Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-04-03

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 3
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,360 head
▲ 482 vs last sale 878▲ 87 vs year ago 1,273 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 170▲ 150 vs year ago 61 · +245.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 66▼ 248 vs year ago 386 · −64.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Steer calves 400-450 lbs and 550-600 lbs were sharply lower while 450-550 lbs sold 3.00-11.00 lower . Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold sharply higher and 650-700 lbs were 13.00 lower. Heifer calves 550-600 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 4.00 higher and 700-750 lbs sold 8.00 lower. Trade was very slow with light demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher instances 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00-10.00 higher. Market was unsteady with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $296.89/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.68 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$296.89
58 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$737
per head · Medium 1-2 over Small and Medium 2
$175.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.81
vs NM average
−13.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2500328.001,6407thin
Medium and Large 1565299.651,69347
Medium 1567267.001,5142thin
Small and Medium 2590153.009032thin
One grade step is worth $175.00/cwt here — about $737 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale58 hd
296.89
—
NM average3 barns · 121 hd
293.08
+3.81
National average173 barns · 11,586 hd
310.76
−13.87
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−137.68
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
500447394341median 434.5703/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.79, low $354.58, median $434.57 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,690143.772,43029
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,341133.031,78412
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,182126.181,49266
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low884104.4892364
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,682131.052,20428
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,44072.851,0492thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,2405
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,344$2,0694thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,157$1,8008
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$1,6189
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,263$1,5604thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,5101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,122$1,4004thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)803$1,4153thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)720$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,289$2,0505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,219$2,07314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$1,9673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,157$1,9605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,8897
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,6503thin

Every lot

136 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium 1-2244430.73/cwt402.00–438.001,05114
Steers200–250Small 3248280.00/cwt280.00–280.006943
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273415.61/cwt396.00–420.001,13511
Steers250–300Medium 2Mexican Origin280287.00/cwt287.00–287.008042
Steers300–350Medium 1-2312428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,33518
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319406.99/cwt394.00–412.001,29822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned324350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1348
Steers350–400Medium 1-2355404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,43419
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365385.09/cwt385.00–386.001,40623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added368390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4356
Steers350–400Medium 2368270.04/cwt267.00–274.009947
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full378338.18/cwt337.00–340.001,2788
Steers350–400Medium 1387368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,4242
Steers350–400Small 3387226.00/cwt226.00–226.008752
Steers400–450Medium 1-2403348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,4022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412187.00/cwt187.00–187.007702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416349.39/cwt335.00–352.001,45314
Steers400–450Medium 2Mexican Origin427207.00/cwt207.00–207.008842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470338.25/cwt325.00–348.001,59051
Steers450–500Medium 2Mexican Origin480262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2583
Steers450–500Medium 1497289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,4362
Steers500–550Medium 1-2500328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,6407
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528308.45/cwt290.00–325.001,62917
Steers550–600Medium 1567267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586294.67/cwt284.00–298.001,72730
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2590153.00/cwt153.00–153.009032
Steers600–650Large 1-2603239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613216.39/cwt203.00–240.001,32616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631267.94/cwt256.00–286.001,69116
Steers650–700Medium 2663220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4593
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684248.32/cwt239.00–259.001,69938
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1734204.78/cwt200.00–212.001,5035
Steers750–800Large 1-2754220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,65910
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776231.82/cwt208.00–234.001,799110
Steers850–900Medium 1857230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9712
Steers850–900Large 1-2857198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6974
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885204.87/cwt191.00–208.001,81311
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1911202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8405
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9702
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,186177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,0997
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,214173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1008
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 1-2207390.00/cwt390.00–390.008079
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2266384.87/cwt384.00–386.001,02428
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,10112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365353.46/cwt341.00–360.001,29038
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372281.86/cwt272.00–302.001,0496
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2387332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,28526
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned405272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415227.00/cwt227.00–227.009426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420310.50/cwt290.00–336.001,3049
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added440348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,5312
Heifers450–500Medium 1477263.57/cwt250.00–276.001,2578
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added482337.87/cwt336.00–340.001,62917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482280.21/cwt255.00–296.001,35147
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,49927
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515260.57/cwt236.00–282.001,34230
Heifers500–550Medium 1545246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569253.62/cwt234.00–279.001,44343
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2571226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2903
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625241.35/cwt224.00–266.001,50821
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 2-3625212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3252
Heifers650–700Large 1-2657209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3734
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680230.00/cwt220.00–240.001,5644
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 2-3697216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5064
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717215.93/cwt209.00–222.001,54817
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764188.02/cwt186.00–190.001,4367
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,61211
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8143
Heifers1050–1100Medium 11,050187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,9642
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,117179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,9992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2407225.00/cwt225.00–225.009164
Bulls550–600Small 3576150.00/cwt150.00–150.0086415
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2766122.00/cwt122.00–122.009353
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5712
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3348305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,06112
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,05028
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3376122.19/cwt114.00–135.0045933
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3546181.00/cwt181.00–181.009884
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3741171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,26712
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3885169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4963
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 3356306.76/cwt305.00–310.001,09237
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,344119.01/cwt111.00–130.001,5995
Bulls——1,676139.90/cwt131.50–147.002,34511
Bulls——1,835156.57/cwt149.99–165.002,87313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed79599.53/cwt91.00–107.007914
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed828103.83/cwt100.00–125.0086028
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed83192.76/cwt60.00–99.507719
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed850125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0671
Cows—Lean 85-90%90092.99/cwt87.00–98.008372
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed915118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0801
Cows—Boner 80-85%950112.20/cwt110.50–114.001,0662
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed970119.53/cwt114.00–125.001,15910
Cows—Lean 85-90%984104.01/cwt100.00–105.001,0235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005114.84/cwt107.50–126.001,15415
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,160135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239127.84/cwt120.00–138.001,58452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,341133.03/cwt131.50–138.001,78412
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,44072.85/cwt63.00–85.001,0492
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,682131.05/cwt128.50–132.502,20428
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3032,162.50/head1,950.00–2,400.002,1634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18031,415.00/head1,410.00–1,425.001,4153
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1221,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1402,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1632,216.67/head2,050.00–2,300.002,2173
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,643.75/head1,425.00–1,850.001,6444
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1951,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2631,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3442,068.75/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3921,648.75/head1,550.00–1,860.001,6498
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1790950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0901,625.00/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,1001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1801,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2301,950.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2402,308.33/head2,150.00–2,400.002,3083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4372,333.33/head2,250.00–2,375.002,3333
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1906171.00/cwt164.00–175.001,5494
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,043160.50/cwt120.00–165.001,67410

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.