Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-04-17

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 17
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,272 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1,270▼ 149 vs year ago 1,421 · −10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 151 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 0▼ 33 vs year ago 92 · −35.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 450-500 lbs sold sharply lower and 550-600 lbs were 14.00 lower. Feeder steers 650-700 lbs were 16.00 higher while 750-800 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 2.00-8.00 higher and 400-450 lbs sold sharply lower while 450-500 were 1.00 higher and 500-550 lbs sold 2.00 lower with 550-600 lbs being steady. Feeder heifers 650-700 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Trade was uneven on larger numbers with moderate demand. No report last week on cows and bulls to compare with. Comparing to two (2) weeks ago; Slaughter cows were 4.00-7.00 lower instances 10.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-7.00 lower instances 1.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $282.40/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −152.17 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$282.40
81 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$65.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.86
vs NM average
−21.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552290.121,60166
Medium and Large 1-2534269.191,4374thin
Large 1575266.001,5303thin
Small and Medium 2528243.191,2843thin
Medium 1-2548224.401,2295thin
One grade step is worth $65.72/cwt here — about $372 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 sale81 hd
282.40
—
NM average4 barns · 447 hd
270.54
+11.86
National average171 barns · 11,979 hd
304.39
−21.99
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−152.17
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—Low1,628139.782,27542
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,446126.981,8364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,223122.931,50458
CowsLean 85-90%Low938106.901,00224

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)1,080$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)930$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$1,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,049$1,5296
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,036$1,4438
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,2382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)873$1,0882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,245$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,7501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,030$1,5501thin

Every lot

127 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,2624
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360348.43/cwt332.00–360.001,2547
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,08616
Steers350–400Medium 2375228.00/cwt228.00–228.008554
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414355.80/cwt330.00–368.001,47349
Steers450–500Medium 2482250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2055
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487319.31/cwt314.00–327.001,55518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527312.53/cwt310.00–315.001,6476
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2528243.19/cwt240.00–250.001,2843
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532290.71/cwt262.00–300.001,54725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534269.19/cwt255.00–284.001,4374
Steers500–550Medium 1-2545234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2753
Steers550–600Medium 1-2552210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1592
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570286.91/cwt277.00–300.001,63534
Steers550–600Large 1575266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5303
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634259.13/cwt245.00–265.501,64314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy642225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4454
Steers600–650Medium 2645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1292
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656257.43/cwt245.00–275.001,68914
Steers650–700Medium 1665241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6039
Steers700–750Large 1718235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,68710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,7624
Steers750–800Medium 1770217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778232.31/cwt211.00–233.251,80752
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5862
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1831213.85/cwt192.00–220.001,77722
Steers800–850Large 1833209.46/cwt198.00–215.001,7453
Steers850–900Medium 1-2855147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2572
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1891207.27/cwt201.00–210.001,84776
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1982188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,8462
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,042170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7712
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,8232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1291345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0043
Heifers300–350Medium 1332336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,1162
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added333370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,23225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340346.71/cwt328.00–358.001,1798
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369320.82/cwt300.00–332.001,18412
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009253
Heifers350–400Medium 2370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008882
Heifers400–450Medium 2410228.00/cwt228.00–228.009352
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed422260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424313.02/cwt294.00–316.001,32742
Heifers400–450Medium 2Unweaned442138.00/cwt138.00–138.006102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476284.86/cwt266.00–301.001,35614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2501215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0774
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530268.79/cwt255.00–285.001,42539
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573259.08/cwt258.00–260.001,48515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2232
Heifers550–600Large 1596234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3958
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 2-3600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2603195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1765
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636233.18/cwt232.00–236.001,48310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683220.88/cwt211.00–231.001,5098
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2142
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2702195.43/cwt188.00–214.001,3727
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2924
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723216.83/cwt210.00–220.001,56814
Heifers700–750Medium 2725134.00/cwt134.00–134.009723
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782203.58/cwt189.00–212.001,59212
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4302
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6102
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871153.62/cwt150.00–162.001,33810
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2547220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2032
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4936
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3703
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2732207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5152
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5232
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2864181.45/cwt175.00–188.001,5684
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975138.39/cwt135.00–145.001,3493
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,130118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3332
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3213220.00/cwt220.00–220.004698
Dairy Steers250–300Large 2260260.00/cwt260.00–260.006769
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2320204.00/cwt204.00–204.006532
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3333269.00/cwt269.00–269.008965
Dairy Steers300–350Small 3346176.00/cwt176.00–176.006093
Dairy Steers300–350Large 1-2347298.29/cwt284.00–300.001,03556
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2355282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0016
Dairy Steers350–400Large 1-2380278.73/cwt278.00–280.001,05929
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3394230.00/cwt230.00–230.009065
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3-4406130.00/cwt130.00–130.0052813
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3413200.00/cwt200.00–200.008264
Dairy Steers450–500Large 1-2461250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,15326
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3483243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1747
Dairy Steers500–550Small 3514160.00/cwt160.00–160.0082210
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 1-2340278.00/cwt278.00–278.009455
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 1-2373284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,0598
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008634
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Small and Medium 3382202.00/cwt202.00–202.007722
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Large 3867150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3012
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733132.00/cwt132.00–132.009684
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,277120.22/cwt90.00–125.001,5358
Bulls——1,485115.89/cwt110.00–125.751,7215
Bulls——1,646141.79/cwt130.50–148.502,3347
Bulls——1,782151.69/cwt146.50–157.502,70322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed838102.53/cwt90.50–106.508595
Cows—Lean 85-90%93388.52/cwt86.00–91.008262
Cows—Lean 85-90%935120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1221
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed936105.00/cwt105.00–105.009835
Cows—Lean 85-90%985111.89/cwt108.00–117.001,10211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,002121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,2174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197119.19/cwt115.00–120.501,42712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222123.64/cwt121.00–126.001,51131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335125.55/cwt120.00–131.001,67611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446126.98/cwt125.00–128.001,8364
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18731,087.50/head925.00–1,250.001,0882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28431,178.33/head1,085.00–1,350.001,1783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0281,495.00/head1,300.00–1,675.001,4955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1511,602.00/head1,425.00–1,700.001,6025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,1551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,0301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,1051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2452,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1973151.50/cwt139.00–164.001,4742
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,080160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7281

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.