Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 4.00-9.00 higher with the exception of 400-450 lbs being 12.00 lower. Steer yearlings 600-700 lbs were 2.00-8.00 higher and 700-750 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Heifer calves were 4.00-12.00 higher except for 350-450 lbs being 8.00-12.00 lower. Heifer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher and 700-750 lbs were 12.00 lower. Trade was very active with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.57/cwt on 269 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −137.92 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$308.57

269 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,176

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$218.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.15

vs NM average

−15.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	318.31	1,754	213
Large 1	525	302.00	1,586	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	279.98	1,597	50
Small and Medium 2-3	578	100.00	578	3thin

One grade step is worth $218.31/cwt here — about $1,176 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 sale269 hd

308.57

—

NM average3 barns · 544 hd

294.43

+14.15

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−15.78

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−137.92

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	—	High	1,675	131.49	2,203	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	121.21	1,543	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	111.15	1,407	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	96.56	977	24

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,736	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$1,688	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,306	$1,650	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$1,542	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,469	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,460	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,409	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,068	$1,406	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,006	$1,194	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,259	$1,875	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

179 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	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	578	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	476	250.66/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	319	288.45/cwt	286.00–292.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	317.25/cwt	308.00–327.00	1,006	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.63/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,086	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	233.38/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	274.06/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,310	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	445	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	279.55/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,627	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	260.59/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,384	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	334.85/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	287.94/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	361.34/cwt	358.00–367.00	1,174	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,660	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	356.19/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	322.61/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	399	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,389	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	341.45/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,509	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	530	289.17/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	584	260.01/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	315.34/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,964	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	221.95/cwt	215.00–224.50	1,796	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	277	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	942	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,257	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,546	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,125	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,188	1,441.67/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,442	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,407.14/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,407	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,031	1,225.00/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,225	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,220	1,055.13/head	1,010.25–1,100.00	1,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,348.50/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,349	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,100.00/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	117.33/cwt	108.00–136.00	1,353	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,419.83/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,420	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	163.55/cwt	130.00–188.00	1,667	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	1,687.50/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,688	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,311	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,742.19/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,742	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,737.50/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,143	109.50/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,252	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	109.63/cwt	105.50–115.50	1,456	4
Bulls	—	—	1,874	146.66/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,748	7
Bulls	—	—	1,537	118.30/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,818	8
Bulls	—	—	1,604	131.30/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,106	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	121.21/cwt	118.50–126.00	1,543	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	933	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	952	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	107.30/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,541	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	631	275.44/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	269.09/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	422.33/cwt	415.00–424.00	1,411	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	725	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	538	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	719	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	531	275.36/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	757	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,211	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	308	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	581	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	697	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	610	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	407	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	623	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	556	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	658	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,520	12
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	375	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	631	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	747	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	525	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,586	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	360	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,181	68
Dairy Steers	Large 2	850–900	856	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,584	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	750–800	762	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,067	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	405	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,345	32
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	464	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,322	19
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	326	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	978	19
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	527	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	539	263.62/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,421	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	482	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,523	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	112.40/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,361	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	90.81/cwt	86.50–93.00	874	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	102.40/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,130	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2	950–1000	995	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,502	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	366	272.72/cwt	270.00–290.00	998	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	222.21/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	274.85/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	292.45/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,524	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	322.22/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,263	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	353.62/cwt	346.00–361.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	317.46/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,327	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	300.03/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,740	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	400.09/cwt	397.00–402.00	1,264	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	337	392.39/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,322	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	370.26/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.83/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,544	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	229.14/cwt	215.00–230.50	1,661	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	267.46/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,803	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	303.46/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,457	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	236.47/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,613	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	308.42/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,810	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	264.81/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,613	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	242.54/cwt	229.00–243.75	1,979	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	729	239.76/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	428	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,489	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	256.04/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,823	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	335.49/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,738	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	626	241.62/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,513	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	460	344.67/cwt	342.00–346.00	1,585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	382.14/cwt	367.00–386.00	1,651	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,028	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	212.32/cwt	211.00–213.00	2,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	286.45/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,753	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	594	251.62/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,495	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	387	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	240.11/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	527	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,613	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	592	293.81/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	316.36/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,702	6

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