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Clovis Livestock Auction

Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Dec 15

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781

← Dec 1Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,064 head

▼ 350 vs last sale 2,414▲ 205 vs year ago 1,859 · +11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 245▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 245▲ 218 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week available due to reporters absence last week. Trade active, demand good for all classes. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.67/cwt on 717 head.

Average price

$167.67

717 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$38.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	170.74	992	316
Medium and Large 1-2	571	168.12	959	357
Medium and Large 2	560	152.00	851	22
Large 1	860	132.00	1,135	22

One grade step is worth $38.74/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale717 hd

167.67

—

NM average4 barns · 2,350 hd

167.56

+0.11

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,816	86.69	1,574	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	62.04	924	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	61.84	771	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	51.87	535	42

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	299	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	643	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	203.47/cwt	201.00–211.00	755	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	205.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	778	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	390	188.79/cwt	186.00–190.00	736	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	710	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	391	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	759	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	199.75/cwt	191.00–210.00	835	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	199.32/cwt	191.00–205.00	851	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	177.07/cwt	174.00–182.00	760	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	892	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	189.44/cwt	185.00–195.50	923	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	161.67/cwt	161.00–162.00	794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	494	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	761	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	176.26/cwt	168.00–181.50	920	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	181.76/cwt	170.00–186.00	956	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	815	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	821	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	173.72/cwt	172.00–174.50	966	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	166.56/cwt	163.00–176.00	966	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	147.75/cwt	145.50–150.00	866	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	592	149.81/cwt	149.00–160.00	887	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	965	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	167.13/cwt	163.50–168.00	1,021	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	626	149.63/cwt	148.50–150.50	937	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	924	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	661	142.85/cwt	142.50–145.50	944	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	156.73/cwt	143.00–158.50	1,074	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,033	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,047	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	772	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,096	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	148.33/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,157	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	142.56/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,129	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,253	53
Steers	—	Large 1	860	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,135	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	161.31/cwt	161.00–161.50	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	163.21/cwt	161.00–166.50	558	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	162.26/cwt	155.00–171.00	617	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	165.31/cwt	163.00–167.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	168.48/cwt	168.00–169.00	721	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	165.30/cwt	155.00–169.50	711	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	158.48/cwt	153.00–166.50	751	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	158.38/cwt	156.50–161.00	774	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	159.87/cwt	156.00–162.00	835	121
Heifers	—	Large 1	527	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	152.88/cwt	146.00–156.00	810	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	149.82/cwt	136.00–155.00	843	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	144.63/cwt	139.00–153.00	914	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	931	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	899	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,032	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	919	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,044	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	794	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,032	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,094	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	736	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	958	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,111	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	317	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	254	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	868	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	703	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	979	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	788	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	74.67/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	87.83/cwt	82.25–92.50	1,599	10
Bulls	—	—	2,075	94.90/cwt	94.25–95.50	1,969	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	937	53.94/cwt	52.00–54.50	505	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	44.86/cwt	38.50–48.00	432	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,003	47.03/cwt	36.50–48.00	472	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	53.42/cwt	52.00–54.00	570	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	55.31/cwt	52.00–62.00	606	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	833	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	30.50/cwt	30.50–30.50	371	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	63.17/cwt	59.00–68.00	816	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	62.04/cwt	60.00–63.50	924	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	850	405.00/cwt	310.00–500.00	3,443	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	500.00/cwt	450.00–650.00	4,625	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	895.00/cwt	675.00–950.00	8,503	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	530.00/cwt	525.00–535.00	5,035	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,300.83/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	12,462	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	958	701.67/cwt	625.00–810.00	6,722	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	739.52/cwt	600.00–875.00	7,536	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	754.81/cwt	500.00–910.00	7,873	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	1,038.02/cwt	600.00–1,300.00	11,698	53
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	9,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,863	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	7

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM

Wed Dec 15, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,064Last week 2,414Year ago 1,859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 245Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 218Last week 245Year ago 0

No comparison with last week available due to reporters absence last week. Trade active, demand good for all classes. Quality average to attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	161.00–162.00	161.67
5	—	655	138.00	138.00
5	—	429	174.00–182.00	177.07
4	—	635	145.50	145.50
2	—	772	142.00	142.00
8	—	555	146.00–150.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	780	148.00–150.00	148.33
11	—	299	215.00	215.00
15	—	418	191.00–210.00	199.75
9	—	378	200.00–210.00	205.85
4	—	691	149.50	149.50
4	—	727	144.00	144.00
53	—	816	153.50	153.50
41	—	580	163.00–176.00	166.56
65	—	522	168.00–181.50	176.26
27	—	601	160.50	160.50
35	—	487	185.00–195.50	189.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	148.50–150.50	149.63
2	—	422	175.00	175.00
17	—	661	142.50–145.50	142.85
30	—	592	149.00–160.00	149.81
18	—	494	154.00	154.00
10	—	390	186.00–190.00	188.79
13	—	526	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	149.00	149.00
7	—	391	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	685	143.00–158.50	156.73
16	—	611	163.50–168.00	167.13
39	—	427	191.00–205.00	199.32
26	—	556	172.00–174.50	173.72
8	—	371	201.00–211.00	203.47
7	—	792	135.00–145.50	142.56
5	—	313	200.00	200.00
52	—	526	170.00–186.00	181.76
7	—	467	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	182.00	182.00
6	—	670	141.00	141.00
4	—	511	147.00	147.00
8	—	586	145.50–150.00	147.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	860	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	979	80.50	80.50
2	—	317	80.00	80.00
6	—	868	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	702	147.00	147.00
9	—	530	146.00–156.00	152.88
21	—	342	161.00–166.50	163.21
7	—	897	122.00	122.00
10	—	640	145.50	145.50
36	—	474	153.00–166.50	158.48
21	—	428	168.00–169.00	168.48
69	—	670	149.00	149.00
45	—	563	136.00–155.00	149.82
32	—	380	155.00–171.00	162.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	794	130.00	130.00
2	—	527	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	522	156.00–162.00	159.87
73	—	430	155.00–169.50	165.30
13	—	791	132.00	132.00
2	—	707	130.00	130.00
2	—	292	161.00	161.00
33	—	676	133.00	133.00
62	—	632	139.00–153.00	144.63
8	—	570	158.00	158.00
9	—	385	163.00–167.00	165.31
5	—	321	161.00–161.50	161.31
19	—	489	156.50–161.00	158.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	422	140.00	140.00
13	—	520	132.50	132.50
4	—	555	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	168.00	168.00
6	—	958	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,095	52.00–62.00	55.31
1	—	1,215	30.50	30.50
3	—	963	38.50–48.00	44.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	60.00–63.50	62.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	71.50	71.50
18	—	1,291	59.00–68.00	63.17
4	—	1,067	52.00–54.00	53.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	937	52.00–54.50	53.94
9	—	1,003	36.50–48.00	47.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	70.00–78.00	74.67
3	—	2,075	94.25–95.50	94.90
10	—	1,820	82.25–92.50	87.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	958	625.00–810.00	701.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	450.00–650.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	950	675.00–950.00	895.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	53	—	1,127	600.00–1,300.00	1,038.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,019	600.00–875.00	739.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	525.00–535.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,043	500.00–910.00	754.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	958	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,300.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	310.00–500.00	405.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.