Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; Steer calves sold steady to 7.00 lower and steer yearlings were steady to 8.00 lower while heifer calves sold 2.00-8.00 lower and feeder heifers were 2.00 lower. Trade was slow with good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Market was moderate and buyer attendance was excellent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $263.42/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −183.08 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$263.42

117 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$99.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs NM average

−5.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	269.41	1,474	33
Medium and Large 1-2	571	268.74	1,534	64
Large 1	569	266.57	1,516	7thin
Medium 1-2	539	250.00	1,348	6thin
Medium and Large 2	556	228.00	1,268	3thin
Large 1-2	566	170.00	962	4thin

One grade step is worth $99.41/cwt here — about $511 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 sale117 hd

263.42

—

NM average3 barns · 216 hd

259.10

+4.31

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−5.98

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−183.08

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	1,637	151.14	2,474	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,362	125.88	1,715	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,275	115.72	1,475	8thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$1,761	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,426	$1,700	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$1,673	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,306	$1,550	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,125	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,411	$1,815	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$1,680	2thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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 1-2Unweaned	400–450	442	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,180	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	576	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,175	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	375	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,103	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	790	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,232	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	426	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	967	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2Full	400–450	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fleshy	450–500	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2Full	400–450	430	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	937	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	465	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	986	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	550–600	555	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,338	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	425	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,054	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	507	175.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	892	5
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	497	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	696	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	453	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium 3	700–750	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Large 3	650–700	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	322	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	902	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	113.15/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,148	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	122.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,602	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	127.10/cwt	122.00–136.50	1,762	22
Bulls	—	—	1,600	150.98/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,416	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	138.25/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,936	8
Bulls	—	—	1,806	161.77/cwt	153.00–167.50	2,922	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	356	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	243.24/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,270	44
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,214	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	416	298.70/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	533	268.71/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	673	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	327	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,079	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	252.24/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,612	11
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	771	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	391	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	350–400	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	445	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	350–400	384	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,129	19
Steers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	256.78/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,204	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	406	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	229.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,423	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	625	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	219.62/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,476	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	497	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,282	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	238.56/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,336	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	567	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,423	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	511	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	236.52/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,327	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	223.92/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,391	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	557	223.03/cwt	218.00–223.50	1,242	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	219.61/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	290.64/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	215.55/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	274.14/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,538	10
Steers	Large 1	400–450	448	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,326	15
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	467	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	287.55/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,228	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	259.87/cwt	259.50–261.00	1,390	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,951	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	288.20/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,267	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	316.06/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	802	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,644	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	490	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,499	43
Steers	Large 1	600–650	621	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	355.11/cwt	354.00–358.00	1,119	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	499	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	808	5
Steers	Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	226.57/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,767	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	250.16/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,536	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	232.67/cwt	231.00–233.50	1,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	272.48/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,597	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	352	336.79/cwt	335.00–338.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	722	228.40/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,022	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	566	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	962	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	346	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,200	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	442	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	508	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	271.08/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	606	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,291	3
Steers	Large 1	700–750	723	226.70/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	248.70/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	288	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	336.25/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,419	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	298.20/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,422	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,938	2
Steers	Large 1	300–350	338	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,244	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,542	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	141.00/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,540	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,595.00/head	1,500.00–1,785.00	1,595	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,426	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,673.33/head	1,550.00–1,710.00	1,673	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,680.00/head	1,660.00–1,700.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	221.42/cwt	215.00–225.50	1,583	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	250.32/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,069	33

How this sale compares

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