Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Aug 10
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,125 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 1,321▲ 494 vs year ago 631 · +78.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 91▲ 74 vs year ago 73 · +101.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 119▼ 42 vs year ago 105 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows steady, with boner cow trading 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady, instances 3.00-6.00 higher on high dressing bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.98/cwt on 587 head.
Average price
$149.98
587 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3
$97.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.68
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1581186.151,081180
Medium and Large 1-2611169.751,038165
Medium and Large 2700138.1996732
Medium and Large 2-3651127.6183018thin
Medium and Large 3-4398113.0045070
Medium and Large 4400101.0040476
Medium 441992.6638935
Large 2-394788.5083811thin
One grade step is worth $97.65/cwt here — about $243 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 sale587 hd
149.98
—
NM average3 barns · 820 hd
158.66
−8.68
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—Low1,36482.431,12489
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36185.761,1675thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13979.4490522
CowsLean 85-90%Low92962.9258412

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$9753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$8101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,046$8006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)817$6705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$8252thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220214.76/cwt212.00–222.004729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 2235184.00/cwt184.00–184.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 2280184.00/cwt184.00–184.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1286211.03/cwt210.00–218.006048
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295201.00/cwt201.00–201.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1327219.36/cwt212.00–221.007177
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full335162.00/cwt162.00–162.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337200.00/cwt200.00–200.006743
Steers—Medium 434996.11/cwt90.00–100.0033518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382197.43/cwt187.00–201.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 1390210.21/cwt200.00–213.0082013
Steers—Medium and Large 3-4398113.00/cwt113.00–113.0045070
Steers—Medium and Large 4400101.00/cwt101.00–101.0040476
Steers—Medium and Large 1419204.63/cwt200.00–208.008578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442194.13/cwt193.00–195.008587
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3459135.00/cwt135.00–135.006207
Steers—Medium and Large 2460165.59/cwt162.00–172.007625
Steers—Medium and Large 1481196.53/cwt191.00–205.0094514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486184.72/cwt175.00–186.0089819
Steers—Medium 449489.00/cwt89.00–89.0044017
Steers—Medium and Large 1507193.38/cwt188.00–196.0098019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521175.30/cwt170.00–181.0091311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563175.91/cwt170.00–180.0099029
Steers—Medium and Large 2569150.89/cwt148.50–157.008597
Steers—Medium and Large 1584190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,11312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622164.44/cwt160.00–172.001,02343
Steers—Medium and Large 2635155.00/cwt155.00–155.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638130.00/cwt130.00–130.008295
Steers—Medium and Large 2650148.00/cwt148.00–148.009622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713159.69/cwt159.00–162.501,13910
Steers—Medium and Large 1735169.66/cwt165.00–171.001,24790
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760163.90/cwt163.00–165.001,24623
Steers—Medium and Large 2765129.00/cwt129.00–129.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2407
Steers—Medium and Large 2840134.01/cwt132.00–136.001,1262
Steers—Medium and Large 2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0557
Steers—Large 2-3Fleshy94788.50/cwt88.50–88.5083811
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy1,07894.50/cwt94.50–94.501,0198
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2219172.43/cwt170.00–175.003784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255162.00/cwt162.00–162.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270181.69/cwt180.00–184.0049111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy280214.00/cwt213.00–215.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1306179.00/cwt177.00–182.0054813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy311197.00/cwt197.00–197.0061320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343120.00/cwt120.00–120.004124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy368185.00/cwt185.00–185.0068120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368176.43/cwt173.50–177.5064924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full375169.00/cwt169.00–169.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397171.00/cwt171.00–171.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426172.52/cwt171.00–175.0073521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431166.35/cwt165.00–167.007176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440159.50/cwt159.50–159.507023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466168.90/cwt167.00–169.0078720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487162.78/cwt160.00–166.0079310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3511110.00/cwt110.00–110.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531159.58/cwt158.00–165.0084741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533143.33/cwt143.00–146.007649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570159.00/cwt159.00–159.009064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy577153.00/cwt153.00–153.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582164.04/cwt163.00–166.0095514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598158.50/cwt158.50–158.509484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625159.55/cwt159.00–161.0099711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638150.85/cwt150.00–152.009627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2653151.46/cwt141.00–153.009898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1686159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,09115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2697155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,08010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy922122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1252
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-478282.00/cwt82.00–82.006414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,05170.63/cwt67.00–75.507425
Bulls——Light Weight1,23972.12/cwt63.00–74.7589414
Bulls——1,35983.43/cwt78.25–89.251,13463
Bulls——1,79394.68/cwt94.25–95.001,6983
Bulls——1,951108.26/cwt106.50–110.252,1124
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed77055.00/cwt55.00–55.004241
Cows—Boner 80-85%85868.22/cwt65.00–70.505853
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89575.00/cwt75.00–75.006712
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90555.00/cwt55.00–55.004981
Cows—Lean 85-90%91255.72/cwt52.50–60.005083
Cows—Lean 85-90%95363.96/cwt63.00–65.006102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01366.66/cwt63.00–70.006753
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,07278.30/cwt78.00–79.008393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19679.98/cwt75.00–85.0095713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0481
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,25590.65/cwt89.00–92.251,1382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26586.50/cwt86.50–86.501,0941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,41087.43/cwt85.50–89.501,2333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2817670.00/head600.00–750.006705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2940810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,046800.00/head800.00–800.008006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243975.00/head975.00–975.009753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2825825.00/head800.00–850.008252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009002

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.