Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-08-14

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Aug 14
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,683 head
▲ 889 vs last sale 794▼ 128 vs year ago 1,811 · −7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 93▼ 147 vs year ago 283 · −51.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 134▼ 607 vs year ago 679 · −89.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 11.00-15.00 higher on comparable numbers. Steer yearlings were steady to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 9.00-11.00 higher and feeder heifers were steady to 10.00 higher with exception of 650-700 lbs being 13.00 lower. Trade was very active on larger numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. 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 $285.70/cwt on 385 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −148.87 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$285.70
385 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.42
vs NM average
+5.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543294.331,599294
Medium and Large 1-2567264.531,50123
Medium 1-2541264.091,42941
Medium 1549253.231,38913thin
Medium and Large 2555232.791,29114thin
One grade step is worth $61.54/cwt here — about $307 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 sale385 hd
285.70
—
NM average4 barns · 588 hd
280.29
+5.42
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
+5.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−148.87
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—High1,491159.362,37624
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248136.451,70374
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low855112.4196214

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$1,5588
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$1,3634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)640$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,365$2,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,365$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,274$2,0046
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$1,7333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$1,5382thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)855$2,1923thin

Every lot

149 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 · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1262402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,0532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2307362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,1112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324382.90/cwt377.00–390.001,24110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369366.47/cwt361.00–378.001,3529
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full372355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,3313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383264.34/cwt257.00–267.001,0127
Steers350–400Small and Medium 3387140.00/cwt140.00–140.005422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,4223
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned407323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,3152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425334.79/cwt327.00–344.001,42347
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0973
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full435287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2486
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465326.00/cwt315.00–328.001,51618
Steers450–500Medium 1465277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2887
Steers450–500Medium 1-2467304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,4204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478315.99/cwt314.00–317.001,5106
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full486305.00/cwt304.00–308.001,4828
Steers450–500Medium 1-2Unweaned497231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1484
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505305.32/cwt292.00–310.001,542110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned521289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5063
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2343
Steers500–550Medium 1Fleshy527256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3497
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537280.68/cwt274.00–292.001,5078
Steers500–550Medium 1-2541264.09/cwt245.00–265.001,42941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned542247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full548240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3153
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy558221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2336
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567288.54/cwt282.00–298.001,636178
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3975
Steers550–600Medium 1574250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4356
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590257.29/cwt255.00–270.001,51813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2607239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608276.61/cwt273.00–285.001,68210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623267.95/cwt266.00–273.001,6697
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full626260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6284
Steers600–650Medium 1640248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5875
Steers600–650Medium 1-2641226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4498
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681239.84/cwt239.50–240.001,63342
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684253.17/cwt241.00–258.001,73275
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4334
Steers700–750Medium 1730251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8323
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731244.01/cwt242.00–246.001,78416
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,79627
Steers750–800Medium 1776241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8704
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6485
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7372
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1924222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,0516
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy930198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8412
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8904
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,006189.73/cwt186.00–191.001,9094
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220370.00/cwt370.00–370.008142
Heifers200–250Large 1235352.00/cwt352.00–352.008273
Heifers300–350Large 1305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009912
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2307255.00/cwt255.00–255.007832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1339322.98/cwt317.00–332.001,09514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned369297.65/cwt296.00–302.001,0987
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0263
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381315.76/cwt308.00–322.001,20322
Heifers350–400Medium 2382195.28/cwt184.00–202.007466
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411267.35/cwt264.00–270.001,09919
Heifers400–450Large 1-2427255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0892
Heifers400–450Medium 2427185.00/cwt185.00–185.007902
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full429286.94/cwt284.00–290.001,2314
Heifers400–450Medium 2-3432157.00/cwt157.00–157.006782
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1444302.05/cwt294.00–312.001,34147
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0789
Heifers450–500Medium 1475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2592
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3062
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484279.53/cwt276.00–293.001,35370
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2495243.15/cwt243.00–244.001,20419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3497182.00/cwt182.00–182.009055
Heifers500–550Medium 1510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3263
Heifers500–550Large 1-2520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524260.05/cwt257.00–267.001,36322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4124
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2548234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2826
Heifers550–600Medium 2552140.00/cwt140.00–140.007732
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned556254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4124
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2557242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy557240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3374
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559265.01/cwt260.00–278.001,48167
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572243.17/cwt232.00–250.001,39129
Heifers600–650Large 1612231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy619240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4866
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4143
Heifers600–650Medium 2622157.00/cwt157.00–157.009772
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625255.09/cwt250.00–257.501,59418
Heifers650–700Small 3655131.00/cwt131.00–131.008582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668230.84/cwt227.00–233.001,54214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3737
Heifers650–700Medium 1678231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5664
Heifers650–700Medium 2698183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2773
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726223.92/cwt221.00–229.001,62620
Heifers700–750Medium 2745147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0952
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6082
Heifers800–850Medium 2812123.00/cwt123.00–123.009992
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7474
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,061185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9638
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Large 275250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bulls350–400Large 1350319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,1172
Bulls400–450Large 1441304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,3413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2883
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5994
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2581238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3834
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1173
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4112
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5336
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6221
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2-3340265.00/cwt265.00–265.0090114
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3355273.55/cwt270.00–278.0097158
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2-3436286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,24715
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3384164.00/cwt164.00–164.006306
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3386182.00/cwt182.00–182.007034
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3343202.00/cwt202.00–202.006933
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,086147.63/cwt143.50–158.501,6034
Bulls——Light Weight1,238161.67/cwt160.00–163.002,0013
Bulls——1,584148.09/cwt141.50–157.502,3464
Bulls——1,598162.90/cwt156.50–167.502,6038
Bulls——1,721170.69/cwt167.00–174.502,9385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%63093.00/cwt93.00–93.005866
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed918136.95/cwt131.00–143.001,2572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035128.47/cwt125.00–130.001,3304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240137.70/cwt134.00–144.251,70760
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283131.11/cwt130.00–133.501,68214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-39031,537.50/head1,375.00–1,700.001,5382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1531,900.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3652,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2615812.50/head725.00–900.008132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2640850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2783975.00/head900.00–1,050.009752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29281,605.00/head1,575.00–1,635.001,6052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1911,825.00/head1,725.00–2,025.001,8254
Bred Cows—Large 11,4502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28552,191.67/head2,150.00–2,275.002,1923
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1625167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0441

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.