Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2024-12-18

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Dec 18
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,460 head
▼ 1,135 vs last sale 2,595▲ 126 vs year ago 1,334 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 125▲ 118 vs year ago 65 · +181.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 161▲ 60 vs year ago 99 · +60.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-350 lbs and 500-550 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher and 400-450 lbs as well as 550-600 lbs were 2.00-6.00 lower. Steer yearlings 600-700 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 higher and 700-800 lbs were 6.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-550 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher while 300-350 lbs and 550-650 lbs were 6.00 lower. Feeder heifer yearlings 650-800 lbs sold steady to 9.00 higher. Trade was slow with light demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00-8.00 higher. Excellent buyer attendance. Next sale will be January 8-9,2025

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $322.12/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −112.45 against this barn's trailing median of $434.57.
Average price
$322.12
112 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$36.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.39
vs NM average
−4.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539327.401,76696
Medium and Large 1-2548290.471,59116thin
One grade step is worth $36.93/cwt here — about $175 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 sale112 hd
322.12
—
NM average3 barns · 384 hd
299.73
+22.39
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
−4.51
This barn, trailing median34 sales
434.57
−112.45
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—High1,555144.672,24917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average896135.881,21715
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,091115.271,25869
CowsLean 85-90%High936101.0294651

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)1,230$2,7002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,337$2,0327
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,143$1,9004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$1,8882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$1,78611
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$1,75213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$1,74612
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)972$1,5583thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,46817
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,053$1,3855
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,057$1,14915
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)973$9646
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,6505
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,675$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,052$2,1384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$2,0705

Every lot

135 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284435.16/cwt424.00–442.001,2368
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327423.39/cwt418.00–426.001,38411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370410.80/cwt400.00–420.001,52010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full397387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,5365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added416442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,83910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned420358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,5042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full426349.87/cwt345.00–360.001,4906
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430375.81/cwt366.00–384.001,61618
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438289.75/cwt285.00–291.001,2699
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475366.59/cwt366.00–372.001,74120
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481316.59/cwt311.00–330.001,52320
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full483340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,64212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,6392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515344.14/cwt332.00–352.001,77253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526310.75/cwt302.00–320.001,6356
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full530292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5484
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full538331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579299.06/cwt292.00–312.001,73229
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581269.16/cwt262.00–279.001,5646
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned593295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7493
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609299.69/cwt297.00–305.001,82545
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full609283.03/cwt282.00–287.001,72415
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy636276.89/cwt275.00–279.001,76115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6642
Steers650–700Medium 1650246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5992
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy659280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,84512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662261.22/cwt256.00–270.501,72954
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6786
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full690247.18/cwt240.00–252.001,7065
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728249.36/cwt244.00–257.001,81553
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy750251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8835
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766234.77/cwt232.00–243.001,79812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full785224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7582
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6733
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818228.10/cwt224.50–232.001,86610
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,9782
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265318.00/cwt318.00–318.008432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1303393.39/cwt390.00–400.001,1929
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned315360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1342
Heifers300–350Medium 1330317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,3103
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009442
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379338.45/cwt335.00–340.001,2836
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full396317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,25511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy402300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415325.60/cwt316.00–332.501,35114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added417345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4396
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431293.58/cwt287.00–296.001,2657
Heifers450–500Medium 1452272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2292
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned469286.58/cwt280.00–292.001,34414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482272.05/cwt271.00–275.001,31110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full485258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486298.84/cwt294.00–314.001,45226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511299.73/cwt290.00–305.001,53230
Heifers500–550Medium 1520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536264.99/cwt262.00–268.001,4204
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full540276.99/cwt275.00–280.001,49610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565268.45/cwt259.00–278.001,51746
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586249.66/cwt249.50–252.001,46332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623252.34/cwt246.00–260.001,57248
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639235.22/cwt221.00–236.001,50346
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6617
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676243.59/cwt232.00–249.001,64741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5412
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707235.60/cwt230.00–237.001,66610
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full744219.50/cwt219.00–220.001,6334
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1754229.44/cwt229.00–230.001,73018
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3303
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723219.40/cwt215.00–223.001,5867
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7512
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3314242.00/cwt242.00–242.0076012
Dairy Steers300–350Large 2-3333300.00/cwt300.00–300.0099951
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3-4345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006903
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3354296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,04846
Dairy Steers350–400Small 3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005636
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2-3423275.80/cwt275.00–276.001,16752
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3436150.00/cwt150.00–150.006543
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3531231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2276
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005255
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2-3336312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,04831
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 3361262.00/cwt262.00–262.009464
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 2-3394298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,17410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,434140.83/cwt133.00–148.002,02011
Bulls——1,776151.72/cwt148.00–156.002,6956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83878.75/cwt71.00–83.006608
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed896135.88/cwt131.00–139.001,21715
Cows—Lean 85-90%943110.62/cwt110.00–112.001,04311
Cows—Lean 85-90%945107.47/cwt100.00–110.001,01623
Cows—Lean 85-90%99392.59/cwt88.00–97.509199
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,072113.77/cwt112.00–115.001,22033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109116.65/cwt115.00–121.501,29436
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows27 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28481,550.00/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29301,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 29701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973964.17/head925.00–1,000.009646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29791,405.36/head1,225.00–1,575.001,40514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,0301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,149.00/head1,050.00–1,310.001,14915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,375.00/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,745.83/head1,625.00–1,875.001,7466
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,950.00/head1,825.00–2,075.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,684.38/head1,475.00–1,825.001,6848
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2111,758.33/head1,750.00–1,775.001,7583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,987.50/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2841,881.25/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2881,887.50/head1,750.00–2,025.001,8882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3021,912.50/head1,700.00–2,050.001,9138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3152,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3201,860.00/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4781
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 21,3751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4452,091.67/head2,000.00–2,175.002,0923
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,175.00/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,037.50/head1,925.00–2,150.002,0382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1797165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 27501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6505

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.