Sale reports / New Mexico / Clovis Livestock Auction / 2023-05-31

Clovis Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Clovis, New Mexico · Wed, May 31
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1781
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,300 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 1,327▼ 451 vs year ago 1,751 · −25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 187 vs last sale 88▲ 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 387 vs last sale 68▲ 455 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 18.00 higher and 350-400 lbs sold 10.00 higher. 400-450 lbs held steady while 450-500 lbs were 5.00 higher. Steers 500-600 lbs sold 12.00-16.00 higher, Feeder steers 600-650 lbs were 6.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold 12.00 higher. 750-850 lbs were 1.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves 300-350 lbs sold 13.00 higher and 350-400 lbs were 10.00 higher. 400-450 lbs and 500-550 lbs were sharply higher while 450-500 lbs sold 10.00 higher with 550-600 lbs 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs were 2.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold 11.00 higher. 800-850 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-5.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was very active on higher numbers with stronger 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 $246.26/cwt on 636 head.
Average price
$246.26
636 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,425
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$893
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$141.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.88
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1578248.661,437602
Large 1570229.291,30624
Medium and Large 1-2780158.601,2375thin
Medium 3505155.007832thin
Small 3510106.675443thin
One grade step is worth $141.99/cwt here — about $893 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 sale636 hd
246.26
—
NM average4 barns · 1,589 hd
241.38
+4.88
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—High1,714107.011,83411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,343100.651,351138
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14880.8392820

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)1,185$1,5752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,44519
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,370$1,3504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,28918
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$1,2483thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$1,2297
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,2254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,19314
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$7847
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,1752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)991$1,1356
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)865$8551thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,337$2,04853
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,373$1,96332
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,127$1,92114
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,231$1,73265
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)988$1,7003thin

Every lot

137 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265325.00/cwt325.00–325.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008103
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full311311.00/cwt311.00–311.009673
Steers—Medium and Large 1331326.68/cwt317.00–330.001,08121
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned340288.00/cwt288.00–288.009796
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added357327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1675
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt361282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0183
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned372271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 1379307.40/cwt300.00–310.001,16562
Steers—Large 1390265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full392290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1378
Steers—Small 3398120.00/cwt120.00–120.004782
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full403266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,0725
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy403264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1428290.21/cwt280.00–297.001,24232
Steers—Large 1475251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1922
Steers—Medium and Large 1477267.47/cwt260.00–278.001,27659
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added494286.58/cwt282.00–287.001,41635
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1392
Steers—Medium 3505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1514282.57/cwt270.50–286.001,45219
Steers—Large 1521249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,3006
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full522245.03/cwt240.00–257.001,27912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy532220.75/cwt220.00–221.001,17429
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full563224.77/cwt220.00–233.001,2658
Steers—Medium and Large 1571263.69/cwt257.00–272.501,50614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy571245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3993
Steers—Large 1601215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,29210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5013
Steers—Medium and Large 1623225.22/cwt220.00–231.001,40315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0882
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt655205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3437
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added684231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5807
Steers—Medium and Large 1686221.59/cwt207.00–225.001,52093
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full694203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4099
Steers—Large 1701206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4444
Steers—Medium and Large 1705225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5862
Steers—Small 373580.00/cwt80.00–80.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1763207.45/cwt195.00–212.251,58385
Steers—Medium and Large 1821190.71/cwt185.00–199.501,56627
Steers—Medium and Large 1858145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3183
Steers—Medium and Large 1907176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5962
Steers—Medium and Large 1959169.19/cwt166.00–170.001,62310
Steers—Medium and Large 11,100150.00/cwt142.00–158.001,6502
Steers—Medium and Large 11,305132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,7231
Steers—Medium and Large 11,385123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,7041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266266.72/cwt264.00–268.0070912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed304302.00/cwt302.00–302.009184
Heifers—Small 3305122.00/cwt122.00–122.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318281.28/cwt278.00–288.0089423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned328264.00/cwt264.00–264.008664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added338303.05/cwt297.00–314.001,02411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357289.60/cwt278.00–294.001,03453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full374265.38/cwt258.00–268.009938
Heifers—Small 3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,12015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427249.39/cwt238.00–256.001,06517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468244.56/cwt233.00–250.001,14531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added474270.25/cwt268.50–271.001,28135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full480218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520257.19/cwt250.00–259.001,33726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full530229.85/cwt222.00–238.001,21817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565228.14/cwt217.00–236.001,28914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open588221.31/cwt215.00–226.501,301103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added607230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open672202.91/cwt199.00–221.001,36422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1693186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2895
Heifers—Large 1708181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2746131.00/cwt131.00–131.009773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1831160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open877179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5702
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,056150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5845
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,352103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,3992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275313.36/cwt310.00–322.0086222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326306.81/cwt302.00–310.001,00039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425167.00/cwt167.00–167.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007742
Bulls—Small 359591.00/cwt91.00–91.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2882155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3541112.00/cwt112.00–112.006063
Dairy Heifers—Large 371580.00/cwt80.00–80.005722
Dairy Heifers—Large 375592.00/cwt92.00–92.006952
Dairy Heifers—Large 387870.00/cwt70.00–70.006153
Dairy Heifers—Large 3956100.00/cwt100.00–100.009563
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,015110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1173
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,392101.51/cwt99.00–104.501,4133
Bulls——1,83083.54/cwt80.50–86.501,5292
Bulls——1,836117.58/cwt111.50–124.002,1596
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05680.46/cwt75.00–82.0085011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17085.98/cwt85.00–87.501,0063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17072.97/cwt70.50–74.758544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33296.65/cwt93.25–98.501,28739
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335102.66/cwt101.00–105.501,37185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41899.54/cwt99.00–100.251,41114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,57590.85/cwt90.00–91.751,4312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1943784.29/head350.00–1,110.007847
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0081,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0481,192.86/head550.00–1,425.001,19314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1871,228.57/head900.00–1,300.001,2297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,444.74/head600.00–1,775.001,44519
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,288.89/head800.00–1,400.001,28918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3101,248.33/head975.00–1,385.001,2483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0761,987.50/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1081,438.46/head1,300.00–1,500.001,43813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1481,895.00/head1,725.00–2,050.001,89510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2621,805.48/head1,350.00–1,950.001,80552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3322,263.16/head2,125.00–2,300.002,26319
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3351,964.81/head1,625.00–2,125.001,96527
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3441,777.50/head1,625.00–1,850.001,77810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3571,782.14/head1,775.00–1,825.001,7827
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3672,065.00/head1,800.00–2,200.002,06520
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5851,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19251,550.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5502
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1865855.00/head855.00–855.008551
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19911,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1356

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.