Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-04-24

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 24
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,418 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 1,272▲ 89 vs year ago 1,329 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 169▲ 149 vs year ago 153 · +97.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 59▲ 46 vs year ago 79 · +58.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 400-500 lbs were steady to sharply higher and 500-600 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder steer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold steady to 11.00 higher while 700-850 lbs were 10.00-14.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs sold 8.00-13.00 lower and 500-600 lbs were 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifer yearlings 600-650 lbs sold 19.00 higher and 700-800 lbs were steady to 6.00 higher. Trade was moderate to very active with good to very good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower instances 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-9.00 lower instances 4.00 higher. Market was active 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 $282.39/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −152.18 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$282.39
65 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$77.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.88
vs NM average
−27.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558289.851,61656
Medium and Large 1-2567242.771,3777thin
Medium and Large 2557212.001,1812thin
One grade step is worth $77.85/cwt here — about $435 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale65 hd
282.39
—
NM average4 barns · 485 hd
264.51
+17.88
National average173 barns · 10,802 hd
309.55
−27.16
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−152.18
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—Average1,626139.402,26711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,336129.321,7284thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,468122.151,793140
CowsLean 85-90%Average961109.271,05094

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)1,091$1,9634thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,241$1,7798
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$1,6382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,6075
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,041$1,4377
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,39012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$1,3716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)893$1,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,087$1,0752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)773$1,0354thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)705$8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,4132thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)912$1,1502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)995$1,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$2,04022
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,347$1,7923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)770$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,009$1,3884thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,235$1,5251thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1342373.10/cwt360.00–385.001,27612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385368.51/cwt352.00–380.001,41912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2402275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427350.29/cwt332.00–368.001,49624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full447315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4082
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full459294.29/cwt293.00–306.001,35121
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474338.32/cwt315.00–350.001,60429
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5193
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3976
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523305.15/cwt296.00–315.001,59617
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2373
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2557212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full570255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4545
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573287.33/cwt268.00–300.001,64634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589252.35/cwt242.00–263.001,4864
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7106
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636259.64/cwt243.00–276.001,65164
Steers600–650Medium 1642260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673258.13/cwt235.00–269.001,73794
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full680228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5503
Steers700–750Medium 1715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7527
Steers700–750Large 1725205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4862
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729238.78/cwt227.50–246.001,74121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770242.05/cwt230.00–243.501,864103
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy803198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5905
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1826234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,93361
Steers850–900Medium 1-2888200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7769
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1891213.67/cwt199.00–219.751,90412
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1906219.75/cwt219.75–219.751,991116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295315.00/cwt315.00–315.009292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355252.00/cwt252.00–252.008952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2566
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2415235.00/cwt235.00–235.009752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423299.02/cwt275.00–308.001,26524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472273.30/cwt252.00–288.001,29031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2292
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added498294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,46412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520272.56/cwt251.00–280.001,41732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1784
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581249.84/cwt230.00–257.001,45239
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4163
Heifers600–650Medium 1617246.44/cwt235.00–268.001,5216
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623248.33/cwt240.00–255.001,5477
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678231.64/cwt225.00–237.001,57129
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717220.72/cwt194.00–226.001,58330
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769207.21/cwt200.00–212.001,5936
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775175.24/cwt172.00–179.001,35815
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1084
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1862182.35/cwt176.00–194.001,57214
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy862140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2072
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,036160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6583
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,058176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,86219
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,3882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2547255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3952
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674213.72/cwt206.00–222.001,4404
Bulls750–800Medium 1785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4922
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6122
Bulls850–900Medium 1865180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5572
Bulls1000–1050Medium 1-21,000175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7502
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3348287.00/cwt287.00–287.0099951
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3354282.76/cwt279.00–285.001,00137
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3391150.00/cwt150.00–150.005876
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3-4394212.00/cwt212.00–212.008355
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3407220.00/cwt220.00–220.008955
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3425268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1396
Dairy Steers400–450Large 4426220.00/cwt220.00–220.009373
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3462250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1554
Dairy Steers600–650Small 3627175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0972
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3-4832150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2482
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3891153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3635
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,323118.77/cwt111.25–129.001,5713
Bulls——1,633138.57/cwt138.25–139.002,2632
Bulls——1,775149.99/cwt145.00–155.002,6626
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed862107.33/cwt104.00–110.0092522
Cows—Lean 85-90%901101.30/cwt100.00–104.009133
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed914111.26/cwt110.25–112.501,01713
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed967109.77/cwt105.00–113.001,06132
Cows—Lean 85-90%97576.97/cwt74.00–80.007502
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,038120.69/cwt118.50–122.001,2534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066114.20/cwt112.00–127.001,21719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196117.98/cwt115.50–119.251,4114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200107.88/cwt105.50–112.501,2953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,336129.32/cwt128.00–130.001,7284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,423122.96/cwt120.25–126.501,75081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,564119.67/cwt110.00–122.751,87229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,634123.43/cwt120.50–128.502,01722
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1Registered9301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,0601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,466.67/head1,425.00–1,550.001,4673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,839.29/head1,800.00–1,925.001,83914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2952,237.50/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4302,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7052,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2705800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 2770900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27731,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19681,370.83/head1,350.00–1,475.001,3716
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,040700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0411,560.00/head1,335.00–1,650.001,5606
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0871,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0911,962.50/head1,775.00–2,025.001,9634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,389.58/head1,350.00–1,700.001,39012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2411,779.38/head1,675.00–1,850.001,7798
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3201,637.50/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3451,708.75/head1,625.00–1,785.001,7094
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium 18551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19121,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 19751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2351,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1805122.50/cwt117.00–128.009862

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.