Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 9-11 lower and feeder steers were 7.00-9.00 lower with the exception of 750-800 lbs being 5.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 8.00-11.00 lower and heifer yearlings were 4.00-8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderately slow on similar numbers. Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower and slaughter cows were steady. Market was moderate to slow with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.99/cwt on 219 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −172.51 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$273.99

219 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$36.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.84

vs NM average

+3.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	275.17	1,484	212
Medium and Large 1-2	584	238.25	1,391	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.92/cwt here — about $93 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 sale219 hd

273.99

—

NM average4 barns · 391 hd

264.15

+9.84

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+3.49

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−172.51

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	1,601	158.29	2,534	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	136.00	1,678	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	122.56	1,185	12

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)	1,228	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,987	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,850	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	775	$825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	788	$800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$710	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$1,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	992	$1,538	6

Every lot, as filed

123 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	550–600	573	264.14/cwt	258.50–268.00	1,514	88
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	297.61/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,110	12
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	706	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,705	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	278.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,458	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	320.41/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,314	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,483	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	275.53/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,339	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	300.56/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,419	59
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	787	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,240	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,260	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	621	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	546	263.33/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,438	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	469	283.41/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,329	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	239.65/cwt	230.00–242.25	1,718	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	615	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	261.40/cwt	248.00–264.50	1,595	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	214.86/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	281	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	223.78/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,759	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	341.28/cwt	331.00–352.00	1,147	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	229.01/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,470	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	312.87/cwt	302.00–320.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	367	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	238.25/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,391	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	317.51/cwt	302.00–321.00	1,229	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	450–500	479	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	671	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	756	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	233	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	699	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	586	137.04/cwt	132.00–140.00	803	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	388	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	803	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	469	166.09/cwt	165.00–167.00	779	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	412	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	693	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	482	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	214.63/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	728	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	235.35/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,393	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	136.56/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,676	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	129.23/cwt	124.50–133.00	1,300	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	131.16/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,699	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	121.90/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,163	7
Bulls	—	—	2,114	169.50/cwt	166.00–173.00	3,583	4
Bulls	—	—	1,476	154.77/cwt	140.00–164.50	2,284	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,235	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,124	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,220	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	2,084.62/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,085	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,687.50/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	859	171.00/cwt	160.00–196.00	1,469	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,000.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	2,155	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	3,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	386	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	314	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	230.42/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,327	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	217.62/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,650	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	282.99/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,220	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	252.24/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,418	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	245.36/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	383	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	237.50/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,515	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	252.38/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,330	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	297	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	873	9
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	671	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,510	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	305.75/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,098	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	257.82/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,253	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	586	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	223.39/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,488	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	687	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	771	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,265	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,049	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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