Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-08-21

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Aug 21
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,576 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 1,683▼ 240 vs year ago 1,816 · −13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 136▼ 77 vs year ago 169 · −45.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 72▼ 428 vs year ago 524 · −81.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves sold 9-11 lower and feeder steers were 7.00-9.00 lower with the exception of 750-800 lbs being 5.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 8.00-11.00 lower and heifer yearlings were 4.00-8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderately slow on similar numbers. Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower and slaughter cows were steady. Market was moderate to slow 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 $273.99/cwt on 219 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −160.58 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$273.99
219 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,481
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$36.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.84
vs NM average
+3.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539275.171,484212
Medium and Large 1-2584238.251,3917thin
One grade step is worth $36.92/cwt here — about $93 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 sale219 hd
273.99
—
NM average4 barns · 391 hd
264.15
+9.84
National average163 barns · 7,520 hd
270.50
+3.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−160.58
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—Low1,601158.292,53416
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,234136.001,67858
CowsLean 85-90%Average967122.561,18512

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)1,228$2,2752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$2,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$1,98715
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,8506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,5132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)775$8252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)788$8002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)675$7101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,435$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,075$1,7504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)992$1,5386

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned233300.00/cwt300.00–300.0069911
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned281320.00/cwt320.00–320.0089910
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009552
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy314354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,1127
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned315312.87/cwt302.00–320.009865
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336341.28/cwt331.00–352.001,14711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added367352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,2922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373297.61/cwt294.00–300.001,11012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,26013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned387317.51/cwt302.00–321.001,22915
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,0773
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410320.41/cwt312.00–325.001,31452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3055
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,24036
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full469283.41/cwt278.00–292.001,32910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472300.56/cwt296.00–306.001,41959
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486275.53/cwt270.00–280.001,33922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy498270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3454
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,47051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned512257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3164
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524278.33/cwt270.00–290.001,45860
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full546263.33/cwt262.00–265.001,4389
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573264.14/cwt258.50–268.001,51488
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584238.25/cwt233.00–241.001,3917
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610261.40/cwt248.00–264.501,595103
Steers600–650Medium 1615242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4882
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5136
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full621241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4976
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2641224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4364
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666229.01/cwt221.00–240.001,52510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,4839
Steers700–750Medium 1706241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,70527
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717239.65/cwt230.00–242.251,71834
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1786223.78/cwt220.00–237.001,75939
Steers750–800Medium 1787211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6612
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866214.86/cwt209.00–220.001,86110
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5812
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1981190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1257318.00/cwt318.00–318.008176
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned297294.00/cwt294.00–294.008739
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328301.00/cwt301.00–301.009878
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359305.75/cwt291.00–310.001,09814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375265.00/cwt265.00–265.009946
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full383282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0803
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned386267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned415269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422245.36/cwt235.00–252.001,0355
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431282.99/cwt280.00–300.001,22055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2448202.00/cwt202.00–202.009056
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486257.82/cwt252.00–270.001,25325
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2500266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3303
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1802
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3511188.00/cwt188.00–188.009614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527252.38/cwt240.00–259.001,33096
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2552215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562252.24/cwt244.00–257.001,41866
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576230.42/cwt226.00–236.001,32714
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 3-4586106.00/cwt106.00–106.006213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy592235.35/cwt230.00–237.001,39327
Heifers600–650Medium 1612110.00/cwt110.00–110.006732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full615216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3284
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638237.50/cwt233.00–238.001,51519
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666223.39/cwt214.00–229.001,48812
Heifers650–700Large 1Guaranteed Open671225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,51018
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 3687212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4562
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2690213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full728214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5583
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7275
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758217.62/cwt217.00–218.001,65027
Heifers750–800Large 1771211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6273
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6853
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1864201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7375
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6923
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1967180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7414
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,1542
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full555222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2637229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4592
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675214.63/cwt213.00–218.001,4493
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2752190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4292
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3388207.00/cwt207.00–207.008034
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3412168.27/cwt165.00–170.006936
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3-4425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005534
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3469166.09/cwt165.00–167.007799
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3-4479140.00/cwt140.00–140.006718
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009784
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004585
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2-3365192.00/cwt192.00–192.0070112
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005203
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2-3482182.00/cwt182.00–182.008772
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3586137.04/cwt132.00–140.008038
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3756135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5661
Bulls——Return to Feed1,235172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1241
Bulls——1,476154.77/cwt140.00–164.502,28410
Bulls——2,114169.50/cwt166.00–173.003,5834
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900100.50/cwt100.50–100.509051
Cows—Lean 85-90%954121.90/cwt117.00–126.501,1637
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006129.23/cwt124.50–133.001,3004
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227136.56/cwt132.00–142.501,67652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295131.16/cwt130.00–132.501,6996
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,265162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered2,155167.50/cwt167.50–167.503,6101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2788800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1742,084.62/head1,900.00–2,100.002,08513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2132,000.00/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2282,275.00/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,687.50/head1,650.00–1,725.001,6882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1859171.00/cwt160.00–196.001,4696
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1675710.00/head710.00–710.007101

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.