Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2020-01-29

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 29
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,798 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 1,950▲ 1,798 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 125▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 226▲ 244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-500 lbs. steady on value added offerings, 500-700 lbs. 1.00-5.00 lower, over 700 lbs.2.00-7.00 lower. Heifers mostly 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate on feeders, demand good and trade active on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.63/cwt on 672 head.
Average price
$135.63
672 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.28
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542137.25743404
Medium and Large 1-2534134.08716217
Medium and Large 2559129.3972351
One grade step is worth $7.87/cwt here — about $20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale672 hd
135.63
—
NM average3 barns · 1,082 hd
139.91
−4.28
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Low1,57065.621,03062
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30562.1881226
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53960.479303thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01253.74544100

Every lot

119 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed275218.00/cwt218.00–218.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added326201.40/cwt200.50–202.0065712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330187.00/cwt187.00–187.006174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371198.37/cwt196.50–201.5073610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375207.78/cwt207.00–209.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 1384195.90/cwt190.00–200.5075211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy387184.00/cwt184.00–184.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390206.00/cwt206.00–206.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 2392181.00/cwt181.00–181.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 2410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415195.25/cwt195.25–195.258104
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed416204.50/cwt204.50–204.5085122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added417200.66/cwt200.00–202.5083711
Steers—Medium and Large 1419189.23/cwt185.50–196.0079316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437177.62/cwt175.00–181.007769
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453178.50/cwt178.50–178.508099
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455187.00/cwt187.00–187.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466163.31/cwt162.00–170.0076122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy472160.42/cwt160.00–161.0075714
Steers—Medium and Large 1480171.28/cwt166.00–175.5082216
Steers—Medium and Large 2491148.65/cwt145.00–165.0073012
Steers—Medium and Large 1517164.35/cwt160.50–169.00850116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530161.00/cwt161.00–161.008535
Steers—Medium and Large 2533140.35/cwt133.00–146.0074810
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563164.00/cwt164.00–164.009234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574151.93/cwt146.00–159.0087249
Steers—Medium and Large 2575152.62/cwt152.00–153.008788
Steers—Medium and Large 1582152.19/cwt150.00–157.5088619
Steers—Medium and Large 2600130.50/cwt130.50–130.5078310
Steers—Medium and Large 1630142.97/cwt138.00–145.0090166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642134.51/cwt132.50–143.0086415
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned642132.41/cwt132.00–132.5085011
Steers—Medium and Large 2659129.31/cwt126.50–131.0085217
Steers—Medium and Large 1678132.50/cwt132.50–132.5089816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009045
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned698124.00/cwt124.00–124.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706127.50/cwt127.50–127.5090018
Steers—Medium and Large 1724128.04/cwt126.00–130.0092714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752130.00/cwt130.00–130.009784
Steers—Medium and Large 1763131.91/cwt127.00–134.001,00617
Steers—Medium and Large 1813127.40/cwt125.00–128.501,03612
Steers—Medium and Large 2815125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0234
Steers—Medium and Large 1857123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0828
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed268161.00/cwt161.00–161.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277162.27/cwt160.00–169.004498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328164.59/cwt160.00–166.005408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2348164.00/cwt164.00–164.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed358163.00/cwt163.00–163.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385157.60/cwt150.50–162.5060730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385156.00/cwt153.50–161.0060116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424152.37/cwt146.00–158.5064638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427148.70/cwt146.00–155.0063528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434139.59/cwt135.00–144.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468138.60/cwt134.50–145.0064916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475144.84/cwt140.00–150.5068833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495127.00/cwt127.00–127.0062915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt502140.00/cwt140.00–140.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added504148.00/cwt147.00–149.0074616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518133.99/cwt133.50–135.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536135.62/cwt127.50–136.00727113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed538138.50/cwt138.50–138.507454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541127.33/cwt125.00–133.5068920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572127.96/cwt125.00–131.0073214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt580136.00/cwt136.00–136.0078927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed588125.50/cwt125.50–125.5073819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592125.23/cwt121.00–126.0074151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624128.28/cwt123.00–134.0080081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628121.94/cwt120.00–125.507667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640121.33/cwt120.00–122.0077712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2662110.00/cwt110.00–110.007284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669122.77/cwt117.00–125.0082114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675123.00/cwt123.00–123.008303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679122.88/cwt120.00–125.2583435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710120.62/cwt120.00–121.008568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717117.00/cwt117.00–117.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed732121.00/cwt121.00–121.008862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734116.50/cwt115.50–119.008557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767115.00/cwt115.00–115.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800118.50/cwt118.50–118.509486
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2449150.50/cwt150.50–150.506765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 261690.00/cwt90.00–90.005544
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,42257.61/cwt50.00–65.5081914
Bulls——1,55663.16/cwt59.50–66.2598334
Bulls——1,72278.79/cwt74.00–84.251,35713
Bulls——2,11590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,9041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90847.95/cwt46.00–49.004354
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed92057.50/cwt57.50–57.505291
Cows—Lean 85-90%96440.67/cwt38.00–44.003924
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97353.90/cwt45.00–57.5052442
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05055.21/cwt50.00–59.5058048
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,05941.50/cwt41.50–41.504391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29064.50/cwt64.50–64.508321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29061.76/cwt58.00–64.0079721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39064.25/cwt64.25–64.258931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48365.56/cwt64.75–66.759724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66358.46/cwt57.50–59.509722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,4601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988860.00/cwt735.00–985.008,4972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,8504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,049704.26/cwt500.00–850.007,38827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,6131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,071665.00/cwt550.00–750.007,1228
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139836.25/cwt700.00–960.009,52520
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150724.10/cwt635.00–875.008,32739
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160754.23/cwt650.00–825.008,74913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175610.00/cwt610.00–610.007,1681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230677.00/cwt575.00–750.008,3275
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,1384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,033.57/cwt910.00–1,100.0011,6697
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775625.00/cwt500.00–750.004,8442
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,4131

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.