Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2020-09-23

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Sep 23
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,340 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 3,230▲ 1,031 vs year ago 2,309 · +44.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
263 head
▼ 174 vs last sale 437▲ 109 vs year ago 154 · +70.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
860 head
▲ 475 vs last sale 385▲ 538 vs year ago 322 · +167.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady on a few yearling types and 1.00 lower on unweaned offerings. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.60/cwt on 1,278 head.
Average price
$143.60
1,278 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$6.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.52
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572144.90829392
Medium and Large 1582144.46840688
Medium and Large 2530138.04732198
One grade step is worth $6.86/cwt here — about $97 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 sale1,278 hd
143.60
—
NM average4 barns · 2,456 hd
143.08
+0.52
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—Low1,76178.781,38827
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29955.5672182
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12949.21556139
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34149.156598thin

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 · Steers56 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1203197.00/cwt197.00–197.004003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed207201.00/cwt201.00–201.004167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2226165.81/cwt163.00–170.003755
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed268186.00/cwt186.00–186.0049810
Steers—Medium and Large 1273182.00/cwt182.00–182.004976
Steers—Medium and Large 1317171.00/cwt171.00–171.005422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326163.00/cwt163.00–163.005313
Steers—Medium and Large 1365168.78/cwt160.00–173.5061632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy367150.61/cwt150.00–151.005535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375163.89/cwt159.00–171.0061556
Steers—Medium and Large 2395149.25/cwt148.00–151.0059012
Steers—Medium and Large 1421167.86/cwt164.00–170.5070777
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431151.08/cwt147.00–155.0065120
Steers—Medium and Large 2438142.63/cwt135.00–144.0062519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468145.40/cwt138.00–151.0068054
Steers—Medium and Large 1471154.33/cwt151.00–159.0072748
Steers—Medium and Large 2478140.68/cwt135.00–145.0067258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed490155.00/cwt155.00–155.0076013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy491144.00/cwt144.00–144.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505159.75/cwt159.75–159.7580714
Steers—Medium and Large 2519127.83/cwt123.50–135.0066317
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520136.50/cwt136.50–136.507107
Steers—Medium and Large 1521147.60/cwt141.50–153.5076985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526143.17/cwt135.00–147.0075363
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555128.50/cwt128.50–128.507133
Steers—Medium and Large 2572129.65/cwt126.00–130.2574222
Steers—Medium and Large 1582137.37/cwt133.00–138.0079947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591138.47/cwt131.00–140.5081818
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added594144.00/cwt144.00–144.0085532
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed598140.00/cwt140.00–140.008373
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned612133.08/cwt131.00–135.0081417
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added613140.46/cwt138.50–142.00861148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned616132.38/cwt127.00–135.0081514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621136.39/cwt136.00–137.008475
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added621134.00/cwt134.00–134.0083215
Steers—Medium and Large 2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653140.00/cwt140.00–140.009146
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655133.42/cwt132.00–134.0087436
Steers—Medium and Large 1669141.00/cwt141.00–141.009438
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned674127.35/cwt125.00–127.5085833
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned724125.03/cwt120.00–127.0090526
Steers—Medium and Large 2729125.50/cwt125.50–125.5091533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731132.90/cwt132.50–134.0097115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned733121.00/cwt121.00–121.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 1761133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy778120.00/cwt120.00–120.009345
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned788118.00/cwt118.00–118.009305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792136.11/cwt131.00–136.751,07834
Steers—Medium and Large 1818137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,12133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2842133.77/cwt127.00–134.001,12658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1003
Steers—Medium and Large 1865126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0942
Steers—Medium and Large 1935110.90/cwt110.00–114.001,03723
Steers—Medium and Large 1955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2239143.00/cwt143.00–143.003426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270146.00/cwt146.00–146.003943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315147.97/cwt146.00–154.004668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316130.00/cwt130.00–130.0041115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324136.97/cwt130.00–141.0044416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382136.14/cwt133.00–139.5052023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385138.09/cwt133.00–145.0053242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411130.63/cwt125.00–132.5053746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full423130.00/cwt130.00–130.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427136.94/cwt132.50–144.5058544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432129.59/cwt125.00–135.0056053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy447130.50/cwt130.50–130.505832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470124.39/cwt120.50–126.0058514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478124.34/cwt122.00–132.5059473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483131.50/cwt130.00–135.0063556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505133.00/cwt133.00–133.0067216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532125.21/cwt122.00–128.00666107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536126.19/cwt121.00–128.0067641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567125.03/cwt120.50–127.5070935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578124.18/cwt118.50–128.00718107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603131.00/cwt131.00–131.007909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned608123.60/cwt120.00–124.5075110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612130.00/cwt130.00–130.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added613132.65/cwt132.00–132.7581316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned626125.98/cwt120.00–129.5078988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633130.87/cwt129.50–133.5082820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676129.50/cwt129.50–129.508759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned677121.01/cwt119.50–125.5081941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710131.86/cwt130.00–132.0093629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned722111.00/cwt111.00–111.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724131.90/cwt127.50–134.0095570
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned772111.00/cwt111.00–111.008572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.0081012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840114.00/cwt114.00–114.009585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1842110.00/cwt110.00–110.009262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1857108.00/cwt108.00–108.009262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2928104.50/cwt104.50–104.509703
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2292135.00/cwt135.00–135.003942
Bulls—Large 1383131.00/cwt131.00–131.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387136.00/cwt136.00–136.005264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490124.50/cwt124.50–124.506102
Bulls—Large 1585106.00/cwt106.00–106.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1587124.00/cwt124.00–124.007282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,55862.81/cwt55.00–71.009792
Bulls——1,66071.29/cwt64.00–78.501,18310
Bulls——1,85685.91/cwt81.00–90.001,59415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86540.00/cwt40.00–40.003461
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,01346.43/cwt40.00–49.5047018
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,03936.74/cwt26.00–40.003829
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,13250.19/cwt49.50–50.2556811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13347.33/cwt41.00–49.2553642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18153.34/cwt50.50–59.5063058
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28063.79/cwt63.00–65.008175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28550.40/cwt49.75–51.2564810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30255.71/cwt52.00–62.0072567
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32548.24/cwt45.00–49.506397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45555.50/cwt55.50–55.508081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,142937.50/cwt850.00–1,100.0010,7066
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,5004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-283071.00/cwt71.00–71.005891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290073.00/cwt73.00–73.006571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2994749.81/cwt600.00–875.007,45327
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05048.00/cwt48.00–48.005043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093674.84/cwt600.00–850.007,37631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10059.00/cwt59.00–59.006491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,106606.88/cwt560.00–675.006,7128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12354.03/cwt47.00–55.7560745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136745.43/cwt625.00–850.008,46858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,9133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160677.79/cwt500.00–725.007,86243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16853.86/cwt49.00–55.506297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24453.47/cwt47.00–55.2566518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25055.00/cwt55.00–55.006884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,307800.91/cwt570.00–850.0010,46822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35056.75/cwt56.75–56.757661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,36562.00/cwt62.00–62.008461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,375786.07/cwt700.00–810.0010,80814

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.