Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-05-03

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 3
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
901 head
▲ 901 vs last sale 0▼ 412 vs year ago 1,313 · −31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 0▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 0▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 300-350 lbs were 12.00 higher. 400-500 lbs sold sharply higher while 500-600 lbs were 5.00-6.00 lower. Heifer calves 300-400 lbs were 15.00 higher400-450 lbs sold 14.00 higher. 450-500 lbs sold sharply higher and 500-550 lbs were 8.00 higher while 550 600 lbs were 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-11.00 lower and 750-800 lbs were 11.00 lower. Steers 850-900 lbs were 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-800 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower while 800-850 lbs were 16.00 higher.Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Trade was very active with good numbers still coming off wheat. Demand was strong with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $222.02/cwt on 421 head.
Average price
$222.02
421 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,274
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$121.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.21
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575226.021,299389
Medium and Large 1-2589180.901,06621
Large 2416171.137129thin
Large 3955104.991,0032thin
One grade step is worth $121.03/cwt here — about $296 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 sale421 hd
222.02
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NM average3 barns · 1,629 hd
226.23
−4.21
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—Low1,730105.231,82017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,317105.451,3894thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21293.611,13519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13684.5996117

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,259$1,50118
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,188$1,5006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,328$1,5004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$1,3605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,35917
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,191$1,2403thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,207$1,2004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$1,1655
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,4751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)863$1,2132thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,183$2,06411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,6923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,002$1,51521

Every lot

104 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 1281281.78/cwt274.00–288.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned307242.67/cwt240.00–249.007457
Steers—Medium and Large 1329277.75/cwt274.00–287.0091436
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy352238.00/cwt238.00–238.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1365270.83/cwt265.00–277.0098923
Steers—Large 2368160.00/cwt160.00–160.005893
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt372242.00/cwt242.00–242.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full410239.00/cwt239.00–239.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy421232.00/cwt232.00–232.009774
Steers—Medium and Large 1435259.27/cwt250.00–268.001,12815
Steers—Large 2440176.69/cwt170.00–180.007776
Steers—Medium and Large 1482251.19/cwt240.00–258.001,21116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482190.00/cwt190.00–190.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full483232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1213
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt502215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521201.94/cwt200.00–204.001,0524
Steers—Medium and Large 1524246.87/cwt245.00–253.001,29434
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full540226.88/cwt220.00–230.001,22511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3488
Steers—Medium and Large 1576220.14/cwt208.00–226.001,26825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2596181.50/cwt179.00–184.001,0824
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full597207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611171.38/cwt168.50–180.001,0478
Steers—Medium and Large 1615215.34/cwt201.00–217.001,32472
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy627191.33/cwt191.00–192.001,2006
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full653191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,24711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0822
Steers—Medium and Large 1670208.90/cwt195.00–211.001,40021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3671
Steers—Medium and Large 1753182.28/cwt176.00–190.001,37311
Steers—Medium and Large 1801188.85/cwt180.00–189.001,51361
Steers—Medium and Large 1857178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5252
Steers—Medium and Large 1910160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4561
Steers—Large 3955104.99/cwt104.00–106.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 11,070142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5192
Steers—Medium and Large 11,275151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2230165.00/cwt165.00–165.003805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1284238.30/cwt234.00–240.006777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned320226.81/cwt220.00–230.007266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326246.57/cwt240.00–251.0080416
Heifers—Large 2386180.00/cwt180.00–180.006956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395221.00/cwt221.00–221.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427238.21/cwt230.00–240.001,01729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467229.79/cwt227.00–235.001,07312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full485206.00/cwt206.00–206.009992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516219.63/cwt214.50–226.001,13322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full537202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565209.17/cwt200.00–213.001,18215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586183.55/cwt178.00–186.001,07624
Heifers—Large 2610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623181.08/cwt175.00–189.001,12821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682176.87/cwt170.00–178.001,20627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2696152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1781168.76/cwt167.00–171.001,3189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1812170.56/cwt169.75–172.001,38514
Heifers—Small and Medium 382586.00/cwt86.00–86.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2352225.00/cwt225.00–225.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445202.00/cwt202.00–202.008992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515181.00/cwt181.00–181.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1677
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581172.00/cwt172.00–172.009993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627179.01/cwt178.00–181.001,1223
Bulls—Small and Medium 3655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2933137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2783
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39872.25/cwt53.00–90.501,0102
Bulls——1,74397.50/cwt94.00–100.501,6994
Bulls——1,785114.04/cwt104.25–121.002,03611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07384.99/cwt82.00–87.009128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13478.29/cwt70.00–81.758884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20098.15/cwt96.00–100.001,1783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20090.48/cwt90.00–91.501,0865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22193.80/cwt92.00–96.001,14511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23989.00/cwt88.00–90.001,1035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,317105.45/cwt102.25–114.001,3894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1251,358.82/head700.00–1,575.001,35917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1811,360.00/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1881,500.00/head1,400.00–1,675.001,5006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1911,240.00/head1,110.00–1,500.001,2403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2071,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2221,165.00/head1,050.00–1,225.001,1655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2591,500.56/head985.00–1,650.001,50118
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3281,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19081,050.00/head800.00–1,300.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0071,560.29/head1,500.00–1,625.001,56017
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2012,070.00/head1,500.00–2,300.002,07010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1800850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18631,212.50/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2132
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1101,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,125111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2491

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.