Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves under 600 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower with the exception of 300-350 lbs & 500-550 lbs being steady and 350-400 lbs were 5.00 higher. Steer yearlings sold 2.00-7.00 lower with exception of 650-700 lbs being 5.00 higher. Heifer calves were 6.00-7.00 lower except for 450-500 lbs at 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderately slow on smaller numbers. Special attention was paid to weaning dates and vaccinations given. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 10.00-12.00 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 $260.09/cwt on 272 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −186.40 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$260.09

272 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$44.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs NM average

−6.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	264.84	1,442	207
Large 1	560	261.00	1,462	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	252.11	1,354	36
Medium 1-2	533	245.50	1,307	8thin
Large 1-2	586	234.00	1,371	10thin
Medium 2	562	220.00	1,236	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.84/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale272 hd

260.09

—

NM average4 barns · 665 hd

261.95

−1.86

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−6.55

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−186.40

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	1,574	134.92	2,123	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	114.75	1,374	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,115	101.96	1,137	118

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)	1,135	$2,082	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,356	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,105	$1,188	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,175	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,795	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

160 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 and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	248.14/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	324	265.77/cwt	262.00–270.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	270.76/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	382	292.47/cwt	283.00–293.50	1,117	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,173	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	342	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	431	248.56/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,071	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,521	27
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,301	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	208.73/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,532	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	235.10/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	611	204.70/cwt	201.50–209.50	1,251	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	462	229.12/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	558	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,289	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	233.40/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,249	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	210.73/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,389	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	386	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	224.24/cwt	217.00–226.50	1,363	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	273.43/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,025	16
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	441	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	214.28/cwt	210.00–215.50	1,335	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	255.25/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,095	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	238.52/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	272.66/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,121	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	348	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,685	31
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	225.62/cwt	213.00–231.00	1,304	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	226.79/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,649	22
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	667	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	651	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,328	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	539	238.25/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	296.99/cwt	290.00–308.00	986	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	214.29/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,461	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	233.54/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,224	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	429	257.86/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,106	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	533	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	597	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	467	250.71/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,171	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	257.60/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,229	73
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	362	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	547	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	426	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	370	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	947	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,361	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	116.00/cwt	115.50–116.50	1,373	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,065	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	2,005.56/head	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,006	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	1,308.33/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,308	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,153	2,198.33/head	2,175.00–2,225.00	2,198	15
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,150	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,187.50/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,795	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	136.26/cwt	128.00–142.50	2,007	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	151.32/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,663	15
Bulls	—	—	1,331	112.45/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,497	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	112.68/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,288	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	82.44/cwt	79.00–90.00	798	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	116.00/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,427	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	108.04/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,244	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	99.78/cwt	96.50–103.50	1,119	31
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	590	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	757	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	450–500	476	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	962	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	200–250	226	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	305	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	250–300	296	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	370	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	337.25/cwt	337.00–338.00	1,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	261.03/cwt	260.50–262.00	1,410	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	319	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	734	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	225	240.15/cwt	230.00–250.00	540	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	268	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	670	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	725	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,494	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	312.63/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,310	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	306	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,535	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	508	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	697	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	256.30/cwt	246.00–261.50	1,356	27
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	557	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	475	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,007	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	692	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	271.57/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,149	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	255.17/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,457	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	237.47/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,477	22
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	562	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,236	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	640	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,405	20
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	765	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	221.61/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,711	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	441	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	634	233.50/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,480	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	453	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	240.30/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,355	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	609	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	686	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	381	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,143	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	587	226.59/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	811	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	487	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	226.38/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,979	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	327.19/cwt	322.00–329.00	1,237	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	375	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	608	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	236.97/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,571	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	284.85/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,353	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	338.39/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,103	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	515	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	274.27/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,426	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	216.83/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	227.41/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,656	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	548	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,430	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	246.85/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,523	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,295	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	774	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,502	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1600–1650	1,630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,220	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	560	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	299.73/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,280	38
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	586	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,555	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	717	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,570	2

How this sale compares

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