Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-03-15

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, Mar 15
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,130 head
▲ 323 vs last sale 1,807▲ 696 vs year ago 1,434 · +48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 107▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 146▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 350-400 sold steady; 400-600 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, with exception of 450-500 lbs trading 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-500 lbs were steady to 5.00 lower; 500-550 lbs 12.00 lower; 550-600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs 4.00-11.00 lower; 700-850 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs steady to 1.00 lower; 650-700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. High volume of feeder cattle coming off wheat. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $199.21/cwt on 898 head.
Average price
$199.21
898 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$752
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$105.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.08
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1605206.021,246771
Medium and Large 1-2705167.101,17887
Medium 1776157.151,22013thin
Medium and Large 2484140.1367818thin
Medium and Large 2-3472121.005712thin
Medium and Large 3492100.434947thin
One grade step is worth $105.59/cwt here — about $752 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 sale898 hd
199.21
—
NM average4 barns · 2,448 hd
204.29
−5.08
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—Average1,78493.821,6746thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47393.751,3814thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20285.881,03230
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08875.1481715

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)1,079$1,2256
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$1,15310
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$97810
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,016$8344thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$6194thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)690$2355
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$96017
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,034$7926
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,011$7717
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,383$1,5882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)961$1,3855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,2555
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,2251thin

Every lot

135 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265252.00/cwt252.00–252.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added318262.01/cwt260.00–282.0083322
Steers—Medium and Large 1338235.49/cwt235.00–236.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned377211.00/cwt211.00–211.0079511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed381260.00/cwt260.00–260.0099128
Steers—Medium and Large 1382243.16/cwt240.00–248.009295
Steers—Medium and Large 1418257.33/cwt244.00–260.001,07617
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned445222.00/cwt222.00–222.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 346098.00/cwt98.00–98.004516
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed466248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,15616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472121.00/cwt121.00–121.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 2484140.13/cwt139.00–149.0067818
Steers—Medium and Large 1486228.18/cwt225.00–237.501,109107
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full486214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2498190.00/cwt190.00–190.009463
Steers—Medium and Large 1517209.22/cwt202.00–220.001,08252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525189.00/cwt189.00–189.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567178.12/cwt176.00–181.001,0109
Steers—Medium and Large 1573211.26/cwt198.00–216.001,211160
Steers—Medium and Large 1619198.81/cwt188.00–203.501,23161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674169.71/cwt167.00–175.001,14417
Steers—Medium and Large 1677181.38/cwt172.00–191.001,22821
Steers—Medium and Large 3685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Steers—Medium 1692163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1287
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,39310
Steers—Medium and Large 1731185.36/cwt175.00–188.501,35568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732163.04/cwt150.00–166.501,19316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776165.83/cwt152.00–166.501,28722
Steers—Medium and Large 1779177.75/cwt173.00–186.751,385148
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added805195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5702
Steers—Medium and Large 1808164.56/cwt161.00–179.001,33020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838150.98/cwt149.50–156.001,26513
Steers—Medium 1853152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2974
Steers—Medium and Large 1871156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,35910
Steers—Medium and Large 1912161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4682
Steers—Medium 1917147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3482
Steers—Medium and Large 11,015140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1344230.00/cwt230.00–230.0079140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned351199.00/cwt199.00–199.0069811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387223.64/cwt221.00–225.0086512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2396179.00/cwt179.00–179.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433214.67/cwt204.00–220.0093029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468218.14/cwt205.00–224.001,021120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477194.66/cwt185.00–200.009298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy486195.00/cwt195.00–195.009487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490164.92/cwt160.00–170.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full491198.00/cwt198.00–198.009724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy501175.00/cwt175.00–175.008773
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505119.00/cwt119.00–119.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515143.00/cwt143.00–143.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534192.66/cwt182.00–198.501,029131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added551198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560111.00/cwt111.00–111.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575193.61/cwt183.00–196.251,113151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589171.75/cwt167.00–175.001,0125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open590184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,08611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full601174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0464
Heifers—Large 1603168.89/cwt165.50–179.001,0188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open621186.05/cwt183.50–188.001,15516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added631186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645174.76/cwt160.00–178.001,12781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2648145.00/cwt145.00–145.009405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661141.00/cwt141.00–141.009324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683170.46/cwt165.00–173.501,16418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open685182.81/cwt182.00–190.001,25280
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open712168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1736174.41/cwt160.00–179.001,2848
Heifers—Medium 1746153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772157.38/cwt151.00–163.001,2156
Heifers—Medium 1794134.21/cwt125.00–136.001,0666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885143.32/cwt141.75–149.001,2689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1935134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2531
Heifers—Medium 1937125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1712
Heifers—Medium 1997127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372230.43/cwt229.00–232.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007221
Bulls—Medium 2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417225.95/cwt221.00–231.009426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,00010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490191.00/cwt191.00–191.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527191.90/cwt190.00–195.001,0115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538181.67/cwt175.00–183.009776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573171.82/cwt168.00–179.009858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2838122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0272
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 383269.00/cwt69.00–69.005742
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2843129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0875
Dairy Heifers—Large 288492.70/cwt90.00–94.0081912
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2885121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0717
Dairy Heifers—Large 291596.00/cwt96.00–96.008787
Dairy Heifers—Large 393070.00/cwt70.00–70.006513
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,01082.00/cwt82.00–82.008282
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 21,031125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2893
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,14582.00/cwt82.00–82.009393
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,15682.00/cwt82.00–82.009485
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,26784.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0644
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66092.66/cwt90.50–94.501,5382
Bulls——1,69080.56/cwt79.75–81.501,3612
Bulls——2,003108.23/cwt107.00–109.502,1682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00276.28/cwt73.50–78.007645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12469.86/cwt65.00–72.507855
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13879.27/cwt78.00–81.009025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17285.54/cwt83.00–89.001,00321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24790.54/cwt89.00–92.251,1295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30181.85/cwt81.00–82.501,0654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47393.75/cwt91.00–95.001,3814
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19451,191.67/head1,175.00–1,225.001,1923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2690235.00/head235.00–235.002355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2861450.00/head450.00–450.004503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938680.00/head585.00–775.006802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993821.25/head775.00–925.008214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0551,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0791,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,093987.50/head950.00–1,025.009882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1211,083.33/head900.00–1,250.001,0836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1291,153.00/head1,100.00–1,185.001,15310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1980700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Heifers—Large 21,011771.43/head600.00–800.007717
Bred Heifers—Large 21,045810.00/head810.00–810.008105
Bred Heifers—Large 1-21,055725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Heifers—Large 21,085965.00/head875.00–1,025.0096515
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.