Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-450 lbs sold sharply higher and 450-500 lbs were 3.00 lower while 500-600 lbs sold 3.00-19.00 lower. Steer Yearlings 750-850 lbs were 2.00-3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold sharply higher and 450-500 lbs were 3.00 higher while 500-550 lbs sold 2.00 lower and 550-600 lbs were 13.00 higher. Yearling heifers 600-650 lbs sold 16.00 higher and 650-700 lbs were sharply lower while 800-850 lbs sold sharply higher. Trade was uneven on smaller numbers with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-5.00 lower with instances 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with instances 4.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.98/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −157.52 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$288.98

48 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$81.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.37

vs NM average

−19.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	301.63	1,648	29
Large 1	533	280.00	1,492	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	261.00	1,473	4thin
Medium 2	592	220.00	1,302	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.63/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale48 hd

288.98

—

NM average4 barns · 530 hd

267.61

+21.37

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−19.63

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−157.52

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	1,511	133.46	2,016	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	126.37	1,711	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	123.68	1,536	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	103.09	965	30

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,990	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,903	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,864	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,856	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,816	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,608	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,096	$1,543	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,099	$1,428	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$1,286	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,117	$1,250	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,185	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	978	$1,067	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$3,021	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,715	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,134	$2,499	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,477	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,059	$1,811	19

Every lot, as filed

126 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	700–750	736	238.82/cwt	221.00–246.00	1,758	7
Steers	Large 1	500–550	533	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,492	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,349	3
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	977	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,856	4
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	592	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,302	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	683	91.35/cwt	90.00–94.00	624	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	711	88.40/cwt	80.00–95.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	582	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	281.34/cwt	250.00–291.00	1,353	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium 1	950–1000	980	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	203.75/cwt	203.75–203.75	1,656	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	489	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	358.44/cwt	330.00–368.00	1,197	12
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	226.61/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	254.05/cwt	242.00–281.00	1,560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	264.50/cwt	248.00–278.00	1,375	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	427	247.43/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	512	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	705	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	259.10/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,474	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	692	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,142	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	887	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	728	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	318.85/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,243	2
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	282.79/cwt	250.00–296.50	1,629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	260.49/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	693	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	311.54/cwt	292.00–326.00	1,654	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	1,864	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	322.83/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,511	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	227.44/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,765	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,973	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	347	280.73/cwt	276.00–285.00	974	84
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,592	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	363	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	534	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	332	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	953	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	352	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,049	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium 1	950–1000	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	113.36/cwt	105.00–116.50	1,229	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	780	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	126.37/cwt	122.00–130.25	1,711	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	123.24/cwt	117.50–126.50	1,545	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	881	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	854	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	113.45/cwt	110.50–116.25	1,390	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	128.34/cwt	126.50–129.50	1,543	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	921	101.51/cwt	92.50–104.50	935	16
Bulls	—	—	1,677	140.70/cwt	134.50–147.50	2,360	6
Bulls	—	—	1,417	121.76/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,725	6
Bulls	—	—	1,745	155.80/cwt	147.25–160.00	2,719	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,190	129.13/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,537	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,143	106.53/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,218	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	993	2,212.50/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,213	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	2,194.44/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,194	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	2,803.33/head	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,803	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	930	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,512.50/head	1,225.00–1,800.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	1,608.33/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,608	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	1,566.67/head	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,567	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,000.00/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	2,000	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,663.10/head	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,663	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,567.50/head	1,485.00–1,650.00	1,568	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,262.50/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,290	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,990.42/head	1,735.00–2,025.00	1,990	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,412.50/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	1,427.50/head	1,400.00–1,485.00	1,428	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	978	1,066.67/head	925.00–1,275.00	1,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,306.67/head	1,150.00–1,385.00	1,307	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,992.31/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,992	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,348	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	2,746.15/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,746	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	2,977.27/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,977	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	2,733.33/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	3,231.94/head	2,925.00–3,425.00	3,232	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,428	12
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	345	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	327.35/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,329	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	582	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	2

How this sale compares

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