Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-500 lbs were steady to sharply higher and 500-600 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold steady to 11.00 higher while 700-850 lbs were 10.00-14.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 8.00-13.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 19.00 higher and 700-800 lbs were steady to 6.00 higher. Trade was moderate to very active with good to very good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower instances 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-9.00 lower instances 4.00 higher. Market was active with excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.39/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −164.11 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$282.39

65 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$435

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

$77.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.88

vs NM average

−27.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	289.85	1,616	56
Medium and Large 1-2	567	242.77	1,377	7thin
Medium and Large 2	557	212.00	1,181	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.85/cwt here — about $435 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 sale65 hd

282.39

—

NM average4 barns · 485 hd

264.51

+17.88

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−27.16

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−164.11

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	1,626	139.40	2,267	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	129.32	1,728	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,468	122.15	1,793	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	109.27	1,050	94

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)	1,091	$1,963	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,241	$1,779	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,638	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,607	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$1,437	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,390	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$1,371	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,087	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	773	$1,035	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	705	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,413	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	912	$1,150	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,040	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,347	$1,792	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,009	$1,388	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,235	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,466.67/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,467	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,200	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,060	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium 1Registered	—	930	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	617	246.44/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	862	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	213.72/cwt	206.00–222.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	248.33/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	249.84/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,452	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	273.30/cwt	252.00–288.00	1,290	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,862	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	220.72/cwt	194.00–226.00	1,583	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	299.02/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,265	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	175.24/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,358	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	803	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	498	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	231.64/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,571	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	182.35/cwt	176.00–194.00	1,572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	338.32/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,604	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	350.29/cwt	332.00–368.00	1,496	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	207.21/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	272.56/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,417	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	888	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,256	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,015	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	1,560.00/head	1,335.00–1,650.00	1,560	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,839.29/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,839	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	1,779.38/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,779	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,637.50/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,705	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,389.58/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,390	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,237.50/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,238	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	138.57/cwt	138.25–139.00	2,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,323	118.77/cwt	111.25–129.00	1,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	149.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,662	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	967	109.77/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,061	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	914	111.26/cwt	110.25–112.50	1,017	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	862	107.33/cwt	104.00–110.00	925	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	117.98/cwt	115.50–119.25	1,411	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	119.67/cwt	110.00–122.75	1,872	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	107.88/cwt	105.50–112.50	1,295	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	114.20/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,217	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	76.97/cwt	74.00–80.00	750	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,634	123.43/cwt	120.50–128.50	2,017	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	122.96/cwt	120.25–126.50	1,750	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,038	120.69/cwt	118.50–122.00	1,253	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,728	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	913	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	770	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	975	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,708.75/head	1,625.00–1,785.00	1,709	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	1,370.83/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,371	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	122.50/cwt	117.00–128.00	986	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	1,962.50/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,963	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	855	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,612	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	600–650	627	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,097	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	400–450	426	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	937	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	891	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,363	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,139	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	394	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	835	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	462	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,155	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	348	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	999	51
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	407	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	895	5
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	391	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,933	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	213.67/cwt	199.00–219.75	1,904	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,710	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	354	282.76/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,001	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	800–850	832	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	252.35/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	238.78/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,741	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	287.33/cwt	268.00–300.00	1,646	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	258.13/cwt	235.00–269.00	1,737	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	305.15/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,596	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,550	3
Steers	Large 1	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	259.64/cwt	243.00–276.00	1,651	64
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	642	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	368.51/cwt	352.00–380.00	1,419	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	447	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	459	294.29/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,351	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	242.05/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,864	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	373.10/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,276	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,991	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,036	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,658	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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