Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-05-22

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 22
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,145 head
▲ 419 vs last sale 726▼ 182 vs year ago 1,327 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 141▲ 123 vs year ago 88 · +139.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
330 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 178▲ 262 vs year ago 68 · +385.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-450 lbs sold 8.00-13.00 higher and steer yearlings 600-650 lbs were 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-400 lbs sold steady and 500-600 lbs were 9.00-10.00 higher. Heifer yearlings had no comparison. Trade was unsteady on larger numbers with limited demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower instances 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher. Market was unevenly moderate 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 $296.60/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.97 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$296.60
103 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$58.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.79
vs NM average
−17.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539298.941,61289
Medium and Large 1-2538288.681,55312thin
Large 1575240.001,3802thin
One grade step is worth $58.94/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale103 hd
296.60
—
NM average4 barns · 395 hd
281.80
+14.79
National average158 barns · 11,390 hd
314.10
−17.50
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−137.97
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—High1,507148.712,24154
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,415135.241,91479
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,044126.031,31519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,005121.171,2183thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,6284thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,4873thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,040$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,5002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)778$1,48611
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)697$1,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,109$2,83068
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,2577
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,349$2,23223
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,352$2,22332
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,151$1,81614

Every lot

120 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Large 2300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315400.82/cwt400.00–404.001,26316
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2346310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,07327
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,08518
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2351316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,1093
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372419.27/cwt400.00–423.001,56031
Steers350–400Medium 1-2392274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,0742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,57312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0772
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,6122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516302.60/cwt289.00–313.001,56155
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6292
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530285.02/cwt280.00–290.001,5118
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added554326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,8065
Steers550–600Large 1575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581287.32/cwt280.00–296.001,66929
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6382
Steers600–650Small and Medium 3614107.00/cwt107.00–107.006575
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617282.73/cwt279.00–290.001,74423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2649243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5777
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,71116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720245.42/cwt237.50–251.001,76741
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8214
Steers800–850Medium 1-2800224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7922
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1816241.84/cwt237.00–242.001,97363
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1948193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,83410
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7583
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,150145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1120375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,12218
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323247.31/cwt243.00–260.007998
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330312.19/cwt302.00–328.001,0308
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363331.54/cwt314.00–340.001,20329
Heifers350–400Medium 2366222.00/cwt222.00–222.008133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009843
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2417214.00/cwt214.00–214.008922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1443296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,3118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full453252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,35110
Heifers450–500Medium 1480272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3062
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3192
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2503206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508271.88/cwt264.00–288.001,38115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3465
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580264.35/cwt262.00–276.001,53329
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635232.80/cwt226.00–244.001,4788
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,1193
Heifers650–700Medium 1673221.97/cwt221.00–223.001,4944
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686230.02/cwt227.00–238.501,57874
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6592
Heifers700–750Large 1-2725233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,6932
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3736140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0303
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760220.30/cwt215.00–224.001,6749
Heifers750–800Medium 1772210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6212
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1809203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6427
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4354
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1853193.46/cwt191.00–194.001,65017
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1991191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,8983
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1120400.00/head400.00–400.004002
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2351384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,3483
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2430274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1783
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0322
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2518236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2224
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2Fleshy597236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4092
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3383165.00/cwt165.00–165.006323
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3430167.00/cwt167.00–167.007182
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3285330.00/cwt330.00–330.0094116
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3338313.98/cwt312.00–315.001,06170
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3-4358226.00/cwt226.00–226.0080910
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3369292.71/cwt290.00–304.001,08030
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3458292.25/cwt290.00–294.001,3399
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,296139.25/cwt139.25–139.251,8054
Bulls——1,353139.47/cwt134.50–148.501,88710
Bulls——1,425147.05/cwt140.00–158.002,09520
Bulls——1,709156.88/cwt151.75–164.252,68120
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005121.17/cwt113.50–128.001,2183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,031119.81/cwt116.00–125.501,2358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,053130.56/cwt127.50–135.001,37511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413134.43/cwt129.00–142.001,89975
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459150.52/cwt143.50–165.002,1964
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2848147.00/cwt142.00–152.001,2472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1931170.91/cwt147.00–195.001,59111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0551,627.50/head1,575.00–1,785.001,6284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1171,486.67/head1,400.00–1,625.001,4873
Bred Cows—Medium 11,3151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 16971,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred Heifers—Medium 17771,525.00/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5256
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17801,440.00/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4405
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs25 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29702,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,222.50/head1,195.00–1,250.001,2232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0802,902.05/head2,675.00–3,000.002,90261
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,1252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2462,075.00/head2,050.00–2,150.002,0754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2702,091.67/head1,800.00–2,175.002,0929
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3302,312.50/head1,975.00–2,400.002,31312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,40013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3902,825.00/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,3902,152.27/head2,025.00–2,350.002,15211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,4852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,5122,316.67/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1720145.00/cwt130.00–165.001,0443
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1884158.00/cwt149.00–170.001,3974

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.