Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher and steer yearlings were steady to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 2.00-10.00 higher with the exception of 400-450 lbs being 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were good on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 7.00 higher. Market was stronger with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.31/cwt on 194 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −173.19 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$273.31

194 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$961

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

$174.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.17

vs NM average

−28.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	281.83	1,538	97
Medium 1	534	275.73	1,471	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	271.84	1,506	74
Medium 1-2	548	251.00	1,374	4thin
Small and Medium 2	540	107.00	578	4thin

One grade step is worth $174.83/cwt here — about $961 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale194 hd

273.31

—

NM average4 barns · 627 hd

268.14

+5.17

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−28.54

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−173.19

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	1,605	143.20	2,299	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	112.43	1,643	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	108.94	1,215	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	95.39	878	7thin

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)	1,224	$2,350	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,272	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,145	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,123	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$2,089	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,429	$2,038	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,506	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,800	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$1,629	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,387	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,550	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,537	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,398	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,139	$1,325	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$1,300	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,771	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,738	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

156 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 1	500–550	512	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,536	11
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	717	218.75/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,568	8
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	593	208.97/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	790	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	583	263.86/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,538	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	363	339.41/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,232	18
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	506	262.84/cwt	255.00–264.50	1,330	18
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	741	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,778	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	291.27/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,532	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	817	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	432	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	225.26/cwt	215.00–226.00	2,016	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	354.15/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,495	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	307	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	398	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	352	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	319.94/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,219	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	284.14/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,247	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	224.37/cwt	221.50–229.00	1,398	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	178.15/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	207.88/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,087	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	238.08/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,343	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	277.64/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,302	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	255.24/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,348	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	179.96/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,683	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	236.63/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,597	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	251.47/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,577	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	232.64/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	220.17/cwt	214.00–220.50	1,739	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	621	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	275.83/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,542	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	231.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,636	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	316.92/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,499	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	360.31/cwt	348.00–367.00	1,376	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	492	298.92/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,471	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	491	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	721	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,575	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,130	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	471	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,154	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	608	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,265	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	360	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,033	26
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	346	270.21/cwt	265.00–270.50	935	70
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	850–900	853	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	419	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	616	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	539	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Large 1	950–1000	958	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	364	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,092	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,460.00/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,460	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,506	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,107	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,309	2,075.00/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,075	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,487	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,628.67/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,629	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,334	2,446.88/head	2,375.00–2,550.00	2,447	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,428	1,887.50/head	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	113.83/cwt	113.50–114.50	1,552	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,124	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,317.86/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,318	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,638.75/head	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,639	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,787.50/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,168	111.00/cwt	108.00–114.50	1,296	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	106.00/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,579	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	148.42/cwt	144.50–152.00	2,479	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	112.42/cwt	111.50–113.50	1,270	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,901	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	100.05/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,033	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	98.26/cwt	97.00–99.50	820	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	85.52/cwt	85.00–86.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	215.94/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,341	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,066	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	279.85/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,489	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	290.09/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,285	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	258.69/cwt	250.00–261.50	1,526	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,271	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	199.70/cwt	192.50–207.00	1,482	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,108	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,387	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,573.62/head	1,325.00–1,735.00	1,574	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	110.67/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,204	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	991	1,585.71/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,586	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,525.00/head	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,525	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	741	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,186	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	113.25/cwt	112.25–117.50	1,529	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	106.62/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,179	12
Bulls	—	—	1,508	135.38/cwt	126.00–140.00	2,042	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	108.75/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,469.44/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,469	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	2,486.67/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,487	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	585	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,469	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,268.75/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,269	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,322	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,447	1,808.33/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,808	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,682.69/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,683	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,900.00/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,900	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,944.44/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,944	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,050.00/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,050	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,350.00/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	865	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,213	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,195	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,273	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	735	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	980	1,637.50/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,100	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,188	1

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