Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-11-13

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Nov 13
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,779 head
▲ 405 vs last sale 1,374▼ 849 vs year ago 2,628 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 57▼ 100 vs year ago 214 · −46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 308▼ 184 vs year ago 329 · −55.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 350-500 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 higher and 500-600 lbs were 2.00-14.00 lower while feeder steer yearlings sold 11.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold 11.00-14.00 higher except for 450-500 lbs being 2.00 lower. Heifer yearlings sold steady. Trade and demand were good on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Market was firmer.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 $291.42/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −143.15 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$291.42
136 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,549
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$50.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.51
vs NM average
−14.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528304.791,61192
Medium 1502304.001,5262thin
Medium and Large 1-2567264.531,49915thin
Medium and Large 2523260.611,36324
Large 1-2530254.001,3463thin
One grade step is worth $50.79/cwt here — about $265 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 sale136 hd
291.42
—
NM average3 barns · 279 hd
281.91
+9.51
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−14.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−143.15
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—High1,739140.532,44420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,176121.001,4236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,145114.131,30747
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,042109.551,14222

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)1,195$1,8673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,193$1,7003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,6851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,126$1,66810
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,342$1,6605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,62326
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$1,55413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,147$1,4134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,012$1,3583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,134$1,2749
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)992$1,1904thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,4101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)983$1,3052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,603$2,5367
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,155$1,7501thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,1176
Steers300–350Medium 1-2Unweaned300226.00/cwt226.00–226.006782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315412.64/cwt410.00–418.001,30029
Steers300–350Large 1334333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,1125
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned352349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,2285
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368312.78/cwt310.00–317.001,1515
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380410.01/cwt401.00–414.001,55811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed403416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,6764
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424386.55/cwt379.00–397.001,63910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full429298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,2785
Steers400–450Large 1432330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,42610
Steers400–450Medium 1-2436252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,09913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full446370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6505
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482328.52/cwt322.00–338.001,58325
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy486280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full490301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,47513
Steers450–500Large 1495267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3229
Steers450–500Large 1-2495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3124
Steers500–550Medium 1502304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,5262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518312.46/cwt302.00–316.001,61971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523260.61/cwt260.00–263.001,36324
Steers500–550Large 1-2530254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3463
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned535272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4552
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536282.66/cwt278.00–290.001,5155
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567279.58/cwt270.00–286.001,58519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582255.47/cwt253.00–257.001,48710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616260.11/cwt254.50–267.001,60249
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638248.30/cwt241.00–250.501,58441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2648233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5108
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659251.24/cwt242.00–256.001,65655
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677232.53/cwt225.00–240.001,57411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2696212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4794
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724233.80/cwt225.50–238.501,693105
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added736250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,84412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771225.69/cwt216.00–231.001,74039
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1839228.37/cwt225.00–230.001,9166
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,6472
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1886210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,8653
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4032
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1946215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0348
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1264381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,0066
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 2-3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full316338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,0683
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323367.31/cwt365.00–370.001,18618
Heifers300–350Large 1337308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,0387
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2-3367155.00/cwt155.00–155.005692
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned372307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,1422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375231.00/cwt231.00–231.008663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2543
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429296.51/cwt289.00–304.001,27254
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429247.97/cwt247.00–249.001,0648
Heifers400–450Large 1432273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,17931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned454285.33/cwt277.00–286.001,29527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485271.07/cwt264.00–284.001,31537
Heifers450–500Medium 1490276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,3524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490258.35/cwt257.00–260.001,2669
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added493319.24/cwt317.00–320.001,5748
Heifers500–550Large 1506243.16/cwt241.00–254.001,23012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519267.38/cwt263.00–271.001,38839
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned552254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,4052
Heifers550–600Large 1558251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577249.60/cwt245.00–257.001,44065
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3699
Heifers550–600Medium 1582211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2282
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy590304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,7945
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3514
Heifers550–600Large 2592210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2434
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607227.29/cwt225.50–236.001,38018
Heifers600–650Large 1-2632190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669224.01/cwt216.00–228.001,49921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1709225.34/cwt215.00–230.001,59857
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full715212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5193
Heifers750–800Large 3781150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1723
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1831219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8203
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Full850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7003
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2362
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5122
Bulls800–850Large 1-2835172.50/cwt165.00–180.001,4404
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,074150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6114
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,188154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,8305
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3273150.00/cwt150.00–150.004108
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3357150.00/cwt150.00–150.005365
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3357140.00/cwt140.00–140.005005
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006246
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3590155.00/cwt155.00–155.009152
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2364265.06/cwt241.00–280.0096583
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2401259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,03929
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583133.34/cwt122.50–138.502,1116
Bulls——1,737140.88/cwt137.50–146.502,4479
Bulls——1,931148.53/cwt146.00–152.502,8685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed925115.41/cwt115.00–117.001,0685
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077107.83/cwt102.00–109.501,16117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145114.13/cwt110.00–119.501,30747
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,176121.00/cwt119.50–123.001,4236
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows31 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28621,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-291595.00/cwt95.00–95.008691
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2935111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0381
Bred Cows—Medium 19401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2945111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,0541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980110.75/cwt110.00–111.501,0852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,587.50/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5882
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,020112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,1481
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0231,212.50/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,400.00/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0791,660.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,2041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1181,405.00/head1,350.00–1,460.001,4052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1341,273.89/head1,125.00–1,375.001,2749
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1431,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1721,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1891,638.54/head1,425.00–1,700.001,63924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1931,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1981,437.50/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,683.33/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 11,3551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3651,700.00/head1,500.00–1,850.001,7007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,545115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1980114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1171
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19831,305.00/head1,200.00–1,410.001,3052
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,005108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0851
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0951,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6662,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6504

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.