Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2022-11-16

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Nov 16
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,171 head
▲ 664 vs last sale 2,507▲ 639 vs year ago 2,532 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 123▲ 126 vs year ago 108 · +116.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 90▲ 13 vs year ago 160 · +8.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves traded steady to 2.00 lower, with exception of 400-450 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 lower on comparable sales. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Trade moderate to 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 $179.74/cwt on 1,506 head.
Average price
$179.74
1,506 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$552
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4
$50.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.53
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533191.401,021956
Medium and Large 1-2557171.62956281
Medium and Large 2511159.9781779
Medium and Large 2-3497141.7170480
Medium and Large 4332141.00468110
One grade step is worth $50.40/cwt here — about $552 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 sale1,506 hd
179.74
—
NM average3 barns · 2,723 hd
181.27
−1.53
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—Low1,66380.401,33719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59067.761,0786thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22765.0079890
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13060.52684119

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,213$1,1006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,276$96718
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$9252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$9173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$8123thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,048$1,1888
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,1833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,1555

Every lot

137 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235210.00/cwt210.00–210.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1276236.28/cwt230.00–240.0065210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313197.18/cwt190.00–210.006176
Steers—Medium and Large 1317243.09/cwt230.00–254.0077140
Steers—Medium and Large 2317180.00/cwt180.00–180.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 4332141.00/cwt141.00–141.00468110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350257.00/cwt257.00–257.009006
Steers—Medium and Large 2363180.00/cwt180.00–180.006536
Steers—Medium and Large 1367248.09/cwt225.00–256.0091043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381151.46/cwt148.00–158.0057721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387202.26/cwt195.00–220.0078316
Steers—Medium and Large 1418216.29/cwt205.00–226.00904126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428201.92/cwt185.00–205.0086420
Steers—Medium and Large 2438171.22/cwt171.00–173.007509
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added453214.00/cwt214.00–214.009693
Steers—Medium and Large 1465203.11/cwt191.00–210.00944128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473184.21/cwt174.00–191.0087179
Steers—Medium and Large 2482165.19/cwt154.00–171.0079616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full487160.00/cwt160.00–160.0077911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3491146.56/cwt146.00–148.5072039
Steers—Medium and Large 2516157.95/cwt150.00–169.0081520
Steers—Medium and Large 1517191.24/cwt184.50–200.00989147
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full517151.50/cwt151.50–151.507832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519136.71/cwt130.00–141.0071012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534177.25/cwt170.00–187.0094724
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full542182.00/cwt182.00–182.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1572180.54/cwt175.00–186.001,033193
Steers—Medium and Large 2582150.26/cwt148.00–153.0087518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590171.70/cwt169.50–178.001,01316
Steers—Medium and Large 2615141.00/cwt141.00–141.008671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617154.88/cwt150.00–162.0095646
Steers—Medium and Large 1618167.54/cwt161.50–174.001,035148
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645152.00/cwt152.00–152.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full675145.84/cwt140.00–150.009846
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full676146.83/cwt140.00–151.009938
Steers—Medium and Large 1680157.97/cwt154.00–161.001,07434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682154.47/cwt146.00–159.001,05311
Steers—Medium and Large 2684141.20/cwt137.00–144.009665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718148.32/cwt141.00–154.001,06525
Steers—Medium and Large 1721160.63/cwt160.50–162.001,15815
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full725150.95/cwt147.00–153.001,0946
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy725145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767149.89/cwt140.00–155.001,15011
Steers—Medium and Large 1787155.18/cwt145.00–157.001,22121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Full798100.00/cwt100.00–100.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 1816154.34/cwt154.00–155.001,2596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831148.56/cwt143.00–153.001,2354
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full837140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935130.67/cwt128.50–135.001,2223
Steers—Medium and Large 1975129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2901
Steers—Medium and Large 11,105111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,23212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,137101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1233190.00/cwt190.00–190.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2247170.00/cwt170.00–170.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282193.44/cwt186.00–202.0054614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2284156.90/cwt152.00–160.004465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293165.00/cwt165.00–165.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323190.16/cwt181.00–194.0061446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325173.00/cwt173.00–173.005622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328135.00/cwt135.00–135.0044310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345153.43/cwt150.00–159.0052914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374155.78/cwt149.00–161.0058318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375185.29/cwt180.00–193.0069567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380168.68/cwt161.00–179.0064133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418133.00/cwt133.00–133.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423165.94/cwt158.00–171.0070254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425178.06/cwt170.00–186.00757132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437151.70/cwt150.00–155.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full442157.00/cwt157.00–157.0069412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453120.00/cwt120.00–120.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460144.87/cwt138.00–153.0066625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468175.17/cwt165.00–182.00820155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470164.37/cwt156.00–170.0077364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480127.49/cwt125.00–130.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy511156.00/cwt156.00–156.007979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514139.20/cwt138.00–155.5071536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527167.45/cwt160.00–172.0088261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532157.86/cwt150.00–166.0084073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567159.07/cwt153.50–171.0090232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568153.99/cwt147.00–161.0087541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy569150.19/cwt147.00–155.008555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586138.09/cwt135.00–150.0080958
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600142.50/cwt142.50–142.5085546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy602141.00/cwt141.00–141.008492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619148.41/cwt140.00–155.0091915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624150.17/cwt145.50–160.0093758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full635143.72/cwt141.00–145.0091319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full651133.00/cwt133.00–133.008669
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668133.95/cwt132.50–134.5089515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673154.77/cwt147.00–159.001,04218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676145.30/cwt141.00–150.0098211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677135.61/cwt134.00–140.0091812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy678140.00/cwt140.00–140.009496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728142.18/cwt131.00–146.001,03522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2761138.27/cwt135.00–139.001,05217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781135.36/cwt135.00–137.501,0577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1818139.54/cwt134.00–144.001,14121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620138.00/cwt138.00–138.008565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733134.00/cwt134.00–134.009825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,12375.50/cwt75.50–75.508483
Bulls——1,70577.36/cwt68.00–83.751,31911
Bulls——1,89390.01/cwt86.50–92.501,7045
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12267.95/cwt66.00–72.0076237
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12558.21/cwt54.50–62.5065565
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,13565.00/cwt65.00–65.007381
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13663.30/cwt59.00–67.0071954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16856.03/cwt55.00–58.006543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30862.83/cwt58.00–65.0082247
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,41175.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51969.20/cwt67.00–72.001,0514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73364.87/cwt64.00–66.001,1242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080762.50/head750.00–775.007632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,190937.50/head900.00–975.009382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2131,100.00/head900.00–1,150.001,1006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,260910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2651,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,275925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,7941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,284977.35/head875.00–1,100.0097717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,395875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29971,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2506
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2900950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0171,116.67/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.