Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2021-09-01

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Sep 1
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
834 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 935▼ 896 vs year ago 1,730 · −51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 59▼ 53 vs year ago 166 · −31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 168▼ 95 vs year ago 293 · −32.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders 2.00-3.00 lower with a higher percentage of unweaned calves offered this week. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. unevenly steady on comparable quotes, feeders over 600 lbs.5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 3.00 lower but quality not as attractive. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.27/cwt on 251 head.
Average price
$155.27
251 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$249
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$3.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.09
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2320157.005024thin
Medium and Large 1518156.42810135
Medium and Large 1-2488153.83751112
One grade step is worth $3.17/cwt here — about −$249 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 sale251 hd
155.27
—
NM average3 barns · 573 hd
155.18
+0.09
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—Low1,65582.641,36817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11766.5674434
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,61566.351,0714thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95459.7657054

Every lot

102 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2246218.49/cwt215.00–222.005374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250216.00/cwt216.00–216.005404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned280211.41/cwt210.00–212.005927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2302215.00/cwt215.00–215.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 1310215.00/cwt215.00–215.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned347181.00/cwt181.00–181.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1360209.40/cwt206.00–213.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned360186.00/cwt186.00–186.006707
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned380198.00/cwt198.00–198.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403194.00/cwt194.00–194.007824
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned411198.00/cwt198.00–198.008146
Steers—Medium and Large 2417134.00/cwt134.00–134.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned426179.73/cwt174.00–184.007667
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned452185.68/cwt185.50–186.0083920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469183.59/cwt180.00–185.0086111
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007056
Steers—Medium and Large 2487169.50/cwt169.50–169.508252
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned502167.00/cwt167.00–167.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525169.00/cwt169.00–169.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 1529174.59/cwt174.00–176.0092411
Steers—Medium and Large 2532179.00/cwt179.00–179.009524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542174.00/cwt174.00–174.009432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned543160.00/cwt160.00–160.008693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2552177.00/cwt177.00–177.0097712
Steers—Medium and Large 1565166.10/cwt165.00–167.509389
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned573152.53/cwt150.00–154.0087411
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned608151.00/cwt151.00–151.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned620151.00/cwt151.00–151.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned620146.45/cwt145.00–151.009088
Steers—Medium and Large 2656144.00/cwt144.00–144.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned662150.00/cwt150.00–150.009932
Steers—Medium and Large 1664153.68/cwt150.00–154.001,02013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681139.00/cwt139.00–139.009473
Steers—Medium and Large 2740136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802147.79/cwt140.00–149.001,18515
Steers—Medium and Large 1892130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1606
Steers—Medium and Large 2947119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,1322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267173.00/cwt173.00–173.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277165.00/cwt165.00–165.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283167.71/cwt158.50–181.004757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336176.43/cwt161.00–178.0059331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362149.00/cwt149.00–149.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386165.91/cwt153.00–172.0064011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411168.06/cwt163.50–171.0069129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned469155.47/cwt150.00–157.0072926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481156.39/cwt156.00–158.0075210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2496155.00/cwt155.00–155.007694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned515153.60/cwt146.00–156.0079112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524152.28/cwt147.00–157.0079832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532158.02/cwt151.00–167.0084113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555146.00/cwt146.00–146.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned600139.00/cwt139.00–139.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610146.00/cwt146.00–146.0089110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-261760.00/cwt1.44–149.003705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652150.00/cwt150.00–150.009782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695140.48/cwt136.00–145.009764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715137.50/cwt137.50–137.5098312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,07914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1991122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2261210.00/cwt210.00–210.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324193.00/cwt193.00–193.0062517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390182.00/cwt182.00–182.0071017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned521138.50/cwt138.50–138.507228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned568131.00/cwt131.00–131.007443
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 338575.00/cwt75.00–75.002898
Dairy Steers—Large 350178.00/cwt78.00–78.003918
Dairy Steers—Large 356779.00/cwt79.00–79.004487
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53374.64/cwt62.50–82.001,1448
Bulls——1,76489.76/cwt84.00–97.501,5839
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed71036.00/cwt36.00–36.002561
Cows—Lean 85-90%84542.50/cwt42.50–42.503591
Cows—Lean 85-90%87450.02/cwt45.00–55.004378
Cows—Lean 85-90%97762.46/cwt56.50–68.0061044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03853.46/cwt50.00–58.255552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11366.98/cwt61.00–72.0074530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26373.28/cwt73.00–73.509262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51568.69/cwt67.50–70.001,0412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,1883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2950675.00/cwt650.00–700.006,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2950550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060906.25/cwt775.00–1,025.009,60628
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,179819.74/cwt700.00–925.009,66519
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210822.31/cwt710.00–910.009,95013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213794.64/cwt700.00–885.009,63914
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2767991.67/cwt925.00–1,125.007,6063
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3800900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,2004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,7402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,7381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2950925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,7881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2950810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,6951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29771,176.82/cwt1,010.00–1,450.0011,49811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,115.00/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0011,8195

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.