Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2022-11-30

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Nov 30
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,034 head
▼ 1,137 vs last sale 3,171▼ 380 vs year ago 2,414 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 234▼ 106 vs year ago 245 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 173▼ 155 vs year ago 245 · −63.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder steers traded mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady on comparable sales. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $189.91/cwt on 1,013 head.
Average price
$189.91
1,013 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$440
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.77
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569191.831,092845
Medium and Large 1-2534186.74998124
Medium and Large 2488169.5382832
Medium and Large 2-3608148.289028thin
Medium and Large 3505129.006514thin
One grade step is worth $62.83/cwt here — about $440 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 sale1,013 hd
189.91
—
NM average2 barns · 1,363 hd
189.14
+0.77
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—Low1,60985.921,38212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34469.349327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,19867.9081344
CowsLean 85-90%Average98659.7858955

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 (2-4 yrs)1,064$1,1705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$9105
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$8753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)991$7134thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$6606
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$1,4351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,4253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,4104thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,138$1,3504thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1240252.00/cwt252.00–252.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 1274257.04/cwt250.00–261.007049
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed290264.00/cwt264.00–264.007667
Steers—Medium and Large 2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1315254.47/cwt248.00–258.008028
Steers—Medium and Large 2348230.00/cwt230.00–230.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1366250.08/cwt240.00–261.0091537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389235.71/cwt234.00–240.009178
Steers—Medium and Large 2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2408187.02/cwt181.00–190.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 1418230.44/cwt220.00–239.0096359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440212.03/cwt203.00–218.0093325
Steers—Medium and Large 2453170.00/cwt170.00–170.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1476210.87/cwt200.00–220.001,00493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490191.27/cwt184.00–200.0093733
Steers—Medium and Large 3505129.00/cwt129.00–129.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508190.57/cwt185.00–193.009687
Steers—Medium and Large 1521195.33/cwt183.00–199.001,018155
Steers—Medium and Large 2527158.00/cwt155.00–161.0083323
Steers—Medium and Large 1565185.63/cwt180.00–194.001,049143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576175.21/cwt168.00–180.001,00923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579150.71/cwt143.00–158.008736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622152.87/cwt140.00–158.009515
Steers—Medium and Large 1639178.45/cwt165.00–183.001,140125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664157.17/cwt155.00–163.001,04411
Steers—Medium and Large 1669167.67/cwt160.00–176.001,122108
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695141.00/cwt141.00–141.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716150.76/cwt148.00–160.001,0798
Steers—Medium and Large 1723161.75/cwt157.50–165.501,16927
Steers—Medium and Large 1761163.79/cwt156.00–167.001,24630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761148.47/cwt145.00–159.001,1304
Steers—Medium and Large 1815151.07/cwt149.00–158.001,23124
Steers—Medium and Large 1934143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,33610
Steers—Medium and Large 1955129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2323
Steers—Medium and Large 11,080120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2231182.78/cwt170.00–185.004226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1297191.50/cwt190.00–192.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed311213.00/cwt213.00–213.006627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332189.46/cwt184.00–196.0062931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335182.31/cwt178.00–188.006116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377194.33/cwt185.00–199.0073335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377178.35/cwt165.00–183.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2396160.00/cwt160.00–160.006345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425183.73/cwt179.00–191.0078164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431169.74/cwt158.00–175.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466170.43/cwt165.00–176.007948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474173.94/cwt168.00–184.0082485
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3474129.00/cwt129.00–129.006118
Heifers—Small and Medium 2505149.00/cwt149.00–149.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519167.32/cwt160.00–175.0086868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539160.53/cwt150.00–163.008658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545149.00/cwt149.00–149.008123
Heifers—Small and Medium 2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565159.66/cwt154.00–164.5090210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572160.35/cwt155.25–170.0091773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578146.56/cwt146.00–147.008477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620134.00/cwt134.00–134.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627153.33/cwt151.00–155.5096164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633143.81/cwt141.00–146.009105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662144.92/cwt142.00–148.0095911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669151.02/cwt144.00–160.001,01023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2691135.00/cwt135.00–135.009334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714142.31/cwt140.00–147.001,01615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,18014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222251.37/cwt250.00–253.005584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272254.57/cwt250.00–260.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1348258.00/cwt258.00–258.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372243.00/cwt243.00–243.009046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42477.99/cwt70.50–86.001,1115
Bulls——1,74191.58/cwt87.50–95.501,5947
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86950.61/cwt44.00–55.004407
Cows—Boner 80-85%92051.50/cwt51.50–51.504741
Cows—Lean 85-90%97357.84/cwt56.00–60.5056313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01462.33/cwt59.00–66.5063235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16575.00/cwt75.00–75.008741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16965.13/cwt62.00–67.5076111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20669.15/cwt67.00–73.5083430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24069.13/cwt67.00–72.508575
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48564.75/cwt64.75–64.759621
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,58070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4104
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2815650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2850600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2885627.00/head550.00–675.006275
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945925.00/head850.00–1,000.009252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2945650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29971,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,015750.00/head650.00–850.007503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038750.00/head750.00–750.007503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1431,333.33/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,168987.50/head950.00–1,025.009882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1880875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.