Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2022-12-07

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Dec 7
● Final154 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,064 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 2,034▲ 2,064 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 139▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 90▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers calves 300-450 lbs 20.00 lower; 450-500 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs traded 5.00-7.00 higher; 350-500 lbs 3.00-6.00 lower. Steer and heifers over 500 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade moderate, instances active. Demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.55/cwt on 874 head.
Average price
$183.55
874 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$793
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3-4
$145.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.01
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551192.521,062579
Medium and Large 1-2536182.08976174
Medium and Large 2572159.9491586
Medium and Large 4313137.6243116thin
Medium and Large 2-3600131.207875thin
Small 3-457546.7726914thin
One grade step is worth $145.75/cwt here — about $793 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 sale874 hd
183.55
—
NM average4 barns · 2,841 hd
183.53
+0.01
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—Low1,62683.731,36210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36467.1191512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20366.3379837
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00255.4255552

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$1,0539
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,002$1,02113
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,223$92518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,057$8254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)881$8046
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$7101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)973$7003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$6751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)897$9673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$1,3288
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)926$1,2676
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)700$6602thin

Every lot

154 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2234219.36/cwt210.00–224.005136
Steers—Medium and Large 1243238.51/cwt238.00–239.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1276234.87/cwt228.00–240.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285217.18/cwt212.00–222.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 4313137.62/cwt132.00–143.0043116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324212.77/cwt200.00–224.0068917
Steers—Medium and Large 2325183.44/cwt180.00–185.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 1327237.14/cwt228.00–246.0077528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376209.89/cwt187.00–221.0078919
Steers—Medium and Large 1379223.23/cwt215.00–240.0084654
Steers—Medium and Large 2388179.33/cwt178.00–180.006966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420195.56/cwt186.00–201.0082119
Steers—Medium and Large 2423182.41/cwt180.00–185.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1424209.52/cwt200.00–219.0088845
Steers—Medium and Large 1474207.88/cwt198.00–215.0098569
Steers—Medium and Large 2478164.52/cwt155.00–171.0078618
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480148.00/cwt148.00–148.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481192.76/cwt190.00–195.0092715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508178.42/cwt175.00–185.0090610
Steers—Small 3-4Mexican Origin51051.76/cwt40.00–60.002645
Steers—Medium and Large 1526194.76/cwt189.00–201.001,02477
Steers—Medium and Large 2538163.42/cwt155.00–169.5087912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full541181.00/cwt181.00–181.009793
Steers—Medium and Large 2563168.35/cwt162.00–171.509483
Steers—Medium and Large 1568191.04/cwt182.00–198.501,085105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583179.39/cwt175.00–182.501,04621
Steers—Small 3-4Mexican Origin61144.00/cwt44.00–44.002699
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618164.31/cwt161.00–169.001,01514
Steers—Medium and Large 2618153.47/cwt147.00–155.0094810
Steers—Medium and Large 1631179.80/cwt175.00–187.001,13589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666161.78/cwt156.50–165.001,07713
Steers—Medium and Large 2674144.95/cwt142.00–154.009778
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 1683166.63/cwt160.00–170.001,13835
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0626
Steers—Medium and Large 1710164.93/cwt159.00–170.001,17111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725157.05/cwt151.00–162.001,13926
Steers—Medium and Large 2730148.52/cwt143.00–153.501,08416
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full737150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,10910
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full770144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,1135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777147.19/cwt146.00–147.501,14410
Steers—Medium and Large 1785159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2484
Steers—Medium and Large 1813149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,21112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full819137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1226
Steers—Medium and Large 2837132.94/cwt130.00–139.001,1133
Steers—Medium and Large 2870137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1921
Steers—Medium and Large 1942144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,3616
Steers—Medium and Large 1970133.66/cwt133.00–134.001,2976
Steers—Medium and Large 11,027133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,112105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235168.00/cwt168.00–168.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237180.00/cwt180.00–180.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1238206.23/cwt201.00–207.004918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283183.03/cwt180.00–186.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1298210.00/cwt210.00–210.006266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318194.81/cwt185.00–203.0061917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321180.41/cwt176.00–185.005799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365178.02/cwt170.00–182.0065022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366167.00/cwt164.00–168.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374183.97/cwt180.00–193.0068847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418170.30/cwt167.00–176.5071218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429179.44/cwt172.00–186.5077085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457160.89/cwt155.00–166.0073516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471174.70/cwt169.00–181.0082377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485153.03/cwt150.00–156.007424
Heifers—Small and Medium 451234.00/cwt34.00–34.001748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519173.60/cwt168.00–179.0090194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520154.34/cwt151.00–157.5080317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522163.65/cwt161.00–166.0085431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full532159.50/cwt159.50–159.508492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568165.83/cwt157.00–169.00942106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573155.50/cwt150.50–158.0089111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575147.21/cwt144.00–151.008464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621158.66/cwt152.00–161.0098538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626146.40/cwt143.00–150.009169
Heifers—Medium and Large 463373.00/cwt73.00–73.004628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683147.15/cwt146.00–152.001,00518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1698150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,04311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full708137.48/cwt135.50–138.509739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718134.50/cwt133.00–135.009668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760136.99/cwt135.00–139.001,0413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full768133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,0254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777145.09/cwt145.00–145.501,12728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823142.36/cwt141.50–143.001,1727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2862135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1642
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310228.00/cwt228.00–228.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375206.00/cwt206.00–206.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376202.00/cwt202.00–202.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415194.00/cwt194.00–194.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487183.00/cwt183.00–183.008915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490165.00/cwt165.00–165.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533166.00/cwt166.00–166.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533150.50/cwt150.50–150.508023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565153.50/cwt153.50–153.508672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584158.92/cwt158.00–159.0092812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2596150.50/cwt150.50–150.508975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613145.76/cwt143.00–148.508942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668148.00/cwt148.00–148.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675142.50/cwt142.50–142.509621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2716142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2798138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009412
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 455669.00/cwt69.00–69.003848
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-474479.00/cwt79.00–79.005885
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 4330115.00/cwt115.00–115.0038027
Dairy Steers—Small 435530.00/cwt30.00–30.0010733
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 438872.00/cwt72.00–72.002793
Dairy Steers—Large 4401107.00/cwt107.00–107.0042949
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 442666.00/cwt66.00–66.002814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58379.34/cwt72.25–83.501,2566
Bulls——1,69190.31/cwt86.25–95.001,5274
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88849.07/cwt40.50–52.7543621
Cows—Boner 80-85%95348.67/cwt44.50–52.004642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04255.96/cwt53.00–60.0058315
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,09569.00/cwt69.00–69.007561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11262.72/cwt60.00–67.5069715
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,13071.00/cwt71.00–71.008021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22065.67/cwt60.00–69.0080122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22170.27/cwt68.00–72.0085812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30668.81/cwt68.50–70.008998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45765.63/cwt62.50–68.509563
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55058.00/cwt58.00–58.008991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2652625.00/head625.00–625.006252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2775550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2922875.00/head800.00–1,025.008757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963787.50/head775.00–800.007882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973700.00/head700.00–700.007003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0281,000.00/head950.00–1,050.001,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,096833.33/head800.00–900.008333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1071,091.67/head1,000.00–1,250.001,0926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150839.29/head800.00–1,050.008397
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1591,320.00/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168975.00/head900.00–1,075.009753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2941,002.50/head950.00–1,075.001,00310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2700900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3700660.00/head660.00–660.006602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,400.00/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,150.00/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2501,412.50/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2853850.00/head800.00–900.008502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.