Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Nov 9
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,507 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 2,563▼ 709 vs year ago 3,216 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 215▼ 143 vs year ago 266 · −53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 208▼ 42 vs year ago 132 · −31.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared, to last week, steer calves under 400 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher; 400-500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher; 550-600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower. Heifer calves sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher, with the exception of 400-450 lb heifers trading 6.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-10.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $185.13/cwt on 1,169 head.
Average price
$185.13
1,169 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$593
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$90.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.84
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545190.701,040874
Medium and Large 1-2535179.71962187
Medium and Large 2565162.1091650
Medium and Large 2-3443142.7263244
Medium and Large 3475130.0061810thin
Small and Medium 2652129.008412thin
Small and Medium 2-3447100.004472thin
One grade step is worth $90.70/cwt here — about $593 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 sale1,169 hd
185.13
—
NM average3 barns · 2,223 hd
184.29
+0.84
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—Average1,74882.831,44815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48766.9699616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21164.7278448
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09158.0163362

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$8945
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$8705
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,173$8673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,1001thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers55 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned225217.00/cwt217.00–217.004885
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned274222.42/cwt220.00–225.006098
Steers—Medium and Large 1297235.00/cwt235.00–235.006987
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned302200.00/cwt200.00–200.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324218.04/cwt210.00–227.0070613
Steers—Medium and Large 1327241.04/cwt230.00–248.0078836
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy335256.00/cwt256.00–256.0085821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3371151.00/cwt151.00–151.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 1375240.43/cwt237.00–249.0090216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380215.94/cwt206.00–224.0082134
Steers—Medium and Large 2394185.00/cwt185.00–185.007296
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned394135.00/cwt135.00–135.0053223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3402155.00/cwt155.00–155.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy403226.00/cwt226.00–226.0091125
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added403222.00/cwt222.00–222.008955
Steers—Medium and Large 3417130.00/cwt130.00–130.005422
Steers—Medium and Large 1419209.97/cwt203.00–218.0088074
Steers—Medium and Large 2421184.65/cwt180.00–191.007775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422194.85/cwt192.00–204.0082221
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3447100.00/cwt100.00–100.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy452213.00/cwt213.00–213.0096313
Steers—Medium and Large 2475173.00/cwt173.00–173.0082210
Steers—Medium and Large 1476199.60/cwt193.00–212.0095092
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483154.32/cwt149.00–158.007459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484189.21/cwt186.00–192.0091615
Steers—Medium and Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520177.48/cwt171.00–184.0092328
Steers—Medium and Large 2521164.49/cwt163.00–165.008578
Steers—Medium and Large 1522192.10/cwt185.00–200.001,003171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3546159.00/cwt159.00–159.008685
Steers—Medium and Large 2570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574170.36/cwt165.00–176.0097816
Steers—Medium and Large 1578179.59/cwt175.75–186.001,038125
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full585172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1630171.29/cwt164.00–180.001,07969
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635158.65/cwt156.00–162.001,00711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy636161.25/cwt160.00–162.001,0268
Steers—Small and Medium 2652129.00/cwt129.00–129.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 2656150.50/cwt150.50–150.509874
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy658144.50/cwt144.50–144.509513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 1683157.67/cwt156.00–163.001,07780
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3717114.00/cwt114.00–114.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 1718167.55/cwt155.00–171.001,20359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727145.47/cwt140.00–150.001,05831
Steers—Medium and Large 2740137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1482
Steers—Medium and Large 1763170.23/cwt156.00–170.601,29941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full765132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1604
Steers—Medium and Large 1819165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,3559
Steers—Medium and Large 1925139.27/cwt132.00–143.001,2883
Steers—Medium and Large 2980116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 11,005129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2962
Steers—Medium and Large 21,022106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned226200.00/cwt200.00–200.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned260172.00/cwt172.00–172.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282194.16/cwt190.00–198.005486
Heifers—Small and Medium 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2307165.00/cwt165.00–165.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317191.96/cwt185.00–196.0060925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332180.00/cwt180.00–180.005982
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3363116.00/cwt116.00–116.0042125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371161.00/cwt161.00–161.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382189.07/cwt185.00–195.0072281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384175.55/cwt170.00–181.0067418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned392176.00/cwt176.00–176.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411171.00/cwt171.00–171.007033
Heifers—Small and Medium 3428100.00/cwt100.00–100.004284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433171.79/cwt163.00–177.5074479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added441184.00/cwt184.00–184.008118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy465201.00/cwt201.00–201.009353
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3467110.00/cwt110.00–110.005149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477167.58/cwt161.00–172.0079914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478172.31/cwt167.00–182.00824129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489156.00/cwt156.00–156.0076330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520168.48/cwt160.00–172.5087672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520161.24/cwt155.00–168.0083813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy532151.00/cwt151.00–151.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542133.00/cwt133.00–133.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added546188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,0294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555127.00/cwt127.00–127.0070511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565163.58/cwt153.00–169.0092465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572130.44/cwt130.00–131.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574148.15/cwt143.00–155.008508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy587149.04/cwt146.00–151.0087514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added598175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2602149.50/cwt148.00–151.009004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy606147.00/cwt147.00–147.008914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full620153.00/cwt153.00–153.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626157.00/cwt156.00–158.009834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy667139.00/cwt139.00–139.009272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672153.12/cwt141.00–155.001,02916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1689161.11/cwt157.00–161.501,110104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,04720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy758125.00/cwt125.00–125.009484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy795134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,0695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2816138.39/cwt135.00–139.001,12913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2864134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,1625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full902126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2957110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712126.72/cwt126.50–127.009027
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74890.41/cwt90.25–90.501,5803
Bulls——1,74880.94/cwt74.00–84.501,41512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89150.62/cwt44.00–57.504515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09657.79/cwt54.25–60.0063344
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,12762.00/cwt62.00–62.006997
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17861.13/cwt60.00–64.007206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18563.21/cwt58.50–66.0074935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25570.40/cwt67.50–75.008848
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32065.00/cwt65.00–65.008584
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,35072.00/cwt72.00–72.009721
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,35071.00/cwt71.00–71.009591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47269.31/cwt67.00–71.501,0206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51364.84/cwt63.50–65.009819
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878775.00/head725.00–800.007753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173866.67/head800.00–900.008673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,175933.75/head850.00–985.009344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,195900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3281,012.50/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132

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.