Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2021-04-21

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Apr 21
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,136 head
▼ 241 vs last sale 1,377▲ 412 vs year ago 724 · +56.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 430▲ 72 vs year ago 151 · +47.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
355 head
▼ 117 vs last sale 472▼ 9 vs year ago 364 · −2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs. 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 1.00-4.00 lower, 550-600 lbs. 1.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. 1.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower except 500-550 lbs. 5.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, bulls 3.00 higher though quality more attractive. Trade active 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 $162.35/cwt on 380 head.
Average price
$162.35
380 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$888
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.56
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528171.05904104
Medium and Large 1-2558161.33900195
Medium and Large 2544153.6383681
One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $68 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 sale380 hd
162.35
—
NM average4 barns · 1,908 hd
163.91
−1.56
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—Low1,67487.381,46227
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22663.1977570
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60560.879773thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04454.99574127

Every lot

112 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2203195.00/cwt195.00–195.003965
Steers—Medium and Large 1257208.64/cwt203.00–211.005367
Steers—Medium and Large 2298219.00/cwt219.00–219.0065311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317198.00/cwt198.00–198.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1330218.63/cwt218.00–220.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned355169.00/cwt169.00–169.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 2358178.33/cwt172.00–190.0063812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380195.00/cwt189.00–201.0074136
Steers—Medium and Large 1417195.54/cwt188.00–200.008158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed417195.50/cwt195.50–195.508152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439176.75/cwt171.00–184.0077617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460179.71/cwt179.25–185.0082725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy463165.00/cwt165.00–165.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 2470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007297
Steers—Medium and Large 1476173.24/cwt166.00–180.0082519
Steers—Medium and Large 1528170.42/cwt166.00–174.0090027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528162.01/cwt160.00–165.0085512
Steers—Medium and Large 1572167.90/cwt160.00–172.5096026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572161.88/cwt150.00–165.5092614
Steers—Medium and Large 2576142.93/cwt141.00–153.0082326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed612150.50/cwt150.50–150.509217
Steers—Medium and Large 1620149.00/cwt149.00–149.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625138.73/cwt135.00–142.508674
Steers—Medium and Large 2645126.31/cwt125.00–133.0081512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679135.15/cwt135.00–135.509187
Steers—Medium and Large 2718129.50/cwt129.50–129.509307
Steers—Medium and Large 1728134.50/cwt134.50–134.509798
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775128.50/cwt128.50–128.5099659
Steers—Medium and Large 1855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 2909112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0186
Steers—Medium and Large 1932113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2217187.00/cwt187.00–187.004066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy242154.00/cwt154.00–154.003734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263155.00/cwt155.00–155.004083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285169.00/cwt169.00–169.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314177.50/cwt177.50–177.505576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325181.00/cwt181.00–181.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2352144.18/cwt141.00–149.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed356166.85/cwt164.00–167.5059416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376163.35/cwt156.00–167.0061431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383171.25/cwt170.00–173.006568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407150.00/cwt150.00–150.0061110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425157.67/cwt156.00–162.006707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428161.11/cwt155.50–171.0069032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455159.81/cwt149.00–161.0072721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478145.09/cwt134.00–154.0069422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy482136.00/cwt136.00–136.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520145.79/cwt138.00–150.5075865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528136.16/cwt134.00–136.5071929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545125.50/cwt125.50–125.506848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571132.83/cwt129.00–136.0075818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy582122.00/cwt122.00–122.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587132.38/cwt125.50–134.5077711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631131.00/cwt131.00–131.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638129.00/cwt129.00–129.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy651116.00/cwt116.00–116.007554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665122.49/cwt122.00–123.008158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711120.00/cwt120.00–120.008533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728121.43/cwt121.00–122.008847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1752121.00/cwt121.00–121.0091011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776115.00/cwt115.00–115.008924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808110.00/cwt110.00–110.008893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1859107.71/cwt101.00–110.0092516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255197.00/cwt197.00–197.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693133.00/cwt133.00–133.009225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1766127.50/cwt127.50–127.509775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,04567.50/cwt67.50–67.507052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,19873.55/cwt69.00–79.008812
Bulls——1,43776.40/cwt71.50–80.001,0985
Bulls——1,73889.43/cwt82.50–95.001,55416
Bulls——1,95099.84/cwt97.50–103.501,9474
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed85844.42/cwt37.50–48.003813
Cows—Lean 85-90%88043.55/cwt40.00–49.0038310
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96022.92/cwt20.00–25.002202
Cows—Boner 80-85%96255.66/cwt54.00–59.005353
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06256.66/cwt50.00–62.50602104
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,06454.21/cwt50.00–56.505775
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18568.36/cwt65.50–73.008103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23662.63/cwt59.50–65.7577454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24467.28/cwt66.25–72.0083713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60560.87/cwt60.00–61.509773
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3700675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900753.57/cwt700.00–775.006,7827
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5259
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2914953.64/cwt710.00–1,050.008,71611
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2958850.63/cwt700.00–1,125.008,14924
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000766.25/cwt650.00–800.007,6638
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,020807.00/cwt750.00–850.008,2315
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,099.00/cwt650.00–1,385.0011,46345
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,000.00/cwt900.00–1,100.0010,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,2506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910775.00/cwt700.00–825.007,0535
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930517.00/cwt400.00–725.004,8085
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,2255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011657.50/cwt550.00–850.006,64714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075517.50/cwt475.00–560.005,5634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09064.50/cwt64.50–64.507031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100635.00/cwt635.00–635.006,9851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10059.00/cwt59.00–59.006491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,106668.13/cwt550.00–800.007,3908
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15063.60/cwt55.00–69.007315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16960.13/cwt55.00–63.507034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18260.83/cwt58.00–64.007193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20066.50/cwt66.50–66.507981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22862.13/cwt61.00–63.257632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35071.00/cwt71.00–71.009591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,39061.40/cwt59.00–62.008535
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2700700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,9001

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.