Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-450 lbs sold 8.00-13.00 higher and steer yearlings 600-650 lbs were 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold steady and 500-600 lbs were 9.00-10.00 higher. Heifer yearlings had no comparison. Trade was unsteady on larger numbers with limited demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower instances 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher. Market was unevenly moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.60/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.90 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$296.60

103 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$58.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.79

vs NM average

−17.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	298.94	1,612	89
Medium and Large 1-2	538	288.68	1,553	12thin
Large 1	575	240.00	1,380	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.94/cwt here — about $232 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 sale103 hd

296.60

—

NM average4 barns · 395 hd

281.80

+14.79

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−17.50

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−149.90

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	—	High	1,507	148.71	2,241	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	135.24	1,914	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,044	126.03	1,315	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	121.17	1,218	3thin

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)	1,315	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,628	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,487	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	778	$1,486	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	697	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,830	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,257	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,349	$2,232	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,223	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,151	$1,816	14

Every lot, as filed

120 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 Cows	Medium 1	—	1,315	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,627.50/head	1,575.00–1,785.00	1,628	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	697	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	1,440.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,035	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,091.67/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,092	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,486.67/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,487	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,512	2,316.67/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,255	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,390	2,152.27/head	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,152	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,485	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,246	2,075.00/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,075	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,312.50/head	1,975.00–2,400.00	2,313	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,902.05/head	2,675.00–3,000.00	2,902	61
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,222.50/head	1,195.00–1,250.00	1,223	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,296	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,805	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	147.05/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,095	20
Bulls	—	—	1,709	156.88/cwt	151.75–164.25	2,681	20
Bulls	—	—	1,353	139.47/cwt	134.50–148.50	1,887	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	119.81/cwt	116.00–125.50	1,235	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	130.56/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,375	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	134.43/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,899	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	150.52/cwt	143.50–165.00	2,196	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	121.17/cwt	113.50–128.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2Fleshy	550–600	597	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	518	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	120	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	369	292.71/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,080	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	358	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	809	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	338	313.98/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,061	70
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	458	292.25/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,339	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,668	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	383	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	400.82/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,263	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,612	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	241.84/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,973	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	419.27/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,560	31
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	392	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	282.73/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,744	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	245.42/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,767	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	302.60/cwt	289.00–313.00	1,561	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	287.32/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,669	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	800	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,792	2
Steers	Large 2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,073	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	720	145.00/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,044	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	884	158.00/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,397	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	777	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,125	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,825.00/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	931	170.91/cwt	147.00–195.00	1,591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	147.00/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	220.30/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,674	9
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	991	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	453	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	247.31/cwt	243.00–260.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	736	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	312.19/cwt	302.00–328.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	120	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	366	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	503	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	331.54/cwt	314.00–340.00	1,203	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,351	10
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	673	221.97/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	232.80/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,478	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	725	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	417	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	230.02/cwt	227.00–238.50	1,578	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,122	18
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	772	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	193.46/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	271.88/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,381	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	264.35/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,533	29
Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	614	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,109	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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