Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Steer calves sold steady to 8.00 higher and feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves sold steady to 6.00 lower with the exception of 500-550 lbs being 6.00 higher. Heifer yearlings didn't have any comparable numbers. Trade was moderate on similar numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 lower. Market was good for the end of summer..Excellent buyer attendance

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $276.84/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −169.65 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$276.84

122 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$34.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.54

vs NM average

+8.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	285.19	1,521	86
Small 1	535	280.00	1,498	3thin
Medium 1-2	538	256.17	1,378	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	254.37	1,421	19thin
Small and Medium 1-2	520	251.00	1,305	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale122 hd

276.84

—

NM average3 barns · 357 hd

267.31

+9.54

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

+8.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−169.65

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	1,806	155.77	2,813	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	130.51	1,749	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	122.53	1,459	87

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,052	48
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,971	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,931	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,885	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,865	47
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,270	$1,736	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,186	$1,678	39
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,231	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,452	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,335	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,188	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,371	$1,745	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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 1-2	400–450	435	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	265.72/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,257	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	358.80/cwt	354.00–365.00	1,173	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	261.23/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,643	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	272.10/cwt	267.00–276.50	1,584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,509	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	307	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	309.30/cwt	297.00–314.00	1,466	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,888	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	603	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	331.48/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,405	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	226.91/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,563	11
Steers	Large 1	350–400	366	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,179	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	416	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	998	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	700–750	730	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,540	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	723	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	453	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,386	4
Steers	Large 1	400–450	442	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,406	2
Steers	Small 1	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	402	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	392	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,258	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	299.54/cwt	294.00–312.00	1,339	13
Steers	Medium 1-2Mexican Origin	500–550	514	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,311	6
Steers	Medium 1-2Mexican Origin	550–600	578	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,422	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Mexican Origin	400–450	441	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	275.43/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,471	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	331	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	538	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	401	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	540	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	287.95/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,506	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	234.12/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,821	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	342.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,301	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	323.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	622	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	369	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,100	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	341	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	558	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	326	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	897	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	347	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	885	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	336.47/cwt	326.00–344.00	1,309	15
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	300–350	342	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,495	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	405	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	818	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	324	278.76/cwt	278.00–279.00	903	29
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	393	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,061	19
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	747	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	124.14/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,501	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	132.82/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,810	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	112.83/cwt	105.50–120.00	1,214	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	127.09/cwt	126.00–128.50	1,585	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.25	1,722	53
Bulls	—	—	1,417	144.88/cwt	135.00–150.50	2,053	5
Bulls	—	—	1,970	161.90/cwt	160.00–164.25	3,189	12
Bulls	—	—	1,804	153.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,776	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,282	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	13
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,700.00/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,900	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,487.50/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	1,690.13/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,690	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,970.83/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,971	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	1,327.50/head	1,255.00–1,400.00	1,328	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,181.58/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,182	38
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	1,876.09/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,876	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	1,779.40/head	1,635.00–1,825.00	1,779	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	172.00/cwt	152.00–179.00	1,823	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,371	2,050.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	228.02/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,329	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	237.61/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,252	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	280.64/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	274.94/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,146	11
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	597	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	458	251.34/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	532	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,383	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	298.21/cwt	290.00–307.00	999	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	249.15/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,413	27
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	487	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	259.71/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,374	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	286.98/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,231	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	234.50/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,473	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	290.75/cwt	286.00–304.00	1,099	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	261.13/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,266	44
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	434	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,194	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,371	1,745.00/head	1,635.00–1,800.00	1,745	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,300.00/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	1,502.78/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,503	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,130	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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