Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-08-28

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Aug 28
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,301 head
▼ 275 vs last sale 1,576▼ 265 vs year ago 1,566 · −16.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 92▼ 44 vs year ago 212 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
329 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 96▼ 67 vs year ago 396 · −16.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Steer calves sold steady to 8.00 higher and feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves sold steady to 6.00 lower with the exception of 500-550 lbs being 6.00 higher. Heifer yearlings didn't have any comparable numbers. Trade was moderate on similar numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 lower. Market was good for the end of summer..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 $276.84/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −157.72 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$276.84
122 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,488
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1-2
$34.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.54
vs NM average
+8.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533285.191,52186
Small 1535280.001,4983thin
Medium 1-2538256.171,37812thin
Medium and Large 1-2559254.371,42119thin
Small and Medium 1-2520251.001,3052thin
One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale122 hd
276.84
—
NM average3 barns · 357 hd
267.31
+9.54
National average155 barns · 6,455 hd
268.55
+8.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−157.72
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—Low1,806155.772,81327
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,340130.511,74977
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,191122.531,45987

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$2,05248
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,97112
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,308$1,9314thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,88524
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,86547
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,270$1,73628
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,186$1,67839
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,231$1,6503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$1,45212
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,4253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$1,3351thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,292$2,1886
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,371$1,7456
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,0001thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium 1307305.00/cwt305.00–305.009362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned322323.68/cwt320.00–330.001,0428
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0084
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned326275.00/cwt275.00–275.008974
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327358.80/cwt354.00–365.001,17321
Steers300–350Medium 1-2341308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,0506
Steers300–350Medium 1-2Unweaned342255.00/cwt255.00–255.008722
Steers350–400Large 1366322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1794
Steers350–400Medium 1-2369298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,10010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380342.43/cwt330.00–350.001,30134
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1193
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned389336.47/cwt326.00–344.001,30915
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full392321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,25819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy401312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,2515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full402265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,4244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424331.48/cwt326.00–335.001,40512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2794
Steers400–450Medium 1-2Mexican Origin441267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1773
Steers400–450Large 1442318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,4062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned447299.54/cwt294.00–312.001,33913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4953
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full453306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3864
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned473285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3484
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473265.72/cwt257.00–276.001,25712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474309.30/cwt297.00–314.001,46647
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2473
Steers500–550Medium 1-2Mexican Origin514255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3116
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2520251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523287.95/cwt278.00–298.001,50671
Steers500–550Medium 1-2530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4842
Steers500–550Small 1535280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4983
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy538246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full540231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2474
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4963
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,5099
Steers550–600Medium 1-2Mexican Origin578246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582272.10/cwt267.00–276.501,58415
Steers600–650Large 1603258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5564
Steers600–650Medium 1-2622230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629261.23/cwt260.00–265.001,64324
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1689226.91/cwt222.00–236.001,56311
Steers700–750Small and Medium 3723108.00/cwt108.00–108.007813
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2-3730211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5404
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778234.12/cwt226.00–236.001,82121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6614
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3842
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1973194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8883
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned300270.00/cwt270.00–270.008102
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325235.00/cwt235.00–235.007642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added331314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,0393
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335298.21/cwt290.00–307.0099914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378290.75/cwt286.00–304.001,09930
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389280.64/cwt280.00–282.001,0926
Heifers350–400Medium 1390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417274.94/cwt270.00–281.001,14611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429286.98/cwt285.00–296.001,23128
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full434275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1946
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1923
Heifers450–500Large 1-2458251.34/cwt244.00–255.001,1516
Heifers450–500Medium 2475144.00/cwt144.00–144.006842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485261.13/cwt256.00–270.001,26644
Heifers450–500Medium 1487240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1694
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527237.61/cwt236.00–244.001,25210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529259.71/cwt249.00–268.001,37446
Heifers500–550Large 1-2532260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,38312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added534275.43/cwt274.00–276.001,47110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567249.15/cwt241.00–258.001,41327
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583228.02/cwt222.00–238.001,32910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed597268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6005
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628234.50/cwt230.00–237.001,47314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6145
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4772
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4503
Heifers700–750Medium 1747215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6062
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6866
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1882182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6052
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1927188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,3042
Bulls450–500Large 1-2460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008742
Bulls550–600Medium 1558247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3783
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4752
Bulls600–650Medium 1645232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4962
Bulls650–700Medium 1655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008192
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2817223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8222
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3347255.00/cwt255.00–255.0088532
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005848
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3405202.00/cwt202.00–202.008182
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3416240.00/cwt240.00–240.009988
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 3324278.76/cwt278.00–279.0090329
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 3393270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,06119
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,417144.88/cwt135.00–150.502,0535
Bulls——1,804153.86/cwt150.00–157.502,77610
Bulls——1,970161.90/cwt160.00–164.253,18912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076112.83/cwt105.50–120.001,21416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,209124.14/cwt120.00–126.501,50157
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,247127.09/cwt126.00–128.501,58514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330129.46/cwt127.00–132.251,72253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363132.82/cwt131.00–137.001,81024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows22 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29431,300.00/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0411,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0771,900.00/head1,800.00–1,950.001,9007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,487.50/head1,475.00–1,500.001,4884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1011,502.78/head1,375.00–1,600.001,5039
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1031,327.50/head1,255.00–1,400.001,3282
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1921,690.13/head1,550.00–1,750.001,69038
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2171,876.09/head1,650.00–1,950.001,87646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2302,181.58/head2,100.00–2,200.002,18238
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2311,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,700.00/head1,450.00–1,750.001,7006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,970.83/head1,950.00–2,000.001,97112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2822,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,00013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2971,779.40/head1,635.00–1,825.001,77925
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3712,050.00/head1,950.00–2,250.002,0503
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Large 1-21,0752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3711,745.00/head1,635.00–1,800.001,7456
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3832,200.00/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19951,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,060172.00/cwt152.00–179.001,82314
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,145174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,99211

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.