Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-05-24

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 24
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,327 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 1,288▼ 424 vs year ago 1,751 · −24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 145▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 109▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400-500 lbs were 12.00 higher while 500-550 lbs sold 14.00 higher. Steers 550-600 lbs were 9.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-650 lbs sold 3.00 lower and 700-750 lbs were 6.00 higher, while 800-900 lbs were steady to 1.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs were 18.00 higher and 350-400 lbs sold 16.00 higher. 450-500 lbs were 9.00 lower while 500-600 lbs heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 10.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were unsteady. Trade was active on good numbers with moderate demand. 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 $218.79/cwt on 600 head.
Average price
$218.79
600 head · 667 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,458
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$712
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$63.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.09
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1663225.681,496514
Medium 2616182.111,1219thin
Medium and Large 1-2741180.211,33664
Medium 1-2484161.8178413thin
One grade step is worth $63.87/cwt here — about $712 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 sale600 hd
218.79
—
NM average4 barns · 1,229 hd
220.88
−2.09
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—Average1,472109.251,60812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,295102.691,3296thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,38394.121,30122
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00781.908246thin

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)1,010$1,20620
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,047$1,1333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$1,1055
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$8882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)961$8844thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)926$1,2314thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$1,2252thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008166
Steers—Medium and Large 1316308.47/cwt302.00–312.009757
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned317215.00/cwt215.00–215.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy341292.00/cwt292.00–292.009964
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy356271.56/cwt268.00–277.009675
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full372228.00/cwt228.00–228.008489
Steers—Medium 1-2382166.00/cwt166.00–166.006349
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned388249.50/cwt249.50–249.509687
Steers—Medium and Large 1389295.64/cwt287.00–300.001,1506
Steers—Medium and Large 1408294.05/cwt281.00–297.001,20018
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1552
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy434244.43/cwt242.00–247.001,0614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full456210.00/cwt210.00–210.0095813
Steers—Medium and Large 1487278.46/cwt278.00–282.001,35638
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy511239.46/cwt236.00–244.001,2247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin521196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0213
Steers—Medium and Large 1537263.40/cwt254.00–270.001,41432
Steers—Medium and Large 1569255.74/cwt247.00–264.001,45510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin573190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0896
Steers—Medium 1-2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1453
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full592243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,4425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed602233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,40321
Steers—Medium 2603185.71/cwt185.00–186.001,1207
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1745
Steers—Medium and Large 1624217.03/cwt209.00–225.001,35414
Steers—Medium 2660169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,1192
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added672220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,48212
Steers—Medium and Large 1682206.33/cwt200.00–213.001,40725
Steers—Medium and Large 1725205.50/cwt204.00–209.501,49012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726182.81/cwt180.50–185.001,3274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin733178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,30514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774185.03/cwt175.00–189.501,43216
Steers—Medium and Large 1783205.33/cwt196.25–207.001,608148
Steers—Medium 1-2785164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,2911
Steers—Medium and Large 1810197.32/cwt191.00–198.501,59880
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2877165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4472
Steers—Medium 1-2915165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5101
Steers—Medium and Large 1925186.01/cwt184.50–189.501,72126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin934160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,49411
Steers—Medium and Large 11,065167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268254.00/cwt254.00–254.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added308275.00/cwt275.00–275.008473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318172.00/cwt172.00–172.005478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326210.98/cwt204.00–217.0068811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330178.00/cwt178.00–178.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added358278.09/cwt270.00–284.009967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370182.00/cwt182.00–182.006739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370176.00/cwt176.00–176.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371248.64/cwt235.00–264.0092213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned375210.00/cwt210.00–210.0078810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2406187.00/cwt187.00–187.0075910
Heifers—Medium 1-2435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437229.44/cwt227.00–232.001,0034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy473220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482237.42/cwt228.00–240.001,14434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485193.00/cwt188.00–198.0093621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Spayed510177.00/cwt177.00–177.009033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527226.66/cwt225.00–231.001,19413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full542210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566223.74/cwt220.00–235.001,26624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full586215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,26016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Spayed590177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606150.00/cwt150.00–150.009094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4925
Heifers—Medium 1-2626145.00/cwt145.00–145.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633212.48/cwt206.00–212.751,34573
Heifers—Large 2636174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Spayed660164.56/cwt156.50–165.501,08610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675202.45/cwt196.50–210.001,36721
Heifers—Large 2698175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2223
Heifers—Large 2712154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,32810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1739195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1812172.92/cwt172.00–177.001,40422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3942
Heifers—Large 1-2876167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Spayed877164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4386
Heifers—Medium 1-2903162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2919164.08/cwt161.00–165.501,50813
Heifers—Large 1-2940159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566179.42/cwt170.00–186.001,0165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1634
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2538130.00/cwt130.00–130.006993
Dairy Steers—Large 2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009082
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 266567.00/cwt67.00–67.004464
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06586.49/cwt85.00–89.009213
Bulls——1,607116.83/cwt110.00–124.001,8779
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93385.17/cwt85.00–85.507953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01873.69/cwt69.00–79.007502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,138105.23/cwt104.50–106.001,1982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14091.65/cwt90.00–93.001,0452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,0661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21198.29/cwt95.75–100.001,1904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373101.42/cwt100.50–102.251,3924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45693.39/cwt92.00–96.001,36016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 19321,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1961883.75/head850.00–900.008844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1970960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,000887.50/head800.00–975.008882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0191,209.72/head1,000.00–1,550.001,21018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0471,133.33/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0521,105.00/head950.00–1,250.001,1055
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19261,231.25/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19851,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0851,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.