Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs and 500-550 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher and 400-450 lbs as well as 550-600 lbs were 2.00-6.00 lower. Steer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 higher and 700-800 lbs were 6.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher while 300-350 lbs and 550-650 lbs were 6.00 lower. Feeder heifer yearlings 650-800 lbs sold steady to 9.00 higher. Trade was slow with light demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00-8.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance. Next sale will be January 8-9,2025

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.12/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −124.38 against this barn's trailing median of $446.50.

Average price

$322.12

112 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$36.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.39

vs NM average

−4.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	327.40	1,766	96
Medium and Large 1-2	548	290.47	1,591	16thin

One grade step is worth $36.93/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale112 hd

322.12

—

NM average3 barns · 384 hd

299.73

+22.39

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−4.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

446.50

−124.38

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	1,555	144.67	2,249	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	896	135.88	1,217	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,091	115.27	1,258	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	936	101.02	946	51

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)	1,230	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,337	$2,032	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,143	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$1,786	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,752	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,746	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	972	$1,558	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,468	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,053	$1,385	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,057	$1,149	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$964	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,650	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,675	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,052	$2,138	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,070	5

Every lot, as filed

135 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	268.45/cwt	259.00–278.00	1,517	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	316.59/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,523	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	289.75/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,269	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	485	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	249.66/cwt	249.50–252.00	1,463	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	530	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	219.40/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	293.58/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	264.99/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	272.05/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,311	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	235.22/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,503	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	269.16/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	310.75/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,635	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	436	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	654	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	896	135.88/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,217	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	110.62/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,043	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	107.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,016	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	113.77/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,220	33
Bulls	—	—	1,776	151.72/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,695	6
Bulls	—	—	1,434	140.83/cwt	133.00–148.00	2,020	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,860.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,860	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	1,758.33/head	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,758	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,284	1,881.25/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,881	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,302	1,912.50/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,913	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,030	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,987.50/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,988	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,684.38/head	1,475.00–1,825.00	1,684	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	797	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,315	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	964.17/head	925.00–1,000.00	964	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	2,091.67/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,092	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	1,887.50/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,950.00/head	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	1,405.36/head	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,405	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,175.00/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,149.00/head	1,050.00–1,310.00	1,149	15
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	970	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	1,375	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,375.00/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,037.50/head	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,038	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	750	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,745.83/head	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,746	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	314	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	760	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	531	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,227	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	116.65/cwt	115.00–121.50	1,294	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	92.59/cwt	88.00–97.50	919	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	78.75/cwt	71.00–83.00	660	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	354	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,048	46
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	333	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	999	51
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	361	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	946	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	336	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,048	31
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	394	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,174	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	650	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	452	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	330	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	423	275.80/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,167	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	426	349.87/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	690	247.18/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	744	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	659	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	538	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	785	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	397	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	396	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,255	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	249.36/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,815	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	234.77/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,798	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	423.39/cwt	418.00–426.00	1,384	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	636	276.89/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	460	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	298.84/cwt	294.00–314.00	1,452	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	235.60/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	299.73/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,532	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	243.59/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,647	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.34/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,572	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	286.58/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,344	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	410.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,520	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	299.69/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,825	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,839	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	344.14/cwt	332.00–352.00	1,772	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	393.39/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,192	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	338.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	261.22/cwt	256.00–270.50	1,729	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	435.16/cwt	424.00–442.00	1,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	375.81/cwt	366.00–384.00	1,616	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	228.10/cwt	224.50–232.00	1,866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	299.06/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,732	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	276.99/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	609	283.03/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,724	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	325.60/cwt	316.00–332.50	1,351	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	229.44/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,730	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	366.59/cwt	366.00–372.00	1,741	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	402	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	3

How this sale compares

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