Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to 6.00 lower with the exception of 550-600 lbs being 2.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings 750-900 lbs were 2.00-11.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeder heifer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare to develop trends, Trade was moderate on smaller numbers with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-6.00 lower. Market was uneven with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.28/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −155.21 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$291.28

98 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2

$56.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.31

vs NM average

−18.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	528	308.01	1,626	8thin
Medium and Large 1	548	304.30	1,667	55
Medium 1	510	297.00	1,515	7thin
Large 1	596	286.00	1,705	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	255.52	1,478	21
Medium 1-2	570	252.00	1,436	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.01/cwt here — about $190 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 sale98 hd

291.28

—

NM average4 barns · 269 hd

276.97

+14.31

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−18.43

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−155.21

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	1,678	139.29	2,338	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	132.71	1,733	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	127.92	1,544	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	116.84	1,238	8thin

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)	1,241	$1,732	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,535	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$1,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,483	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,242	$2,110	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,131	$1,884	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,039	$1,500	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	Large 1	550–600	596	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,705	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	510	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	361.64/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,533	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	431	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,396	4
Steers	Small 3	600–650	638	93.54/cwt	90.00–97.00	597	2
Steers	Small 3	650–700	681	94.35/cwt	90.00–97.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	255.73/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,478	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	11
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	483	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	219.36/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	264.18/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,368	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	449	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,473	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	331	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	263.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,783	9
Steers	Large 1	600–650	643	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	395.66/cwt	392.00–398.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	702	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	428	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,658	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	662	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,513	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	593	239.85/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,422	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	224.99/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,458	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	260.18/cwt	248.00–264.50	1,767	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	305.38/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,438	11
Steers	Small 2	600–650	646	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	678	5
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	528	308.01/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,626	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	886	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	288.43/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,785	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,754	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	289.63/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,674	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	240.41/cwt	230.00–241.50	1,738	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	451	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	219.52/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,908	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	312.05/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,660	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	316	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	215.76/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,782	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,823	63
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	614	247.74/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,521	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	531	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	727	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	134.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,781	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	126.74/cwt	122.00–132.50	1,558	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	119.21/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,359	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	129.83/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,549	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,166	127.64/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,488	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	114.47/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,121	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	132.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,718	52
Bulls	—	—	1,892	143.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	121.11/cwt	108.00–126.50	1,796	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	151.52/cwt	149.50–154.00	2,585	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	880	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,359	2,650.00/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,415	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	809	189.20/cwt	168.00–204.00	1,531	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	1,762.50/head	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,763	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,295	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	813	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	208.71/cwt	194.00–210.25	1,661	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	230.43/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	791	210.75/cwt	210.75–210.75	1,667	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	596	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	507	238.69/cwt	226.00–247.00	1,210	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	251.19/cwt	238.00–257.00	1,525	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,158	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	447	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	626	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	360	297.53/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,071	73
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	401	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,171	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	367	228.05/cwt	200.00–278.00	837	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,244	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	260.58/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,251	10
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	817	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,487	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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