406	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	528	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	394	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	906	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	333	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	896	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	213	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	469	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	867	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,301	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	382	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	772	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	340	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	945	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	373	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,059	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	483	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,174	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	138.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	181.45/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	332	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	410	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	935	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	333	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,232	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	203.58/cwt	189.00–212.00	1,592	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	195.43/cwt	188.00–214.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	320.82/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,184	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	220.88/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	216.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,568	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	268.79/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,425	39
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	375	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	400–450	442	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	346.71/cwt	328.00–358.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	313.02/cwt	294.00–316.00	1,327	42
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,275	3
Steers	Large 1	700–750	718	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,687	10
Steers	Large 1	550–600	575	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	284.86/cwt	266.00–301.00	1,356	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	286.91/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,635	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	482	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,205	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	833	209.46/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,745	3
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	528	243.19/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	257.43/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,689	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	232.31/cwt	211.00–233.25	1,807	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	259.13/cwt	245.00–265.50	1,643	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	552	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,086	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	269.19/cwt	255.00–284.00	1,437	4

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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