Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 8.00-15.00 higher, instances 16.00-21.00 higher and steer yearlings were steady to 10.00 higher with the exception of 800-850 lbs being 11.00 lower. Heifer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher, few 11.00 -18.00 higher while feeder heifers had no comparable numbers or sales. Trade was very good with good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Market was higher with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.17/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −178.33 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$268.17

109 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$392

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$64.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs NM average

−6.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	274.54	1,463	87
Medium 1-2	543	271.00	1,472	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	238.00	1,286	15thin
Medium 2	510	210.00	1,071	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.54/cwt here — about $392 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 sale109 hd

268.17

—

NM average4 barns · 453 hd

264.23

+3.94

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−6.12

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−178.33

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	1,553	147.40	2,288	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	115.66	1,424	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	107.94	1,196	105

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)	1,244	$1,784	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,342	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,303	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	741	$745	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,300	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,432	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,620	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,531	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

137 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	400–450	418	326.08/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,363	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	345.48/cwt	340.00–353.00	1,292	22
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	208.91/cwt	204.50–210.00	1,935	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	373	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,043	5
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	888	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	543	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	246.92/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,640	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,322	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	213.44/cwt	210.25–224.50	1,535	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	401	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	263.51/cwt	260.50–265.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	488	289.92/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,415	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	388	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	217.52/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,349	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	277.83/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,470	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	276.49/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,147	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	243.01/cwt	238.50–254.50	1,305	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	261.26/cwt	249.00–265.50	1,197	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,515	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	542	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	219.21/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	290.08/cwt	282.00–301.00	946	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	341	261.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	892	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	405	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	711	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,399	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	481	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	320.60/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,516	17
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	617	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	344.75/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,291	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	240.98/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,776	31
Steers	Large 1	650–700	675	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	212.92/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	227.86/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,750	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	983	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	441	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	242.34/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,519	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	274.07/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,532	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	369	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	510	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,030	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	376	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,053	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3Full	350–400	382	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	795	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	349	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	838	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	393	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	943	15
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	388	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	532	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	346	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	734	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	321	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	738	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	493	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	402	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	601	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	117.30/cwt	115.25–121.00	1,375	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	114.19/cwt	113.50–115.25	1,466	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	100.07/cwt	87.00–105.00	1,004	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	109.25/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,230	90
Bulls	—	—	1,444	140.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,034	5
Bulls	—	—	1,694	149.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,536	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,356	152.04/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,062	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	945	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,002	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,389	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	961	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	900	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	687	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	114.75/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	104.25/cwt	90.00–118.50	1,486	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,765	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	114.00/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	110.92/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,243	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,212.50/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	861	132.50/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,141	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	160.67/cwt	146.00–176.00	1,706	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,307	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	2,137.50/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,432	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,140	1,762.50/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	668	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	480	242.72/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,165	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	234.34/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,343	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	260.72/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	271.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	991	9
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	307	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	484	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	573	228.19/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,308	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	209.54/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,349	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	294.90/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,091	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	209.92/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	224.86/cwt	224.50–225.00	1,331	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	422	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,078	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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