Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifer calves were mostly steady with 400-550 lbs being 10.00 higher. Steer yearlings sold 4.00 lower and heifer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active for midsummer market with smaller numbers and good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Market was steady with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.13/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −153.37 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$293.13

85 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$31.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.26

vs NM average

+2.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	296.25	1,612	57
Large 1	559	290.00	1,621	24
Medium and Large 1-2	525	270.00	1,418	2thin
Medium 1-2	535	265.00	1,418	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.25/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale85 hd

293.13

—

NM average4 barns · 536 hd

281.87

+11.26

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+2.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−153.37

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	1,533	156.94	2,406	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	135.81	1,687	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	127.54	1,410	48

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,263	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$2,625	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,619	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,221	$2,506	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,342	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,313	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,312.50/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,313	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,004	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	431	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,509	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	620	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	379	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,296	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	620	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	269.89/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	559	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,621	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	405.72/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	261.63/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,745	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	280.96/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,728	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	411	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	206.12/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	293.30/cwt	279.00–302.00	1,648	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	323.82/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,538	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	246.28/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,790	20
Steers	Large 1	600–650	649	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,648	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	238.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,936	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	345.40/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,464	15
Steers	Large 1	750–800	762	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	235.71/cwt	235.50–236.00	1,798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	427	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,401	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	265	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	305.85/cwt	294.00–317.00	1,606	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	356.25/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,122	40
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	387	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,122	49
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	412	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	560	7
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	393	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	570	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	493	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	367.81/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,354	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	472	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	637	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	381	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,113	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	408	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,036	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	274	308.36/cwt	307.00–310.00	845	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	981	3
Bulls	Small 3	800–850	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	473	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	433	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,160	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	456	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	570	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	133.99/cwt	132.25–136.50	1,746	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,110	141.28/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,568	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,120	136.43/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,528	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,580	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	125.18/cwt	122.50–129.00	1,296	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	130.16/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,446	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	117.25/cwt	102.00–120.50	1,306	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,354	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,841	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	140.00/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,757	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,383	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,846	2
Bulls	—	—	1,397	141.10/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,971	5
Bulls	—	—	1,873	170.80/cwt	167.50–176.00	3,199	6
Bulls	—	—	1,399	155.43/cwt	150.00–161.50	2,174	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,258	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,113	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	980	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	13
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,165	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	450	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	272.51/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	250.76/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,464	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	474	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	333.60/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,284	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	284.04/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,346	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	305.81/cwt	292.00–318.00	1,177	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	238.60/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,494	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	282.43/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,316	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	272.59/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,398	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	311.05/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,303	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	557	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,390	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	246	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	279	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	884	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	230.97/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,591	6

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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