Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-06-19

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jun 19
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,165 head
▲ 1,165 vs last sale 0▲ 111 vs year ago 1,054 · +10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 0▲ 154 vs year ago 56 · +275.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 0▼ 22 vs year ago 190 · −11.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves were mostly steady and steer yearlings sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves were steady to 5.00 higher and heifer yearlings sold steady to 6.00 higher on comparable numbers. Trade was moderate with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows were 3.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Market was good with excellent buyer attendance. Pray for rain

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $292.87/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.70 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$292.87
109 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$78.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.12
vs NM average
−7.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525303.311,59276
Medium 1-2570280.001,5963thin
Medium and Large 1-2525270.771,42128
Small and Medium 2-3582225.001,3102thin
One grade step is worth $78.31/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale109 hd
292.87
—
NM average4 barns · 379 hd
283.75
+9.12
National average144 barns · 7,865 hd
300.66
−7.79
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−141.70
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—Average1,515159.912,42225
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,283139.221,787101
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,163135.681,57868
CowsLean 85-90%High955132.101,2618thin

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)1,160$2,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,136$1,87512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,191$1,7608
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$1,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,63712
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$2,18113
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$2,3001thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2886
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378360.83/cwt352.00–382.001,36417
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,5294
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned393332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3056
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added404386.66/cwt370.00–390.001,56212
Steers400–450Small 3417160.00/cwt160.00–160.006673
Steers400–450Medium 1420352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,4782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433290.55/cwt280.00–301.001,2588
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434316.86/cwt305.00–327.001,3759
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full451288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2993
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477318.57/cwt295.00–324.501,52028
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned503285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,43422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6772
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521273.98/cwt262.00–280.501,42725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523315.35/cwt304.00–320.501,64936
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3543
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557306.35/cwt297.00–319.001,70614
Steers550–600Medium 1-2570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5963
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2-3582225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3102
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full592238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4092
Steers600–650Large 1-2615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615269.79/cwt261.00–282.501,65948
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5195
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,7175
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1686253.09/cwt251.00–264.001,73612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722242.92/cwt225.00–252.001,75436
Steers750–800Medium 1-2770177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3632
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775250.13/cwt237.00–252.001,93970
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6555
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1873225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9648
Steers850–900Medium 1887190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6852
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1907220.50/cwt220.50–220.502,0004
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,013129.50/cwt129.00–130.001,3122
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,100130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4302
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,155136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5712
Steers1450–1500Medium and Large 11,450140.50/cwt140.50–140.502,0372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322347.42/cwt336.00–362.001,11911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379310.10/cwt298.00–320.001,17521
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437291.49/cwt288.00–310.001,27417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2022
Heifers450–500Medium 1461288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3285
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470277.63/cwt260.00–282.001,30531
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526267.90/cwt250.00–279.001,40969
Heifers550–600Medium 2570213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2143
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585240.47/cwt233.00–255.001,40716
Heifers550–600Medium 1595241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4342
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615245.01/cwt240.00–255.001,50716
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3433
Heifers600–650Medium 1620239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4822
Heifers600–650Large 1-2631235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4833
Heifers600–650Large 1642234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5542
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671246.85/cwt232.00–260.001,65669
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2121
Heifers650–700Small 369583.00/cwt83.00–83.005772
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725232.97/cwt231.00–235.001,6896
Heifers700–750Large 1730228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6413
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1779227.34/cwt221.50–248.001,77124
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7023
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7172
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Small 3475103.00/cwt103.00–103.004899
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2492162.00/cwt162.00–162.007972
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2498290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4446
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2548260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4254
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4882
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2793140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1103
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1462
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3468212.00/cwt212.00–212.009924
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3502190.00/cwt190.00–190.0095410
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3617180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,11112
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 3384331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,27141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,049166.62/cwt149.00–172.501,7484
Bulls——1,301150.63/cwt140.00–156.001,9605
Bulls——Return to Feed1,380159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,1941
Bulls——1,600130.50/cwt130.50–130.502,0881
Bulls——1,728163.47/cwt148.00–169.002,82514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%917126.76/cwt123.50–131.751,1623
Cows—Lean 85-90%977135.30/cwt135.00–136.501,3225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104131.01/cwt127.00–135.001,44618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138135.94/cwt132.00–139.751,54730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254139.51/cwt136.50–142.501,74920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,266138.37/cwt133.00–144.501,75281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354142.64/cwt139.00–147.251,93120
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29802,153.57/head2,075.00–2,250.002,1547
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19951,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1732,212.50/head2,050.00–2,425.002,2134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1802,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3402,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29971,433.33/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0191,690.00/head1,575.00–1,775.001,6905
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0901,705.00/head1,525.00–1,900.001,7059
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1021,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1911,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2192,007.14/head1,850.00–2,250.002,0077
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 18352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1987179.17/cwt142.00–196.001,76818

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.