Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale before July 4th; Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-7.00 lower. Steer yearlings were 3.00 higher and heifer yearlings sold 8.00 lower. Trade was moderate on larger numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher instances 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-7.00 lower. 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 $282.96/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −163.54 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$282.96

70 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$50.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.52

vs NM average

−19.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	289.55	1,587	42
Medium and Large 1-2	551	280.46	1,544	19thin
Large 1-2	573	273.00	1,564	3thin
Medium 1-2	530	272.00	1,442	2thin
Medium and Large 2	532	238.57	1,269	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.98/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale70 hd

282.96

—

NM average2 barns · 140 hd

287.47

−4.52

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−19.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−163.54

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	—	Low	1,619	154.86	2,507	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	143.82	1,791	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	138.41	1,635	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	128.89	1,371	22

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$1,865	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,779	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,702	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,690	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	996	$1,643	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,262	$1,642	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,581	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,565	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,458	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	845	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$1,467	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	984	$1,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,100	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,928	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,678	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	850	$1,325	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,925	3thin

Every lot, as filed

155 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
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	488	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	267.45/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,297	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	291.00/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	406	301.03/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	254.14/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,479	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	209.93/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	238.54/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,508	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	231.24/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,681	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	416	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	328.95/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,247	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	233.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,561	13
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	625	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	238.57/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,269	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	355	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	417	368.71/cwt	365.00–373.00	1,538	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	587	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	282.30/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	289.50/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	261.54/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	254.00/cwt	245.00–265.50	1,732	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	284.29/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,629	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	573	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	240.67/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,742	6
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	454	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	278.72/cwt	267.00–291.00	1,714	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	332.06/cwt	318.00–338.00	1,561	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	248.01/cwt	235.00–254.50	1,912	47
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	621	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	312.40/cwt	308.00–313.50	1,528	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	389.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,613	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	391.18/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,514	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	302.08/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,553	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	302	358.64/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,083	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,232	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	401.99/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,343	16
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	800–850	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	941	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,562	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,265	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	567	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	338	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	838	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	551	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	964	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	422	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,139	29
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	9
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	307	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	491	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	382	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	970	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	281	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	969	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	388	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,075	56
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	897	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,543	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	486	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,249	39
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	271	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	669	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,227	25
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	323	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,053	27
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	480	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,227	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	143.55/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,813	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,074	139.27/cwt	136.00–140.50	1,496	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,221	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	130.42/cwt	125.00–135.50	1,406	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	134.36/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,520	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	139.72/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,645	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,422	137.38/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,954	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,227	144.10/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,768	24
Bulls	—	—	1,262	144.66/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,826	6
Bulls	—	—	1,767	163.84/cwt	159.50–171.00	2,895	9
Bulls	—	—	1,709	152.67/cwt	149.25–157.50	2,609	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	770	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,425	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,581.25/head	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,779.17/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,779	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	983	1,925.00/head	1,700.00–2,275.00	1,925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,455	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,107	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,530.00/head	1,360.00–1,700.00	1,530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	1,712.50/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	1,988.64/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	1,989	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,645.00/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,645	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	1,943.18/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,943	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,055	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	907	1,100.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	830	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,662.50/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,055	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	942	185.30/cwt	160.00–205.00	1,746	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	1,440.00/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,440	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	860	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	986	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,738.89/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,739	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	173.00/cwt	148.00–194.00	1,739	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,705.00/head	1,610.00–1,800.00	1,705	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,962.50/head	1,600.00–2,325.00	1,963	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	1,958.33/head	1,675.00–2,100.00	1,958	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	545	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	546	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	546	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	140	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	90	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	259.33/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,359	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	542	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	292.42/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,269	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	258.84/cwt	244.00–266.00	1,374	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	280.65/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,327	66
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	306	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	318.89/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,001	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	517	260.44/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,346	7

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