Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-400 lbs sold 7.00 lower and 400-600 lbs were steady to 10.00 higher. Steer yearlings 600-850 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 lower on comparable numbers and sales. Heifer calves 450-600 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher and heifer yearlings 600-700 lbs were 2.00 higher. Trade was active on larger numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher instances 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls had insufficient numbers to compare. 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 $289.19/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −157.30 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$289.19

137 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$51.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs NM average

−15.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	302.09	1,642	84
Large 1	592	284.00	1,681	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	274.59	1,564	35
Medium 1-2	520	256.00	1,331	2thin
Medium 1	576	255.67	1,472	9thin
Medium and Large 2	562	250.60	1,408	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.48/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale137 hd

289.19

—

NM average4 barns · 384 hd

287.17

+2.02

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−15.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−157.30

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	1,545	142.79	2,206	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	132.44	1,755	122
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	127.51	1,553	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	117.07	1,187	19

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)	1,278	$1,961	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,850	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,238	$1,800	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,716	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,660	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,335	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,908	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,319	$2,634	55
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,357	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,381	$2,259	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,925	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,043	$3,000	11
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,677	11

Every lot, as filed

118 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	350–400	393	394.55/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.63/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,618	13
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	678	233.93/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	496	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	291.30/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,649	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	328.60/cwt	322.00–338.00	1,232	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	248.24/cwt	240.50–258.00	1,537	15
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	515	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	610	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,319	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	233.91/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,733	131
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	556	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	752	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	497	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	263.43/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,407	36
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	601	247.36/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,487	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	280.51/cwt	274.00–296.00	1,461	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	273.39/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,567	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,354	13
Heifers	Large 3	450–500	497	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	254.89/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	279.00/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,320	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,386	2,960.00/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,960	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,389	2,590.00/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,590	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,329	2,604.17/head	2,350.00–2,875.00	2,604	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,389.71/head	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,390	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	182.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,026	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,715.63/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,716	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,381	2,394.44/head	2,050.00–2,575.00	2,394	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	1,688.33/head	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,688	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,860.00	1,850	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	124.81/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,541	24
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,220	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	8
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	975	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	1,960.71/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,961	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,800.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	2,265.63/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,266	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,149	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	118.12/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,213	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	132.45/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,763	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	119.28/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,226	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	131.34/cwt	127.50–139.00	1,636	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	110.37/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,096	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,208	132.29/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,598	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	138.99/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,735	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	158.69/cwt	152.00–164.50	2,631	10
Bulls	—	—	1,552	110.50/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,715	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,300	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	2,976.39/head	2,850.00–3,025.00	2,976	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,115	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	2,083.33/head	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,083	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,375	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	573	227.20/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,302	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	138	628.57/head	600.00–700.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	542	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,412	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	950–1000	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,584	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,572	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	368	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,108	90
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	260.70/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,744	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	442	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	365.41/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,611	19
Steers	Large 1	350–400	390	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	271.13/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,719	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	239.07/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,743	9
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	783	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,793	7
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	312.87/cwt	304.00–325.00	1,630	42
Steers	Large 1	400–450	445	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	593	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,005	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	285.53/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,508	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	445	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	327.73/cwt	318.00–342.00	1,547	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	270.80/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,581	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	233.92/cwt	230.00–234.00	2,047	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	243.05/cwt	226.00–248.25	1,908	81
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	433	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,169	5
Steers	Large 1	550–600	592	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,681	2
Steers	Large 1	800–850	815	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,224	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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