Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-01-18

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Jan 18
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,613 head
▼ 464 vs last sale 2,077▼ 1,026 vs year ago 2,639 · −38.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 168▲ 26 vs year ago 93 · +28.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 167 vs last sale 251▼ 171 vs year ago 255 · −67.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers calves sold mostly steady, with 500-550 lbs 8.00 lower. Heifer calves were steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder Heifers were 3.00-7.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $191.83/cwt on 780 head.
Average price
$191.83
780 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$46.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.02
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1586193.771,135644
Medium and Large 1-2537186.15999116
Medium 1-2543166.409035thin
Large 1535166.008881thin
Small and Medium 3402165.006632thin
Medium 2497161.8580510thin
Large 2787147.001,1572thin
One grade step is worth $46.77/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale780 hd
191.83
—
NM average4 barns · 3,090 hd
193.84
−2.02
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—Low1,48290.981,3485thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,20774.719029thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08268.3273933
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89258.3452057

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)974$1,1007
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,0198
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,0134thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,119$9305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,107$92513
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,057$8796
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$8697
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$8132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)895$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1752thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned277221.62/cwt209.00–225.0061412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316202.76/cwt200.00–210.0064113
Steers—Medium and Large 1337241.90/cwt237.00–246.0081532
Steers—Medium and Large 1374230.81/cwt224.00–238.0086314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379209.03/cwt208.00–210.007926
Steers—Small and Medium 3402165.00/cwt165.00–165.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1412220.33/cwt211.00–229.0090825
Steers—Medium 2412177.00/cwt177.00–177.007293
Steers—Medium 1-2425178.00/cwt178.00–178.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434196.03/cwt187.00–205.0085113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466193.36/cwt191.00–195.009015
Steers—Medium and Large 1477212.31/cwt200.00–222.001,01386
Steers—Medium 2487154.10/cwt149.00–162.007505
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added495232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512185.50/cwt185.50–185.509505
Steers—Medium and Large 1528199.44/cwt192.00–209.001,05370
Steers—Large 1535166.00/cwt166.00–166.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565209.25/cwt209.25–209.251,18252
Steers—Medium 1-2572163.50/cwt163.50–163.509354
Steers—Medium and Large 1577193.77/cwt190.00–199.001,11819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583184.38/cwt183.00–185.001,07546
Steers—Medium 2610152.00/cwt152.00–152.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1622182.48/cwt170.00–188.501,135136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631174.89/cwt165.00–179.501,10412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668171.17/cwt164.00–172.501,14314
Steers—Medium and Large 1671181.16/cwt174.00–185.001,21636
Steers—Medium 2690165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 1727171.15/cwt166.00–178.001,244124
Steers—Medium and Large 1777167.62/cwt164.50–171.001,30212
Steers—Large 2787147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1462
Steers—Medium and Large 1831159.66/cwt152.00–165.001,32724
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279217.00/cwt217.00–217.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326196.60/cwt189.00–201.0064115
Heifers—Medium 2328162.00/cwt162.00–162.005316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353187.62/cwt186.00–190.006625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372170.00/cwt170.00–170.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381195.80/cwt189.00–206.0074631
Heifers—Medium 2381162.00/cwt160.00–164.006176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411184.29/cwt180.00–186.007579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417189.92/cwt181.00–192.0079231
Heifers—Medium 1-2427160.90/cwt160.00–163.0068710
Heifers—Large 2458158.00/cwt158.00–158.007244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475179.29/cwt177.00–184.008529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483175.99/cwt167.00–180.0085011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512176.27/cwt170.00–183.0090349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537172.80/cwt168.00–179.009288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561170.30/cwt160.00–179.0095511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565169.49/cwt160.00–175.0095854
Heifers—Medium 2565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007972
Heifers—Large 2575149.00/cwt149.00–149.008573
Heifers—Large 1-2578168.50/cwt168.50–168.509743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,01410
Heifers—Large 2615147.50/cwt147.50–147.509073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open626165.51/cwt156.50–168.501,03628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640164.76/cwt158.00–166.501,05473
Heifers—Medium 1-2665143.00/cwt143.00–143.009511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668162.91/cwt158.00–164.501,08816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open684166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,13510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open724164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,19113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743156.14/cwt155.00–159.001,1607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1844127.50/cwt126.00–128.001,0764
Heifers—Large 2940125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1757
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0119
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 2687100.00/cwt100.00–100.006872
Dairy Heifers—Large 294191.50/cwt91.50–91.5086114
Dairy Heifers—Large 2988100.00/cwt100.00–100.009884
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,2313
Bulls——1,54599.20/cwt95.50–103.001,5332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75745.71/cwt30.00–50.003468
Cows—Lean 85-90%87663.10/cwt61.50–67.5055314
Cows—Lean 85-90%91557.07/cwt52.50–60.5052229
Cows—Lean 85-90%99670.22/cwt68.00–71.006996
Cows—Boner 80-85%99964.48/cwt60.25–68.506449
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11369.76/cwt65.00–72.0077624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20774.71/cwt72.50–76.759029
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2895800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 2925585.00/head585.00–585.005851
Bred Cows—Medium 1940700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1960925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19741,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,002925.00/head925.00–925.009256
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,020775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,037925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,064900.00/head900.00–900.009005
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,070750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,086975.00/head975.00–975.009753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,116900.00/head900.00–900.009005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1731,075.00/head975.00–1,125.001,0756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,173933.33/head850.00–975.009333
Bred Cows—Large 11,190950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,197925.00/head925.00–925.009257
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,265900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.