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Clovis Livestock Auction

Name: Clovis Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Feb 15

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,694 head

▲ 1,694 vs last sale 0▲ 1,694 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 0▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement Cattle Slaughter/Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Feb 20, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer caves were mixed, from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs were not well tested; over 400 lbs traded mostly 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steer 600-650 lbs traded 8.00 higher; over 650 lbs steady to firm. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs were 1.00-5.00 higher, with instances 13.00 higher; over 700 lbs steady on comparable sales. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows steady, instances 8.00 lower on high dressing boners. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.76/cwt on 752 head.

Average price

$173.76

752 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$550

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$58.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	177.46	1,063	628
Medium and Large 1-2	506	158.77	804	109
Medium and Large 2	425	143.00	608	3thin
Medium 2	471	130.00	612	6thin
Small and Medium 2-3	433	118.50	513	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.96/cwt here — about $550 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 sale752 hd

173.76

—

NM average3 barns · 1,292 hd

175.27

−1.50

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,554	99.38	1,544	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	90.33	1,382	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	82.81	1,034	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	64.44	528	14

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,013	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,006	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	787	$860	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,466	8

Every lot

89 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	238.90/cwt	233.00–251.00	650	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	277	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	457	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	311	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	479	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	245.76/cwt	242.00–251.00	796	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	234.10/cwt	226.00–240.00	876	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	168.47/cwt	168.00–170.00	632	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	401	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	541	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	233.50/cwt	224.00–242.00	981	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	705	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	217.29/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,010	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	191.93/cwt	190.00–196.00	910	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	476	171.70/cwt	169.00–172.00	817	20
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	960	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	207.81/cwt	198.50–216.00	1,081	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	200.90/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,137	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,213	45
Steers	—	Large 2	579	148.78/cwt	147.00–150.00	861	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	164.68/cwt	163.00–178.00	980	114
Steers	—	Large 2	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	160.16/cwt	157.00–170.00	998	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	191.03/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,196	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,106	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	178.25/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,209	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,137	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	715	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,173	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	181.03/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,318	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	175.58/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,366	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,185	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	175.07/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,444	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	150.31/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,312	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	213.64/cwt	206.00–219.00	600	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	200.86/cwt	195.00–208.00	663	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	335	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	421	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	362	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	189.86/cwt	189.00–190.00	723	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	167.68/cwt	166.00–171.00	641	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	387	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	193.56/cwt	190.50–197.00	811	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	156.94/cwt	150.00–171.00	669	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	902	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	163.55/cwt	161.00–166.00	788	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	178.08/cwt	170.00–186.00	862	19
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	513	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	158.52/cwt	156.00–166.00	827	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	179.99/cwt	172.00–184.00	945	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	175.65/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,010	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,019	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	174.76/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,115	328
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,221	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	173.09/cwt	163.00–176.50	1,165	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	163.52/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,217	43
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	171.78/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,051	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	697	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,108	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	158.76/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,175	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,110	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	298	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	322	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	340	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	292	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	367	92.87/cwt	92.00–95.00	341	20
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	430	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	353	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	577	56.35/cwt	55.00–57.00	325	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,080	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	883	1
Bulls	—	—	2,023	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	2,230	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	610	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	256	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	630	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	454	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	781	58.54/cwt	55.00–61.00	457	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	66.89/cwt	61.00–73.25	615	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	774	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	77.22/cwt	76.50–78.00	852	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	83.21/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,073	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,224	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,315	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,521	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	686	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	760	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	948	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,465.63/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,466	8

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Clovis Livestock Auction - Clovis, NM

Wed Feb 15, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,694Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	195.00–208.00	200.86
10	—	281	206.00–219.00	213.64
26	—	419	190.50–197.00	193.56
65	—	673	163.00–176.50	173.09
13	—	381	189.00–190.00	189.86
328	—	638	165.00–181.00	174.76
43	—	744	158.00–164.50	163.52
29	—	575	170.00–179.00	175.65
19	—	484	170.00–186.00	178.08
62	—	525	172.00–184.00	179.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	150.00–171.00	156.94
53	—	522	156.00–166.00	158.52
5	—	633	161.00	161.00
5	—	334	160.00	160.00
4	—	482	161.00–166.00	163.55
22	—	575	155.00	155.00
9	—	382	166.00–171.00	167.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	138.00	138.00
4	—	513	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	189.00	189.00
4	—	362	210.00	210.00
13	—	466	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	120.00	120.00
3	—	360	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	190.00–196.00	191.93
9	—	662	167.00	167.00
114	—	595	163.00–178.00	164.68
2	—	702	162.00	162.00
2	—	817	145.00	145.00
14	—	623	157.00–170.00	160.16
3	—	500	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	242.00–251.00	245.76
79	—	778	175.00–177.00	175.58
23	—	825	174.50–176.00	175.07
7	—	272	233.00–251.00	238.90
98	—	728	170.00–185.00	181.03
24	—	420	224.00–242.00	233.50
24	—	465	206.00–221.00	217.29
86	—	678	175.00–192.00	178.25
12	—	626	185.00–194.00	191.03
48	—	566	191.00–210.00	200.90
27	—	520	198.50–216.00	207.81
4	—	873	143.00–158.00	150.31
35	—	374	226.00–240.00	234.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	144.00	144.00
5	—	579	147.00–150.00	148.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	567	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	154.00	154.00
2	—	277	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	168.00–170.00	168.47
9	—	422	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	476	169.00–172.00	171.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	697	159.00	159.00
7	—	740	147.00–161.00	158.76
9	—	612	171.00–172.00	171.78
2	—	750	148.00	148.00
1	—	590	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	86.00	86.00
3	—	298	108.00	108.00
6	—	430	82.00	82.00
20	—	367	92.00–95.00	92.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	55.00–57.00	56.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	948	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	686	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,075	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,465.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	81.00	81.00
2	—	2,023	110.25	110.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	80.00	80.00
1	—	630	72.00	72.00
1	—	610	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	80.00–85.50	83.21
1	—	1,330	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,103	76.50–78.00	77.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	61.00–73.25	66.89
1	—	955	81.00	81.00
5	—	781	55.00–61.00	58.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,635	93.00	93.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.